The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1885-10-10

on tne F1shting OF the Bulls ana
Bears-Wanted Elbow Room.
The man was from Texas. Short and
dark, he wore cheap and untidy sui
of black. rubber CATERS with dropping
tops, and his nails were long and horny.
Eeneath the waving line of soft felt
hat his dark-brown eyes, small and at
times sharp. restlessly took in every
thing within range. He was cattle
king. Upon the rolling lands of Texas
his herds roamed. waxing fat and in
creasing rapidly His name was good
for six figures at the Chicago stock
yards. and in the commercial reports
he had all of the letters opposite his
name that struggling young business
men, further down in the alphabet,
look upon as crown jewels in COM
merce. He pulled out a watch that the
poor mans banker in Chatham street
would have called good for about three
dollars. and compared the time with
the splendid marble-faced clock in a
downtown office.
Il reck'n l amt much behind tine,
he said to the boy in the outer room.
Il want to see my friend, -.
Yes, | will sit down, for, durn me, if l
amt tuckered out already. L never did
see such hard walkin' as on these pave
ments." The clerks caught some of
his metallic tones. and began to crane
ther necks to look at him. He met
their gaze steadily, and pulled away
on the butt of a fvc-cent cigar, and
his eyes were not only upon
the curious young men. who
seemed to suspect that there was
an odditY around. but they were
upon every piece Of furniture and every
picture. As soon as his friend, a Junior
member OF -. -.TIn, appeared, the cat
tie king jumped to his feet, one of
which he had been sitting on, after the
fashion of some women, and met him
with a genial smile, saving: Il reckon
you didn't expect to see me in Moo
York, did you? Well, l brung bunch
of beef cattle to Chicago, and 1 kun
on here. Got here last night, and, as
feared you might be outer town, l
telegraphed you l was go nc to KUN.
I've seed enough of Moo York. Oh. l
wouldn't like to live here long. What
do you do when you want quiet rest,
so you can think what you're about?
burned if | could make my salt in this
here place. How do you all make
livin', and whar do you get enuff to
feed YOU allp''
That's what used to puzzle Horace
Greeley" said his friend.
rs Broadway allu5 so crowded?
Why, I'll be doggoned eff a mans got
any elbowroom here. How much did
this here building cost Don't know?
Well, it must 4 cost heap?"
''How are things in Texas"
''Wall, they're gittin' little better.
Times amt so hard as they has been,
and the cattle men are in better spir-
it's"
You still have your ranches?''
Lord, yes. l hain't got nothin' else,
'cept cattle. If it wasn't fur COW driv-
ing I'd be out of Job"
''Let me see-how many cattle have
ycu got9"
"Well. somewhere about sixty-five
thousen head; mebbe a few thousen
more"
why. you ought to sell out and
come here. You could buy house on
Fifth avenue and live in style"
''Who? Me? No, stree, bubl Who !
was that fellow who KUN here from
Californy arter he'd made his pile
tbar?"
1--WE have had a number of million
aires from California.
Il mean that fellow that KUN cross
the country saying to everybody that
he was going to Moo York to break Jay
Gould"
You mean Mr.. James Keene?"
''Yes. yes. that's the man. Jim
Keene. Well. he KUN here and sot up
in style, didn't he?'
Yes
But he didn't break Jay Gould, did
he?'
"Oh, no."
But he got broke hisselt, didn't
hea?"
We'll, he was unfortunate.
well, / don't want to be unfortu
nate. | know all aboutpunching cows,
but amt got brains enough to keep
up with you folks. "
You underestimate yourself. A
shrewd man in any line has field in
New York. Daniel Drew was cattle
man"
He didn't stick to it, did hep"
''Oh, no."
He tried his luck in Wall street.
didn't hep"
''Yes, and"
HE got broke, didn't he?"
.'Yes, but"
"Well, he oughter stock to cows like
I'm going to do. l tell you, wouldn't |
live in this noise week for the whole
Astor House. I'd jest die. A man
ham got no peace of mind in Moo
York. It's no place for me, and I'm
gong straight home tonight
The cattle king said that he hadn't
much curiosity to go about much. as
he was raid of pickpockets and bunco
steerers. b,.' he added: 81 would like
to see that place whar fcIKs go crazy"