The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-10-03
BIG HEARTS.


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A LIFE.
In q recent case in the Recorders
Court. saws me Kansas CITY Uriiv TF4u-s.
AttorueyJ. ". Donovan told the follow
ing story. which is, the Puj'ir SPIRIT be-
Eeyes, quite new. Ii halls from Texas
On a hot day in July. 1870, a herdsman
was moving his cattle 20 new rancho
further north, near Helena, Texas, and
passing down the uanas or a stream. his
herd became mixed with other cattle that
We're grazing in the valley, and some of
them failed 10 be separated The next dsv
about noon a band OF about dozen mount
ed Fevau rangers overlook the hcrdsman
and demanded their cattle, which they said
were stolen.
It was before the dav of Jaw and court
houses in Texas, and one had better XIII Eve
men than steal a mule worth five dollars.
and the herdSman knew It. lie tried to sx-
plain. 5Ut they told him 10 cut il short lie
offered tD turn over all the cattle not his
own, but they laughed at the proposition
and limited that they usually npufIseatci the
whole herd, and left the thief hanging on 2
tr-e as warning to others in like cases.
The poor fellow was completely overcome.
They consulted apart for q few moments
and then told him il hs had any explanation
to make or business TO do, they would allow
him ten minutes TO 10 so. and defend himself.
lie turned 20 the rough faces and COM
mCnced How many of You have wives .'
children .' They nodded again.
Then 1 know WHO ann tai king Go and
vpu'I hear me. and De continued Il
never stole any cattle / have lived iu these
parts over three wears. ] came from New
Hampshire J failed lu the fan ut %, during
the panic J have bean saving. 7 have no
home here lay family remains East, Tor Z
so from place o. place these clothes Z wear
are rough and 7 3m hard-lsokiug customer.
but this is q hard country. GaVS seem Ike
that but f1r letters from lpmr fhere he
pulled out handful uf wei. wo-uruveI IuUes
and letters from his wiEpf / should get dis
couraCed ] have paid part of my da6tS-
Here are the receipts, and uufgiCed ths
letters Of arkHowledE Il expected tG
sell out ia November. Here IS tie Iesta-
ment my good old mother gave me mere Is
Ply little girls picture, and he kissed !. ten
derby and continued "Nuw. men, lt You
have decided ta kii me luT v hat 7 lm iun0-
cent Of. send these h8m- and send 1s much
as yOu can from the cattle when ln dead
Can't You send half the value. my family
viii need it.
'.Hold on. now: stop right tharr said \
rough ranger wow. say, BOYS u9 rHr-
tinued. ii say let him 20. Give MS your
hand old boy; that picture and them let
ters did the business. ou can go free
but you're lucky. mind We
'.We'H do more than that, said man
. with & big heart. in Texan Caro. and carry
ING the customary brace of pistols i1 IDS leiH
lets buy his cattle here ami let him 90
They did, ana when tine money was Hsia
over and the man about 90 start DE- was TOO
7ve- K To stand The long strain az nope ana
fesr, being away from home Nhd-F sutl
cu uHu~tanceS, the sudden i.-H' e-t,- i'-'l
death. had combined To render nm ieliltc7
asa child lie sank TO The ground c.laI aI-cJe-
Iv overcome. An hour later, however he
lr=f ON horseback for the nearest eta 9-c-rplte-
arl. rs they shool. hands ana 9ian IN -..'.t
e l,vc. they looked the haITic@t band 81 men