The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-11-03
A Frontier F'rolic.
THE FIGHT OF A SPANISH cQaK AND 4
TEXAN Cow-PUNCHER OVER 4 cAMP-FtRE.,

THE FIGHT OF SPANISH cQaK AND 4
TEXAN Cow-pUNCHER OVER 4 CAMPFIRE!
just aswe were going to press last
,weeklwe received the news of fatal
cutting and stabbing affray that oc-.
cursed at Bosler's ranch on the North
Platte. Tho parties engaged wer o q
Texan herder and a Spaniard,d who
also came up the trail this year.
There had been bad blood between
them, for some time, but owing to
the interference of friends, the two
cow-punchers had been kept from
doing each other injury. The fatal
meeting VAS in camp where the
Spaniard was temporarily engaged
as cook, and was over the fire pre-
pairing meal when his enemy came
upon him with evil in his eye, and
strong yearning for blood in his
heart. The Texan saluted tho
Spaniard with "You black s-n of
q b--h of n 'cow-puncher, I've got
you now, and I'll let some of it out
of you," and rushed at tho Spaniard
with u camp butcher knife. The
Spaniard defended himself with a
4 ying pan which he was using in
cooking fipjacks. The first, pass
made by the Texan was parlied
handsomely, and in return the
Spaniard gave Mr.: Texan wipe on
the jaw W. Il the bottom of the pan,
and the hot grease went into the
Texans face, burning him considera-
bly, and raising his fury to red heat.
Now the conflict ragged furiously, the
Texan striking and slashing with his
knife, and the Spaniard parrying the
blows and getting in slap with his
pan wheneyer he could. For q time
the fight progressed without any
particular advantage being gained
by either party. The cook shugged
tho campfire, and endeavored to
keep his assailant at on the opposite
side of the fire from himself, by
which stratagem he succeeded in
keeping his enemy from closing in
upen him with his knife But, un-
fortunately, the Spaniard made q
misstep and fell across the fire,
which placed him at the mercy of his
heartless enemy. He was no sooner
down than the fatal knife was
plunged clear to the hilt, again and
again. As soon as the Texan had
done the bloody work, he mounted
his horse and fled, leaving his victim
to roast in the fire, and has notIbeen
seon since, except by q party of
horders further up the river, where
the murderer stopped and got some.
thing toeat. He boosted ito them
what he had done, and narrated in.
particular how they had SPARED at
each other over the fire, and how he
finally "punched' his man and left
him to roast in the fire Ikea Texas
yam. The fleeing q cow-puncher
to have no regrets, but rather
enjoyed the recollection of what he
had done " 4
A short time after the bloody
sceneG couple of the herders belong
ing to the outfit 0 came in for their,
dinner, and were greatly o moved ut
finding their, cook. roasting in tho
fire After taking him out Of the
fire, one Of them hurried to Sidney
and notified the sheriff of the
circumstance The sheriff sum-
moneda q, coroner's jury and proceed
cd at once to the camp, and after
mature deliberation Brought in "a
verdict according to the above facts
~ Westeza Nebrasbion. g tzo4a g
"A Yankee has invented % milking
machine that can be carried in d
pocket book. a9Now,egif Ahe were to
invent aseowsthat could Eabe carried
in the coat tail pocket, hist machine
would sell more rapidly.+ANo,vis-
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