Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-28
TN@ 800
: A Western Silhouette.
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known throughout Lincolnayllle kicked
away tho chair that his hugo feet had been
iehtips on and started NJ toward tho win
dow that faced tho street. There was II
clatier Of hoofs and wheols passing over
the plank gangway that lod from tho street
to tho stable; sudden growl OF stand,
VIII ych. ych painted deyllsl" and tho quick
ohhhlns together OF hoofbeata and snort-
inGa that told Of team suddenly Ierlsed
baelt upon It's haunchea.
ono OF tho men who had been doslng
around the ntoye IN the stuily little room,
by courtesy called tho "oflcc." blinkcd q
little FROM under his gray, wide.brimmcd
hat, hnd rcokonod 1t was "Bn Meadows
Aving fun with those bronchos be bought
awhile back" Then he looked pcnHyey az
the stove. succeeded In shooting some to-
pheop juice In through tho opened door, and
nerenoly shut hia eyes again.
bert Hunter had passed out Of the room
toward tho stables, A furrow found ts
way into hls brown forehead as he looked
az the team end their driver Tho ponlcH
were simply rocking with sweat; foam hung
rom Their jawf. and At every spot whore
mo harnoss touched thom there were waycs
OF white lsther. Terror war shining white
" out OF choir eyes. ana they were trom.
olhE llko n inan with tho ag1o, Their
uriVor cut them nayagcly over tho TANKS
WIN ma VIM 40 that they jumped forward
WIN wild leap; then he Eluod his tooth
wtuthor with biting norc1nosa ard
NWainod back on the lines 80 that tho veins
ON hla hands showed out llko blu, Hualtcs
lpo ponies came back with Jolt and stood
usa'n quivorlng, foaming. btcaming.
a..
MeauoWH laughed grmly, ~ any blamed
nNF o. ToSns hronchol think they can have
nun with mo-" lle dd not finish the
"cn'oneo, but threw tho lines TO a boy. ana
sprahg OUT OF tho buggy. "Curse their
hl0hS,' no continued running hla glance
over the palp,atlng brutoo. I'm teach 'cm
10 play horsor' Then. turning toward The
oIIleo. Hello nnrtp
Hello, yorsolN Como IN and glt warmed
W. Scott bur you must "a roelted II To those
nonlcal They're wrlnglng wet as all Coon
i'lvor' Glttin' 'em trained fur family use
arc ych?'
Trained? Yes, IN train 'omi Deylln
'hey aro' Hut they've got doyll to fight
Whom they buck up against mo"
Hil Moadows was several lnchea over six
feet IN height and built In broad proportion.
Ito was full.lppcd. broad .shouldcrod
Giant; huge brute In human form. Ills
hand was capable OF almost crushing an
ordinary sot OF fingers: no know thla. aud
took particular dellgbt In mailing his hand.
snake thing to DO dreaded and avoided,
Ills face was a mirror OF passions. There
was purplsh flushing on tho choolis; hia
neck was lilto a bulldog's.
lie slrodo into the oflco and over To
where Two old cronles OF tho "horuey" typo
vera DOING, their feet stretched out ana
rMung upon tho Same chair. with q Jerk
McldowH kicked tho chair from under M,m.
and laughed down at them as they started
up norcely,
Don't YOU feel It's 'beut tlmo We llokorcd
somc2' he said, pulling a flask out Of his
nockat, Ito took n LONG drink at 10 and hold
II out TO tho othera. whose frat anger and
surpEso had passed promptly at Mealows'
Invitation to drink one after another d.d
his duty to the faak Bach wiped his mouth
with tho back Of his hand and began to
show a now interest In life. Her, Huulcr.
after h0 had taken his drink, shook his
head like an angry bull.
"Wrr" he gasppd. "whcrc d'yoh glt
such rotgut as thatY Wrr, Makes man
feel like a poisoned pup"
"fhoro amt no better Btuft'u that on tho
ryor," rotorted Mealuwa zone drink of
whisky y no better N another. noway ~
yoh Got any kick on the brand, Just shove
tho bottle this way. ThAnkal Well, boys
here's to-and the devil awlmmin'. and
tho man that don't love womoni" He tool,
another huge drink and throw himself into
ohair.
"ovor to the river to-day, Blll9" asked
Hunter. after he had Shovoled some more
coAl into tho stove. Tho lrO fiarcd out
unTfsslN n u tina lbuF
threw unslgh,ly flashes Of light and shade
across the big fellows face. IA no answered.
Yep, Muscatine,"
THAT where yeh tot tho tusel-oIlg"
"iOu hit H."
"T alu't right tho way they let things
rip vide open IN tho river towns. DO heap
boitur Z man could stay right to homo
and buy hla groceries here, In tho bosom
Of hia family, az the man says"
Meadows Fcowled. 'Arghl" no said.
"whose fault "a ~ Wonder you stlfs
wouldn't do your thlnltn' when tho polls a
open, stldder whlnln' aroun' like whipped
curpl"
who's winlng And--oh, let Us saw on
on thatl spcakln' o. whipped, how yeh git
tn on with those bronchos. nlll7"
~ 'ain't the gttln' on that's hurtin' him,
IN bet Interrupted Hunter gufaNingi
MS tho glttm' on
An. except Meadows. laughed bois'erously.
"funny'e a funeral. amt yeh." rotortcd
Meadows. NclUlng the stove, "Why. hang
your souls, III bot l eau ride either one O
those hronchos a year where any o. You
marks won't ride him minute"
For timc there was silence. Mono OF
the other men felt themselves competent
to pose az Mcadowa' equal IN cquehtrlanibm
lilo was known far and Wide throughout
the country as a rider Who was afraid OF
nothing, Ills great weight was, TO come
oStcnt, IN HIS favor. It c0wcd all but tho
most stubborn horses. Thon, too. his
length Of les was Of lneHtlmable benefit: no
was almost able TO Initiate those long-
lcggod dariuos who break hr0nohoS on tho
ranches. and whose battles arc half won by
their ability to intcrlook their legs under
tho horses belly, His method OF breaking
~ horse waa by no means that ot tho
Professor So and-So who carefully px.'
plains that klndneRa IA tho ono and only
secret of IL all, Not 40, argued nill Mead.
ows, As soon ~ 40 found hlnsolf mastor
90 the situation he put HIS heela hard into
his hoiac'A ribs, aud, with lnnh and about,
urged tho Wrctehed brute TO fearful Efforts
VI apced until. IN sheer exhaustion, IL
dropped under him needy, aud, coereed
BY terror, followed the allHhteat touch OF
tho rcln OF la,c. II was true McNdpwa
habit OF drinking wna threatening TO IN
tprforo with his equestrian supremacy,
ON several recent occasions he had al.
tempted. while IN liquor. TO break In
young horse and had heen thrown, II was
tsne that tho shock had invariably sobere1
him at oneo and he had completed his taak
Vita more than hla usual herce fervar. but
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