Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-02
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On hot d issSai sSt5sSsSs h.rdsussip
- qaRiRg e. caasleiN /. pei; ranch FL
Ia An&f IGenx6k and Pc
- downs init ofa streaS his hen
hlEanenexedSwiM other cattll thaes wSp
Graxingin the valley, and some OF thtm
failed to b. separated. The next day about
noon . hand Of dozen mounted Texas rang.
ers overlook the herdsman and demanded
\! ses q cat cs.tlssxsiee.isv Eaiysss..sl -.
houses in Texas, aud one had better kill
i've men then to stsalya mule worth five
dollars and the herdsman knew it. He
tried to explain. but they told him e cut
itakolAJ HeSf1r6a1H .t1rnt oveG all :1AS
proposition ana h{nted TIT they usually
con6scated the whole herd, and left the
thief hanging on . tree - warning to others
in like cases.
The poor fellow was completely over
come. .J6GyXJG E3{gEE
They consulted apart for q few moments
and; then told him If he had any explana.
Aiqe toa1aksor business to d., they ye4ld
ellbw hih Yen minutes tosdo 80, and defeSd
IHe tainsa to tn. sou.k bee. and G..
'nitenced:S SLOW many of you have 1siivsssss!''
Two or three nodded. "How many of you
have children ~ They nodded again.
"Then ! know who I am talking to and
you'tshear me-" and he continued: y
..sverSstole any cattle ; 1 have Hyehin thee
par6k over three years. tscanaSsl from Nv
Hampshire ;ISfailed in the fallsof'75, dur
ing the panic 81 have been saving. I have
no home here, my family remains east fof
l 60 from place to place; these clothes l
wear are rough and 1 am q hard looking
customer : sbnt this is a hard country ;
days seem like months to me, and months
like years married men, you know that
but for the letters from home-(hefe he
pulled out . handfulleto of wall: worn ;envel-
opes and letters from his wife)-I should
get discouraged. I have paid part of my
debts. Here are the receipts, and he unfold
ed the letters Of Acknowledgement. l .ex.
pectedto sellott and 20 home in November.
Here is the testament my good old mother
gave me; here Is my little girls picture"
and he kissed it ,tenderly aud Continued
"Now, men, if you have decided to XIII me
Tor whatlIa am innocent q, send these home,
and send as much as you can from the cattle
when Tn dead. Can't you send half the
value? my family will need it."
"Hold on, now ; stop right tharlw! said a
rough ranger. snow, l cay, boys,", he con-
tinued. II say. let him 60. Give us your
band. old boy ) that picture aud them letters
did the business. You can go free Tut
you re lucky, mind ye." r.
"Well do more than that" said a man
with a big heart, in Texas garb, and car
rying the customary brace Of pistols in his
belt, lets buy his cattle here and let him
co.
They did. and when the money was paid
over, and the man about to start, he was too
weak to stand. The long strain of hopes
and fears, being away froSa home under such
trying circumstances, the sudden deliver
ence from death, had combined to render
him helpless rs a child. He sank to the
ground completely overcome. An hour
later, however, he left on horseback for the
nearest stage route, and, - they shoot
hands and babe him good-by, they looked
the happiest band of men / ever saw.