Show A WILD STALLIONS A tila ct a if fiill ml alio it 1 iff in rarely but that ed iu llie career of the li black hel autocratic ia he ofin oun country to alie southeast of vista col reaching to the south park tort will bear telling though tho grand animal hae been deab and many years the early miners who penetrated to the arkansas valley during the first days of the hegira to related having seen the black horse in tho hilla but boue could tell where he came from though rumor held that lie had originally belonged to an emigrant caravan which in the 70 s moved through the rock ice wast nothing authentic or definite has ever been learned about the ancestry of chii famous hoi be alio first time it seen that he came into general notice was when a lost mare afta seen will him and borts torts Tor ts made to run them down or into a corral to the pair proved unavailing na they always when approached band 1 the stallion was sn swift and winded that an ordinary hoise would bo ruined following him up and over the bleed bleep hill t which he was BO familiar and insured the plan of turning cuine horses loose where he roamed most in hliwa of enticing him away where he could be robed and thrown was aa at least to alie decoy horses especially if they a ere stallions for abo black t mahion no sooner discovered presence bear liim than lie attacked them with great ferocity and would literally kick them to pieces if they jut not lly several horacia were badly in that way once the stallion was driven by a party ot horsemen after a half day s thae into a email well can corral over which he could not jump lie found he was trai and hen began he must tena ibl course to get away that of demolishing one corral which waa double and making hia exit going down a very AND that a binau would caud work to to the amazement of his pursuers who ricce dose up on his dilemma the pathetic and salient incidents magnificent horses subsequent life are above commonplace the country where he comprising fully forty square miles is one of the most delightful in and sum mer to be found in colorado the diversity of scenery iu its numerous parks and canyons has called forth unqualified praises from tourists who have emlu its old trails it was this region that for filch the miners name him held over lie was above the average nize of his kind and endowed with tremendous strength if is color was t black excepting his face and feet which were white and he had a very rounded form which with a proud high bead and extremely long flowing mane and forelock with u toil that swept the ground made him ft living picture of beauty teen ou lome high sharp ridge on the lookout for enemies enem iea the afternoon rays glistened from his side like electric sparks and ly within a throw of where one stood he perfection of the heroic in statuary Ingo marand the mare traveled over the grassy slopes unfettered fur henrs and there get strange to say gut so numerous that it created comment more for the reason it ia thought eliat they were all marked alike white faces anil white feet but otherwise light bay m color one afternoon in may al 81 the writer of this alter a long days hunt was coming down a mountain in hopes of striking iho main road that would take him more directly to camp when he espied a of horses about a half mile distant partly hilden by a large growth of quaking asp it was late and no more was thought of the horses until ai a sharp torii in the load near the timber out bounded under the influence of curiosity mingled with rage the black stallion his anger however waa tempered alt discretion for he advanced no nearer than it ct looking steadily for fully two at the human intruder on his domain HE UVE A blont when lol and behold beffre many seconds biad passed six white faced and tooted galloped into view from amidst the quaking asp and took their their chief each ft little in advance of his mate it was an cn that would be hard to match Curious ity the stallion ft allion moved asido slightly the youngsters remaining as if fixed reared and walked u half dozen steps on his hind legi wheeled and plunged forward stamping the earth until it seemed to tremble and then dashed up the garcea slope fullone ful lowe by the and was soon lost to view tha 1 abot of having been so close to the vigilant but gallant animal was scouted in camp auf when lie was described in particular it was declared to be a remarkable circumstance the band of horses kept together for some time without any los in iberi but one by one they were cither deceived by or and stunned more often killed for a brief lime until they could be ingomar at baat was left alone by of the learea capture the latter having become very lame sha waa placed in a strong corral ten emilei from where taken and WM quite recovered when one bright night a month after her capture a great commotion was heard iu the corral and the causo waa but vaguely divined that the had found abero 10 lo was was trying to get her free such proved to be the fir ob alro benl out to were alio ami the as clity pal abay auay in llie ot alio llio lailla ahn in toon that 5 ear and llie will were lacfi in bace a fet neontha nion tha as the aal yal covered deep with snow and ahn weather very cold in abe tpring a roundup larty aa to run arron lie black horse and subdue his brouil cirit the two were binally lorit ted and alie pun uit abe a narrow canon which opened into a hilly timbered park but hid aut goue far when abin nan the invincible as ever fresh burtea for everal dayi bimbie mouths tatara bafo ing through alie country cau canally ally fitol the fact of having wen ft beautiful linroe dead in n canon rode to tho plaice aad were more tanin when fiey gunod ahe ecat and noble eaic lying a feet of where the cuare was lie had died aa liv tiveda true free and untamed but willi at last lla hopeful spirit if tuch may be con horae |