Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-02-09
,s.aAlo Bill ana Te.a. JACK.
Ths EsEl Of fDunraven in a late paper, sa


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Fhe Ead Of fDunraven in Il late paper, says:
lfhg1Rht l had never seen two finer
looking specimens of humanity, or two
mere picturesque figures. Both were tall,
.wtl-bult, active-looking men, with singu
latly handsome features. Bill was dressed
in > paix of eorduroys, tucked into his
high boote, and blue flannel shirt. He
w2e q broad brimmed felt hat, or sombre-
nc. and kaa white handkerchief folded
Ike ittle shawl loosely fastened round
s nerk, to keep off the fierce ray 5 of the
afternoon sun. Jacks costume waa SINH
lar, with the exception that ne wore moe
casins and had his lower limbs encased in
& osir OF comfortably greasy deerskin trew-
sers. Round his waist was a belt support
ing revolver, two butcher-knlves and a
steel and iu his hand he carried his trusty
rit,e, The Widow" Jack, tall and 1.-the,
with hight brown close-cropped hair, clear,
laughing, honest blue eyes and soft win
ming omile, might have sat as q model for
a tvpacal modern Anglo-Saxon, if ethnolo-
,.st<Vill excuse the term. Bill was dark,
' ith qsiek, searching eyes, aquilIne nose,
a.d delicaiely cut features, and he wore
his hair falling in long ringlats over his
shoulders, In true Western style. AS he
cantered up with his flowing locks and
broad-5r:mmed hat, he looked like pic
.ture OF a cavalier of the olden times
All well it is years ago since the day /
Esst ahSok hands with Jack and Bill, and
msny changes have taken place since then.
AT thai time neither of them had visited
the States or been anywhere east OF the
Mississippi. They knew scarcely more of
civilization and tine life of the great cities
than the Indians around them. After
wal they both went East and made
kneys Cody has, believe, settled down
Sn ranch somewhere in Wyoming, aud
John Omohundro, better known as Texas
JACK. mas gone to other and better hunting
grounds. Peace be with him; he was a
good and kind friend to me, a CHEEKY CON-
pauion, as brave as lion, as gentle as a
woman, always ready for any thing, al
ways willing to work, cutting down noun
t,Eins II difficulties inte molehills, always
il goy,humor, never quarreling-a better
hui,iiig COMPANION than Jack was In those
cavsaer a more reliable friend, it would be
h.{d 10 md There was nothing mean
aisSst JACK he was--to use one OF his own
Western phrastS.Es real man.
2Well, said Cody, after the ceremony
OF introduction had been got through and
we had made known our wishes and aspi-
ra.sons, Il guess we will both go along
with you gents, if you ike, and if | can
leave, and L don't know as there will be
a.S5Srouble about that. You see Jack and
1 ~ started out this morning TO get 9
To-, OF lmeat, but there has been consider
alpe os fiEe down toward the forks and
scsse.i all the game of and as we bad
rlsl 10; 10 stores with US for mole than a
day or two, we concluded to come right
b-ck.
..Oh, Lord" said; ''thc game all scared
on ID it what an internal nuisance! II
docs not look very CHEEKY country to
ride about in without plenty of game to
.ligen one up" '.Never you mind about
deer d elk, )" cried Jack; you will have
no call e IVORY about that We will fnd
: rRh e you can hit them yo1
Il s.aa ,--- >s.s--sz, IA
We'll it does seem kind Of dismal, don't'it,
this time of year. Ah,n he added enthu-
siastically, - but you should see in the
summer. when the grass is all green and
the flowers is all allowing, and the little
birds is a-building Of their nestles and
boo-hooing around and the deer are that
fat they will scarcely trouble 10 get out OF
your way; and as to eating, they are just
splendid, immense | tell you; ain {
they, Bill Z" Yes sir, you bet your boots
they are. But come on, Jack, let's ford
our ponies and skin for the fort; We don I
wsnI to stay out here all night, anyhow
sGood night, gentlemen; We will see you
in the morning and fix that hunt all right,
| guess. And so Buffalo Bill and Texas
Jack ''ford their ponies and skin out, "
while we buudle ourselves into the wagon
and rattle off as fast as seventeen hands
high mules can tear TO the fort, where We
are most kindly and Hospitality received
Buffalo Bill aud Texas Jack were as
fine specimens of their race and class as
could anywhere be found; and that is
saving good deal, for honest hearts and
stalwart frames and handsome features are
not rare among the pioneers OF Western
civilization. Ii might be supposed that
these hunters, Indian trailers, cattle-boys
and miners are disagreeable people to come
across. That is not at all the case.
There are, of course some rongh charac-
tiers, regular desperaGoes, among them,
and they occasionally shoot each other
pretty freely in gambling quarrels and
drunken sprees, but TO stranger who
knows how to behave himself, they are,
as far as my experience goes, most OWL
and obllging. If a man Is civil TO them
they will be civil to him. and if he does
nit interfere about their affairs they won't
bother about his, unless he wants their as
slstance, end then they will be ready and
willing to give it.
The manly sense of Independence, the
self-respect, and that feeling of respect
for others engendered by 1t, which so
strongly characterize the American people,
are as deeply marked and have as good an
effect among the nomads of the West as IN
any class of the population. OF course if
a man gives himself airs he must expect
to paw Tor it. | remember rather an anu
sing instance Of this | had engaged a
hunter and guide, first-rate man, to ac-
company a friend of mine. The day be-
fore they were to start the guide came -
NE anu sdlo' -fO" iOOA hcAei -uA' ioi y
ain't agoing to back out of this bargain,
because L told you I'd go; but l amt
sweet upon the job, l tell you. | mover
came across a chap with such lot Of side
on in my life. and | don't like 1t. How
ever, said I'd 90, and I'm a'goiHg; brt l
amt a'going at the price | told you lam
going to charge him ) a day more.
And so my friend enjoyed his expedition
in blissful ignoranc tnat he was paying is
ID extra for ''side."