The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-06
THE LADY AND THE COWBOY
AN EPISODE ~ WHICH a BTNCH
or VIOLETS FIGURED.
norsemanship That Awakened the Admlra-
ton of the Prettiest Girl and the DIS
approval Of the Chaperon-The Man In the
Frock Coat and SILK Hat Asserts Himself.

Frock Coat and SIN Hat Asserts Himself
She WINS the %pre,,lest Of the three pretty
Urls I'm tho box and thee were NJ! stunning
Young women. the chapaon In the tan box
coat being one Of the springs brides and this
her frs, appearance ~ a duenna. The other
with the plastered-down hair was her h,s-
band. and as he was wearing a necktie she
had selected N a drygoods store you can fancy
girl WINS the p~rettiast girls ister-not yet out.
Blt IA Buster Ualligan, one Of the crack cowboys
| and bronco riders, remarked 10 strike Plenty.
the dude Indian, they we're three queens and
no mistake
The pret,lest girl had a touzle Of tawny hair
fured ONT over her ears and IA gray felt SOM
brero wound about with white silk pushed
down over her two wicked looking topaz eyes.
Her shirtwaist was Of the seasons freshest
vintage and her stock tie had "a biz silver horse
shoe ,hrus, through il. She was strictly mp
10 date. She had a foot-round violet bou-
ouet In her Ian from which she selected BIOS
SONS that she ate lei .urely. The two men
in the background, the bridegroom and one
OF his ushers, we're OF the handsomest athletic.
well dressed type that an artist has made IA
nous. Their faces werc lacking in the en-
thusiasm that shone from the girls eyes,
Their frock coats were ornamented with hya-
cinth bouunets. Their gloves we're gray cas-
tor. Occasional ylimpses of their waistcoats
suggested Regent street. Their voices drawled
unsteady when they spoke.
The Garden was packed 10 the roof and there
were many children, for it was "A Saturday
matinee. As the great cavalctde Of rough
riders, Indians, cowboys, Mexicans, Cossacks
and soldiers circled round the ring the hun
dreds OF hoofs making musical thunder, the
people rose and shrieked and yelled and waved
their handkerchiefs like mad. 1t was a great
pageant OF life, color. movement, strength
and it was like a breath Of the prairie in the
nostrils OF a people stuffed by civilizauon
The p~rettiest girl sbrank back a little as they
Numbered by, tho flying feet OF tho horses
sending ny bits OF earth into the box. The
stolid painted faces of the Indians turned
toward her with horrible grlns as they saw
the p~rettest girl. They saluted her with
wild incoherent cries and vhoops. She was
distinctly different in style from Mrs. Wild
Wave. Mrs. strike Plenty and Mrs Mighty
Fat, the matrons who Travelled with tho show
On came the cowboys riding like statues
Among them on a splendid wild-eyed horse
was one who looked like a god or n devil. His
felt hat was jauntily curved over his dark.
finely featured face, His shirt, opened at
the throat, showed a neck OF bronze bound by
a scarlet silk handkerchief, the ends flying.
The sleeves of his blue shirt we're held In place
above the elbows by red garters with horse
shoe buckles Of gold, evidently a trophy. His
eyes looked at the p~rettiest girl admiringly.
insolently, hungrily, insultingly. His lips
parted in q smile, showing white even teeth.
He ignored the presence OF the men in the box
but he let his eyes pass apprOvingly over the
other girls, then back to the face Of the pref
test girl. As he rode by the girls in the box
laughed.
"To,tis has anotber mash " said the bride
groom.
I'D like 10 punch his head" said the other
man with a bols laugh.
i'an "' " -" = u-
as a girl goes at a man she knows is in love with
ber
her, u...
why, he'd shoot you. JACK. He's COWBOY
she said. And she turned back 70 the ring her
eves following the scarlet handkerchief. She
thought how splendid a specimen OF pictur-
esaue daring was the impudent, fearless fellow
Who Ind inst ridden bv compared to the two
WV o,,i,Mra ond odncs,ion Ind ,ar,ad
men Whom culture anu educa'loh iau taileu
to their present state,
,oios he,lowed ohove their heads. ~Ths
800 nn ,na nros,arn,e uilr he a raco
next feature on the prosrdHlWe VIII I've d ia'"
between an American cowboy. a Cossack and n
Filipino"
The canvas at the back OF the garden parted
and the contestants came through. The red
an, ho,d,,rob;,, sbopo ont lilo ,bs sbir, ~ n
s'A - .aaa
Jockey. The band began a quick tune ana on
started the three horses. Round the ring
'''eo NihVs Il, wy N'NNi ~ $3.50.
guarded the boxes ana ue people hhouueu
their admiration OF the cowboy who was hold
inc hack his horse for A final grandstand play
With the last round he loosened ms taut rem
and like q shot from n gun his horse flashed
out ahead Of the others and swept under the
smile of the p~rettipst girl, ne turning back over
his shoulder with his glance ~ her face.
Suppose YOU sit back q bit?" said the man
who was behind her. That fellows alto
| gether too fresh"
IT'S only fun" said the p~rettiest girl.
Don't he grumpy, Jack. He is such a good
Her golden eyes gleained and she had two
| little shafts of red across her checks as though
some one had struck her with n soft glove, she
began 10 deiye through the programme in
| dustriously,
Il think Tottie would nirt with one Of the In
| dams II he encouraged her" said the prettiest
| girls sister, let us be glnd TINT N isn't worse. I"
IT'S lovely" said the ~prettiest girl. Ito look
nj these fellows and realize that they are afraid
of nothing, They can ride anything in lie
shape Of a horse; they can shoot 40 we'll that
every other man must respect them, They are
like kings, fearless. wild, strong splendid
She olasped her hands over her viOets i'm
and smiled.
They we're leading the buCking broncos into
the ring and again the red handkerchiefed man
entered with others on horseback and rode
Tint chap seems TO be in everything, said
the bridegroom.