Show an oddly assorted trio on a ranch that was largely devoted to stock raising cattle horses borses and hogs were kept in large numbers and allowed to run at will upon the range one day in riding over the mesa an oddly assorted trio wan found in a locality at a considerable distance from any other animals this trio was made up of a cow a horse and A pig pill and all three e were feeding side by sid alft in the amicable manner at farst it was thought to be nothing more than a coincidence that the tile three members of different families famil tea should happen to be together but subsequently it turned out that this oil trio bad hail evidently set up an alliance offensive and defensive against all the other animals on the range they were alway always together it lt was a comical sight flight to to see ec the oddly assorted trio traveling over the range the usually took the lend lead with tile cow next and the pig lust last of all occasionally 0 the horse looked around to see it if his pork ship stiff R waa was keeping up un and if he fell behind a halt would be made to alow allow him to come conle closer when feeding the pig was just as apt to put his snout down by the horses homes or cows mouth and endeavor to snatch the grass from between their teeth as its to graze on hia his own hook one could almost see in the countenances of the largo large animals a sort of half humorous patronizing air as they regarded their diminutive companion while the pig 0 on n the other hand walked wit with it a bullying swagger and a belt self confident air for all the world like the youngster who trots along by the side of hla his big brother in the tile faill assurance that all hta ilij batt battles les will be fought for him san sai i francisco Clim |