The citizen., 1899-08-16
Nevada Kids Little joke
Got Job with the Diamond F"
Outft on His Merits.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

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IL foot that joined the diamond F.
outfit last beef roundup2 Well, say be
was holy terror!
IL come about this way: Our wagon
was at Cherry Coulee; we was just after
having dinner, and the boss, old Rowe,
was going round like bear with sore
head, bullyragging at everybody and
everything. This was because two of
our top-hands had got hufTy and pulled
out that morning; consequently some
of the boys was beginning to kick most
outrageous at the thought of having to
do extra night herd work.
Cherry COulee amt far from town,
and we used often to have people come
out TO look at our outfit when we was
Camped near town; so when we seen
a dudish-looking fellow with Chris
iy-stiff' hat and stand-up collar come
a-walking towards the wagons we just
supposed he was another of them east
ern tourists who was nosing around,
and we didn't pay any attention to him.
But he walks up TO the cook, who was
monkeying round the fire, and says he:
mister, which of you might be the
boss here?"
The cook just pointed at Rowe, and
the dude walks up to him and says
quite pleasantly:
IL heard in town this morning that
you wanted man, so thought | would
come out and get the job"
Rowe looked at his "Christy-stiff' hat,
his stuck-up collar, his silk tie, his
boiled shirt, and his pretty clothes, and
then he says, quite slowly:
And what kind of job might you
be looking for?"
why, punching cows, of course, /" said
the stranger.
"Hes? said Rowe. "And what do
you know about cow-punching, and
where might you have punched cows?"
down in Missouri" says he, still
smiling most pleasant.
Now, perhaps you don't know il, but
there amt no cow-punching in Mis-
souri,, in fact that same place is pretty
mach of haysced state, and regular
nesting place for greenhorns and ten
derfeet; SO when the dude said he
came from Missouri Rowe kiud of
looked al him and said:
And what outfit might you have
worked for down there?"
We'll, l worked for my pap" says he.
Pap had nigh on to 20 cows and / had
to drive them down TO the pond to wa
ter; pap used TO ride the old bay and
i used TO ride Molly; sometimes I'd ride
Jim, the mule. Oh, I've had quite lot |
of riding, l can tell you. Nav said | |
could ride we'll"
That SOP" said Rowe. "Well, guess |
i haven't got no job for you"
what" said the dude, looking
mighty surprised. perhaps you think
| can't ride good enough?"
'And that's no lie," said Rowe, who |
was getting bit tired of him.
"Oh, but hold Oal" says Mr.. "Christy-
stiff." "Hou haven't seen me ride. Give
me show; I'm pretty hard up and l
want a job"
Look here" said Rowe, ''you want
a show, and I'll give you one. You ride
that baldfaced bronc over there, and
II he doesn't chuck you I'll take you on,
and what's more, I'll give y0u top
Now, this same bronc was regular
outlaw and man-killer, and there
wasn't u puDcher in the outfit who
could Eay with him, though we had
some bronco-twisters who were no
,louches either; he was vicious, Bit
ng, striking, whistling, snorting ter
'or, and as for bucking, why, he'd soon
,r buck than ear. We called him Gen.
Neyler. 1t did seem rather low down
. run the stranger up against such
Sclone, but he was so precious green
he just jumped AT the chance.
"All right says he; twill you give
ne top wages II | ride that horse?''
surely" says Rowe, chuckling TO
limself.
"And perhaps you wouldn't mind :
'uying me an outfit, as I'm broker"
aid the dude.
I'm do that" says Rowe. 81 guess
ticking plaster is pretty cheap" whis-
cred be 10 W boys who was standing
OaRd,