Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-01
NED A'6OyERN's PET COYOTE.
do Bought It From a Cowboy and i
Raised 8 Otrcns in His Saloon.
New York World

90 Bought 1t From a Cowboy and 1t
Raised 8 Oircus in His saloon.
New York World.
An escaped pet VOLTA pluckY bartender
and a badly frightened ssloou-keeper,
supported by company of bar-room
lopgers, were the actors in funny little
comedy yesterday morning. The wolf
played the star part, and the action took
place in the saloon OF Ned McGovern, at
No. IA East Fourteenth street. Nc
Govern, who is 2 man of ponderous
syoirdupois, bought the wolf
from an inpecunious sowboy,
who assured MIN that it
was as tame and gentle as q sheep, aud
had been the pet Of his family in the west
for mSny moons. TIE coyote is sharp
nosed, bright eyed snd as clean llmbed IS
q panther.
Saloon-keeper McGovern believed all
that the cowboy told him, but now he
hss doubts. There vas collar around
the vsrmiIt's neck, and when under the
eye OF the Cowboy stranger could pat
her head, and she would wsg her bushy
tail like dog. MEG nvern thought he
had prize, and he tied the wolf up In his
back ysrd, which was formerly used as q
pool room and Is rooted over. Visitors TO
| 70 the saloon went OUT 20 see the wolf,
but they viewed her from distance, for
after the cowboy left she developed vsri-
Gus traits Of character not in the bill Of
sale, and snapped st everybody who came
nesr her. mcGovern said that this was
only way the "critter' hsd, and con-
tended that she wss harmless He boldly
| advanced toward the wolf snd called her
baby names in 6 subdued foghorn voice.
The wolf laid back her ears snd
showed her faugs. McGovern said
that she must be hungry and he
sent his bartender ont for couple of
pounds of rump steak. The raw meat
only seemed to irfame the coyotes ire,
and SIC howled dismally for more and
tugged on her chain. One of :he visitors
prodded her with sticF, and she
bounded toward her insuiter with such
force that the chain WAS nearly wreuched
from the stsple. Then McGovern con-
Guided that his pet wanted to be let alone.
He assured his friend he meant to tame
his pet or perish in the attempt.
"Once l get her eye," he said, "she's
goner, and I'll handle her Just the same
rs would 8 bsoy"
One of his admirers patted his broad
back and told him TO go in and cover him.
self with glory. Thus encouraged, Nc
Govern advanced boldly toward the yard
door, the upper panels OF which ere OF
GLASS;. His hand was on the knob and
| there was lock Of determination on his
face, when the crowd in the background
heard 9 crash and q dark object shot
| through one Of the glass panels of the
door. With q yell Of alright Saloon
keeper McGovern fell to the f0or with 4
shock that shook the building.
"Murdef! I'm killed." ne cried, and
wrieg!ed toward the open door ct little
room where the boys sometimes plsy q
friendly game OF euchre. The crowd
with psilid faces, rushed for the slime
haven OF safety, and the wolf got tangled
up in their legs. She gnsshed her teeth,
and uttered short, sharp banks of aston
ishment. There was a chorus of wild
| wells, and ssloon-keeper McGoveru was
| trsDpled under foot. He managed to
roll into the room, however, and the door
was closed. So were his eyes. When
one OF his friends asked him il he was
hurt, he moaned feebly and gssped for
breath. On examining his Injuries he
was oveIjoy to heas that besides torn
coat and slight confusion in the crown
Of his derby has, he WAS ell right.
The wolf mean while had undisputed
possession OF the saloon She was run
ming up and down, switching her bushy
tail and swapping her teeth. She appear
e. more frightened than savage, and tried
to jump through the plate glass panels of
the front door. The glass WAS too stout,
however, ard at every attempt she fell
back upon the floor with be fisd snsrl.
When she burss into the saloon so un-
tremendously there were three strangers
ST the bar drinking whisky, and the bar
tender had just filed pint GROWER for
an italian. McGovern's wild cries snd
the snsrls OF the wolf were too much for
the whisky drinkers aud the Italian. All
| four made bot for the front door, and
up to late hour none Of them had re-
turned
The bartender is chunky built young
| man With gray eyes snd smooth face.
He was left to face the wolf alone. He
faced her with broom and 8 look of
stern determination. The wolf ran be-
hind the bar and he chased her out. She
didn't show her teeth to him, and when
she tried to get back into the yard again
through the hole in the glass he took cour-
age aud opened the door. He even fol-
lowed up his advantage, and while Nc
Govern and his friends watched him
through the hole in the door-which they
had previously barricsded with two chairs
and table-he drove the wolf into big
box and closed 1t SO that she could pot
escape.
McGovern sent for the cowboy and q
carpenter, add now the kuy-o-tee is safe
ly secured in cage with an iron-barred