The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-12-19
THE REAL COWBOY.
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Fu,EfRf1 Him.

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Ignftats Ain5.
sSYa'aa' said the old cowman, @I'Ve
been east. been clean back to the tide
water; an I've seen some strange sights
things that strike man from the
plains as queer. There's heap O. dir
renee tween things here an the same
things there
Take cowboy, for instance. A man
that is used to the everyday -puncher'
of the range wouldn't hardly recognize
the article they have back in the
States as belonging to the same breed
81 never saw any OF the gentry ia the
flesh, but their pictures are everywhere.
A paper can't mention stock without
rifgin. in two or three Licensees of
what they cali cowboys. An / should
Judge they was habitually on the prod
an hnntin' victim.
''Thsir rig is paralyzer. 1t gener-
ally consists of a hat-sombrerer they
call ft-of the Dimensions of an average
washtpb; the same they wear pin'd up
in front an extendin' out behind like =
summer kitchen. OF course they all
wear long, curly hair.
Next comes the buckslkin shirt an
pants, fringed and beaded ali over.
This is generally HnGerstoOd to have
been done by an Indian mash An
their boots-well, they are something
to walk around and wonder at Twenty
inch legs, and, as if that wasn't enough.
they have a kind of apron On that comes
up over the knee and buttons behind-
Naturally they have a spur to match
e1l this gorgeousness, and it is hun. >
The shank is about four inches in the
clear, an on the end is hung 3 rowei
somewhat larger than the head of {
ground an it makes a furrer you could
plant corn in.
''As is to be expected. this apparition
goes 'heeled,' and at such odd times as
he hasn't got his gun In his hand he
wears 1t on his left side in a government
scabbard, with the flap buckled down.
''They appear to have dialect of
their own. Say, stranger seems to be
the grand hailing greeting of the order.
81 used to think the old Lone Star
trail had some pretty snaky-looking
specimens on it, but they was plum civ
tiized compared with the average cow
boy of the Eastern press.
Now, just compare the outfit of the
average ranch hand-one who knows
enough about his business to hold .
steady job-with the above. As rule
you will find him wearing a Stetson lat
with four-inch brim that wouldn't flop
If the owner wanted it to, heavy wool
shirt of some dark color th$t won't show
dirt. maybe a handkerchief around his
neck, trousers or overalls worn outside
of his boots as often as in 'em. an. if he
is in bushy country, a pair of chaps
over these, the whole making costume
that is maybe picturesque, but gorgeous
hardly.
''As for q six-shooter, not one in ten
wear 'em, but the tenth man don't wear
his on the left side and tied down in his
scabbard. Ii he wants it at all. he
wants it whore he can get it out and a.
barlkin' terrible sudden.
''Of course, you will occasionally run
across specimen rugged out TO strike
terror sight but rule they are
driftin' around huntin' a job, or else arc
kids who were weaned too young and
don't know any better.
1.-THE artists and writer's in the East,
in drawing their pictures OF cowboys,
have gone chip two further over
the limit and got 'em mixed up with
the desperadoes and professional killers.
Nobody can deny that there are bad
men among tho cowboys, but as rule
when enc of them gets up name as a
Killer he quits 'punchin',' throws away
his white hat and spurs, and drifts to
the city, where he can exhibit himself,
and after awhile, if he isn't killed off,
gets a steady job deaiin' stud-poker. and
lives in hope of some day going East to
help elevate the dram-er." = Chicago