Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-02

80 81 NAtANNN MlAi kkAAltN commune
TIES some OF them were led of into |
vice and immortality and wound ut
their stay by some reckless escapade, /
mat resulted in their appearing In the !
Justices court and atoning to |
the offended law. Probably |
six months or a year would elApse be- |
fore they would again engage In sipn- !
liar dissipation. We are not disposed |
to commend their conduct on those |
occasions as examples 60 be emulated |
by Sunday-school scholars, vet MOTH |
ing vs. more foreign 10 the true nature
OF the average cowboy thar mali !
cious desire TO destroy property or TO
do an Injury to the person OF any one.
The absence Of the social restraints OF
the home circle, the companionship Of
men alone and the wild, nOmRdic life.
ali tend very strongly 20 make them
unguarded in language and reckless in
manners, but 1t has not hardened their
hearts TO the appeals OF distress.
or rendered them ungallant 10 the fair
sex Their character as class em-
braces ali the elements OF true men.
They are brave to fault, hospitahle
without distinction aud accommodate
ing In every sense of that word Often
hav' they been known TO ride four or
five miles out OF their way TO perform
q gratuitOus act foS friend.
With this introduction of our sub
ject and partial description Of Fort
| Griffin during its palmy days, and q
brief glance at BONE Of the character.
| istics OF the Texas cowboy, we will
attempt, to describe some OF the promi-
nent features connected with stock
raising, that we may become better
acquainted with the routine OF duties
that devolve upon the men who fol.
10 v this peculiar calling.
THE COWBOYS HOME
To see the cowboy In All his glory.
one must catch a glimpse OF him on
horseback az hegallops DER the prairie.
In the saddle ne ia at home, ana the
more spirited the horse the better
| pleased the rider. The horse and
rider seem tn be one, 80 much in har-
mony are their motions. The broad.
bTimmed hat leather legglns and six.
shooter, go TO make up the uniform
that distinguishes MIN from the rest OF
the world His saddle, bride and
lasso form the most important articles
Of his "outfit,n and are generally pur.
chased with view 10 display AZ well
~ utility These articles arc often
worth three times as much as TIT
pony that carries them. Supplied
with a single pair Of blankets and al
"oil slicker," the average cowboy II
prepared for all kinds OF weather, aud
without q change Of clothes, will bt
absent for q month on a COW hunt
During the hunting season, he
Is continually moving from
place 10 place, coOkiu|
over a campfire and sleeping on tins
ground; consequently his wearing APP
parel is limited 10 what he
CARRIES UPON HIS PERSON.
Years " practice makes the cOwho,
an expert rider, while his open-air lif
, and freedom from social restraint Civ,
him a careless and reckless appear
ance, often taken 10 be mere bravadu
We are not disposed TO quarrel witt
: those who judge the cowboy from per
sonal appearance, for we are free /
. confess that his personal appearance
4 iH very much against him IN con
: petition for popularity There seem
10 exist a law amohg them, founde
on custom and usage, fOTbidding Tia
wearing OF anything approaching tn
costumes worn by the civilized nation
D Of earth We shall never forget th
excited interest manifested by "A crow
: OF cowboys relative TO our personal AZ
prsranCe few weeks after our arrlva
on the frontier
( A TENDER FOOT BROKEN IN.
II was Sunday morning and NOR
from habit than any desire 70 attraC
] attention, we unfortunately shave
and adorned our person with clea
, white shirt and made the additions
! mistake Of putting on our store clOtbe
D and polishing our boots Now, II thrr
Z is anything IN this wide world tha
T viii anlu-e the festive cowboy and uC
come al object Of derisiOn at his hands
IL Is the man who has the hsTdihOO
Q 10 appear among them dressed d
i above described, and we doubt II any
e one who has gone through the tryiD
4 ordeal, will eVes desire 10 repeat TIA
: experiment
= "Here comes hne-haired cues
J. boye! He's regular 'teudeT-fnot
I Look NJ his boiled shirt aud fried 90
I lar. Wonder whore he Re' ps his pie
o bOx?' There amt no mustang abUu
q him, you BIT? He's imported
. Guess he's shOTt-hoTr
!, Say, bose, got any cartridges for tha
o hAt2 What WAS your name before 20
" came 10 Tex ~? Guess you could get
= free transportation back home II you
let the sheriff know where you arr
couldn't CUP
= These and similar salutations grgete
" our approach, and notwithstanding v
8 had made no our mind 10 keep in
n good bumor, for various reasons M
,, necessary here 10 explain, our p tienC
9 was sorely tHed, aud more than ono
A during the trying ordeal we were o
Q tile point 81 resenting those good-hl
. mored insults Many dirty fingers 10
q their marks upon our spotless shlr
:, front, and At the expiration Of ten nil
d utes its csOT WAS changed TO yaril
J. gated brown. The shining covers {
"a our peda eXtremities we're literally
COVERED WITH ToBAcCoJUICR
and We suppOs. our generi
~ appearance was not improved by III
A. characterization gTatuitously supple
n by the cowboys, whose generosity 10
b them TO bestOW their regards withol
MI our consent How long we woul
It have been kept upon this rack I
II inquisition" we are unable 10 eay, II