The Mineral argus., 1884-03-27
A SULLIVAN HIT ON THE COW BOYS.
His NOtoriety BrOugbt to a Close.

stage which Is always certain VI No""
fall. lie. through the eastern press
To n man familiar with western lie,
who by chance picks up an eastern eX-
change, and muses. over a two column
description of a desperate without Il
parallel,-being n subject equally as
notorious as the numerous Buffalo
Bils-is something that will amNse il
sensible Montqnaian,
To be a COW boy, just think! know
of many instances, where humanity
has been reduced to such y standard,
as to prefer that title, to the most eN-
allied position that man can occupy
We will describe him A human
being whose faculties are not developed,
and is generally on the ascending scale
oflife. His ambitions for improvement
morally, socially, and physically, are
in throwing d lasso or reetta (re-et-tal
and in sticking on a bucking cayuse.
The formula of a complete COW boy
is composed of the following: n forty
dollar cayuse, one forty pound saddle,
one bride bit, somewhat resembling IA
stomach pump, one pair of spurs, large
enough for steamboat wheels, and hive
feet eight inches of humanity, being Il
model of self-esteem and conceitedness,
and assumes an air of 80 wad some
power the giftie gle us, to see ourselS
as others see ps p His wearing ap-
parel is composed Of a broad brimmec
hat with a tassel, a pair of schaps con
nected mt the waist-band, otherwise IN
dependent. They are probably of the
same opinion as the Indians, who pre-
fer to cut out the seat of their new
broadcloth ~pantaloons that "Uncl'
Sam" is kind enough to furnish them
| for certain conveniences, | presume
| and last but not least, a girdle com
: posed of a colts improved SIN
shooter, fifty cartridges, and q ghastl
!, looking knife,-and to finish up with,
: pair of lungs which have yelled hil
into his present notorious position.
You may see him as he enters Il frol
tier town hat is rich enough to suppo
side walks, dragging those monstrot
It apurs, making u noise which somewh;
resembles the dragging Of a dozen ste
traps and log chains across y plar
. floor.
" have seen them at work in a bran
ing corral, under a scorcEing sun wi
that girdle Of six-shooter, cartridge
is and knife, when there was not /;
Indian or sheep herder within a hu
dred miles of them. There would ha
been Just as much logic in strapping
lightning rod on their backs for protC
ton. Ii is amusing to notice q &C
boy as he yanks up his reins, or leve
y of torture of that already described b
causing the Gayuse to either stop,
elevate his head to an un%reasonat
ct height, and then drive his spurs II
o. the aft end of the unfortunate quadl
ped,-then give q tremendous "
superinduced by a fey drinks of VIII
=, key that has never seen II distille,
and with a grand flourish of his co
improved, proclaim himself the gre
81 am" of a bad land cQHntry.
or Yet with all his display of terroris
st, the COW boy is a coward, strip him
his armory and he will tremble at
sight of a sheep herder, an ordina
farm hand can make him squeal
less than four three minute roun
all the Indians that the COW boy |
killed in this Territory, would not ma
. starter for a cemetary. They
more apt to shoot themselves, II
eat anybody else. | nee saw a cock
,as one hundred and thirty, clean gut
entire room-full of COW boys with
common flesh pot and Il number TIVE
boot, and thoir notorious six-shooi
served more as shields for their a
I'VE parts, than as men slayers.
.on 4. S%CRIBBLEI