The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-06-14

Quite an4exeiting scssse wasssw:ine<sed at
the ford of the Big Arkansas, near the bridge,
4 few days since. 4 cattle man was crossing
herd with the water up TO the swimming
point. The banks were crowded with specta-
tors, the strange song Of the herders, the
splash, ,whoop and below, riders aud long
/ Assns aninessd n she wile s-fushins current q
tie riSef ynMde the scene wild and Interesting.
We noticed several spectators who always
were wild, SO it only remained for them to get
| interested and they so proceeded. During the
melee chfvalric deed of heroism was per-
formed that thrilled all present. A herder's
horse went under with him, and as they both
arose the horse kicked its rider, who was
! struggling with the current near, and he sank,
came up, and went down for the second time,
when stranger standing on the shore Invested
himself Of coat, vest and hat, then. while the
stupefied crowd stood I'm silence on the bank,
he plunged into fhe turbulent Arkansas, swan
out toward the drowning man, grasped him i'm
his last struggle, and. after desperate effort
to keep the herder from drowning him also.
succeeded in getting into shallow water. thence
to the shore. II took some time to resuscitate
the nearly drowned man in the meantime
Gods noble,nan. the hero, had quietly resumed
his clothing and as quietly mingled himself
with his fellows, and so his name and all seems
for the present to have become lost to Us here
forever
The audacity Of the horse-thicying nature
was beautifully illustrated on the afternoon of
June 9Th, in Sumner county, fifteen miles from
Wellington. \ Mr.. Freeman sent his brother
out to a stack, some two miles on the prairie.
to get some hay, and while loading two men
rode up to him and asked the nearest and best
ford across the creek. He told them One
then made some very complimentary remarks
as to the beauty and strength of the team.
asked him whose it was. ETC.. and then urged
him to go with them and show them the cross
ing, as they were strangers. lie consented.
and then one got in the wagon on the seat
with the young man, the other riding his own |
and leading his companions horse. The driver
Of the team crossed the creek for them, and |
when about to turn back felt the cold muZze |
OF pistol against his cheek and heard the /
gentle admOnition, ''bcttcr drive on" and 50 |
he did. After he had gone twelve miles they
--''AA q" DNSns SAi uni uDll.tT 10 ''DTuD'
with at the ranches on the way. The thieves
stated before the young man started on his
lively walk that they were going to Texas,
whereas the reverse is the case The question
now is, will the farmer have to pillow hereaf.
ter with a shotgun looped to the beam and a
navy swung to his side, or not! Some eigh-
teen Of the Sumner county yigilan.ers have
gone to see, and may effect compromise that
will do away with this necessity, in measure.
The theatre last Tuesday night opened with
a pretty full house, and the attractive bill pre-
sented before it won foot compliments enough
to flatter the best professional artists in the
country. 1t is seldom that compliment is
paid SO new town as Wichita in as great a
measure as is now being done by Curtis a.
LOOMS. Both gentlemen, with one of the
best st. Louis stock companies, are here to
test the dramatic taste and refinement of our
;itizcns. Their stay and the patronage they
get may govern the future character of our
We want to rank with the
pest show towns in the state, and to do this
he people must turn out. We have seldom
zen in our larger cities better performing
nan Has oceh uohc Dy tne company entire OF
1essrs. Curtis LOomis, from Tuesday even
ne up to last night. Frank Curtis cannot be ,
'cat in his role, and Harry LOOMS is prom .
sing young actor. lannc Pierson is an orna- ;
lcnt to the stage, and has bright future be- I
ore her in the galaxy that lights up the
american stage. Tonight and tomorrow
light will be presented the best bills of the
OmDany. No one shOuld f,il IN ,,et tho Last
aste Of the legitimate drama that may present
self for year. This evening, benefit of Miss
annie Person. on which occasion will be pre- '
ented sour American Cousin" The house :
ill undoubtedly be crowded. Go early. c
We learn since the waters have subdivided