The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-21
THE COW6YRL or 7ExAS
A Young wewau Chnstns steers-A Testi-
usoalni FROM ahe Cow hays.


sAssiAi FROM the Co~bays.
MIDLAND, Tex, Dec. io.-Therc is m ocean
OF prairie about this now town. and 1t rises and
falls as far as tho eye can roach like the swell
a troubled sea. With a strong glass one can
soc In the distance mass Of sheep tended by
q lonely shepherd. In n yellow "sickcr" or oil
skin ulster. and black Spanish shepherd dog.
Herds OF antelope following n leader scampcr
across the plains. stirring UP nocks OF Mexican
quail and prairie Chickens. and causing excite
ment In tho prairie dog towns. where tho fat
rodents plunge head first into their holes and
then stick out their hends to see what startled
them. Like n dark cloud on the horizon. great
herds Of cattle appear In the distance. other In
motion or under the guard OF cowboys holding
them. Tho herd OF Col. A. W. Dunn. President
OF the Colorado National Bank. came upon the
plains the other day, and tho Colonel came
here with his niece. Miss Marie Dynum OF Mis-.
sissippl, TO cut out" as the phrase goes. the
beeves that were ready for market. and to pen
them In tho cattle pens at tho railroad station.
The wild Texas steers were full Of life and run.
and tho cowboys had thoir hands full. with oil
OF their skill. to get them pennei. Col. Dunn.
who Is a typical cowmRn, mounted q mustang
to help the cowboys. and his niece insisted upon
going with him. She could not be persuaded
that there was any danger in the adventure.
or that her dress and sex placed her ut any
dls s.a In an effort Tor which the COW
leather legginss. three or four revolyers. nri1ts
at their saddle horns. big white sombreros with
rattpsnske skins twisted about them. and
that 4 she could get a swift pony and a side
saddle she would show that she could ride
spite Of his dangerous horns. The pony was
provided, and Miss .Bynum placing her foot
de- .' and uatherins 3p tho H' rens " dashed of
with hearty laugh. followed by her escort oil
s Sbs Who the prairie afr her
the process of selection of tho beeves required
aanhiek ludgment that only experience gives. ,
steers, that we're to be "cut out. ran them
formed. tho cowboys swung around them, and
Miss Bynum. with lash made Of the end Of
in the ssmlcirce and started tho steers 10 tie
zen, The work WAS exciting to novice, and
along Sn ali Ier
reared up. and. ,brenking out Of the line. tossed
a 1r hi fs and See his M.s uf ua STsd
She ,,s dia her sl w9Ek bTsyeIy The cowboys
dashed alongside of the steer and tho cow
boys expected that, us the animal turned. no
Womb n%nss over "t the po S ead S as S he
turned with the steer. They saw her stop us
Rf and S1ns sn Essd As
steer and turn him back Soon she came dash
ing lack alongside the steer and landed him In
the bunch that was headed for tho pen. Several
Of the cowboys pronounced her II, thorough
brod" and long horn their choicest COM
pliments for. in the fertile vocabulary Of the
cowboy. the terms half breed" and short
horn are equivalent to the tender foot" Of
DAYS gone by. with. perhaps shade more of
Miss ,Bynum. when the first lot Of cattle was
little instruction, began tn help cut OUT the
cattle. Each trip from the herd TO the pen was
marked by some exciting chase Of II steer. and
q In ha.rs NIL hrn
~, and abe did not let single steer escape.
When at the pen. OF which the cattle, with mp
parent consciousness of their impending fate
down. the steers that could would
dart past the ponies and dash away.
his spurs to the pony's side and point him and
start on the chase. The Wild Texas lteors
are swift-footed. and it takes a good rider TO
equal to every steer tina, Invited her pony
to u run. Although she WAS in imminent dan
ger OF being draEged OF her mount by the
we'll as her pony. and when the task was ended
she contemplated the forest OF horns in the
cattle pen with sparkling eyes and rosy cheeks.
:, That night. when the cowboys were drinking
their black coffee and eating their lerked buff
fao meat. they agreed to present Miss Bynum
with some token Of their appreciation OF her
tho bank ut Colorado . massive gold ring, in
scribod To Miss Bynum from the Texas cow
boys" Cot. Dunn presented the shining circle
OF gold to his niece. and said that he hoped 1t
would signify an engagement Of her services
at the annual roundup on the plains.
No.. never enloyed anything so much In my
would you believe it, didn't hear the cow
boys quote Scripture once. am going to ride
ut the noXt roundup. and expect to do much
better. III show them what a cowgirl can do"