HA - there's another twist.
What had happened was that the stockman had taken a fall, banged his head
and felt stunned. He gave his horse its head, expecting it to go home - but
it didn't. It wandered into swampland, which is how he ended up the tree.
The horse turned up back at the station two days later.
On 8/16/07, Joseph Duemer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> What happened to the horse? I suppose we don't really want to know.
>
> jd
>
> On 8/15/07, Caleb Cluff <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > You must read, if you can find, his inscription to his son that he
> carved
> > into his tobacco tin lid when he thought he was done for. Hilarious and
> > poignant at once. I'll try and find it.
> >
> > caleb.
> >
> >
> > On 8/15/07, Roger Day <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >
> > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6945918.stm
> > > A tale of terror, suspense and a bar of chocolate.
> > >
> > > Be careful out there.
> > > --
> > > My Stuff: http://www.badstep.net/
> > > "In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons."
> > > Roman Proverb
> > >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Joseph Duemer
> Professor of Humanities
> Clarkson University
> [sharpsand.net]
>
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