New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-04
A REFORNED COWBOY.

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Tho search for some germ OF goodness. some slumoer
Ing soark OF the divine ire IN ths hct Tor some eno
nn, az ' ha o ona Js s hs"rbv 1eres,ne Oeev,
that with tho vision that God furnishes 10 all hohes
searchers, tho discovery can be aie IN D"s, ce
in Gods aud for hun anity's sake, 10 hhl WIZ
is looked Tor No man neei hope TOR goo r'sns ~ a
enogt zeal with criminals, whether tney oe IN Pi,,oa
OF out it, does not believe that In every man theI
il possibility OF goo lness Any man wnD hee,
with criminals Will admit that he haS frequently oss.
surprised by development Of such possiol.leS iho Wy
very satisfactory reality OF honest uprsn' 'oi
Ii often happens too. that person criInnaly cihea
only needs to get right view o hims II " orlne sopu
his ton. Here Is boy seventeen yosL W rs
VINO many dime novels. SO Inuen VI s sn'
fiction OF the nan1 tna .s % ali te Violent dual
ities that 20 To make successful COWBOY ana lndaI
fighter. h. indeed has TILED tue eApelnen o. oe'1t
an actua Convoy run away ~ tue rOttnWrs etrueu u
drink wnisAey herd cattle to make MS TAX oItLe OF
baspnemy thTot'l al the tender emoton, aat u
desplse the decencies OF psllte soc'ey. bus tnrse
accom- oil shments not exceptional enough ainonl
the cowboys to attract mncn attention, anu not lIs
the nOtOrety for which ne craVed' ne raho pioh 70
New York be tins terror or his endowed mother AID
the pane peaceful 30 riding house that she kept
cowboy IN the S"uthvest Is one thing; s"hsB'lih1
bragyniocio armed with bOwieknifr and revolver anu
qpite another. The youth became intOleraOie. Ibe
Door mothers life Dec burden 70 her. Tue safety
Of household MAIDS IT necessary that she SHOULD cal
upon the law Tor protection aSans1 hsr own SOD 2ne
went to the police station to make the complaint Inc
boy was very dear o her; he ~.s nsr "apy t ,Se
necessity thot made her the complainant against this
boy Her principles were, however stronger than nei
feenRs she made the complaint tnruen away rom .no
station house desk, put her hani &" her 'ar. Eavs
bitter Of agony cried 0at My heart Is DreaAin1
and fell dead! Her heart vas Indeed DrDkeI
And when OF his mothers death was carried 10
tue young bravado he said: Now suppose snail be
my 3wn ma.t~r" This would seem a [ ad case; one In
wncu the better sentments had been cIushed out oi
existence. ,.-, -
haired and buseye with pleasant expression OF
co IN euauce, muscular body, and q some" Nat
souchy, swagge Ing manner. We at racing eson
other for three minutes. mentally sInylng each
other found necessary Ia take pr-cedeuco III tue
eouyersatoD. -" WE'LL" sad--and suppose sulleu-
you are fraud n, cowboy; you are no lLu ~
ngnler; YOU are not Bloody Bill the Scout '; you've
smccredrd In imposing upon your poor mouef VINO
a you've made fools or a lot or SHY bOiruers anu
AFTER al only poor simple, Ignorant silV Doy
of seventeen, not DAD AT ueart only yOhNe per,
suacd yoArse you bad, and people nave Ca Ell
Ia ium Tor weak tIlhu IL 'out"'
or wouans school; you're not ht Tor state pi son
You eau make successful Criminal; yod maven
got II in you.
Tne BOY looked amazed lie had evidently expected
that wOud tell him what desperate ehatacer NC was
His p uuiver-d aud the iutO MS eyrs Delg
found pu H. Ms de ep;ion, lie put a. MS hau1s anu
capiuned letter nature. ne has eOnciudeu u nc
a farmer cOndnctDG himself very Iorpect-
aby ever that cOuyrrstti'h II" IA en- sea 10
inlay "a part before tile world and tue wOFu hdu pren
foolish to allow him tC occupy the place ne pau
chosen Hn bad been fascinated ny the 0FaV DO oil
CRIME and .n-tl.iot with craving 10 c-lJh hptoE-
lcty and this craving ted by th' accoh OF every
criminal exploit auJ sensations trial that lie had rrll
distinction nr had attalueL Having benu convince
nat ms Wow OF ne taiso aud dangerous oha, u
WIS outy necessary 10 supply new sat al Interests "
save TIE boy IL county jhils his criini tehde
IN our prisens he would We been 7l lurlAe. su una
tIzc,i a. belonging TO the DANGEROUS class