A very tolerable makeshift collar and pair of hames may be made as follows: Collect a good quantity of reed, either wheat or marsh reed; cut off all the heads, or tops, leaving nothing but the clear shafts of the plant.
The hames now in use are certainly better than they were at the commencement of the Crimean war; but those which we used during our long forced marches in India during the mutiny were very far from being perfect.
During the rough work of a campaign hames are constantly getting broken, particularly at the union of the ring point and the blade of the hame.
Illustration] The hames are made as follows: Get two well-seasoned pieces of tough strong wood; cut them to the shape of the curve and length of the collar, and fashion them as shown in the annexed illustration.
Illustration] [Illustration: A, B] The adaptation of hames to collars is almost as important as the fitting of the collars to the animals.
Hames are sometimes made of wood fitted with iron work, but they are far better when made from good tough wrought iron.
A piece of hide laid on and sewn wet will cover the outsides of both collars; but whilst it is drying the hames should be fastened in the groove formed by stitching the two collars together.
From the bottom of these hames ran a broad strap of leather.
Simple wooden hames, cut to fit the shoulders of the deer and tied together with a leather thong, took the place of both collar and hames of other harnesses.
The warl it's dottit wi' hames As thick as gowans o' the green, Aye bonnier ilk ane nor the lave To him wha there opent his een.
And I thought the boys of the brigade would be glad to see me and to hear my songs--songs of their hames and their ain land, auld Scotland.
The reins were done up on each horse's hames, allowing them to spread apart with ease, a check-rein from the bit over the hames to keep them where they belonged.
I had been engaged for weeks to go to Hames for the first shoot, and an urgent telegram from Zerlina, followed by a feverish letter, failed to move me from my purpose.
Chapter VI In answer to a really desperate telegram from Zerlina, I left Hames hurriedly, and arrived at Zerlina's, to find her out and all the children apparently well.
Of course this all happened some years ago, when the home at Hames was broken up.
So to Hames I went, in spite of Zerlina's appeal, with treasures deep down in my box for Betty, Hugh, and Sara.
Hames tells me there is weakness and some enlargement of the left ventricle, which is pretty much what I expected.
I am disgusted at having to break an engagement, but I cannot deny that Hames is right.
Hames is sanguine I shall get right with rest, and I am quite satisfied with his opinion, but for the sake of my belongings he thinks it right to have Clark's opinion to fortify him.
But I was quite unable to stand the exertion, even if Hames had not packed me off.
Usually hame-rings are placed too low by a full inch on the hames when fitted to the collar.
It is better to fasten thehames about the collar after the collar is on the horse, thus avoiding the tendency to squeeze the collar on over his head.
The hames bent to fit the collar |The hames straight to fit the accurately.
It is easier to fasten hameson to the collar before the collar is turned.
Trace |bearers on the leaders from |the hames to the tug buckles are |permissible.
To the hames on the collar is fastened the tug, to the tug the trace, which at its other end is fastened finally to the vehicle.
Eyes on ends of hames through which|Hook ends to hames.
The usual custom is to put the collar on with the hames attached.
First, there was a pulling collar for the deer with two wooden hamesbound with iron.
He brought an urgent request from Hames to Flood to appear as a witness against the rustlers, who were to be given a preliminary trial at Abilene the following day.
Hames at once assumed charge of the herd, Flood gladly rendering every assistance possible.
We night herded as usual, but during the two middle guards, Hames sent out four of his Rangers to scout the immediate outlying country, though, as we expected, they met with no adventure.
Some of the rustlers attempted to explain their presence, but Hamesdecided to hold the entire party, "just to learn them to be more careful of their company the next time," as he put it.
Stands a statue on the waters; Hames and traces are as fir-boughs, And his collar, straw and sea-grass.
See that your hames fit well, for they are a matter of great importance in a mule's drawing.
Besides obstructing the animal's gait, however, the straps will hold the collar and hames so tight to his shoulder as to make him sore on the top of his neck.
Try your hames on, and draw them tight enough at the top of the mule's neck, so that they will not work or roll round.
Unless your hames fit your collar well, you are sure to have trouble with your harness, and your mule will work badly.
Hames grinned, and sat down close in front of him.
Mr. Hames is what you could call a professional claim-jumper, and it's fortunate that there's a weak spot or two in his career.
