The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-06-08
TEDDY'S MAVERICK.
A Pretty Romance Of the Groat
Plains.

Nrush-sagebrush ana sand again, De-
fore. behind, on either side. as far as
the eye could reach. All the afternoon
the overland" had been creeping
across the sand plains of the great
American desert. and to the passengers
in the Pullman cars-especially 10 those
who disliked cards. were too nervous to
read, or who didn't care to drink the
Journey was growing very trcsome. IL
really seemed, TO the more imaginative
ones, that the refrain of the car wheels
was: "Sagebrush and sand, sagebr ush
and sand -
The weary afternoon dragged slowl V
by, and the conductor Of the dining car
came through 10 announce dinners
diversion, Mt least
'-Ah- remarked one tourist. sudden
Is. in agratiied tone; there's typical
scene for you, me boy"
Against the red background made by
the rays of the setting sun. short dis
tance from the track. sat solitary
horseman. motionless one hand resting
on the pommel Of his saddle. the other
in the act of pushing back from his
forehead his wide-brimmed white hat
Then, just as the rear cars Of the train
approached, he suddenly took of the
hat waved it, jammed his spurs into
his wiry little bronco, and started to
race with the train. yelling at the top
of his lungs. At the end Of a quarter
mile or so, he slowed up, drew his re-
volver and fred parting salute into
the air, accompanying the volley with
q few more wild howls
The occupants OF the Pullmans were
amused: they had not seen anything so
interesting for long time. The tour
list who had first observed the horse
man sighed, and declared he envied the
cowboy-hc really did
GLOW they must enjoy II, this wild,
free life Of the plains, without worry
or a care nothing to 90 but commune
with naturc-when they feel restless,
TO be able to indulge in q wild. reck-
less gallop suitable to the mood and
and -er-all that, don't you know?"
But it did not strike Teddy MacLen-
nan, cowboy, Waterway at all.
don't you know? He was just think
ing how oppressively tiresome that
wild, free life Of his was getting to DO
with
Nothing 10 do but work.
Nothing 70 eat but food
Nowhere 10 so but out.
Nowhere 10 come but in
And, for the rest, nothing to do but gel
drunk or amuse ones self like howl
ing man lac, as he mad just been doing
for the dedication of the "tenderfeet
Hits sho' hell" he reflected. as hs
continued beside the track, giving th'
..bropc' a .breathcr'' hit sho' is. an
I'm good m tired ! am; but what {
do? Seems like we all gifts shifless
hit does: jes' pluggin' along an worSin
hard an playin' hard likewise (ontel
the stuff gives out), an no airthll
reason FIR bein' alive
Great sacrificed Wash'n'tn" HI
CALCULATED suddenly, jerking up hi
horse. "rll swaller snake. will.'
l heard the story from Jerry Mad
den, Teddys present partner In thu
cattle business, a couple OF years ago
as we sat in the shade Of the ranch
house one afternoon.
why, Teddy don't drink. an like
wise swears quite few" he asked. IL
response to query of mine. That
.Sho'. he hain't TUX nothin' fr mos
twelve r thirteen year, count o hi
kid Married. Oh. no. none what
ever They hain't no heifer gifts Teddy
not much. Why? Give it up Mebb
you en- tell mef
Ted was ridn' along one day-'ti
thirteen year ago--ridin' clost by I'll
railroad track one evcnin', feelin' kin,
o. sore an disgusted-lilse, when, all o
a student, he secs somcthin' funn,
trottin' along TIL track. Ted stops n
wipes his eyes an gazes hull 10
more. cause what he seen want moth
In like what we finds round this yer
patch o. bresh; none whatever. More
overmore. Ted "a ben tankin' up quit
plenty that day, he had, an was dcas
lcary o what might be tn matter o
his peeps. But e rubs 'em quite 10
more, an hope l may straddle III
ghost bronc' ef there want tn purties
little maverick yc ever see-little cir
bout Ave year old, browsin' along th
srack lookln' Lost