New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-08
4 PECULIAR ORDER.

A short dispatch from a small town in the
central part Of Wyoming Territory TO an Omaha
paper gives the outlines of "a misunderstanding
between resident of that place and a man
from neghboring ranch. 1t that the
man from the ranch had that evening given
little entertainment 10 small party of friends
ut popular drinking establishment, and as
fitting finale TO a gentlemans party they had
mounted their horses and rode them about the
sidewalks on fast run for a couple of hours,
occasionally, in loud tone of voice, inviting
such gentlemen might be in the houses and
not otherwise engaged to come out and fight.
This, resulted in but little real amusement only
q few dissatisfied citizens taking a shot at them
from their cellar windows, and at about o'clock
in the morning they went TO the leading hotel
Of the city with the intention of retiring. They
were shown to rooms and everything was quiet
for few moments, when the gentleman who had
given the party came into the office very much
excited saying that he had found notice posted
in his room TO the effect that guests must remove
their spurs before occupying the beds 1he
landlord insisted that the rule would be enforced,
when the gentleman from cut of town shot ab
him and a general fusillade ensued, which was
only quieted by the arrival of the sheriff with
a posse Of citizens.
Whether or not the gentleman from the ranch
who objected to the obnoxious notice should be
blamed for the course he pursued is an open
question. To many it may seem that the provo
cation was not sufficient, but it must he remem.
bered that the order to remove spurs arb-
trary, no reason whatever being assigned. This
of itself sufficient TO any man of spirit
especially if lie had been riding horse with a
bad disposition about a cheap plank sidewalk.
II the hotel proprietor had decided to exclude
spurs from his beds in the future, he should, in
the words Of that document which declared
against another great wrong, have stated the
causes which impeed him to the change.
Another point which the guest made was
that il was his duty TO resist the encroachment of
any such Eastern and eifete custom. lie rightly
argued that if they removed their spurs this year
they had no guarantee that they might not be
Obliged TO take off their boots next year. Where
will this thing stop? he rightly asked. 1t was
an abrldemcnt of personal rights, something to
which tie Anglo-SaXOn race is particularly adj
verse Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty,
the guest said and though it may not be much
70 take of our spurs, look IL the thin edge
OF very dangerous wedge. and If we basely sub
NIT the time will come when we shall be wearing
nipLt-shirtS lie accordingly fired at the domi-
ueering landlord, and though finally overpOwercd
by superior numbers, went down with his spurs,
rs we may say, still flying.
Whether or not the hotel man has rcscinded his
oinoAlcaS order is not stated, but it is fair 10
presume that. finding the opposition so strong and
outspo<en. he has. The free born American
citizens Of Wyoming cannot be coerced into adopt
ing customs foreign 10 their ideas of what is the
proper thing and hotel proprietOrs might as well
understand il first as last.