Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-06
Il CHINESE MAzEPPA.

a thrilling tragedy was enacted at
Brookv1lIe, 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, 1.-THE, timber snakes, rawhide
riatas, the predominance of bright color
displayed in 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 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.
yous. Suddenly Chinaman appeared,
laden with baskets, and with a dog trot
slowly approached them, and his little
pig-like eyes showed that he had an in
stiacGve fear of the horsemen. This
Was an opportunity for cruel sport which
the cowboys could not let pass, and Jake
MeCray said to his companions "Boys,
let's have a China Mazeppa. I'll lasso
the Chinaman, and yous ketch steer,
an Wen tie john on an run him through
the streets of the town." 10 this cool
proposition Billy and Tommy joyfully
ussented.
In q few seconds McCray's RATA was
describing circles in the air, and All Sin,
dropping his burden, fed for dear life,
but after a few bounds the unerring ria
IA encircled the limbs of the Mongol,
and he was jerked and thrown ten feet
IL 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 riata on the animals wide horns,
while Tom, by left underhand throw
of the rawhide, had encircled the ami
hate 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
and 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 Chinaman
ride" Jake McCray was careful, but
not rs considerate as he might have
been, for when he arrived where the
steer was struggling, the Chinaman 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 pitt.
Gus appeals to his eaptors, and ,.>r..
fshed out four $40 gold pieces lr,.-
some recesses in his clothing, and offered
them as bride for liberty. The money
was appropriated, but the Ionged-for
freedom was denied him. They laid the
prisoner breast down upon the steer and
pulled his hands we'll down upon the
shoulders and tied them together Then
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 that
he 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
Mt on LOrseman then at another, while
All Sin was yelling alternately
Police and "Murder !' in broker
glish and Chinese, at the top of his
His captors made the air fairly
N devilish merriment.
the fiery, untamed" steer
for town, and then began 6
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