The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-10
nnEAKIMn LIE BRONCHO.
A Realistic sketch of one OF the Duues
of a Cowboy.

A Realistic SEetch OF oiiS "a 49, I
of a Cowboy. /
Abo,7t the 10th Of May the foreman o. /
n COW ortfit Is IN the nearest town, hlr1nB !
his men and loading a freight team VIII /
provisions The men go out TO the rahcn
with him, and two or three days peIors
the round up, which is usually ID the laUUe{
half of May, the horses are mustered eho
divided among the men. The ponies thSs
have been running on the range through
the winter are thrown in with whateVe!
fresh colts the outfit has purchaser, anu
the men al proceed to the corral Inc
boss first attends to the riders VINO "efo
with him the year before.
TEX, what did you ride
Coon. Scurro, Pete Loco, Gotch, PaddY9
all there is here. Red Cloud was sold Win
the culls and Jaybird amt been found yeb
wen. throw your tug on that glass-eyeo
pinto next to the bars there, and III give
you an old un too"
While the boss goes on assigning the horses
Tex coils up his rata, a rope of plated raw
hide as large as your finger and from hfty
10 eighty feet long. On the end OF this Is
worked a "hondoo," OF small ring OF raw
hide, through which the rope Is doubled.
and he pulls enough slack through IL 10
make q loop fifteen OF twenty Leet IA S
curnference Holding the coil in his lere
hand. he grasps the rope Just outside the
loon and holds IL In his right hand, doubled
hack on the loop Then he throws the
loop out behind him and shouts to the colt
who makes a dash along the side OF Ihe
corral AS he passes Tex throws the loop
overland and Jerks it taut as it falls over
tbs nonv,s head. The frightened colt Funs
70 the end Of the cope at full speed, ana
meanwhile Tex erouches on the ground
with his weight thrown back on the rope,
. The pony uchanges ends with Jerk thau
I almost breaks his neck. and then Tex runs
mn to him slack and starts him again, ana
Eoa
through dozen times the pony has learned
! not To sr1n on a rope" and the first step
+ toward his education is accomplished. ne
Is then named. This Is subject 1or de,
bate and Tex finally decides on "Streaks.
as appropriate for a paint or pleOolo
horse, Streaks Is lead out OF the corral
. and while one Of the other boys holds the
rome. Tex takes another rope, and as the
PONY runs past him, snares his tore fee'
and throws him on the ground. Ihls sec
oud rope Is passed TO another man. "he
holds Il 50 that the pony is Powerless.
Blanket and saddle are hitched on, and
the hackauore," a sort of halter with
nose piece that will draw tightly wheI
pulled, Is put on. TO this is added horse
hair rope, called macarte, and after
handkerchief has been placed over thl
u0uy's ewes the other loops are loosed
/ Streaks plunges to his feet and runs ON th'
rnacarte. This he finds even more unpro
ftable than running on the rata, for tn
moose niece brings him up all standing
When be Is quiet enough 10 approach LEI
t1es the macarte so as TO make reins an
throws himself into the Saddle. Streak
/ looks as if he meant mischeu4 and the b1
! ISLANDERS climb up on the corral to be ou
of harms way. Sometimes a MOUNTS
man is at hand to 'shaZe" the broncho an
keep him from running through VII
fence or smashing into a wagon. lie
reaches over and raises the blind, and the
the fun begins. Strea4Es stands still toT
. moment, and then makes a mad plung
into the air and lands on his stiHene
fore legs, with his nose almost on u
ground. Tex has balanced himself an
returns the compliment with touch
the spur. Strea4s makes a succession
, swift plunges, changing ends at eye1
lump and striking Lhs ground Ike sire
, PAYERS rammer.
: The boys shout encouragingly, ''Sit hi
deep. Tex" california him." "Hang al
rattle" set him afre," Look for
q prickly pear to light on" mind tn
/ prairie dog town" Tex plies spur al
cuertO. shouting "L-i-C-a-a," a taIsmau
, word of much Tcpute among "brOnc
!, busters" Streaks finds that bucking is
use. and he suddenly rearS and falls ov'
; backward, driving the horn Of the sadC
into the ground. he looks to enjoy {
! sight of Tex H4sI15S body, but Tex
. standing by his head with the coil Of {
- macarte, which had been caught under
: belt fast IL his left hand. " hen SLrea
: finds his feet a,aiu Tex is on his back, a.
: the pony makes bolt Of 1t. \ mile
q two tells on Lin. ind Tex manages
, jerk his head around so that he heads
q home again. when the pony - 30
\ hausted that he Is comparatively ST
:, rnissive he is d aDrCse horse" Ee Will
harder TO ride the second time when he
10 bitted than the first, but by the time
= has been mounted half a dozen times
- viii be quite tractabIe. Then he has to
- taught to .savvy cow, " and must les
= to dodge, stop and whirl around like a C
:, The "brol<e horses that have been Tunni
20 loose all winter are apt to be more trout
some than the colts, and the best riders
), the outfit viii take the nonsense out Of
nc bad horse if the man to whom he Is assign
:, Is not a very ''tiff" wagner.