The Red Cloud chief., 1890-12-19


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81" 6aiA tho old cowmaa, sTve
eoet. been clean hack to TIE HE.
A. I've seen some sfssago sightG
that strike . man from ~
o quesr. There's . hep . dis.
tween things here IN the same
there.
kks . cowboy, for instanca. Anaa
d used 70 the everyday 'puDcAer'
Q range wouldn't hardly recognise
article they have back in Tie
- - belonging to the same bresa.
never saw any OF the gentry IL Tie
!. but their pictures arc everywhore.
eper can't mention stock without
In in two or three likenesses Of
! they call cowboys An I should
. they was habitually on the prod
huntin' . victim.
heir rig Is . psrslyser. Il Gener-
consists Of . bat-sombrerer they
it-of the Dimensions Of IN average
htnb; the Same they Wear pin'd up
tont an extendin' ous behind like .
mer kitchen. OF course they all
E long, curly hair.
Next comes tho buckskiu shirt an
t. fringed and beaded all over.
; 10 generally understood 70 haze
n done By an Indian mash. Ar
If boots-well. they are somethiag
vslk around and wonder aA Tweoty.
b legs, and, - IL t>at wasn't saosea.
y have . kind f apron on thst eeooe
over the knee and buttons behinA
Naturally they have . spur 70 nsteh'
this Koreeousness. and IL iss ahpE'
shank 10 shout four Inches II the
ar, an On the end b hung . rowel
newhat larger than the head Of o
asto can. They drag It slong tho
Pund an it makes . furrer you could
Int corn in.
As h TO Be expected, this spparition
Is 'heeled,, and 1t such odd times -
hasn't got his gum In his hand he
srs Il on his left side in . government
lbbard. with.the nap buckled down.
They sppear to have . dialect Of
Fir own. Say, stranger seems to b
b grand hsiling greeting Of the order.
II used to think the old Lone Star
iii had some pretty snsky-loaking
ecimens on It but they was plum civ
zed compared with the average cow
v OF the Eastern press.
Nov. Just compare the outfit OF the
erage ranch hand-one who knows
ough about his business to hold .
sady job-with the above. As . rule
will lind him wearing . Stetson hat
th . four-inch brim that wouldn't hop
the owner wanted it to. . heavy wool
irt Of some dark color that won't show
It. maybe . handkerchief around his
OK, trousers or overalls worn outside
his boots - often - in 'em, an. il he
in . bushy country. . pair Of chaps
er these, the whole making . costume
is maybe picturesque. but gorgeous
rdly.
AS for . six-shooter, not one in ten
ar EN-, but the tenth man don't wear
on the left side and tied down in his
II he wants it at all. he
.nts it where he can get 1t out and y
terrible sudden.
OF course, you will occasionally run
ross . specimen rugged out to strike
'ror on sight, but " . rule they are
lftin' around huntin' . job, or else are
Is who were weaned too young and
Mt know any better.
The artists and writer's in the East
drawing their pictures Of cowboys,
ve gone . chip or two further over
, limit and got 'em mixed up with
, desperadoes and professional killerA.
body can deny that there arc bad
snong the cowboys. but - . rude
EN- one of them gets up . name = >
Ter he quits 'punchin',' throws away
white hat and spurs, and drifts 70
, city, where he can exhibit himself,
1 after awhile, il he isn't killed on.
Is . steady job dealin' stud-poker. and
es in hope Of some day going East to
lp elevate the dram-er." Chicago
raid.