The evening times., 1900-08-01
a TEXAS COACHING TRIP.
on the Ranches Knows
40 Lir.s!9.

(From the New York Tibune)
speaking OF hospitality Cl the ranches. -
said q E-Gea-tTaveIed woman. vio. unlike
most Of her cC.upatT.Cts. knew he- America
( rs intimately as Europe. we had a Gu
Tiovz experience in Texas a few years ago
We bad never been In that part Of the
country. 50. instead os going 10 Florida or
southern California. as was our usual Gus
toa after she New York season. we con-
ciuded 20 try The Southwest. and after a
delightful week at New Orleans about car
Elya! time We took q steamer across the
Gulf and after visiting several interesting
places uy rail. found ourselves al san An
tonic. where. tired Of the conventional
method Of travelling. We hired q coach with
team Of four horses and struck across
country with 4 guide and compass for the
Rio Grande.
a coaching trip in southern Texas
sounds smart but for the truth OF my
narrative / feel obliged 20 explain thzt
our coach was = vel worn Co-co-d
stage, our team (altaoySa s-rO-g ard ft;ed
Tor the eXcU-sloDl shaggy and UugrCO-red
and our driver and gujde-z!be.t TIE mild
est and most good ratureC Of zen. as We
found 70 our comfort during our TRIP
were the widest looking cOwbo-s fmzg gina
BE. with herce UgsJaches aid typical
somb-eTOs. sun. IL Wes al delightful and
"ho said We would make the vehicle t-p-
heavy. We refused 20 take inside p!ac5s.
ana mounted on top, English fashion. l.
was curious sensation, after the Coupar-
CtiVeiy low ard lar StesGisr positions on
TOP o. the conventional coaches OF civilized
lie u certainly was topheavy, as the
driver said. but IL spite OF his waning o
be ready for a Spill We persisted in re
tl-EiDg orr aerial places 10 our c-e.- en-
rrr. - lr
If the Camels IN the East are called The
shiTs Cf the desert. cur stage might well
have Cee1 termed the ship OF the prairi5s
Tor We steer5d across the level plains with
no cIn5- guide than the compass and the
CNpcTle-lc OF our companions We rauued
out 81 night UCd=r the shelter OF z portable
tent that we had brought with Us and the
inside CT The coach, ard built a fre 10
scare away the coyotes from cur horses
There was any amount Of game for ou-
5urs, quail n protusio1. Wild turkeys zc
intervals. ard jack rsbbits-which we
would net shcot-by the dozen. And for
al this what do you think We paid2 Our
contract Tor tie driver and coach AID team
was = a day and their 'keep'-the latter
consisting OF getting a few bags or com
fcT The horses from any occasional ranch
that We passed for which the donors in
variabiy refused payment and tu-uine
or course. the driver shared our fare.
Whatever It WAS. consisting OF timed
things ana the game We shot. Of which |
have already said there was a plethora.
After several DAYS Of this nonafic life
our guide proposed that we should resi-
ourselves and our cattle a few davs Al
ThCmpsOr's ranch
But We Go not know N-- Thomson. .
l TeCcns tTated, feeling hesitaucv in
in kr,e.-4 --1 I'll
vitstiOn.
II y're a stranger that's e1un.' as-
serted our leader, with unconscious BIB
Heal application. ard 90 ThomDson's We
went We found tn ozaer absent. but
his housekeeper. an Old woman. half
Inolan AID half Eegrc, made Us welcome
20 tAe literal freedom OF the pace. turn
ing over TO US the house. kitchen. and
provisions. and. saying that she guessed
she'd go and see her folks now tha. she
had chance disappeared for nearly a
week, and lefJ Us in charge Of the prem
ises- The cowboys who we're IL charge OF
the STOCK lived entirely apart. and as il
was the season for a grand round up
that Is, bringing IN the cattle and horses
and bra a7dins TIE young 0nes-chey were
TOO busy even TO ECtica Us St. there We
lived, ald came and 7weEt IS we pleased
on our shooting and hunting expeditions.
riding N. ThOnpSCo's ponies and eating
his proT'sious. and never 10 th's day
knowing more Of him than his name al
our subsequent eTors 20 put ourselves
IN communication - MIN TO express our
gratitude being fruitless-
Toward the end Of the week the old
woman re ,urned and resumed charge CT
the place. but refused the slightest COM
psnsation for our lodging and toe IL
roads that we had made upon the stores.
q" Master wouldn't have il nolow.' she
said. peTemptoTily. and ali We could do
was to leave a message OF thanks poor
return for all that we had received.