, 1889-10-09
JEALOUS OF OUR jim
A Challenge to the Kid From Eel
low Cowboys.
lin Writes Interestingly of Life in
Paris.
A Letter Signed by the Stars of the
Wild West.
LETTERS FROM PARIS.

z a personal letter to the city editor
from Jim Kid" the star rider OF Buffalo
Bills Wild West show now in Paris. A
couple of weeks since another was received
and yesterday there came to hand a COM
munication from several members of the
company denying the statement that Jim
is the best all around rider and roper in
the troupe. Here are the two letters:
FROM Jim KID"
BUFFALO BILLS WILD WEST, PARIS,
France, Aug. 3l.-FRIEND TowsE-I
see by an Eastern paper that you printed
my letter, but you misunderstood a por-
ton of it. 1t is admitted that L am far
and away the best rider here, but there
are those hat can beat me at roping, for
l am not as strong as l used to be. Oscar
Quinn is a good fellow and 1 like him be-
cause he is from Wyoming but his cow
boy work is ordinary compared with that
of most of the other fellows,
This is a gay life for sport and enjoy
ment but L am beginning to tire Of it and
long for the rolling plains. Mr.. Cody is
as good a man as l ever worked for and
very kind, and Paris is a gay and magni-
fcent city. 1t is hard to equal for dress.
beautiful parks and places of amusement.
| have often heard it said. "go to
Paris if you want to see pretty women.
Or course there are some pretty girls
here but they are few and far between
and / have seen nothing here yet to com
pare with our Cheyenne and Western
girls for beauty or good manners.
Tim Dyer's nephew, Louis Van Els
beck, was here to see me the other day
and gave me two CHEYENNE LEADERS.
They were sure good for the eyes, the
only Cheyenne papers l have seen since
l left four years ago and you bet L read
them threadbare.
l have seen a big part of the world
since L left, but no place | like as well as
the West. 1 have rode buckrng horses
in most every state in the United States
and SO far have made a clean deal ON this
side of the pond. The French horse Lee
Retif was the toughest l ever rode. He
was hard to ride and knew his business.
The French language breaks the jaws
| of the Wild West people. With the ex-
c~eptions of two or three. all the boys can
say when a Frenchman goes at them is
1--WE. we, Monsieur" which means,
"Yes, yes, Mr." This is a hard death to
die, being talked to death by a person you
can't understand, but we will have to
then we will go to Germany and learn
Dutch. The show is a big success, large
houses every performance which is two a
day, Sundays and all making fourteen
performances a week. Well. it is show
time so l will close hoping to hear from
you soon l remain your friend,
JAMES WnLoUGHBY,
Jim KID
/ A COWBOY CARD.
To the Editor of Tine Leader.
BUFFALO BILLS WILD WEST Co.,
PARIS, France, Sept. 20. 1S89.-DEAR
SIR:-Will you as a favor to us, the cow
boys of Buffalo Bills Wild west com
pany have the kindness to publish this
little letter. We all feel assured that
you will publish a letter signed by the
majority of the boys belonging to the
company as willingly as you did one signed
by Jim Kid alone.
In his letter to you Jim Kid states
that he is the best rider and roper in the
company, with Oscar Quinn OF Evanston
second, and says, I'VE are a great card
for Wyoming" Now, we do not wish
to dispute anybody's word, but can truth
fully say that we are not acquainted with
any person who has as yet acknowledged
Jim Kid and Quinn as champions.
We will give every man his due and will
admit that Kid is a great fider, but as a
roper he is away behind the majority OF
the boys in the show and as for Quinn, we
will hardly bother to mention him, for he
keeps a back seat and says nothing, for
he is not capable of doing anything much
and knows it.
Jim Kid is undoubtedly a fine rider,
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this company he is taking quite a high
stand. Among us are men from all parts
of the West and South and are all picked
riders and they do not fancy the idea of
having the whole world think them out
done and beaten by Jim Kid" and Os-
car Quinn.
Now, we wish to say that Kid and
Quinn are challenged to do any two things
in this line OF business land choose from
three or four as they choose throwing 10,
heads or tails" for first choice) Tor any
amount of money they will put up and
the men who will be chosen to compete
with them are among those who have
signed their names to this letter. We
will now close this letter and trust that
you will find space for it in THE LEADER.
We remain yours truly,