Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-02

HoULroN, Me-, September The
wild west show of Major Gordon W.
Lille, who is perhaps better known in
the parlauce of the border and OF the
dime novel as Pawnee Bill. Is making a
tonr of the cities and large towns OF
Maine and the maritime provinces, ana
its engagement in Houlton, Saturday,
was attended by a bit OF romance
coupled with all illustration OF actual
western methods, such as the other
towns are not privileged to witness.
When the show was in Woodstock, n.
B. the preceding day, one of the cow
how riders connected with 1t CHANGED to
meet a pretty young Canadian girl, and
in the process of making her acquait-
ance became quite enamored.
The hours of his stay In WOODSTOCK
were all devoted to her society, ana IL
was with the greatest reluctance that
he tore himself away late that night
when the special train which carries the
show left.
His impromptu courtship had been so
determined that it had not escaped the
notice of the other men in the show, al
though they did not make the least sign
OF having detected it.
Upon reaching Houlton visions OF the
winsome French maid were constantly
before the fascinated youth from the
plains, and he longed to steal across the
border line and renew her acqualnt-
ance.
At length about o'clock In the even
ing he was missed, and at the same time
the show found itself short OF PaWnee
Bilps finest pony, superbIy mounted
rife and a revolver, the latter also be-
longing TO the head OF the show.
Shrewdly surmising where the infatu-
ated youth had gone it was decided TO
effect his capture aud the recovery OF
the stolen property without resort 10
any such legal formality as an extra
dition treaty, either.
A young Mexican Of experience In
this particular line Of business was
given all the information available
about the case and instructed to bring
the cowboy back at all hazards.
An Indian was detailed to assist him,
and with less than ten minutes notice
the two men were mounted on fleet ponies
and started upon the road TO Wood
stock.
II was we'll along in the evening and
the road was a strange one and wholly
unlike any which is travelled In the
west.
Nevertheless the two pursuers
touched the sturdy little ponies with
the spurs, and the people along the
route heard, II they failed to see, how
a horse thief in the west is chased.
1t is not long journey from Houlton
to Woodstock, and the men fairly new
over the route, hoping that they might
somewhere overtake the fugitive. and
thus be spared the task Of searching
through q strange town for him.
But the cowboy Romeo also had an
object in travelling with the utmost
speed and he reached Woodstock long
before they did.
He rode boldly into the town park,
and finding dark secluded corner TIED
his pony there and then carefully hid
his firearms in the vicinity.
This was all quickly done and pro-
cseding up street the winsome cause OF
the fast increasing complications was
found and the man from the west was
perfectly happy.
The loving couple strolled quietly
along the street oblivious to danger.
But the Mexican had arrived, and
riding slowly around town to accustom
himself TO its surroundings, his bright
eyes fell upon the much-wanted man.
Without a moments hesitation he
seized a lasso which had been hanging
from his saddle, and dashing behind the
unsuspecting couple instantly had them
fast in the loop of the lariat which he had
thrown with unerring aim around them,
and the Indian was Immediately at MS
side to complete the capture.
The soft-hearted cowboy changed into
a man raving mad, but resistance with
out the weapon which he had cast aside
was hopeless. ,
The girl was frightened nearly out OF
her life, and to add TO her cOnsterna-
ton a small crowd quickly gathered
amazed at her curious plight.
She was willing to promise anything
to be released, and upon her solemn
agreement to visit Houlton the next
day, q friend was allowed 20 take her
home, but her lover, whose devotion
had been so ruthessly checked, was
hustled back to Houlton, pony, gun, re-
volver and all and lodged in jail for safe
keeping.
Yesterday he was brought before Trial
Justice Briggs sharged with larceny OF
the property from the show, and his
Canadian Juliet was present as wit
ness.
Probable cause was found and be was
bound over to the September term OF
court.
Then the Mexican who was delighted
with Yankee justice as an adjunct to
his work as a self-constituted officer OF
the law, fastened to Calais with the In
dian, the ponies and all the property to
join the show which had preceded them.
The excitement has subsidized, but 1t
will be long before this peculiar incl
dent is forgotten by the witnesses to
any of its phases.
The girl in the case declares now that
she means to stand by her lover to the
end.
AFrench Duel for Blood.
PARIS, September IA duel was
fought yesterday In the outskirts OF