Show i SALT tOLD TALES t r 1 By CAPTAIN IRA PERKINS t Copyright t. t i r rr r i- i 1 r. r 11 i f 4 i r rr I d r Minute Tells a Story JOW ow that the tile ten of or you have rave I N made up your our minds to call cull your our ourI I I Tb h the Ten Skippers' Skippers club I asime usme us as- ime the me you von are ready to hear a n tale or oro I u o said Captain Ira and there was i twinkle le In his eye cre I Yes fles Yes answered t se several ral skippers nd d if you jou ou please Captain Ira Id I'd Ide eto e to hear more about that pony I Tied rued Minute added Bobb Bobby Treat As As I told you ou some time back bethe be- be n Ithe the captain I didn't really go gong goong I Ig ong ng g all the way 3 with Minute Some i ithe Ithe I Ube the things I know about him were Id Id to me b by his friends Other I lugs gs I just lead hall to surmise for tor my my- lt It f. f Suppose I tell you OU this story as I saute Jute ute himself might If f he lie could I I it k r. r Well We'll see how close I can come I talking like you OU may think a horse hoise s uld and aud to in hn having horse fee horse feelings Ing d d I horse Tr Try to imagine these theses is Ings s with me It was lII like e this this this- J i And nd Minute thinks to himself himsel f I 4 I f ell there I was tied tight and fast Cast This this new manila picket line There I Int isn't nt even a bit of grass to nibble i ic c dI l was so hungry that I could have havea toured a bale of ha hay Pretty frett Pretty soon some sonic soldiers came d dl they ther led us all nil away array awa to a bl big bis u t ard where we e were sorted out en l n. n we were assigned to certain u D' D These men looked us over wit with h r great great deal of Interest The They putted patted Ion on n the nose and examined our feet Iid l of ot them thumped us In the bs vs till it hurt like lika er e everything 4 Finally Finally v we e were ere all led back hack to the eket line and rind tied fast a again aln J Jt you ou have ever eyer been real good id d hungry you ou know kno just how howl l chy it I makes akes a fellow feel I was wasch ouchy ch sure enough Besides that me me big horses near me started to ore fe and to make male remarks about my e je I stood all I could of it it then I Igan pan gan n to kick Now Im I'm a pretty prett good hood Icker eler k r even though I do sa say It myself dt it was no time at all until I had those hose bl big horses standing awu away at respectable distance About that time the soldiers came carte ong to feed us One of them theta saw I standing there all hy uy m myself and st stepped close and looked me rue over tr that calculating wa way men mien have when e ejr cv me ille thinking of ot buying one of us usI I es Only of course COUlse he couldn't jj y me lie fie could only pick me out rule and to take care cure of Also If It u u dunt It mind my fa saying it so o that could sometimes take tak care of hl him III Then Th n I heard him call to some one furr fur fur- 1 er r r down the line Here is the horse 1 Next he went U UI away I and then a awe rne e back with a big feed fed of outs of-outs oats 1 I I j never I tasted anything more delicious I soldier and I 1 soon grew w to he be helle friends lie lle took tool good rood cure care of me One ne du day duy 11 my soldier and I 1 Iere ss ere ere to ton toon I On on n guard at one end of a It bi big arry urE ar- ar I II ler lery ry I E practice range The Idea was wasa a we weere were ere to keep kelI eVer everyone one from frum fromI I I ing S down a road which winch led lell to th the tha I fetid end I of ot the range where the shells helli I j I dont don't know 1 s how It came cume out ut t but In some I a way a farmer and und Wife ife with Ith u a cart car t drawn by uy two I Im l m ik ck oxen had hind gone gOlle past post the soldier a 4 ho t was on guard board before we cume I I friend of or the farmer fanuel told us of It also Iso j explained how hols' j wt gel could make snake J short Ort cut through the hills told and reach r I fanner e farmer winer b before fort the grin started 1 j fA Away wa we e went at a gallop Down J lane ne t across a it brook through a 1 Into a U t th helter helter sleter e curried 1 J along for a mile lulle or two len right in front J of us liS u great at ng ag 8 cliff loomed u up p It was as hl high h I as ls three story q story house steeper eler than thull th the 9 r roof and S with jutting alders d I re rs us big and broad as a dour door 1 ly J was sus VI very anI angi angry Im I'm raid Su Id lie he e said something which s1 wasn't ck J nice Then Thiem hi he e j jumped d oil oft my lilY myr r an and decided derided to hasten on afoot It looked all ull he could do to climb J i dirr himself I 1 Up the clifT he started Never r i dill did lie le look k back I Sw a al at t Ire lne 1 WIlen hen I L IW Its u that hat I decided ed to do du some climb climb- myself It II wn was a 1111 1 Ont Once I i ht imn I l t ake It ft But I 1 Y on oa und and just as my soldier Tl of t over Oer Cr the llie top op of ot the cliff cHIT I 1 snort e l ll 1 I i i fist Jt h his is attention and to have ha him him J i J J It for inc flue I 1 l R II I he 11 Well ell you ou can cun Just t Ilene l h ht J Ii e e dill did He actually hugged J t lu In J Joy 0 wIlen l I reach reached ell his side i n ne he 4 f fn he Swung 8 Into the saddle i l Idle and aull gar 1 I ill r w we e JJ d d' d caught the farmer r and amid hi his hag wife A nl j m l e saved a th their dr cat Ifs lives ves They rhey I to tu lI at an any IDY 3 rate It I the I t Is nIl all to that tale talc and mcl Im I'm In ml a aher II t fn for or U a t her Iier trot Coine Coale n round rand o some ome r ti 1 lea ts to time land a and r Ill III have ha ve more war I tell you U that 11 t t R 1 starts eating and We I an ht hear ur Is ls lt hl aa strong troll teeth ng tl the Ie et of corn com I N |