Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-12-16
THE PAMPAS COWBOY.
LEADING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
oAucHo OF ARGENTINA
AAif Savage. Baf Courtisr. aud =. ne
isptisss ~ the Grave : Horssman-
ship and Skill, With the
Lasso In Civilization.


Tho gaucho pronounced gow.cho) is
the cowboy Of Argentina and Uruguay.
reckless dare devil. regardless alike Of
God aud man, pcaceabc when sober. but
bowling savage when drunk. AS bravo
as Hon, us active as panther. with en-
duranco equal to any test. faithful to his
friends, but AS implacable as fate 10 his
enemies, living the year around with no
roof but the azure sky. no bed but the
ground, no pillow but his saddle, and no
shelter but his poncho. He loves nothing
but his horse, and the word fear is not In
his vocabulary.
His speech Is q mixture Of Spanish and
the Guarani. or native Indian dialect;
his costume Ia poncho, a pair OF buck
skin brooches, high boots, and silver
sturs that weigh q pound or two each.
His saddle, his bride, and his brecches
accumulated earnings Of his life, and
when no wants to buy horse or a som.
braro he pulls oil q button or two. for
among the race silver ornamental are
legal lender.
CHARACTERISTICS ~
Half savage, half courticr. he Il as
polite as he Is cruel and viii make bow.
like dancing master or kill fellow
being with as little conscience as he would
kill wolf flo recognizes no law but
the unwritten code Of the cattle range,
and all violations are punishable by ban
ishment or death. Whoever offends him
must fight or ny, and as tho statute of
limitation Is not recognized by him, he
kills on sight enemies he has not seen for
quarter of a century. He never shoots
or strikes with his fist. but uses lasso at
long range and wicked knife that Is al
ways in his belt or his hand
A fight between gauchos always means
murder. aud it Is the duty OF him who
XII 10 10 sec that his victim Is decently
buried and the widow and orphans cared
for. The widow, IL she pleascs him. be-
comes his wife or mistress, and the chill
drcn grow up 10 be gauchos under his
tutelaye He Is as superslitious as Hin
doc aud when he is not asleep or III the
10 Idle he Is gambling, having quaint
games Of chance that are known To no
other race In tho world.
e us nORsTM ANsuTp
The cowboys OF the United States or
tho herders of Mexico would grow
green with envy at the horseman.
ship OF the gsucho aud his skill
with the asso. A child among them Is put
in tho addle as soon "a civilized boys
are put in pants. and when he is 10 or u
years old he viii ride tornado. A
gaucho who 10 thrown from horseback Is
- much disgracod as II he had stolen q
sheep, aud nothing he can do will restore
his standing In society. 49,
,,vs horsss iarser than The nptius rot
~ The hron.hn ~ sha m;,ad states and
ns,is a. - ana ,or.h r;S,r S'" Nv .; W. }
n;Iss dsv is considered an easy ride
snd an o.3,rsr.. ns,,,,o horsa sr;II ,naSs
a. AZ 90 .iiv a. On p mer;cam hnrsa will
u,als tan Dining the recent raid oya;ns,
ihs ! .saropian ina;sns a ns,,cba conriar /,
ssid 10 nave made I On niles in fortv.eigb !,
hours With nine RELAYS of horses incl,d
Inc s,oms for TODD. and rides of aoi1 amd
az, rrjics ara NJ common occurrences
..nchn thinks M more ~ smch n ga,,or
svSSn;o snnas d inore ., sufm a gals0p
tr,r from New York To Hoston N'S' :,
NOW wr roy. 1,,,r $50
m. ss;,, Win which Tho gorcb, ,,.os
ths Iasso nas.". c-edniitv frii caiIor
he con ,hr~w nnosc ~ rawI,,da VII, s ~
rr.st accuracy 40 an ernert ri,,smsn will M
ccrsck ! giass hall ue vii, catch = abear
~ hog ~ hnrso Inv Inc ia~ 40 oos;j,
"a stesr hv the horns Egbts with lasso,
arc 10 frecuent occ',r,encr the Jualist.
s..,d;rr IN horoohooL n,th;n ra,,,o
Srinr s5,, roos.s at each nthera haa3s
snsrrin@ and dndo;no Ike nuv;lisis nm
N an. o. ,ra otLsr 10 drar.ad All NJ ,h.
saddle II 10 . sure nnonvb dnel. In,
man who IL c.,cht Ia often 3racced will
a nooss aronnd Lis neck behind q raiion
Inc horse until life Il ohoked and nonnded
o,,t of his body - =
Trave,ers on the r.mnas In olden Time
were frenuentlv treated 4, accnes Of hi
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