New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-24
JULIUS.
.. ROMAN-NOSED MAVERICK.

fact so lacking he IN the gre5lloiS -
of his kind that Tor long time he W"s .f
myth bv the more conservative citizens OF Inv
locality ard this sceptical feeling on tIclI pr
was apparently confirmed by the animal w." fi w.
fui ubiduity One starry night he was seen ~ o.'o
~ trr hnys who was coming home from town
late and about the same hour, Nale onelh's S'N
him and climbed cott0nwood sapnS 20, 30. ny ~ -
rake at point fifteen miles dlh'aht' buS t9 }or
tho Gentlemen referred 10 acknowledge that t1cN,
lad been giving little attention u IrlNlhs uuii
On 70 away via the bottle route, ana as othcr ptiso'
VINO had met seen the wonderful steer "cIc III
Variably individuals Of blbul0uS l'lldehcies vi d
facility in the fiction line. whose de'ctlp'I0" ="
the maverick were undlssusapc Iii9n ",,,n cVes
Other those who had not, with ther own cAeS'
leheld the mOnstrosity, still smiled TIE Wise, az
lIaVatng smile of disbelief 49,. $500. -.
Gale Smelling avcrIcd that the creature was NJ
least as tall as giraffe. with horns SIN ieet ohe'
and hoois which left footprints on the HS q" u ,
rs big a sombIcro. " III was nlHch a. 90.
il teri of coal mine at midnight, WlIl II ~ cHco
which flashed lightning. | think Gale would nave
said that they also flashed thunder, but he leaieu
this statement would leak D2ponent luther 81.
forth that "i it, charged upon him WIN more OF -
iupotuositv stanpcding his horse ana causing mn
To use much CELEBRITY in gaining access TO tine uppor
story of slender, swaylng tree Wnefe tlc
hold him prsOncr, occasionally Dulting the NY
with much guSto, thereby causing tarS slorc-",th
10 fall out and making his head acne. AgcoIulms
10 Gale this resulted III much INSOMNIA Oh lis "l
continuing until Aurora ana a leI5S u."', c, ="
cattle appeared whercat it" Withdrew, AFTER
various sangunary threats, uttered Ill 10" p"SS
The story of the other clap, who claimed to have
seen the creature the same eVening fifteen mics
away. did not dovetal1 with VT. >I'lih- >
According to this vcraciOus gentleman, VINO WIS
chef at jim Harden's ranch. the maNencN was Puiu
q wcl-hehaVed animal, although qui'e ulcou'ii Ii'n
frcakish in appearance. 1t was very lrse, VIZ ="
head as big as n barrel, and quite as long, fld 'lc
cook and had big branching horns and merry eyes
Rut il was not, he said, black as smelling claimed
On the contrary, il was red, with white ulmhhle'
TIE only point on which any two STORES agreed
was The description of the mavericks nose
Nearly all united in affirming this to be the most
remarkable portion oil the easi in"h oop' i"i,
should be, it was RomaneSque that every one
who had seen il was quite ready to swear that inc
lower portion very nearly, if not quite, at right
Bnt nobody seemed to see him by daylight and
circumstances were against those who dld see, OF
claimed TO have seen. him at all. .
one afternoon, however, he figured in an incident
which held considerable interest for the party OF
the second part, who was no less perSon man me
veteran Hank Barr. Hank, next day, related, IN
mUiilcd tones through several thlckneSseS OF
bandages, the following 1885,,
How do / feel? Saay, son, was .ye ever kicked
by a reel promp' muel. r toyed with by buzz
saw, r hit by a pile-driver? Mph! wy,
therns parlor,g games 'longside O. that crooked
faced maverick lie amt no seer.nes ga , ely
at tn brute. He's one O. these here upgardsanat,
TEN lellers, an don't vase no idle moments slzln
Il was ridin' intuh camp bout snOrin' in III
saddle, an had jes' come out O. that long coule
b'tween them low hills ontuh tn crick bottom
q
Up, IN somethln' seq M-m-mm -nf-oo-oo; You
bet wakes up, an, an here, bout two rod ahead'
was tn ole Harry hissHlf. | reached fr my Gun
an tried Z make Plugugly stan still, but IN
burned gun was twisted in my belt an III fool
hoss was cranky; an tn fust thing knOWcd, a
streak o lightnin, with full head o steam MI
me in bout forty-siX places, an when com, 70 l
was lyin', all skun up. with my dainty little dim,
pied feet an laigs a-sOakin in tn crck. linen i
pulls tn gun an let's 90 few times, an you lei,
i>rs comes out an picks me up. Sa-ay I'm g9in .
