The Washington times., 1925-08-10
FOXY
GRANDPA
WE were VISITING out on great

MAZE were NlSlllIIS ONI vi O o 49,
w ranch in California, where
thousands of cattle grazed on
the hills and mountains and grew
into fine roast beef for people
! in the cities.
The gentleman who owned this
ranch thought it would be fine
thing to get buffaloes on his
ranch and try to build up a herd
in order to preserve these splen.
did animals which formerly ran
in thousands on our plains but
which, until lately, Nwere in dan
ger of becoming extinct.
This is a patriotic thing to do
and as rode along and saw
the herd of several hundred
regretted that more. men who
have the land and money do not
encourage the breeding Of these
useful animals.
There they were grazing con-
tentedly, so / thought, until Bun
ny, glancing up at me, said;
Foxy Grandpa, those buffaloes
are restless about something.
"Restless?" I repeated. What
ever are you talking about,
Bunny? They look entirely salts.
fled to me.
They may appear so to you,
Foxy Grandpa" insisted Bunny,
But they are far from it. just
look now. Do you see how. al
though they are grazing. they
raise their eyes every now and
then to look at that field next to
them .
ON admit they are doing that,
Bunny" laughed, but that
may mean nothing. / might look
cut the window at field even
if I were eating my dinner
YES, said Bunny But II
you looked into field it
wouldn't be like looking into an
other dining.room where there
might be a better dinner. But
to the buffaloes it is" And he
shook his head emphatically.
The next day we rode by the
field and this time did believe
that the buffaloes we're inter-
ested in the field. because many
of them were leaning up against
the strong barbedwire fence and
shifting at the grass on the other
side of it.
Il guess they do want to get
over there, / admitted.
tThe superintendent of the
ranch might as well move them
into it, suggested Bunny.
1 looked at my little rabbit, but
he remained silent. What was
in that little head Of his. ! won
dered.
The next day my question was
answered. And / will tell you
how. Again We went for, a., ride
and. of course, could so nowhere
without passing the herd of buf.
falo-because.- the time being,
they were our greatest interest.
We rode by the field where
they were. Not one OF them was
out in the middle of the field.
This day they were all over
against the fence.
"They surely do want to get
into that field" 1 muttered. draw.
ing in my horse and stopping to
watch the buffaloes.
Suddenly, something happened.
don't know to this day who
started it. But Bunny declares
that It had all been talked over
the day before and a plan of &C.
ton decided Upon. And / must
admit it looked that way.
For, as we stood there watch
ing these big beasts they all sud
denly lined up, threw their great
weight upon the fence as il an
order had been given to all
shove at once. Down went the
fence-imagine 1t, that strong
barbedW wire fence-ands that hard
of buffaIoes walked right into
the next field as calmly as you
please, and commenced grazing
as if it was their right and privi-
lege.
Bunny threw back his ears and
laughed as he said:
THAT superintendent could have
saved himself a lot os trouble
h. tn in. I,n
Those buffaloes certainly be.
Iieve that in union there in
strength, don't they?' / chuck
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