Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-12
Tenderfoot Obtained
His invitation
his GEORGES COURTSHlP.
c.s..l Certificate and How Began
w.s Of a Peaaaogue Among
4, Mexican Race The
Teacher Of Today

20 80 mugh' vas ~ i''Ni W.
Il rla literature, but ] wa possessed
h pis .s,1sfe desire for travel aud ad
n re,aained iu San Antonio for d
vas stricken down with accli
- and "a. becoming myself again
SIichied 10 meet an old college
~ s yrae engaged Ia sheep ralsiug
~ NE southwestern counties. Al
49, rpluest 1 accompanied him on
WAS delighted with the coun.
a. rs best. Ranches mt that
~. Tow and far apart The nearest
80 twenty niles away. OF necps.
visitors were few, but every one
v,icome guest and Invited "a
igfr as he would. ! was told of
~ IA dipnn Indians FROM Mcxico
"a occurrence. Upon asking for par.
y fprarding these pcopio my riruI
- lint the Lipans usually ralded
"A "a noon waB fuli always came Into
,t,ot and Stole horses and murder.
4 IN The reason Of their full moon
"A ns 10 give them llgnt for night
. / was much Interested and whom
~tsi / would do should a raid be
" rdA be- only too glad To follow the
II possible Cvcrtakc them and
. N good dose of compound cathlr.
M fnlm my 81-Calihcr ccutre-nro
M Hide. / was young then. IN my
4 mi did not really mean an that
M smoke nor did it aver occur 10
M vas 70 be- the hero Of q nght with
a esn braves friO Town was our
AZ and nearest burg. ~ quietly the
Ami round that. that young tender.
Dnfls ranch on the Todus Santos
. ~ aching FOR the blood and scalp
4 ridn one day ANA memory won't
M 10 forget it. "a cowboy from n
cmp came to the cabin and reported
4 netasln track at an arroyo lcrcvkl
ivo miles distant. MyelegHnt som
v1s nearly lifted from my head.
h stood out straight and stin as u
4 tes quilts, ! questioned my infm-
iaey. Hisyuy domcauor. cool aud
d was suilci Mt 10 convince even
10 Of bis vefuciN. About the timp
A,d given up all hope OF ever SEQ
ad home ia the states, another and
ltef COw-puuching knight rode up.
n Two were heavily armed. AT thar
rewoue went fully Ouuiuncd To
d ihe red man. My armament com
q Colts navy six revolver aud
nded OctagonM barrel lI-Calibcr
II ir Winchester rife. By noon ON
~ ua,ful day fully twenty had coll
j our humble cabin ON the Tuung
al were agreed that the signs
\ ITe Indians and pursuit must be-
Ole Of them asked me TO lut bin
f gun. as H was at home about
nles distant, lie got it upon an
promise 90 return 10 within an
Anoiher upon a similar protext Dor.
NJ 1layy SIX Finally 10 return
be specified time the boys became
1 consented, 20 load an old
iset which had not been Cred
D Mexican war; and go ahead with
niing the sayagcs. Taking the
% piece from one corner OF the
pdl 10 charge OF powder sur
v cause that relic TO explode at
1s and IN The middle. The charge
vas 81 Ike Callbor. an tightly rHmm
putting on n cap, placed the gun
nee. whilst ] go after my pony
pinto tcalicol pony was q dur-
boise In those parts could do him
= -Nyafd go ns you please" race.
d uled 10 borrow him but no
myself could ride Pinto as /
fened him. The little animal was
N olt back OF a chapperM thlcket,
~ 10 the cabin. Whilst / was
2. boys had spiked my gun ana
w the cap which OF course / did
aller then or afterwards. Quick
Fl We were soon on IN the d.
where moccasin signs had been
" travelled single or Indian fle.
