, 1883-05-10
Il CHINESE MaZEPP1.

"A tnrllllng Tragedy was enacted III
Brookville, in Arizona, not long ago.
There lived within three or four miles of
the town three cowboys. Their jingling
spurs, their long-horned and brightly
mounted saddles, on which were coiled,
like long, little, Timber snakes, rawhide
riatas, the predominance Of bright color
displayed i'll saddle, blanket and CLOTH
ing, the CLEAN of the highly-polished
pistol and knife, and the rude, active
health and vivacity of horses and riders.
made them a picture pleasant to look
upon, when such an inspection could be
made with safety. They were known to
their associates as Jake McCray, Billy
Folansbee and Tom Dilworth. They
had been carousing in town, and were
then on their way back to their rendez.
vous. Suddenly Chiuaman appeared,
laden with baskets, and with dog trot
slowly approached them, and his little
pig-like eyes showed that he had an in
stinctive fear of the horsemen. This
was an opportunity for cruel sport which
the cowboys could not let pass and Jake
McCray said to his companions "Boys,
let's bave China Mazeppa. I'll lasso
the Chinaman, and yous ketch steer,
an we'll tie John on an run him through
the streets of the town." 10 this cool
proposition Billy and Tommy joyfully
assented.
In few seconds McCray's RATA was
describing circles in the air, and All Sin,
dropping his burden, fled for dear life,
but after few bounds the unerring ria.
to encircled the limbs of the Mongol,
and he was jerked and thrown ten feet
in the air by the bounding horse of the
cowboy. In the meantime Billy Fol-
ansbee and Tom Dilworth had pursued
huge Texan steer, and Bill had thrown
his rilta on the animals wide horns
while Tom, by a left underhRnd throw
of the rawhide, had encircled the ami
mails hind legs and thrown him pros
trate on the earth. There he lay pant
ing and believing out defiance at his
captors, although in their expert hands
lie was as powerless as an infant. Billy
ana his companion shouted to Jake Nc
Cray TO bring over the prisoner, and
added, parenthetically "Be kerful and
don't kill the darn critter, as there won't
be any sport in giving dead Cbinaman
ride" Jake McCray was careful, bnt
not as considerate as he might have
been, for when he arrived where the
steer was struggling, the Cainaman had
lost the best part of his blouse and
about hall the cuticle from one side of
his body. They fastened the RATA to
the horns, and the trained animals held
the steer fully as well as though the
riders were in the saddle.
The trembling Chinaman made pite-
Gus appeals to his captors, and even
Gshed CUT four 500 gold pieces from
some recesses in his clothing, and offered
them as bribe for liberty. The money
was appropriated, but the longed-for
freedom was denied him. They laid the
prisoner breast down upon the steer and
pulled his hands well down upon the
shoulders and tied them together. Their
his legs were pulled apart and secured
firmly on either side of the animals
loins, and the Chinaman was tied sc
firmly upon the back of the animal thai
ne looked, as McCrary expressed it, as
though he growed there" The fasten
ings were then removed from the steer
With blood in his eye, and shaking his
great breadth of horn defantly at his
tormentors, he charged successfully first
ct on horseman then ut another, while
All Sin was yelling alternately
"Policew and "Murderp in broken
English and Chinese, at the top of his
voice. His captors made the air fairly
rim. VT deviii N merriment.
Finally the "fery, untamed" steer
was headed for town, aud then began d
race which beggars description. Over
every gully and ditch he went, making
stupendous bounds each time these oh,
structions were encountered, and each
bound being accurately recorded by thf