do c0ip an 70 N.
this here episode
But before Hank was well enough to attend 10
business again there a change in the affairs Of
the maverick. few days after Hank ep>s odc'
Fleming and | heard a tremendous row among a
bunch Of the bOssS bloodcd cattle. which he al
ways kept near home, away from the others, under
epecial Supervision They had been driven IN close
Ia the ranch for water that day, for some reason or
other. and one Of the Flcmings and Mexican
cowboy had started back INTO the hllls WIN llclll
q short time since 50 they were only mil or SO
away when we heard the disturbance ana IL ana
not take us long to reach the spot
As we turned clunp Of willows ana rode out
nm 70 the little level near the creek where Hank
had his encounter with the mOnstrosity, a thIIlIhg
sight met our eyes. In crowded, huddIrl, N.-
rilied mass a bunch Of cattle, bawlnS ana snort
ing, were gathered at the upper END OF me nal'
and tire two boys had their hands fnll trying 10
keep them from stampedlng. In full Tlr", a az
only connie Of hundred yards away. Jerry, the
buIl i'm whose glossy hide there was a small 1or-
tune invested, was engaged in deadly combat WIN
fine maverick, which had been seen only ycs'cI-
GaV "a lpaSt twenty miles away.
II was q magnificent light ga jerry Hi'
killed several scrub bulls and had much ccleD-
ritv as q strategist and powerful hgter nul III
evidently had all he could take care oil Oh thl, oc-
casion for the monstrosity seemed T. be something
Of a fighter himself AS We appeared on the scene
the conbatants withdrew from each 0ther Tor
breathing spell, and we had good look al 'he
"" lie certainly was an odd-loolyng creature In
color he was a curious notified roam, win large
snots of yellowish-white. His back curved up,
,rord AT point back of the shoulders, Tor several
inches and he had long, snewy legsahd great hoois
And such nose 1t was something IKE tnat OF
a veteran moose. only more exaggerated III lI'
curve and less acccntuated by the lower lip, whfh
was not so prominent as the same feature IN lhc
moose He was sufficiently homeiy, hoWcVteI, 10
friohten almost any animal but the Iedouptpie
'eI Presently the two gladiatOTs began to walk
in a circle, which gradually diminished as they
walked Roth were bleeding freely from their
wounds. hut both looked ready 10 continue In
onr eycitement we forgot all about Jerry value
rs the head OF a herd. and Fleming, thinking only
of the animals fighting qualities, CALCULATED:
sScribc. III bet ten that Jerry wins y
I took the bet. The stranger was not so heavy
nor so Notwithstanding as Jerry. but he seemed
20 have plenty Of sand and agility, and was
certainly tactician Of high merit o-,.
had hardly accepted the bot when the lighters,
in response to a mighty r0ar of defiance from
Jerry came together. What crash There
was not much TO he seen but cloud Of dust and
a couple of great. shadowy forms struggling
butting and thrusting for several minutes Then;
suddenly they emerged. The maverick had
evidently found JerrNS weak spot, LOT Ihc uti'u
foreigner was retreating, tell to the fee, with
much more haste than dignity. while ne con,
queror almost exhausted stood on the field he had
won and gave a roar Of satisfaction
by Jove!" said Fleming; let's rope that
chap What fighter he is
This was not much trouble for the maverick
vns almost ready to drop, and, after our horses
had been induced to behave themse Ives: Fleming
and surrounded him and led him triun-
phantly home, sending couple Of boys after
Jerry who was sadly in need of repairs.
Strange to relate, Julius, as he was christened,
was an entirely different creature in captivity
fcom the savage he had shown himself TO be when
roaming around according to his own erratic
notions. In the little pasture where he was kept
no Woodworking OK could have mildcr. Given
his freedom-or, rather taking il once in n while
he was the same fcrocious, terrifying steer as Of
Nobody tried to, but it was accepted fact that,