The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-27
The Fun Rough Rider Herrig Had
With the Colonel.
PUT UP A JOB ON ROOSEVELT.
I'm 1883 He Played Tcnderfoot on Him
and Afterwards Went to Work for
Him-Somc Exciting Experien-
ces AftcrGame in Bad Lands


'HLntel with Roosevelt said Trooper
Herrig the other day in answer TO
question. Indeed I have. on his Da-
kota ranch at Elkhorn and along the nils
o. san Juan. IL was more fun out IN the
Bad Lands than II was IN Cuba. The
Colonel. as we all call him now, had two
ranches when / first knew him IN the
Bad Landslide ElkhOrn and the Chin
nev Butte he named EN-. They lay on
"a Government range along the Little
Missouri River. just south of Medora.
There was plenty OF big game when he
first went out to that country, in lsS5.
and everybody sized him up for grassy
tenderfoot Twas I'm Medora mamed
after the Marquis dc Moress wife, a New
York wOman). in front OF Joe Ferris
store. that a lot of us planned surprise
for Mr. Roosevelt He looked like
Md-I believe he was only a little past
2o-and what with his eyeglasses and his
knee brooches and his little brown mus
tache he did look too nice for anything.
.'Whue he was in Joe Ferris's. buying
postage stamps. VIII Dow. who citer-
ward worked along with me on this ranch.
ami a cowboy named Merrineld and my
self unsaddled RoOscvelt's pony, led him
on and put the saddle and bride on
bronco that was a dead ringer for his
mount. We knew all about THAI bronco.
for he'd already thrown Hellroaring Bill
Jones once that morning. So we kinder
sdlei off 10 see the fun. By and by
Roosevelt came out OF the ssp and
started to mount He was near!slghted.
but he couldn't have told those cayuses
apart, anyway.
THE BRONCO BUCKED.
1.-THE bronco let him get into the sad
de and then the beast punched his feet
and bumped his back and Roosevelt
went off as easy as you please. Nobody
said anything except Joe Ferris, who
came out of the door and asked II he
was hurt.
" Not a bit OF it, said Roosevelt. and
ND he went again But the White-faced
Kid-that's what We called the bronco
didn't wait FOR him 10 get his right foot
I'm the feathers this time before he pitched
the young fellow right over his head.
n was the all-hredest jolt | ever saw.
Roosevelt turned a somersault and then
sat down so hard his glasses broke. VIII
Dow and / went 20 help him up; Merit
ieli was laughing so he couldn't move
Roosevelt didn't notice any OF MS. lie
Just looked surprised as he scrambled
up-the dust was four inches thick IN
me road. It's too bad broke my glass
1--WE thought he'd had enough OF IL,
and were wondering how we couli change
nags again. when the teuderf00t came
out with n new pair Of glasses he'd
hshcd ont OF his handbag. and blast my
eyes II he didn't jump on the Kids back
again. and so quick this timo the bronco
didn't feel him tin he'd got both feet In
the stirrups and a cool grip with his
knees. Then maybe the Kid didn't start
down the road. llckety split. In minute
ne was out Of sight I'm a cyclone or dust.
QUITE 4 TURN.
There We're only about eleven inhabi-
tants in the town then, and 10 wasn't
long until the news got out that the
White-faced Hid was numbering ten
derfoot. We held a mass-meeung IN
front Of Ferris's store. and when the
overland train from the East pulled In
and another tenderfoot got OF and asked
for his friend. Mr. Roosevelt. and said
his name was Dr. Lambert and he came
from New York. We said as how his
friend Mr. Roosevelt was just about
needing "a DOCTOR and bad, too. But be-
fore we could explain. lickety spit
through the dust came the White-faced
Kid. and there on his back with all MS
teeth showing was the Doctors friend,
Roosevelt When he ciapped his peppers
on DR.. Lambert he let out Il whoop that
couldn't have been beat by any cowboy
on the Little Missouri. We took a shine
to him from that very day. Any fellow
who could ride Whitehead Kid at one
trial and holler like that was the man
for our money: except that We didn't
have any money-unul we'd hired out TO
Roosevelt.
ar first I went 10 work on the Mall
tese Cross. But when Or. Lambert came
out for some shooting, the boss sent
word for ma TO come down and hunt
with 'em az the Elkhorn ranch. That
was as pretty a place as you ever saw.
right on the bank OF the Little Missouri
with a wide valley on the other side and
then a range OF sharp cliffs that cut Off
the view. The house was ono story
high. of squared logs. hut there We're
plenty OF rooms IN IL. biz easy chairs
on the porch. and buffalo and bear skins
all over the floors The Colonel owns
IL vet. and the boys are just crazy for
him % come ont again. He owns the
Chimney Butte ranch, too. but the mousse
ON the Elkh0rn's the best As for Wild |
yame-well, you can get lost for three !
iays even now I'm the triangle cut OF by |
Tho Little Missouri, the Big Missouri and !
the Northern Pacific Railroad.
"Heiiroarlng Bill Jones had como 70 /
= Crk for the Colonel when Dr. Lambert |
emo ouf ir eo-.smhor 10 You 500. |
BIZ hal been Chief OF Police in Bis
ne rex. and he and the Mayor had words
me dav BIZ pulled his gun; he WAS too
much OF q gentleman 10 shoot the Mayor
,o he battered him over the head with
he butt end Of the pistol. That ended
he argument But after that the Mayor
iaid ne though Bill had better resign,
~ he passed In his badge and came 70
,Ie1ora. And when he heard OF the
enderfoot who had tanned Whlte-faced
Kid. Bill said he gessed he was the kind
II man he'd Ike 10 work for. BY the
lme / went there Biu was foreman OF
he Enkhorn ranch and Sylvan Ferris
Ioe's brother was head cowboy. BIZ and |
SYLVAN had stayed sober al summer SOS
o be O. x. FOR the big hunt
DOC Lambert mounted Sorrel Joe. the
'olonel stradlled Muley. Bill rode Tom
md / drove the Whte-faced Kid and
lin IN the army wagon. The Colonel
aid Il wasn't any fun 10 ride the Kid
nv more. since he'd pull 10 harness.
Besides. he hadn't ever quite forgiven
he Kid for bucklng him 50 hard that
10 lost a new hunting knife that day at
fedora.
our third day out We saw antelope.
There's a big bull, but he's co yards
n said Bill Jones when we first caught
light OF the game. But the doctor hadn't
ot used TO a country where distances
re so deceiving. In that high. dry air
ne prong norm didn't look. 70 New
york man. further or than across Madi-
on Square You see. can talk town
ow like a tenderfoot since | go. to be
soldier and came East
GOOD SHOOTING,
"As I was saying. the doCeE paid no