The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-13

the disgrace. AS a fitting finale, when
her sex was discovered, she DOTTED her
adventurous attire and married the
man whose life she had aved Cap
tain Dick, the bravest and boldest cow
boy in Arizona. He is now taking her
on wedding trip to see her brothers
| and sisters, and mother, who reside in
| Portland, Ore.
About year ago a slender, clean
| shaver youth asked for work at one of
| the big cattle ranches near Williams
Captain Dick, who was the leader of the
COWBOYS. engaged the ''tenderfoot.'
| Jack Hail." the name the applicant
| gave, won his spurs at the annual
roundup, for which the boys were pre-
! pairing. Jack was very quiet and dis
tant toward other cowboys and would
| not carouse with them, but as he had
quiet, unassuming way about him
and did his work faithfully, he was
respected and escaped for the most part
the Jeers and gibes of the rough from
| tiersmen. Before the month had passed
a chance was given him to show his
mett1e.
The boys after a hard days work
had taken possession of a typical Ari-
| iona town, every fourth house a sa-
loon, and one of them as leader was
making a bartender do double shuttle
under penalty Of having a bullet put
| through the calf of his leg if he re-
Taxed his vigorous efforts. This man
was half dead from fatigue when Jack
stepped in, looking for Captain Dick
The cowboy at this juncture shouted
for more vigorous dancing, and to en-
phasize his request popped a few bull
let's dangerously near the exhausted
mans feet. Jack watched the scene in
silence until he saw the bartender had
reached the limit of his endurance.
Then he deftly wrenched the pistol
from the cowboy, and, turning it on the
| cnil
more dancing, do it yourself"
| The cowboy snatched a gun from one
| of his friends, but Hall was too quick
| for him. There was a short, sharp re-
port and the cowboy howled with pain.
He was wounded in the right arm and
| rendered helpless. Then a strange
thing happened. Jack dropped his
shooting-iron and bandaged his adver-
sarys arm attended him, cutting his
food for him and taking care of him
| until he was well. OF course this APP
| pealed to the crowd and he grew very
popular, being christened Nurse Jack"
and more often was called simply
Nurse He amt a drinker and can't
| play cards worth a -, but he's all
right taking care of people when sick,
| explained the cowboys. Moreover, he
| was all right when it came to handling
revolver or horse, and these things
go a great way among cowboys, more
so than hitting the bottle or stacking
| cards. Besides, he had firm friend
| and ally in Captain Dick, who had as
sumed a strong liking for the frail
| youngster, and in Arizona Captain
Dicks name is open sesame to any
cowboys friendship.
Captain Dick had won his position
| by coming out on top in many tight
pinch. He never was a believer in the
laws delay, but he never allowed
man to be strung up until he was sure
of his guilt He has assisted at more
hangings than any sheriff in Arizona,
| and to his credit it Is said that the VIC
| tins of his sense of justice have never
! afterward been proved innocent. He
makes sure the offender has committed
| the wrong, and then, like hawk, he
pounces upon him and strings him up.
| 1t was in the early sos that he won his
great popularity while he was very
young. General Fremont, the new
| governor of the territory. had intro
| duced bill in the legislature which
| was then in session, asking'that several
| thousand dollars be set aside to arm
and equip a body of militia to proceed
| to the southern part of the territory
| and subdue the cowboys who were
making things lively in that section.
| The olders inhabitants and members
| OF the legislature secuted the idea. Inc
| request for the militia had come from
| a New Highlander who had not yet be-
come accustomed to the cowboy and
his startling Fourth of July antics
| while in town. The discussion was
| growing warm when a member from
| Yavapai county read a letter from
Captain Dick" inviting the militia
to come to the southern part of the ter
ritory. There are members of that leg
islature who still treasure copies OF
| that letter and challenge any one to
produce anything as funny from our
| great humorists. Captain Dick prov
| ed his sense of hunlor and his cunning
| with the pen as well as the pistol, and
the reading of the letter, like a bomb
| shell exploding in the enemy's maya
| zine, completely shattered all hopes OF
| the passage of the bill. The bill was
| lost and Captain Dick" awoke TO find
| himself famous on all the southwestern
| cattle ranges.
Then again a number of cowboys rode
| into Prescott, and, after friShtnins all
| bartenders of saloons out of their wits,
| practiced fancy shots upon all glass
| ware in sight, then remounted their
| horses. and yelling like demons, rode
| through the town, perforatlng Inc
clouds with their six-shooters. posse
o. citizens was formed and mile or
| two out of town overlook the now NIL
| ariously intoxicated cowboys and killed
one and wounded a few others. The
act aroused widespread Indignation,
for the boys had exhausted their am
| munition, and had done no harm any
| way, and had NOT nait chdHce " ie
| ply in kind to the warm salutation given
| them. The day after the killing cap
tain Dick galloped into town, went
straight into the mayors office and be-
| fore he left brought away with him
| paper signed by the mayor promising
| to make reparation for the killing OF the
cowboy, as we'll as an apology for the
| act.
Two days later a letter came to the
town officials, signed by captain
| money was not Immediately forthcom-
ing, and stating that this time the citi-
zens of the town would be at the other
end of the guns instead of the glass
| were Needless to say an apology was
| sent back, signed by all the ofhclals'
| covered with red tape and seals ana,
in addition. the sum demanded.
| When Captain Dick" was stricken
with typhoid fever Nurse Jack tended
him through a dangerous illness anu
| ta