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bank and stood stupidly gazing at vacancy. As 

 she plunged I lost my hold and was thrown into 

 a soft pile of loose clay and gravel. Over and 

 over I rolled with the loose soil and stones 

 down the side of the canon. I was not seriously 

 hurt, only badly frightened, bruised and dirty. 

 When Casper had carried me up the canon side 

 and placed me on the front of his saddle, I 

 noticed my beloved Princess grazing quietly as 

 she walked slowly homeward. It was the last 

 time I ever rode Princess, and I took good care 

 that she never again saw my bright calico dress. 

 Governor did good service as a beast of bur- 

 den upon the farm in company with a domestic 

 steer. One cold day in the following winter 

 there was a light snowstorm and when the storm 

 ceased the weather moderated. During the day 

 the top of the snow melted before the wind arose 

 to blow it into drifts as it commonly did upon 

 the treeless plains. Toward night it grew colder 

 and the soft snow became a hard and smooth 

 crust. This gave an opportunity for a sleigh ride 

 which was almost an unknown pleasure for the 

 frontiersman. A set of rough runners were 

 made and a hay rack placed upon them in which 



