Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-06-29
now A COWBOY TAILED A STEER.

In Kansas, during the days when the
catile.growing excitement ran high, there
lived the most reckless, daredevil set OF
Young men, writes Texas correspondent
io The Piis5urg DispdicA, have ever met.
There were no old men among them. A
man OF forty was looked upon ss patri.
arch, one who WAS entitled 30 be q csndl.
date for admission % the home foi the
aged and lnnrm. These young men rode
up and down the Texas oaitle-trsll from
Trinity River 20 the Republican. When
In Texas, To gather their herds, they rode
furiously; they hunted panihers; they
cOursed lOAfer wolves they ate mayer.
lcks almost without number, and on the
round.up they were the most reckless OF
all the hari.riflng men that gathered on
the southern ranges. when they returned
10 Kansas with their cattle they had many
stories shout the skill Of the Texas cow
boys 10 relate.
A young aequalntAnce OF mine told me
of the Texas cowboys falling stssrs-ihAt
IL, riding slongsiie running steer and
grasplng his elevated tall, and by giving
IL . powerful llfIing Jerk. throwing The
steer heel. over head, much 10 his dlseom'
niurc aud subsequent rage. smiled In
credulously. The youag man offered 10
perform the trick. We got into q wsgon
and drove 10 where my herd Was grazing.
The cattle were Just OF the trail, and were
no, strong. Sly friend contemporary
-ald there WAS no need OF his mounting
one OF the hsrders ponies To tall those
steers. be could DO II on foot. The herd
ers gathered around tO see the spectacle.
The young man jampsd from the wsgon
aud ran swiftly To steer, which ne
graspei nrmly by the tail. Then. looking
confidently at u-, be gave the tall = savage
Jerk There WAS some hitch Ia The per-
fofmance. The steer dli not turn SON
ersault lie lOOkei around, AMI seeing q
man fastened Ia his tall, beloved with in-
tense rage. ani turned 10 impalr him on
his long, highly polished horns. My ae.
quAintance. still grasplng the steers tsll
tightly, ran round and rourd. The steer
kicked and beloved, and turnei fAsler
ani faster sftsr him. The entire herd
gathered, aud stood In = vast circle, look
log At the grewsome spectacle. Soon the
tail.pulllny young man called for help.
We could not have helped him II bis life
depended on IL. The heriers hail aughed
until they could hardly sit In their sad
OIt~s u I'LL Ou W hut rlt', W s@N 49,.
box 10 keep from falling out Birshesiei,
with his long hair streaming behind him
aud incessant calls for aid pouring out OF
bis mouth, aud an occasional howl 81 The
contracting circle OF cattle that were be-
coming excited, To give variety u The To.
ciferous uprosr. my friend sped round and
round. And the steer, with many bellows
aud intense rage, chased his tail. and the
two.legged anlmsl that had presnmptuous.
ly fastened on 20 II. Finally recovered
my strength. and drove the wagon close
20 the revolving pair. Ny friend loosentd
his grasp on the tall aud Jumped 10. Be
fore he Was fairly In the wagon We were
galloplpg over the prairie With the enrsged
steer In hot pursuit. Five OF the herders
quickly roped the steer. and one OF the fun'
nlest scenes | ever saw on the range was
st an end.
AfterwAri my friend mounted . pony
and neatly "tslled" that steer with grest
satisfaction 10 himself ard damsge TO the
animal and my pocket