The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-23
COWBOY FUN.
An Incident of Winter Life on the Plains
of wyoming,

An Incident of Winter Life on the plains
ofWyominy.
On Tuesday OF last week We had visi
tors. Six of the boys from Hardman,s
ranch descended on US like a wolf on
the fold. They meant to stey, they
said, until they had eaten us out. From
the way they handled the dinner that
day it looked es if their visit would be
mighty short. As they brought sundrv
TASKS OF WESTERN kitl-at,a hundreS-
yards, they were received with open
arms. After dinner everybody was
feeling good, and the fun began. Ia
our ranch there are only
three rooms-kitchen, dining-roon
and sleeping apartment. The walls of
the dining-room are covered every inch
with pictures from Illustrated papers
Worthless of all races and condition
lend their august presence to our meals
and beauties of all styles look down
upon the admiring faces Of the COW
puncbeFs.
"Say, Hank" said the leader of the
visitors to our cook, "that old duffer in
the wig is too snide. Watch us bore
him." Thereupon that irreyerent her
der pulled out his six shooter aod shot
BEN Franklin square in the eve.
That opened the ball. Our foreman was
away, and our boys and the visitors did
just rs they pleased. The whole crowd
began to blaze away at the pictures on
the wall
There was picture If Guiteau posted
above the kitchen door. | believe that
every How in the room shot into him.
"That pretty girls nose is too long"
one would say, and then proceed 10
shave of pieces with his revolver. The
ballet girls received especial attention.
After the shooting there was mighty
little lett of their scant clothing. When
they had paid their respects to the pic
ture gall cry, the crowd was ripe for
any mischief The ranch we live i'm
was built last tall. Up tn ths severely
cold weal hor half OF us had lived down
at the old ranch, about half mile dis
tant, but when winter SGT in IL was de-
serted. The boys feared that when
spring openet the Iold, rickety build
ing might be fixed up and again
made habitablo. Now that the
foreman was away they determined 10
spoil The chances Of ever having to live
in it again, aud at the same time 10 have
some fun. Accordingly, the whole
crowd mounted their mnstags and ran
race down to the old building. some
OF the boys wanted to burn it, but that
was decided too tame a way Of dispos.
ing of it. Hank Carson, our COOK and
the mischief maker, proposed that it be
blown up. The plan was hailed with
shouts OF delight. One of tho boys was
Ront back for bag of powder.
When 1t was brought train
Of powder was laid along the
floor against each of the walls,
and carried out Of The door down the
path. Then the whole party, with the
exception of Hank, mounted their mus
tangs, and drew up off at 81 safe dis
lance. Hank touched a light TO the
train, then ygulted into his saddle aud
dashed out Of danger. That building
Just humped itself IN the middle, and
the root sailed skywards, while the four
walls went skipping about over the
prairie. How that crowd did cheer and
howl with delight! They all agreed
that IL was the biggest picnic tnoy had
had since the lynchng OF horse-thIef
in the summer. Then the pa ties sepa-
rated aud rode home. The owners of
The building are now about to send lit
tie bill OF damages to each OF us. On
the whole, the winter is not a PERFECTLY
Uuinteresting season out hore.-fSher-
man (Wy.) spOndonce.