East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-24
James Fishbird's Experience With Divorce Horse
Not There When Competed With Mrs indian

wheels on one end Of It, grunted and
closed his eyes.
Yes continued Mrs. FIshbird, 50
intent upon her subject that she did
not notice the two dogs defying fire
and hot water In their efforts to get
at the beef back bone until the
screams of the two older children
brought her back to the danger Of
the situation, Eyes. a dog eating Co
lumbia river Indian would even have !
some property which he could divide
with his wife and give her decent !
divorce that her friends and relations |
would not say she couldn't get mar
ried again"
In the excitement which followed
the onslaught upon the dogs, Jim
Fishbird saw his opportunity and
grasped it, reaching the middle OF
the road with two boiling hot joints
OF beef back bone burning his hands.
which he hastily transferred to his
hat, before Mrs. Fishbird could COM
pose herself sufficiently to hurl the
parting shot.
IF you were even such person as
a dog eating Indian that person
would get some property so he couid
divide up and give his wife di-
vorce."
An hour later Jim Fishbird with
greasy but contented countenance,
led a black disreputable cayuse, blind
In one eye, out OF the Porter yard.
He had effected the purchase of this
piece OF property by putting his
thumb in a blotch of ink and trans
ferring the imprint to piece of pa
per, which piece Of paper called for
twenty dollars on or before next rent
money day, and was secured by Jim's
assurance that with this piece Of
property in his possession he could
readily effect a divorce with his pres
ent WIFE who was very close about
rent moneys and foolish enough TO
want to invest the same in food ana
clothing. and having obtained the
divorce to the satisfaction of all par
ties he would devote his exception
al abilities toward Nellie Littlepiner
/ whose relations were nearly all good
! Indians, meaning that they were
dead. and she had at least calcula-
I tions seven rent moneys coming to
I her on every rent money day. two OF
\ which at the very most, would GER
tainly be sufficient for any woman OF
Nellie Littlepine's age and circum-
! stances in life, leaving a remainder
/ Of at least five rent moneys whicn
! Jim didn't see what in the world she
. could do with unless she called him
in to assist in spending it.
Leaving the gates behind him open
! TO the loudly expressed disapproyal OF
MIR. Porter, Jim jumped astriie the
pony and gave him a vigorous kick
in the ribs and headed him towards
the Fishbird allotment. Instead OF
making any great demonstrations of
his speed forward the pony turned
his head back on his blind side and
nipped Jim in the calf of the leg
Great bear cats" yelled Jim as he
slipped to the ground, lis it dog meat
you take me for? Ny leg is busted.
He inspected the pony with rock
which he picked up from the road
and concluded to try it once more
This time when the pony iarted hi!
head back Jim's leg was not there
Il see," said Jim, "a person to ride
this horse must sit with both Leg
on one side
This worked exceptionally we'll, Il
the mutual satisfaction of both par
ties as the pony continued to dart hi
4 head around on the blind side ant
min the air where Jim's leg woul'
have been had it not been undergo
ing a tender massage directly in from
of Jims body.
While Jim was carefully dividin
his attention between the injured lie
and the prospective divorce and IL
consequences, the pony came to tn
railroad crossing and stopped.
jim looked carefully up the trac
and down the track but seeing no ar
preaching tran, he gave the pony
vigorous kick in the ribs on the saf
side and admonished the animal ths
If he valued his life as much as
spawning salmon he would procee
onward without further delay.
The cayuse only switched his tai
nipped the air on his blind side, an
planted his fore feet wide apart.
Jim opened his mouth to say SOM
thing but changing his mind admil
istered! anpther kick in. the ribs {
the safe side. The cayuse quiet
\ moved in the opposite direction fro
which the kick came and Jim S