The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-20
A Deadly Broncho.

Two men with wide-brimmed hats
and weather-bronzed eountenances sat
in the Sturtevant house with q report
er for the Maj and EIpresS. smoking
and talking. They were cattiemen aud
owned ranches in New Mexico and
Colorado. They were talking OF ranch
life experience and the checkered ca
reer and sudden end of some of their
cowboys. The ranchman from Colo
rada. who had once visited the New
Mexican. asked him if Greaser Pedro.
the Mexican cowboy, who could ride
any animal he could strajdle, was still
at his ranch.
No, was the answer. He i
dead. ! viii tell you about it One
day, at a roundup, Greaser Pedro was
Dragging OF his ability to ride any crea-
ture on legs. He dashed about among
the cowboys, throwing his lariat and
cutting all sorts Of didos on his horse
back Finally one of the cowboys
said: Say, Greasy. they always call
him GREASY, Il bet my lariat agin
yourn and pint of whisky thrown in
yer can't ride that piebald broncho
GizZard Jim fetched here yesterday.
The bet was accepted by Pedro The
broncho was lassoed. and after several
attempts 4 saddle was buckled on him.
All the cowboys mounted their horses
to follow up the bronehO if he ran and
see the fun. The little animal looked
sleepy-eyed and tucked its tail between
its legs and trotted around stif-jointed.
With one bound Pedro leaped into the
saddle and cried. let COL The cow
boys gave q wild Comanche whoop and
away dashed the sleepy-eyed broncho.
He ran a quarter of mile in a dog
/ gallop. the boys all keeping along and
/ trying to frighten him. Then he chang
ed his tactics, and began to run around
/ in a circle and buck. The greaser
stuck to him like a leech, but the vio-
/ lent bucking shook the color out of his
/ face The broncho had not taken his
| tail from between his legs, and this
/ gave the cowboys hope that he would
/ vet throw the Mexican. Another run
/ of twice the first distance and then q
| wild bucking spree, but the rider seem
/ ed glued on the animals back. Over
| half an hour had passed IN this wild
/ and exciting pastime. and it looked
| very much like the greaser would win
/ the bet The broncho all at once
seemed TO gather new vitality and new
strategy. He laid down and rolled
over. but as soon rs he regained his
feet Pedro was in the saddle. A wild
| bucking dash forward and a sudden
halt; then rearing up quickly the pie
bald animal fell backward. full on the
body of Pedro, who did not have time
to Jump off and save his life. He roll
ed over the Mexican and then got up
and turned and looked at the figure on
the ground as if he expected it to rise
and Jump on his back again. But he
didn' t rise, and lay there stone dead,
his head alongside of cactus plant.
That broncho kindo' smiled and rubbed
his nose against his master, Gizzarc
Jim. who came up to catch him.
." I've won, said the cowboy.
.. You will have to divide with me,
replied Gizzard Jim.
:" Why will ~
=" Do YOU think I have trained tha
broncho to fall back on Mexican greas
ers without pay? He fell back on two
half-breeds last week at Sye Kutchen's
ranch and settled 'em. Kutchen paiC
me for the job. want pay for teach
ing them tricks to him, | do
"Gizzard Jim is making money il
New Mexico by renting out the tricl
broncho to ranch-owners and cowboy
who desire to get rid of greasers. =
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