Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-29
SOME COWBOY STORIES.
TRUE TALES ABOUT THE
TEXAS CATTLE PUNcAER.
Pony's Foot in Dog Hole aud Billy
Ten Miles From Camp-A Tale OF
a White shirt and one
OF Dude.

Here is one OF the pluckiest things
ever heard of. remarks St Louis
Republic writer, Billy Pierce was
out with his outfit, which was
floating one He had left the wag-
ON in the morning and had been
scouting around looking for wolves.
to try his hand roping them. He
sighted one and had a good chase af-
ter II. Finally, when he had gotten
pretty close, going at his horses ut
most speed down little slope. get
ting out and looping his rope, looking
intently ahead where the wolf
was running, instead of to his own
| going, his pony stepped into prairie
dog hole and fell with terrific impe-
tus. rolling over and over.
The poor little thing rolled clear
then picked himself up and stood
trembling and painting with pain.
holding up the foot that had got the
shock and strain When Billy sat up
and tried TO rise he found that both
legs were broken close down below
the knee. and the left one again down
near the ankle.
Billy couldn't get to Buckshot. but
he could do something more extraor-
binary that Buckshot
was Texas pony and Billy a cow
puncher-he could call Buckshot to
him. He did so. and the little fellow
came trembling and limping a little
though Billy thought the limp put
on to gain sympathy and call atten-
tion from the disgrace OF his step
ping in a dog hole. After trying for
long time, with no result but that
OF increasing his sufferings terribly,
to find some possible way Of getting
upon the horse in the ordinary posi-
tion, Billy dragged himself up beside
BuckshOt, supporting himself with
one hand while he unfastened and
pushed of the saddle with the other,
and then he crawled and pulled him.
self till he lay across the pony back.
face down. and with his broken legs
dangling loose.
In this way he rode-iu steadily
increasing pain Item miles 10 camp.
at crawling pace, for even II Buck
shot had not been lame Billy could
not have endured anything faster, 10
find the boys packed up and Just
ready 10 move on twenty miles fur
Their TO a point decided upon after he
had left. After one OF the boys Who
had some skill in broken bones had
set the fractures and they were talk
ing il over little Billy told them
how he crossed the creek, and. raging
with thirst a. he was would have
given anything for drink Of nice
running water. He tried and tried.
but could not reach IL with his hat.
and he dared not get of even II be
could have managed II without hurt
ing himself. And later. when some
sympathizing woman said she won
dered he didn't faint, Billy said,
grayely. "Oh. | couldn't"
"How. 'couldu't?'" said the lady.
"Why. / was Obliged not 10. ex-
planned Billy. I'D just slid of an
laid there on the plain fer the coyotes
20 eat up"
Here Is u tale Of q white shirt
which I'm sure goes 20 illustrate the
great esteem and respect in which
my hero, the cowboy, holds etiquette
and the social conventionalities
There was to be dance at a distant
ranch--a real dance. with real live
white girls To dance with--and two
OF the Bar X boys, through some ac-
cident or neglect. had no white
shirts IL was .'no white shirt, no
dance. and. as the latter alternative
was one not to be- considered at all.
they got on their ponies and rode
sixty miles to the one little town in
the whole country where there was a
store.
As il fell out there was only ono
white shirt In that little store. and
the boy who happened 10 90 in first
got that shirt and rode ranch%ard re-
jOicing. while his late companion hung
back little in much gloom and bit
terness Of soul. not at his chum, but
at fate "A poor, ow-down. Panhandle
one-shirt Fate.
He was the better man of the two.
and had very much the better horse;
ard when they were about ten miles
from the ranch the fortunate one
heard rush behind, the disappointed
one dashed up alongside. snatched the
priceless white shirt from is fasten-
ings ON the saddle, went on TO the
ranch at run. made hasty but mag
nifieent toilet and was of to the dance
before the other arrived at home
think there is genuine flavor Of
cowboy humor in this incident: A
fellow came out from the East all
running over and bursting with ideas
about how TO become a wild and
woolly cowboy, and he brought along
with him fearful and wonderful sad
die he had had constructed after his
own plans and specifications an inn
mense affair. all brass nail heads, and
embossing and glass jewnickers; an
amazing thing, such as the boys had
never seen before. When he got up
the first morning after joining an L.
X. outfit he searched around for some
time for his saddle. and finally saw IL
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