The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-30

down the act that | wore s~peCtAcles, re
\ aear 90 any eide remarks about -Four
eyes. unless u became evident that my
being quiet was m~is-onstrged and that
D Mas better 10 bring matters to a head
4tuutr
II. :ot instance. ! was sent vt to rep
resent the Little Missouri brands on
some n~ighboting roundup. sucn as the
\ ol4ow stone. 1 usually showed that kind
~ diplomacy which consists in not Ut
t~riug n word tlat IAN h- avoided /
would probably u1v. = couple OF days
solitary ride. mounted On one horse and
arriving eight or ten others before me.
one or them carrying my bedding. Loose
loises drive best at a tTOt. or canter.
aud II = man - travelling alone Ia this
fnShion u ~ A good lining - have them
reach th~ amp ground sufficiently ate
t' make them desire 10 feed and slerp
where they are until morning. In con
sequence I never spent more than two
days on TIE journey from whatever the
point MAS at which I left Jhe Little siis-
sourt. sleeping tie one night for az lin
tted a number OF hours a. possible.
As soon a. 7 reached the meeting
place I would md out the wagon TO
which I WAS assigned. Riding 10 70. /
turned my horses into the satdle-band
htE ahs-n~e. Ia the cOOk-slwaNs a priv
iicgel ,hatacter. who Was allowed and
expected - order men around. lie would
usually Stumble saNa5elJ aul pTofaneiy
about me having been put with his way
on. rIt this Wa merely conventions On
ms rArt ard Il ] sal down and said
~ ! wanted ANYTHING t. eat. to which
ma CORRECT answer was that l wuS not
hungry and would wnif until meHltime
M" ~heult1g rolls Of ttc riders would be
stre"n round -" grass. and I would put
mitc d Little outside trs ring. where !
would not D." 80 any ones way. with my
>lN cor eiEAt lraudiLg- beside Il
/ The men would ride 40. laughing and
taiklIg Win "ae another. and perhaps
Usually 49, wagon foreman. tnigrt put
some question - ne a. 90 what brands
] represented. tG' no other word would
- addressed 90 me-. Nor would ? be sN-
pected tu volunteer any sonvcrs ution
supper would consist OF bacon. butch
oven bread. ani possibly beef once :
Nuu The Rood graCes of my companions
~ the outset 6y appra'trS With twn AN
fe.o2~ Which ! had shot AFTER supper
as possible. ana the others would follow
Hit ~ thelt pleasure
A. three ga Tia. mortiuC rr thee
ahouts. AZ p Yell from the cr,k. alI hands
Nuulc turn HITlcdlY ont Dress ns was
"a simple aGai-. Trc- -t.l u4tu rolled
H7d ror1eI nj l"diiut-F '~ .ii NOT.
;1e cook would leave 8; behind auf -
would a. wa H.t any f'r '4- rest = t'
t-ip-ani .o.. o. tie &c. where Ice
pi"k"' "ut a ~ 'Ip. 'fn plate arf Nuli,
md :0fa. hcln.i ..usrlf 'n r."tc ANA
standing Hr 4.ttf.r- aS l"-f If-f rlu
Dawn Wa probably hf-HkiF- D. -"f-
bringing .r fI~ PONY here two .f trs
mer WOULD . cen run ropes from o." ~'s-
'' 80 tChf angle o.. ur" another. aro
lin-" 'hls ts CORRAL tee -'t-'s NpHll Boo"
driven. fHr wfu fr -nf rn,~ 100" OF 'i-
owe "r~"s "f more often r"."' 30 o..
vi' w"rll r'r" % :or him ~ 70 'E'
W'r Wfs ar Installed fN"e- ans f'i':
- wrong 't-" Dr t'r'a e H"f-' -
't. wf.rs 'lt % .-" WAS O. r0ar - -
'f." Whole ..t ~~ftvT-Iluc f-i.I u.tU
. e1 saddle. au4 h.i.l"i .- ."tS- -u.
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