The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-02

yiyldneHs and enthusiasm such as THIS
country never saw before. There was
nothing ever like Il except the first re-
union last year. and that was only hair
a. biz as the present one.
More than 1900 visitors came 10 the
little prairie town where the Wichita
Valley railroad ends Il Is the nearest
railroad town 10 the heart Of the cat
lie country.
OF course there was not room 70
house 80 many. but this made not the
slightest trouble. The visitors didn't
expect 10 live In hotels. They campcd
along Seymour creek and the brazoa
river for four miles.
Many came on tue railroad. more on
horseback. a few hundred IN wagons.
and some on foot And Il was worth
every sacrifice that was made.
Texas has had prosperous year
The rains came at the right time. The
cattle are fat and inging a good price.
There has been plenty Of work for the
cowboys.
Men who have lived an their lives
IN cities or on small and peaceful
farms can have no idea OF what this
cowboy gathering was like. To begin
with. they may think that there was no
end OF trouble. During the three days
celebration there were only two cases
Of disorder One man was arrested for
cutting a rope 10 keep the crowd back,
and another for caFclessly breaking the
wheel Of a wagon.
The cowboys came In all the glory OF
their adornment. They nrrayed them
selves In new sheepskin legglns or cor
duroy trousers. which are matters OF
no particular moment They had their
brightest kerchieis knotted around
their nccks. and these are Important
They wore the finest % sombreros.
heavy with gold and silver trimmings.
Their saddles were truly magnificent.
and more than one wore silver spurs.
And never. perhaps was 30 many
gorgeous revolvers TO be seen IN one
place. A cowboy never calls the wcap-
on a revolver. u lsa pistol. a gun, or
a pop. Tho initial cost OF the rcyol-
vera-and they are the finest that
money can huy-doesnt compare with
the amount spent on their ndornmcnt
They are inlaid with gold. and many
are studded with diamonds The
cowboys pride IN his pistol exceeds
that On anything else that be possesses.
There we're little cowboys and bis
cowboys. men with a1ii. apologize
voices and terrible records and others
with swaggerltg Fait aud hrawhns
voice that are as dangerous a. don
keys.
The features Of the reunion were the
cowboy games and the "hroncho husl-
IN" and steer roping contests. The
ahlcsi cowboys on the panhandle took
part In these. and g was an exhibition
that was worth going hundreds Of
miles % see. There was a grand stand
erected that seated $500 people, and
Il was crowded Seymour is proud
Of ils enterprise IN building that stand
The meancsi. strongest. most evil
Inspired horses that live were selected
Cor me contests. Those who know
something Of this dangerous and exoit.
Ing sport from the wild West show
can have only an approximate idea Of
what this contest was Ike Il tool
place on the prairie and the foremost
men among the most wonderful horse.
men OF the world had a par, IN u. Thcy
we're not gi,iug an exhibition for N,
benefit Of a lot Of people who knew
nothing about a. They had 20 pleas,
the most capllous Of critics who knew
every point Of the game. And the COW,
boys are no, afraid 10 critlclso
Emelluo Oardonhine. last years
champion g slender. active man. FRS
came forth. swinging his larlat a.
small hoy waves DAG From ghe per
rushed a bay horse With white spots at
Bis side. a powerful and wonderful,
swift animal Ne vent by AZ cor
-spe-,l
Tho larlai curlci gracefully throusl
the air and settled over the wild horse
Cardsnhlno's mount stretched ont hh
feet aud waited fof the shock. I, cam,
with such force that the horse wal
icrked from under o. rider
oardonhlne led The fractions broneh,
Ia front 81 ihc grand stand. ilo Wake,
along peacefully and meekly. 4
seemed that ans ordinary rider coul,
manage him.
Bat when a saddle was thrown oycl
him there was trouble. and no end 81
a. n seemed that ihc hfoneho BAD
az least tNonly-thrtc feet and that the.
shot out forwards backwards ard side
ways. 80 lhat DIS legs looked ilko ihl
lpokos IN a rapidly moving carriage
When De wasn't kltt'ng b. was dane
ms Really that horse would hayl
made a striking success ln IA ballet
After a time a couple Of cowhoyl
Erasped TIE hofst by lhe ears and En-
cline tried 70 ssl lhe Saddle "a nnslllaa
They made tvo ceres OF ground lool
like a rlowed held before iheg sue
/ ceeded.
Csrdenhlnc climbed into the saddle
For ATTY yards the hfoncho huckea
while Emcllnc sent bis spura home
Then che horgo had enough. Il VA
perfectly willing 10 behave
when Harper Young fcped his hron
eho The snlmai Locked al him reproach
iully. The hsr'o simply nrched hi
back when she rlsihs were being draw
tight The souboys take no eherce