The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-24
A MODERN MAZEPPA.
A Nebraska Cattle Owner Lashed to a
Wild Broncho.
For q Week lle Is Carried About the
Plains, Without Food Or
Wuter.
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M. Boussaud, wealthy cattle.owner,
whose herds range in the unorganized ter
ritory Of Northwestern Nebraska, has just
returned fUm the annual roundup in
that region, and relates a tale ct the plains
that is, in some respects, q counterpart OF
the orthodox Mazeppa. When Beissand
reached his ranch about the middle
Of June he found his cowboys nnrs-
ing Young man whom they hal rescued
from the back Of broncho. When dis
covered the modsrn Mazeppa was
lasheh to the horse, entirely naked and IN
conscious The animal was shout broken
down, as IL from long running, aud was
easily lassoed by the cowboys. who cut the
thongs and released the strange captive.
This happened about two weeks before
Boussauds arrival, and during all that time
the stranger had lain in a stupor.
A few days before Boussaud left on his
return journey to Omaha, having little
medical knowledge, he succeed d in restor-
ing the patient to cons s'iousness, and his
recovery was rapid. When able to talk
he said his name was Henry Burbank
that he was an Englishnmn. and
81 Years OF nge. About three years
ago at Falmouth, England. he formed a
partnership with friend named Thomas
Wilson. some years his senior. and with
him came to America, to embark IN the cat
tie business. They east about for awhile
and finally settled in Northwestern Ne
braska, where the range was unlimited, and
herders few and far apart. They built q
comfortable ranch by a little stream where
Wilson's young wife reigned n house.
keeper. attended by two or three female do
mcstics. Burbank who is handsome
young gallant, found it agreeable, while
Wilson was absent riding about the range,
to make love to the latters wife.
This continued for some months, until in
the latter part of May one of the cowboys
who had grievance against Buibal
surprised him and Mrs. Wilson in a com-
promising situation, and reported II to the
womans husband, whose jealousy had
already been aroused. That night Bur-
bank was captured while asleep in bed by
Wilson and three OF his men and bound
before he had chance to make any re-
sistaace After mutllating him Wilson had
him stripped of every bit of clothing and
bound on the back Of wild broncho, which
was started of by vigorous lashing BE.
fore morning Burbank became unconscious,
and was therefore unable to tell anything
about his terrible trip. He thinks ,hit the
outrage was committed on the night Of May
a7. aud he was rescued on the morning of
June 3. which would make seven days that
he had been travelling about the plains on
the hoises back without focd or drink,
and exposed to the sun and wind.
Wilson's ranch is about 200 miles from
the spot where Burbank vas found, but i,
il hardly probable that the broncho took q
direct course, and. therefore, must have
covered many more miles in his Wild jour-
n,y. When fully restored to health Bur-
| hank proposes to make visit OF retaliation
IN Wilson. and in this ha will be backed by
Boussaud's men and those Of the 0gallala
Land and Cattle Company, whose range il
near BtuSSatld's