, 1884-10-26
TOO MUCH FOR THE COWBOY.
A Colorado PuRiIist Fakes the wind
out of n Boaater from wyoming.

OoA nOAatGT from " IOInlnN.
fort Fetterman Cor. New York SUM
The cowboys do not have any such fun a
they used to have, but those who make thei
headquarters in this neighbornood have beef
enjoying themselves a good deal Of late
some time ago the boys had nothing to d,
for six months in the year. Now they ar,
busy nearly all the time. First comes tn.
general roundup, then the calf round-up
then haying, then the beef roundup. ther
the gathering in Of bulls and weak cows. AMI
finally a winter of feeding hay.
Many OF the old-time cowboys in this sec
ton resented the idea OF making hay. anc
some OF them quilted the business in disgust
when asked to go into the field for that Dur
poe. One of the dissatisfied members Of tn,
fraternity was Alex Thebold, a man VIII
considered himself one OF the uRhest on
the range. He made a good deal Of fun Of
the lawmakers, and whipped a few OF them
IN fist fights when they undertook to reply C
MS taunts. After a while he got a reputa
ton as a pugilist, and one man after another
whom he encountered was polished of in
fine style.
II viii teach you tenderfeet and haymakers
a new art he said. "In our day we shot
and shot to Kill, but it will never do for you
otry that on. Don't you fool with the
weapons. Learn to defend yourselves with
the fists That IS all you viii ever need. Put
away Your guns and I'll show YOU how The
thing Is done"
Afterhe had whipped every cowboy in the
camp and found himself too big for the com
fany he was in. some one suggested that he
Ought u go out into the states and travel ON
hs muscle. Everybody ngresd that that was
we proper thing 10 do. He had gained all
the glory he could among the cowboys. and
all That he now lasEaI t.au s...-..A- ..
sale. He fell in with the idea very quickly.
and some Of the boys, seeing "A chance 10 get
MIN INTO trouble proposed that "a subscrip.
ton be taken up TO take him 10 Denver, and
prepare him for "A match with a local
bruiser. He assented To the scheme, and a
lew days ago. accompanied by four or five OF
the boys, he left for that city.
Once there Thebold announced himself as
the cowboy knOcker, ami claimed that
he could whip anything that went
on two feet The city sports looked
him over, pronounced him good,
and persuaded Johnny Glow, the champion
q Colorado, to make a match with him.
The cowboys put up the money for Thebold.
and one night last week was selected for the
mill, the place chosen Icing a base ball park
ON the outskirts OF the town. The men and
their hackers proceeded thither at midnight.
The moon was shining, and It was light
enough TO see pretty we'll
While the seconds were arranging tho pre-
liminaries the cowboys begun to hope Alex
would not kill the other fellow at tile first
blow.
"Oh. / won't murder him. 1hebold said.
confidently, "but III show him whit kind OF
battering rams they raise on Crazy Woman's
creek. I'll just spoil him, and then call for
another one. l don't want 10 uSe up all my
fun in n miuute.n
When time was called the Colombo cham
pion man jumped into the ring quietly and
Thebold bounded in with an air OF defiance.
They shook hands, and then the cowboy
begun to dance up and down. Pretty soon
be made a terrific lungs at Glow and struck
him a singing blow on the nose. drawing
blood, but leaving his own head unguarded.
Glow was staggered for an instant by the
audiences and force of the blow, but recov-
ering himself, he hit the cowboy IA crusher
on the left eur and followed it up as quick as
lightning with another bone breaker OH the
neck.
Thebold sat down, got up, walked around
a little, holding his head in both hands, and
trying to assume a perpendicular position,
and then said 4Boyssl believe that euss has
broken my neck Hes just one too many
for me on this roundup Take ms home.n
All hands tried their best 10 persuade him
TO try it again, but he resolutely refused.
-l'm not very we'll, and | didn't suppose you
had amy such knockers as that fellow IT,
I'm going back 10 Fetterman.
The boys brought him home, and since
then half a dozen OF them have whipped
him and others are coming in 10 try their
hands. d..