Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-05-11
HINESE MAzEPPA.
lX1 1iM sfENDISH FREAK OF THREE
ARIZONA COWBOYS.
4 1Emh the San francisco Examiner. I

EFSh the San francisco Examiucr7
Sis Sts OhsV Vcdnesday of last wcek there oc-
Ss cArrSsd thrilling tragedy ut Brookville, in
SgiS Afisoaa. % that day, within four miles
S[a0f tbasabove named town, there were three
assss:s~ Their jingling spuls their long
yNsxSssd aud brightly mounted saddles on
\ J6ichSwere coicd, like long, 1.-the, Iimbcr
q. Il akes,ra hide ratas. tho prcdominancc
alright color displayed in saddle blanket
3aAd hlothing, the gleam of the highly pol
,S} shed pistol and knife, aud the rude, active
n 3i}bles4h end vvacity of horses and riders,
9 9Ms9et them picture pleasant 10 look up"n
NINA such an inspection could be made
With safety. They were known to their us-
NoSlates ss Jake McCray, Billy Foausbcc
mud Tom DiwJrtb, but whether tncir
asnamesSwerc conferred on them at the bns-
Il 5sStlsipal font was Matler of considerable
gsl9aht :and conjecture. They had tecu ca
sxgnstng 10 town aud were OF their WY back
their rendezvous. Suddenly o China-
nan appeared. Iahon :;;;;;1n baskets, and with
lsi;Idog ;trot slowly approached them. and his
fllttle pig like eyes sho .sed that he had an
Sastlstinctive fear of the horsemcn. This ~as
opportunity for cruel sport which the
bW6oys would not let pass, and Jake Me-
ssisS3Fray said to his companions: "Boys, let's
Nave China Mazeppa. I'll lasso the Chi
sS9aman, an yous kc,ch steer, and well tie
John on and run him through the streets
ssIhfsthe town" TO this cool proposition
S:Sl'illy and Tommy joyfully ussentei. In a
asSfScw seconds McCruy's RATA was describing
lsssirolea 10 the air and Ah Sin, dropping lis
ssSbnrden, fed for dear life; but after few
Sbounds the uncrrins RATA encirccd tho
suimbs of the Mongol, and he was jerkcd and
10 laSthrown ten feet iu the air by the bounding
fs 9fs33h0rso OF tho cowboy In the mcan;,nr
SslBilly Folansbce and Tom Dlworth had pur,
~ ~ ~ sp ess huge Texan steer, and Bill had
i. sAhsoWA his riatn IN tho """"''s huns, white
q n Tom, by deft undcrhsnd throw of the
& Wilde, had encoilcd the animaI's hind
legs and thrown him PROSTATE on the Garth.
" There he lay painting and believing out
81 defiance at his captors, although 10 thcir
i expert hands he was as powcrlrss as an in
1 fant. Billy and his companion shouted
4 over to Jack NIcCray to bring over the
I prisoner, and added parcuthcically, "Be
s kerful and don't kill the darn c'iier, ms
n there won't be any sport in giving dead
< Chinaman ride" Jake McCray was
-gnVsf1l, but not as considerate as ho might
81 h hayo been, for when he arrived where the
4 steer was struggling, the Chinumou had lost
I the best part of his blouse and about half
cutiole from one side of his body. They
v fastened the RATA to tho horns, and the
/ trained animals held the steer fully as well
Sas thought the riders were in the saddle
& The trembling Chinamon made ptcona ap-
sSpeals to his oaptors, aud even fshed out
four $40 pieces from some recesscs in his
clothing, end offered them os bribe for
hocrty Tho money was appropriated, but
the onged for freedom was denied hm
They laid the prisoner, breast down, upon
s the steer, and pulled his hands we'll down
p on his shoulders and tied them together
Then his legs we're pulled apart and secured
firmly on either side Of the ANIMALS Ioins,
and the Chinnman was tied 80 firmly on the
y back of the animal that he Looked, as Me-
Gray expressed it, as "though he ernw ed
s5 there. The fasienings we're then removed
s. from the steer. With blood in his eye. and
& shaklng his great breadth Of horn det,ntIy
81 ati his Stormentors. he charged successircly
tirst one horseman, then another. while
,ss All Sin was yelling nlternatvey, "Por!"
& and q s Murdcr!" 10 broken English aud
q Chtfesea at the top of his voice. His cap
,sssstere fairly made tho air ring with deviiish
Il fnerriment. Finally the fiery untomcd
u steer was headed for town ond then began
s. q sracc which beggars description. Over
% gully and ditch he wcpt, making stupcn-
ss do1y bounds each timo these distractions
Ii were encountered, and each bound being
t'aocurately recorded by the AIongolian, for
h he Efaifly rent tho air with his screams
81 the length Of the cry being regulated by
u stheSaistance covered by the steer in jump
s. ThsS SSbWb boys were more than delighted with
! the sacocss Of their scheme. Tho steer
would endeavor to turn, but his remorscIcss
Y Ssstornsftors headed him at every point, when
y sopdeagors to make these turns would de.
& gsyeloP abnormal bursts Of speed lcng drawn
d ont @ailsswould issue from the unhappy
b sdongoI, nnd when the animal settled down
Ss to ai ordinary run the cry would sink down
x lcWi sond thus, like the music of at Hi,lian
. hsrp, would tic moaps rise and fall The
sWiif. ffgnzied bovine approached gully
sS fiIIy, eighteen feet ip width, and with u
Il afcs. snoSt and bound tho stoer gathered
4 biimseif infonc supreme effort, and cleared
i 8 e Il by acratoh. Jake McCray's hotso,
ioIloSwsing a little to the right aod at mar
/. rover place. 81 successfully jumped across
Ss6s dfy clIas.., bnt Bill Foinnsbco and
rrom Dilworib, following innlediateIy be-
4 Hind Tie Chinese Mazeppa, both cane to
sSsshf md tyerf Inndcd bOrso and foot In