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A FEW years ago, when was in the
n cattle business, I started out of the
little town of Cuero, Texas, on my
return to San Antonio. Cuero was and
is still sort OF headquarters for cow
boys, and it has been the scene of some
of the bloodiest encounters ever wit
messed. 1t was there that two factions
frequently met in the wretched, dirty
streets, and the minute they caught
sight of each other they always began
popping away with rifle or revolver.
The most desperate villain connected
with this crowd was John Wesley Har-
din, the son of a preacher, and a fellow
who, to my certain knowledge, has kill
ed more than dozen men.
There was good deal of drinking and
carousing in the town, and L hurried
through my business, mounted my
mustang and struck off at an easy gallop
for San Antonia. Only little way out
L drew up at the roadside and went into
one of those miserable little Texan inns
to get something to eat. L had scarcely
seated myself at the table when small,
bright eyed fellow came in, set his gun
behind the door and sat down on the
other side of the table. We nodded
familiarly to each other, exchanged
few words and passed such food as we
needed, we being the only two in the
room. He asked me which way I was
going, and when 1 mentioned "San-
tone" as it is always pronounced in
Texas, he said he would accompany me
short distance, but would have to turn
off before going far. We paid our bill,
mounted our mustangs and moved off
side by side. AS my companion, al
though uneducated, was quite inteli-
gent, L kept my horse down to walk
so as to converse with him during the
short distance we were to be COM
panions.
You're from the North, amt you ?"
he asked.
replied that was, but that 1 had
been in Texas several years.
what do you think of the country ?"
he asked.
6 1t has grand possibilities before it,"
/ replied, with considerable earnestness;
s its area is so prodigious that it is capa-
ble of making a dozen good sized states,
and its soil climate and natural facilities
mark it as the coming empire. But it
has its disadvantages also."
What's them ?" asked my friend,
more eagerly than dramatically.
Well one thing is the need of better
government. There is too much out
lawry. Texas averages a murder day,
and have heard the authorities state
that there are full thousand murderers
running at large through her borders
to-day"
That's too bad !" said he, apparently
quite struck with my truthful state
ment.
concluded had native Texan
with me, and 1 would give him a little
needed advice, or, more properly, infor-
nation.
never saw any place where crime
is viewed with such leniency, if not
admiration, as in Texas. The greatest
glory of Texan is to boast of being a
bad man. and no one is of much
account who has not killed some one.
All this has got to change before Texas
can make any really material progress.
The best thing she can do just now is to
hang her Longleys, her Thompsons,
and John Wesley Hardins and"
= Do you know any of those fellows 2"
interrupted the little horseman beside
me.
No, nor do l wish to, excepting that
would like to pull one end of the rope