The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-24
she HAS FOUND HER IDEAL.
The Famous South Dakota Cowgirl
Meets Her Hero.

Meets Her Hero.
The recent wedding of Myrtle Morrison,
the famous Nowlin county girl bronco
buster, and Frank Dupree, a part blood
Sioux, created quite a sensation among
the aristocracy on the Sioux reservation
and in adjacent territory, says the st.
Louis Globe-Democrat. Miss Morrison Is
handsome young cowgirl, noted far and
near for her proficiency in the art of
horse training. She has had many adj
mirers among the frontier beauH but al
ways declared that she would never mar
ry any man who could not ride, shoot and
throw a lariat better than she could, and
as such men are extremely scarce II ap-
pearcd probable that Miss Myrtle was
doomed to lead a life of single blessed
ness. However, last fall, hay being scarce
on the upper Bad river range, her father
removed his family and stock to Big
Plum creek, a tributary of the Cheyenne
river. Here Myrtle first made the ac-
quaintance of the good looking, daring
young half-breed who has since become
her husband.
Frank Dupree is a splendid horseman,
a thorough cowhand, and apparently de-
void of fear. The Duprees are among the
wealthiest stOckmen in the state, count
ing their cattle by the thousand, and
Frank, like many other half-breeds in
tina section, has received a very fair edu-
cation. Still, Myrtle was not much at
tracted toward the swarthy youth until
one day they happened to be riding to-
gether, and came IN sight of herd of 60
or 20 buffalo, which the Dupree family
have raised on their own range from a
few calves caught years ago, when buff
falo meat was the principal article of
diet for the entire Sioux nation. Although
this herd is kept from straying far from
the home ranch by "Old Man" Dupree's
cowboys, they are fully as wild as their
F1,sNr ng,ls,
west Of Chamberlain with their shaggy
bodies.
The young couple rode up quite close
to the herd before the animals were
aware of their presence, and Frank, in a
spirit of bravado, urged his bronco along
side Of a huge bull buffalo and sprang
from his saddle to the animals back.
In an instant the herd was stampeding
madly across the prairie, with the old
bull leading the van. Duprees foolhardi-
ness had placed him in an extremely dan
gerous predicament. If he jumped or fell
from the buffalo's back he would certain
ly be trampled to death by the pursuing
herd, and IL he retained his seat until the
| animal became tired and sulky 1t was
| equally certain that the brute would
make a furious assault upon him the mo-
ment he dismounted. So all he could dc
was to cling to the animals back and
await an opportunity to escape. But II
was not until the herd had run fully two
miles that he saw the least chance OF
| leaving the back of his novel steed and
escaping alive Fortune at last favored
| him, and the animal ran for some dis
| lance along a deep, narrow washout with
| almost perpendicular sides reaching to q
| height of fully 20 feet. Here Frank sprang
| from his seat and slid down the bank OF
| the depression just in time to escape be-
ing trampled upon by the closely follow
| ing herd.
Meanwhile Myrtle had lassoed her COM
panion's horse and was hurrying after
the rapidly retreating buffalo. She reach
| ed the spot where Frank had dlsmounted
| just as he was climbing, dirty and be-
draggled, to the top of the raVlne. The
cowboy did not feel very proud OF his
exploit, but, nevertheless, the little cpl
sode had touched a tender spot In the
girls heart, and short time ago the
bells of the Cherry Creek Mission church
announced the wedding of this typical
| frontier couple.