Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-15

MIR. George W. boyd Of Fort worth
PuIIs the nndEer.

zette: on yesterday afternoon pre-
cisely at . o'clock the employees in the
offices of the Texas and Pacific coal
company arranged for fight between
"A badger and 4 bulldog n honor OF
the recent arrival In the camp OF MI
Geo. ". Boyd. This mode " amuse-
ment Is u favorte one GU. here Tor
sunday afternoons. and upon the ad-
vent OK a tenderfOot is resorted TO as
u means Of furnishing untold sport
Tor the gang and At once placing
the uovitiate upon plane OF good
fellowship.
A young man who has pulled the
badger Is lull-nedged Thurberlte.
Early Sunday morning the boys in
formed Mr. Boyd that the badger had
been purchased Ia nelgHbOrug town
aud that the fight would occur during
the afternoon, and invited Alm to be
resent.
He at FIRST demurred, but, when
he learned that sucn exemplary char
acters as W. +. McAdams, George
Taylor and W. H.. Meyers We're cuun-
teuancing the fun and lending their
efforts TO make Il success, his scru-
pies were so far overcome that he con-
scented TO be present
At ,he appointed hour the escort
who had undertaken the duty OF keep
ing him In the dark as to the details
OF the forthcoming contest and had
very successfully worked his curios-
ity UP TO a high pitch, locked arms
with him az thu hotel and started Tor
the SNAKE" The snake is vacant
lot IN the rear Of the livery stable,
where owing to the privacy afforded
by high, close fence, there may be
p-aCti1ed In safety ways that are
dark and tricks that are vain" which
10 the old rhurherile are peculiar
Upon reaching the scene where,
quito unknown to himself every pro-
vision had been made for investing
Mr. BOYD with the role OF the stas
actor. there was found an extremely
boistcrous and excited crowd There
seated On barrel which, the bottom
having been knocked out, was headed
up over The mysterious badger, sat
Taylor as serene as a deacon at
church collection. He was there to
SOC fair play and q square deal and
ga not propose TO have that barrel
tipped nor the significant rope which
trailed out from under ono side OF il
for "a distance NJ twenty feet, pulled.
until every detail was satisfactorily
agreed upon.
The ubiquitous Cury was present.
the center Of an admiIing group, as
he swung back ON a short chain with
which he held IN check the vicious
bull pup. who looked almost wild az.
with staring eyehalls he strained at
mornings vainly endcavoring 10 get
nearer his mortal enemy, tho CON
cealed badger. Here was Watson and
there McAdams, and yonder Kehoe.
and dozen Others. rushing frantically
through the assembled crowd. shallinc
sj and $40 notes I'M every mans face
ana hoisierously Wagering same thar
the pup would whip and others thar
the badger would win.
But he had gone too far TO reeede,
Go, with mental resolutions that he
would never again be- caught in such
company De brno"d mp and determined
20 see the Thing through. He had not
TIE most remote idea of a badger and
his curiosity was Intense.
Al TINS Juugture Wilson forged
through the crowd and. grabbing The
rome, shoutcd thar he would pull the
badger, ana that tho fight should not
longer be delayed. For "a few mouent4
the widest p1ndemonium prevailed
The men who had wagered on the
badger rushed pell nell at Wilson and
violently tore The rope from his hands.
Ihey would not submit 10 this Jobblng
WILSON, they said, had money up on
the dog and he wanted TO throw the
badger at disadvantage.
Several OF the betters had high
words, and a general row seemed in
eyitable. AZ this point Air Boyd be-
came greatly agitated. saying that he
was very cold aud wanted TO po i'm
/ by the livery stable stove and get
| warm. and he straightway withdrew
[ quiet was Immediately restored. when
he was induced to return. Loud calls
l We're then made for some dislntcr-
/ ested man to come forward ana "pull
the badger some ono who had nor
placed q bet on either side
No one responded. and Deacon Tay-
lor called OUT from his point of emil
hence that as Mr.. Boyd was a stran-
ger, II ne mad not placed n bet he
would be willing 20 have him nun
The rope, as he believed him 10 be a
fnir man, After some heated dis
cusslon, this proposition met with Ia
vor. ana a general request was made
mat Mr.. Boyd do the work. This was
indeed high mark OF confidence and
much coveted honor. II was also a
very critical moment for the fun-rns-
kers for had the gentleman declined
the laugh would have been ON them
But being Of a conhdlng nature ana
seeing, AZ he thought, q favornble
opportunity for bringing the night on
IN an amioable manner and rendering
MS friends real service he modegtlv
stepped forward and reached for tho
rope He was instructed to give II a
strong and quick pull as the animal
/ was OF a contrary nature and would
swing back. In order 10 prevent mo
rope, Which was small from cutting
his hand. he put on a glove. and tax
Ing a loop an his right hand, with the
end in his left he braced Ills feet
and announced ready TAYLOR de-
seconded from his perch and as the
1 count commenced. gently tipped the
: barrel. Upon the word three. he
threw the barrel 10 one side Just rs
Boyd with pll his energy jerked The
rope. The latters bewlldcrment can
I he best IMAGINED when, instead OF a
( stubborn. vicious and snapping little
1 brute, dhcre came sliding over the
| ground towards him nm inani-
mate object On the instant the
crowd raised the cry Of mlrth and
crowd raised the cry OF mlrth and len
iell back. leaving their victim In a
dazed condition, still holding the rope.
and with melancholy air surveying
the badger. Gradually II dawned npon
him thnt he had been SOLD out, and,
with his skin the color Of a lobster
and facial contortion which he in
tended az smile, he buttoned his
overcont 10 his chin and struck a nee
line for the hotel
But he has pulled tho b,1,,-,,