Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-15
THE COWBOY ARTIST.
a Little Transaction in Whieha Broncho E,s
the Best of It.

4 Little Transaction in Which BrO1cho Hs
the Best OF It.
Mr.. Frederic Remington, the 'covb,y
artist, - whose graphic pictures Of West.
ern life appear frequently in the Centurr
and Harper's, is spending the summera,
Canton, n. Y, MIR. Remington former
Iy lived in this CITY and his many friend,
here will be interested in the description
Iiof a very amusing performance which
occurred in that-viIlage last week. in
which the artist and q mild eyed broneho
were the principle actors. The st. Law
renee Plaindealer thus reports the affair.
It Is related in iEsop that a man and
lion once argued together as TO which be-
longed to the nOGIer race. The former
called the attention OF the lion to a mou-
ument on which was sctaptured a man
stFiding over q vanguishe1jiOn "'That
proves nothing at all, said the lion;
''if Il lion had been the carver he would
have made the lion stridiag over the
man.
An artist who excels all othersiu bis
pictures of the horse, aud particularly
the horse of the Western plains, is spend
ing his vacation in Canton, his early
home. He has sought to divide his time
judiciouslY between painting and lawn
tennis, reserving suitable amount
which to do nothing. Il 50
happens that a mild eyed brOHehO,
fresh from the distant West, has re-
Gently been added to the American hoass
livery. Seeking to always be true TO
nature in his art the artist has impressed
the broncho into service Us q model;
has compelled him, much against bis
will, to assume all postures, and 10 90
through all PAGES which his frontier
experience has taught him. At bis
last visit to the studio few days since he
was rewarded with n view of the canvas
on which he saw himself rearing aud
plunging in violent attempt 10 throw hs
rider, who sat erect, seemingly uncon-
scious that he was not going ut his smooth
est pace. Fancying the rider TO be none
other than the artist, he secretly
resolved that if the time ever cams
he would show the friends OF
the artist picture painted from his anu
not the artist IS point or view. Broneho
opportunity soon came. Tuesday alter
noon last the pony was saddled up for
lesson in has trade OF common carrier OF
men, when the artist h2ppeneI
along. He was clad in bran
new white flannel tennis sun.
eff only the artist would take a ride.
thought the bronchO. OF course he VIII
Stirrups are Heightened, grths tight
ened, curb bit inserted and the artist
leaps deity TO the saddle and IS Tead!
for the onward rush. But there Is nl
m l. IL INN
cast of his eve tells him that the cTo"u'
which is rapidly gathering, VIII so1i
include every one in the streets aII
then, and not till then will he 90. flhaiP
his spectators are numerous enough y
satisfy him. Like an arrow from .Ao
bow he shoots f0om the American ho's5
corner and is off up Park street to"alt
the depot Where has he.started tef'
the question n eveFybody's mindi a.
visions lof the Little river Dril5si
the school Mouse at smNI
Corners, and the hotel st Ras'sAt
pass swiftly, before the ;aRtist. BaI 'l'
broncho has no szch idea. The m0A'I
tum he has inpattFd to the 30 p0uDJ'
of white flannel clad rider . for no - -
purpose. He sees thedane fFading ~
'Rresbyterlan church And the beaaHl-'
grass in the ditch at the left ofetaF ST. -,
Withodt change IN speed he chah2l -. -
direction so qbRkly SHAT the ~ -,
wholly unpreparedsfor the move - -.
to thesbronehO long>euough to save IL
seEkfrbm the pavement, only to Os
posted at fun length IrDon the grass -,
the ditch At<2ength. gatheii1-
shattered ideasT the artist -.
but alas, from shoulder 10 anAl.
his bran new Silt IS ~.
The 6roncho surveyed the grass ID L..
ditch bottom with the 6ge Ola pl-Dgf
who has just completed sbis first i4 -
length portrait and is pleased VITA TIA lIs
effect, turned to the artist with l"lnI n,
in his eyeand walked. quietly back u -
stable.