The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-05-28
THE LONG BOW.
How tho Gentle Cowboy Tames
the Texas Steor.
Soothing the Long Horns During the
Watches OF tho Silent Night-A Ite-
porter With Innnite Gala
0ulilble Female.
tohloago News.I

nloa OF the East. When mot her she had
Just returned from Europe, and was on
her way 10 the Wost 10 do some travelling
among It's features OF interest Learning
that ! had some slight acquaintance In
that country she engaged mo IN conyer-
satlon, and we discussed at some length
the peculiar customs In vogue thero, %.
poolally among tho cattlemen.
"'And did you ever 400 any OF those
dear, sweet oowboysW asked she.
II remarked that tho distinguished hon-
or had beon mine.
"'And did you ever hear thom singing
10 tho cattleS'
"Now u occurred 10 mo at this time that
mad occasionally heard cowboy 'alng-
Ing TO an animal, although l had never
heard u called by that name, 80. some.
what surprised by tho gravity with which
the euphemlSm was made, smiled, and
said / had.
! ut must bO lovely, In the middle OF the
starry night, TO hear those manly voices
swelling In harmonious ohorusp
"AaI had often hear rdthese manly voices
swelling In chorus OF n starry night, I
thought 10 was ali RIGHT and ranllod, ,It
Il, yoryl II IA about the iovelieat thing I
know OF, with some few exceptions,
"'And docs II qulot the poor, dear
oattlep
"T bog pardon
"'Does 10 really sooths their ostlossnoss
and prevent their wandering away from
homep H.| -.
"I--wha--0rea C~sarp
a'Why, you seom surprlaedi Can 10 bo
really possible that you have oyor boen
upon q cattle ranch and have not heard
the cowboys singing 10 their cattle 10 keep
thom from becoming restless and straylnR
awayp
"Wlth somo difficulty I smiled small
smile, told her that was subject 10 a
catching Of the breath, and
saldi why, certainly, madam, but who
told you OF tho customf,
"'ohl . friond of mine Just returned
from New Moxlco. Ho told mo that tho
nrat question asked Of . cowboy was
whether he could sing or play some musi-
cal Instrument II he could do neither he
could never obtain position You know
at about two o'clock In tho morning the
cattle begin 10 got uneasy, and viii walk
ehelr hesh on II bolievo they call it) II
thcre 10 not music 70 sootho thom. The
cowboys take turns, you know, and have
regular watches, although sometimes, II
very DARK or stormy night, 10 requires tho
enorls OF all united 10 quiet thom. AhArd
i'ie' tnAt OF a cowboy, tho poor, dear, ro-
mantle followsP
very, madam, VoryP 1 said, growing
Amt WIN suppressed emotion. novor
'oioro had heard anything Just like this.
any friond said that . Gno tonor voioo
vas especially valued, but that tho music
u the plano, nute and slthor was also
,rlEcd. Those who could obtain no music
,ut that Of tho ACCORDION or that made by |
,eatng upon tln pans oiton Lost thoIr on
Ilro horda. II II not beautiful picturei
u quito reminds ono OF old Pan piping 10 |
No hocksl novor hoard OF 30 fno an H.
ustratIon Of the saying that music hath
,ower 10 sootho tho savage broaat.'
Madam said l, Il am not quito sure
hat you hayo quoted that exactly rlghtt
,ut am roady 10 admit that II music hath
,owor 70 sootho the bronat OF a ToxAs
toor, sho'n sootho almost anything
"'But Ia 10 possible you have novsr ,ssn
hia donsp : I'-'.''
"with n great effort I retained nv pros.
moo Of mind. 10 10, indeed, n very Ron-
raj custom now, said. AZ frst 10 was
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