The Texas Steer

The Texaa steer is armed with horns it one end and hf els at the other end, tnd "when lie swings himself in a circle ïeels and liorns, horns and heels, are iromiscuously distributed. When unmolested he ie docile, but at;empt to corner him, and you will be reninded of the nature of the beast. When on a rampage, he asks no favor?, md grants none. Small boys and patriirehs tlien stand an equal show, if they itand at all in his neighborhood. VVhen the Texas steer gets on a eender, those in the direction in which ie wants to go will be reminded of their atter end and his former end if they do lot give him a wide berth. A sky-rocket jf five hundred horse power, shot horisoutally, would have to " hïimp " itself X) keep otit of the steer's way on such m occasion. Such things as walls and Eences are not noticed at a time like this, ind even a buil in a china shop would be tbrashed in a twinkling should he attract the attention of our steer while the bender is under him. The Texas steer is called a steer bccausehe steers straight when mad regardless of obstructions. He would not be a Texas steer if he Jidn't. You put a Texas steer in the senter of Bhode Island (or, rather, let liim place himself there, if you have any regard for safety), and at one leap he san clear the boundary in any given direction. He could almost do the same thing in New Jersey, for he is unaccustomed to States of that size. When he takes a notiou to leap, there is no une of bridges. He spreads constemation ainong other animáis when he spreads himself, and then the spread becomes mutual. Ho can keep seven small boys and one washerwoman, with all her equipments, flying in the air at one and the same time, and then tind time to look for other game. His resources, like his leapings, are boundless. He obeys no halter but the lasso, and not even that while the breath ui life is in him. The word " subdue" is not in his dictionary. The Texas steer doth his own fcteering in a gale, and the more you lash his helm the more rapidly he steers ; but with all his steering, he never aims to steer clear of difficulties. His tail straightens as his speed increaseth, and when his wrinkles and curls are horizontal to the bone, his speed is wonderful to behold. He can ontrun a dozen Presidential candidates and then have run enough left to last a short tour of three days. Run ! why run is no name for his speed. Lightning can't zigzag and keep up with him. There is so much run in iiim that when his skin is tanned and worked into shoes they invariably run down at the heel. He can run down faster than any spendthrift can run them up. But Let us stecr clear of the Texas stcer When he is inchned to run, Unless wc are ball8 out of a gun And iie is far in the rcar.