McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-07-17
THE LfLY'S COWBOY ADORER,
How a Wild Westerner 10 Wooing the Fam.
Gus English Beauty.
San Francisco Alta.

San Fran cisco Alta.
"There goes the Lily's cowboy
adorer," said an idler at the Baldwin
bar, as a stout, large built man, dressed
in dark brown suit, stepped briskly
out of the hotel at 10 o'clock, and got
into q handsome victoria that was wait
ing at the side entrance.
"He's going to take the Lily out for
an airing" said another, ''for that's
the very team she got from the Fashion
stables yesterday, and you can bet your
last nickle that the driver got orders to
pick the cowboy up on his way down to
Langtry's car"
The "cowboy," as he was called,
lolled back in the victoria with an air
which said as plainly as words could
speak, "I'm putting up for this rig and
propose to enjoy it.'' When he was out
of sight an Alta reporter, who had
heard what was said, made some in
quiries to find out what the cowboy is
who has taken the place once occupied
by the immortal Gerhard. The repor-
ter soon discovered that the cowboy
has name, though he will hereafter
find but little use for it, now that his
friendship for the Lily has brought him
into prominence as the .'cowboy.''
His name is II. Oelrichs, and his ma
tive land England. He is brother of
the big steamship man of that name,
and doubtless made the acquaintance
of the Lily on the other side of the At
lantic. He is rich in lands and cattle
on the plains and hills of Wyoming ter
ND G,.ofn int
as an appendage of the Lily at Salt
Lake, where he occupied proscenium
box at the Langtry performance, and
attracted general attention by his open
alteration OF Freddy's fame. In APP
pearance and manner he is the exact
opposite of Freddy. Freddy is tall and
slim, and fine sample of Anglo maniac
dude. The "cowboy" is broad and
stout, robust in person and speech,
bronzed of face, huge of hand, and looks
just what he is-a well-to-do cattle
man-and his bluff, open manner must
be pleasant change to the Lily, after
an overdose of Freddy's lackadaisical
attention.
After the Alta reporter had found out
all that could be discovered of the
'scowboy's" antecedents, he concluded
that drive in the park would be
pleasant recreation, and, procuring
team, he logged out cliffwards. As he
turned to the park entrance the dashing
victoria whirled past, and in it was the
sscowboy," tucked beneath the same
robe that kept the Lily's feet from the
fresh morning breeze. When the vic
toria reached the park lodge the s'cow-
boy" called halt, and after assisting
the Lily out of the victoria, the pair
gave the driver directions to follow
them, and strobe off at good four mile
gait. After strolling through the Con-
servatory gardens they re-entered the
carriage and drove to Chinatown and
halted at the Bun Sun Lord Restaurant,
where the Lily and the ~cowboy" as
cended to the top story and surrounded
numberless cups of tea and quantities
of canned fruit to strengthen their
stomachs against odors to come. They
then visited the Chinese theatre. the
joss House, peeped into opium dens,
peered into dark alleys, viewed the
cramped accommodations of coolie |
lodging houses, land did Chinatown gen.
orally in the manner of tourists, except
that che Lily persuaded the scowboy"
to allow her to penetrate dens of dirt
usually left out of the routine trip
About o'clock they tired of China
town and the victoria was headed for |
Fourth and Townsend streets, where |
the Lily and the s'cowboy'' clambered
into the Lily's car, the curtains were
drawn, and, secure from pryIng eyes,
they doubtless enjoyed a tete-a-tete
dinner, for, when the Pacific Carriage |
Company's coupe whirled the Lily to
the theatre for the evening performance
the "cowboy" was on hand to act as
her escort.