European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse Of to ranch in the untamed isolated Lone Prairie of Provence t a profane grazing.rjand4 for is before the a discover of " i Tys a Jlas fun be t of the american West was opened ii tide Brit need Felt Hiattt. Pen vests anal tight in but there the reset to i fade. They Wear fancy on ceremonial occasions in a Hooters and like the old and in the Trong they / never roped Fer cause they Don t know Elt substi1, it a Lariat is a Long. By Call 4, trip font for its three a says their ancestors escaped to t Tutie Schilot from birth the open Ca Margue finding their Way Gure f0tedly through the lurking hazards of the marshes or galloping twid. By across the dunes and along the surf line on the coast Frederic mistral the poet laureate of province wrote when the sea screams and darkens and ships moorings part the stallions of the Ca Margue whinny their the Gar Diana Are according to an eng Lish writer who presumably has studied both Morf spiritual than their american counterparts. Bugged As they Are All the know about barbecued meat is what they be seen in american horse operas and Theydon t show any tinkering to try it. Their taste runs More to beef Stew Sim mered in a wine sauce or eel seasoned who the Cal wild herbs. They Wash Dow their fare with the tasty Rose wines of prove Jee. A treacherous Cousin 61 absinthe called Pastis is their substitute for red Eye. Guardians Seldom have to Camp in the open n they Are never far fro i the ranch House the nuts in local dialect and leave their herds and return to bunk houses. In the morning Rob be of the tall poles set with horizontal Peg that Are scattered around the rang Lahd and from this Vantage Point jul i few feet of Altitude they can id Cate of their herds Miles away across the Flat and. There is nothing effete about this Gar Diane at work. They ride hard and tall in the Saddle or More accurately Tal off the Saddle since in a Gallop they ride straight legged in their stirrups. " in a Fen ode the seasonal Roundup of Cung bulls for branding they carry their Trident like knights Riding into Battle racing through thorny Brush splashing through swamp pools or Over the Dunedin Pursuit of the herds of the bulls often Flushing wild Flamingo Sor egrets from their Marsh nests. A Gardian using his Trident will Cut but a racing Bull and prod it off balance while another leaps from his horse to embrace the Critter s horns and wrestle it to the ground. Other guardians pile on to hold the Bull Down while the Brand is applied. Hopes Are never used. The Trident also substitute for ropes in handling the wild horses in the Corral. The Black bulls of the Ca Margue Are every bit As unsociable and dangerous As those reared to compete with Picador and sword oar Ryung of them meet their Fate in courses a la coca de in which a dozen or so human opponents will compete to snatch Fae rib boned Money purse attached to the beast s formidable horns. It s called a More human sport but even though the Brave Bull does t die in Public he goes straight from the bullring to the afoot or. It was inevitable that tourists would eventually seek out a Region As colourful As the Ca Margue. And in the past 10years they have been coming in increasing Many of the Mas offer dude ranch accommodations with guided horseback Tours out on. The Range to watch the floor lians at work. The proprietor of one of these at Saintes Maries de la Mer sports Buffalo Bill Chi whiskers and Calls himself the sheriff. But tourist come on or not the Ca Marqueis still an untamed country and its Gar Diana Are what movie westerners woul Call Tough Hombres. The French for that would to pros Dura or big Harland that they Are. I a of i set pm la twi Asj -. Vifot of la 1 at a to. Test Kuhet a. 1 " i ?j62,3ai a a u of a it nth Fec it 1 of -.vi-. --.-. The stars and stripes log m