w q mile from our cabin was
~ putt for irrigation purposes
uIluHe we crossed nc brisk
al ~ poonlng uneasy. one by one
e. W had dropped behind. and Pinto
ieldTtoot rider was way mo near
lhct only one was ahead. Il
.allatct no excuse such ns rolling
t ugatening mv-Gaddle Cirts Oh
" iall back So I went ON. my
angling ana wishing and may boz
Agial career. ~
"A Y ahead considerably Informed me
u signal by day was a shrll
night Initiating some night
SV,e' We had gone about three
he0fd "a whistle and there
A lhr cn0pperal burcbuckpd
mdlnu as / thought, who
asl leit. riding toward mo at
snot after shot was heard.
yV q second for Pinto realized
+. w thllEpr as much as ala his
49, luat faithful little creature
"A 9aNllier. than the other horses,
. AZ. nlariI, gained from the very
"A 5, plruers. IL was every man
w and God for MS Mi. tbongbt /
"a w nay own scalp. no korse fiesh
. ~ Used that riln for oulrt
~ ue blamed thug GOT 30 heavy
, IfOpncd, Running 80 swiftly
q l.i vapperul, my Mexican head
4. ~. Vsl9 somOrerO I prlzad 40
!, 80 nut Time was too precious
4 tai lVlhE 10 recover 10. When
,r ny me ditch, found my steod
'shp " SO quickly dlsmOmted
els lne hrst time az my pursu-
vl,r W eyes saw at least forty
~ 'uvf historical war paint on.
rosI Quickly running through
n.t',,I Enllc grass, reached q road
k,nt ,le house OF o friend on he
nm 9i the RIO Frlo. about three
rrtcs was said afterward that
ei.i sv. w antelope gait FOR no
mar or coat NV face noio nay
IA, ,Igule i reached the banks
the opposite bank. Arrived
-, y question. told the occupants
tN nent and my narroyy esoane
,yrs,,e gave way ana / eank 10
AN eV47, When ] became con.
hi ~ 1 Knew ana maybe more
q ~ HAt night before / WAS
faiei, uue state Of affnlrs. Deunpd
IN the Sun Antonio EYpress
ar - ht encounter. At that
Ia sb,.,,e Ia The Alamo city many
etfy Fltn, whose hocks were iu
IN eelng this In the paper.
m q IA hst AYery cOnyeyunces and
iiars iui camps expecting 10 find
ufltin.' leu ana sheep scattered.
h tils ~ frio Town. they were
g,ly a te5Sss 20 oll their QuerlgE
~ phro.i enIsee,rtoots Initiation Tie
All ~ i1ulan ON me and done it
tatd Az iole Tor fghtlng sayagcs
trk ~ w'l many a whisky straight
eTr me tenderfoofs eypnnse
rn s,IoRGE's CoURTsHIP.
& be- tiNss IN the Lone Star state
Qei Ia lpNlal ANA kindIlest OF
mkeo,. uine when "book -larnin"
81 rs ~ quantity Uncle george
| q even y without being able
3 ~ ,nsflte, his own name. But
b hls eiNYi,l himself ON and that
.nfd my To not only desciphor
h0t c,.ille country and every
,qiee ba9 almost tell what a
anlha, last eaten. "Sture
lnt 70 him was gOmcfhing
d. XVI Jung n vast tract ~ fond
IA, Aog7 hy ma fhors,nas KS
ianti3l1 an eligible suitor among
M rlst,.. uiallpns Of his section.
p NJ, 70 ride among his herds
j., ~ hogs spending The seventh.
de ol...r.e,A4 feeding them. This
l1rie1s.,tp Just At the close of
fueh,sr VS. aud Is true in
y, nlslrhhyl George had a
flori er.f negroes 10 assist him
q we Oh man pnt N ..,ne NM
IA &. n, mggers" alwavs dressei
III ee n0thea were made fron
tearv Ne.nrspun Jeans and their
Ntht kt"'yWn dOmesfic rvpry-
t1fa - faithful reflnue follow.
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