Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-05-31

rectly above the heifer. Then, holding
the outstretched coat in front of him, he
executed q species of war dance, accom-
anied by unearthly yells. The heifer
was frightened paralyzed with fear,
in fact. She stood motionless, looking
up at the horrible figure above her.
Then the awful fact impressed
itself on her brain that this
apparition was 8 new kind of beast,
destined to drive her and her kind from
the face OF the prairie, SO she might as
well die fighting as to starve to death !;
and she ran, not away from the grim
ming, dancing, bowling idiot behind the
coat, but at him. Dropping the coat
he had no use for, he turned and ran
for his horse. The horse quickly cal
culated the chances, and coming to the
conclusion that the COW would catch the
dancer before the dancer got to him,
ran off. The would-be frightener of
cows ran for his life, and howled for
help. The COW gained on him, and
when her hot breath struck his naked
neck he fell. The COW passed over
him, but in passing stepped on his back,
driving the blood out Of his mouth and
nose. Before she could turn on him. the
other herders went at her and drove her
off. On seeing him dismount we had
ridden rapidly to him, we'll knowing
what would happen. 1t is needless to
say that youth never repeated that ex-
pertinent.
The cattle OF Texas are not afraid of
a man, nor are they afraid of horse
but they are afraid of a man ON horse.
They do not understand, at least do not
seem to understand, that q man on
horseback is combination of animals
Apparently they regard the two as one
animal, and one that is too powerful for
them To get off of horse in herd
of wild Texas cattle is almost worth
mans life, and an experienced herder
will never do it.
All herds of cattle have bully
among them. There is a boss COW, ana
she is hated and feared. Of ugly dis
position, constantly hooking unofiend-
ing cows, greedy in eating, she makes
herself generally disagreeable. Or it
may be that the bully is a steer. The
characteristics of the brute are all the
anne. The rest of the herd are all |
lfraia of her or him. Singly they can
10 nothing. Matters go from bad to
worse, and COW life becomes almost I'M
in the herd. Something has
o be done, and that soon. The bully
N walking along gives some unoffend-
ng COW sharp thrust in the ribs. In
tesd of running off as expected, the
tricken COW wheels around, fury in her
yes, and believing a war cry, dashes
lead on for the bully. The boss is sur
'rised, but gets to work as an expert,
nd the rebellious COW is being rapidly
Thipped (these cattle fence with their
orns); but the cry for liberty is UNDER
TODD by the rest OF the herd, and with
unanimous movement they all turn on
he tyrant, and if the herders do not
Interfere they kill him. The bully, be-
1g whipped, turns to run, and TO his
orror finds that the whole herd is after
i'm. As one animal gets near him he
eceives vicious dig from a sharp horn.
lie increases his speed, but soon
mother animal comes up to him,
nd another stab is the result. The
ully, with extended tongue and labor
d breathing, is leading the herd, and
he herd, with extended tongues and {
pIight tails, are following = steers, I
ows, calves. all believing loudly, I
Kill him! kill himl" And kill him |
icy will if the herders de not stop the |
lrsuit. q
After a lesson of this kind, the bully is l
marvel Of gentleness and considera. I
on. A calf could whip him. Once l '
IT my herd for an hour On nv re- a
IN, was surprised TO find the cattle j
lnched around a deep pool in the ra- C
ne. They were evidently greatly ex-
ed; the constant believing, the lash Il
g of their tails, their craned necks as b
ey looked over the banks of the pond, G
indicated that something was wrong. o
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