The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-01-02
THE COW BOYS MUSIC.
How Some Cow Punchers Per-
suaded au Ogden Band to Spiel.

William Abel, Rocky Mountain
Passenger agent of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & ST. Paul Railroad, told an
interesting adventure to a company
of railroad men who met at his office
yesterday afternoon. While in Idaho
a week ago he was on the train with
the Caldwell excursion party. The
Ogden band was along, engaged to
furnish music for the celebrants.
The excursion party were midway
between Pocatello and Shoshone
Falls. It was tea minutes to the
dark hour of midnight. The engine
began to slack up as it reached Amer
lean Falls to take water. A stand
still was reached. In the excitement
of the next few seconds, apparently
| hours, terrifying event transpired.
'Here, you fellers have got to get
| out here. No D. fOOlishness.
Step out. Quick. We're in hurry"
A COW boy said this as be rushed
into the car containing the members
OF the band, twenty in plumber. 1t
appears about twenty-five of these
mountain brigands had gotten word
OF the approach of the excursionists
and had determined to make the |
band play them a tune. This was
not on the programme, and much !
hesitation was naturat0n the part of |!
the leader Of the band
Who are yot? said the latter.
Pears to me you've got considera-
able gall. You can go To-
Il will? We're NOT to be fooled.
Look ahere at this" tan immense
revolver giis.ened thrtateningly in
the dim light OF the oil lamps.)
AT this moment another of the
gang ju,nEed aboard, holding two of
the articles, which made the Ogden
band saiver as though they were sit
ting on an iceberg, instead OF Teclin~
ing chairs.
81 tell you've mean business"
they both blurted out.
One of the musicians in the rear Of
the car made an attempt to pull the
bell rope. The muzzle of revolver
neared him to an alarming degree of
rapldlty. He collapsed.
Well, j IL, what ye done at the
front?'
ITS all right. Two on US are
ta!kin' 10 the engineer, and be thinks
nell wait awhile before goin' any
further"
Mr.. Abel was witness to all this, as
he was sitting alongside of the leade:
of the band.
"Come, boys, l feel kind o. restless
myself. 'spose we do give these fel-
lows little husic.' All appeared
suddenly to think this an excellent
idea. They did not pass by the cow
boys, though, but made an unIuuei
cal motion for the back door. BY
this time the excurs!onlsts thought
they might ss well join in the fun
great fun il must have been--and
poured out on the platform. They
took good care to keep away from
the Wild men. At the end of the
bands first etf;rt their beliiyeren,
hosts shot off their revoivers by way
Of applause. Twice and thrice they
did if, and the Ladies in lae car began
to scream Justify. The band mei.
tried hard to edge to the car from
which they had been so unceremoni-
ously ushered.
''Hey! stop that! No go!' a multi
Jude of voices exclaimed.
We'll, boys, what shall We try
next"'
II guess another tune"
Yankee Doodle was given. The
cow boys hurrahed and stamped
around sufficient almost to shake the
windows in the cars out. One more
piece was played, when the martyr
)and climbed aboard, the shriil whis
lie of the engine blew, and the train
pulled out, lollowe9 by II tremendous /
iring.
It was the cowboys farewell.