RECREATION 



came comparatively unimportant and 

 occupied a sort of veterans' order on 

 the outskirts of the herds. 



The cows displayed remarkable af- 

 fection for their calves. When a calf 

 was wounded the entire nature of the 

 cow underwent a wonderful change 

 and she became an infuriated, savage 

 creature, instead of a shrinking, com- 

 paratively timid animal. 



The very aged and enfeebled buffalo 

 bull was an object of pity and corn- 



time of the landing of Cortez and his 

 followers on the Southwestern coast. 

 The Comanche Indians were the first 

 to acquire possession of horses from 

 the Mexicans, and the plains of Texas, 

 with their fine pasturage and streams 

 of water, proved favorable for his 

 habits. 



As there was something formidable 

 in the appearance of a buffalo bull on 

 his native heath, it is no wonder that 

 an ordinary, untrained horse refused 



WINTER 



miseration. Driven from the herd as 

 a useless encumbrance, he was left to 

 wander aimlessly about until pulled 

 down and devoured by hungry wolves. 

 Something interesting may be said 

 of the hardy little mustang that was 

 used on the plains in hunting the buf- 

 falo. The smaller and more hardy 

 species of the horse known as the In- 

 dian pony is supposed to be directly de- 

 scended from those brought to this 

 continent by the Spanish adventurers 

 who first introduced him here at the 



to approach him. Some horses, and 

 not a few, could never be made to 

 overcome their fear, but others by a 

 proper course of training, would carry 

 their riders into exactly the position 

 desired, without any direction what- 

 ever. These were termed "buffalo 

 horses" and their owners took great 

 pride in them and if parted with at all 

 they commanded extravagant prices. 

 The well trained "buffalo horse" ap- 

 proached the herd rapidly, but cau- 

 tiously, enabling his rider to "cut out" 



