Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-25
A LASS AND A LASSO.
From the Plains of Texas to Noble
English Alliance.
Romantic Love AFFAIR OF an Erstwhile Texas
Cowboy-A Rich Mans Amusement.
Wild West Show.

Did you ever know young George
Campbell?
Probably not. For five years he lived on
the plains of Texas, acting the role of q
| cow-puncher born to the ranch and the
herds, Notwithstanding his people are
wealthy and he hsd no reason for ex-
| posing his fuce to the scorchIug sun Of
the South or his gloveless hand to con-
tac: with bride and lasso.
Every body knows James H. Campbell,
| the big livestock commission man-at
| least every cattleman IN Texas knows
him. He Is worth 81 900 900 If a cent
| has establishments in Chicago, St.Louis,
| Kansas City, Omaha, New York; and
| his agents are to be found all over the
| Western range country, at all the ship
| ping points in this country aud in many
| European meat markets.
| 1t is not probable that his son, George,
| a light-hearted, fun-lovIng aud excite
| meut-craving young man would be under
| any necessity to live the life of a Texas
cowboy with all the priyatious and hard
| ships incident to such q career.
| Yet ut the age OF fifteen George ran
! away from home, came TO Texas, estaU-
| Iished himself on a ranch i'll the north
| west in the capacity of COW herder, and
| for FIVE years remained hidden from his
relatives and friends. At times his occu-
| patton brought him to Fort Worth, 1t IS
| learned, but no one in this City remem-
| bers him as he never revealed his iden-
| tity, Those who knew him on the ranch
| say that he was ever one OF the boys. He
| ALWAYS wore the widest brmmed hat and
/ ,k1 in y~uT nTfN
there was no scheme of devilment origi-
| mated in his neighborhood that was not
| laid ut his door.
| Ten years have wrought q marvellous
| change in the conditions of Texas. y
decade ago all the country to the west
and northwest of Fort Worth, now world
| famed as the great grain country of the
| Southwest, was an open range, dotted
| over with vast herds of cattle, requiring
| an army of COW boys i'll their manage
| ment and control. Those were the
palmy days of the range industry. At
that time fiourished the cattle kings and
| COW barons that Texas once boosted, but
| which are now unknown. And at that
| time the cowboy grew most luxuriantly,
| and acquired those peculiar character
istics which have chung TO him ever
| since in the popular mind, but which in
fact have long since departed from him.
Then it was that the plainsmen Guilt
waited to the greatest proficiency those
| tricks of horsemanship, craftsmanship,
| and such amusements that they are
/ noted for The man who could snuff q
| candle at two dozen PAGES was hero.
| The handiest man with his rope could
carry the heaviest swagger, and the most
| skillfuI horseman usually owned the
neighborhood.
In such times did young Campbell live
| in Texas. Being bright. intelligent,
! and quick he coon became a leader in
| all ranch sports; and when, after five
| years, his whereabouts was discovered
and his parents induced him to return TO
| the home in Chicago, he did so reluctant
| ly on his own part and on the part of his
comrades, with whom he was favorite.
| In Chicago he entered the employ OF his
| fathers firm, which was largely inter
| ested in cattle buying.
A gentleman who arrived in Fort
Worth from Chicago yesterday relates
the sequel to George Campbell's career
| up to date:
Three years ago the firm sent him to
| England TO take charge of number OF
| cattle which were being sent there, and
| it was while on this mission that the in
| teresting events which led up TO his we'd
| ding took place. After transacting the
| business of the firm, he found himself in
| Liverpool with nothing to do. At that
| time Mexican Joe s Wild West show was
| in camp near Liverpool, and for amuse-
| ment Campbell went out to see it. Hs
found among the cowboy employees sew
| eral of his former companions on tbs
| plains. BY their invitation he spent a
| week in the Wild West company and in
| spirit of fun took part in the daily eXhi-
| billions of riding, lassoing and shooting.
| An expert rider, possessing face and
| figure that would attract attention any
| where, he was an object of interest to all
| who attended the show. One day, after
| completing bis favorite performance OF
| picking up silver dollar from the mud
while riding his horse at full gallon,
/ Young Campbell received, as usual,
| tremendous applause.
| None applauded so vigorously, how
ever, as young girl who, with her
1 father, occupied one of the private
boxes While waving her handkerchief
to the gallant rider q gust of wind
snatched It from her hand and carried IL
| out to the center of the track, where it
| fell in the dust. Campbell was coming
| down the course on the full run and saw
| the bit of lace fall. Without checking
| his horse he bent low in the saddle and
as he swept by kicked 1t up. He was
| cheered to the echo as he turned his pony
| and, riding up to the box, returned the
| handkerchief TO it's fair owner. The &C.
| cupants of the box proved to be Sir
| Thomas Dodd of West Derby, near Liver
| pool, and his eighteen-year- old daugh-
| ter, Helen.
| Between the young people It was
| case of love at first sight. An introduce
| ton was brought about in some way and
| MIR. Campbell, instead of riding at per-
| formances of the show, devoted himself
| TO social enjoyments. It was but short
| time before the young couple were en-
| gagged, but when the parents of both
heard of it objections were raised
/ that threatened to prevent any
union. 1t was finally decided that young
| Campbell should return home, and if, in
the course of year or SO, their love re-
manned unchanged, no further objec-
| tions would be raised. MIR. Campbell
| returned to Chicago, where he has been
| ever since. His betrothed decided that,
| BIS he could not get away from business
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