The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-15

write It up, either. ! s'pOseF
NO. Tatters. I'd Ike 10, but can't
+ 'Tatters turned back TO the eompos-
ing-room and not a sound was heard
from him except the steady click Of his
type for an hour.
1T was about il o'clock when the
editor in chief came into the office ana
said to the city editor:
I think there is an item Of news
for us out at Tarboz's, on the Coopers-
vile road. 1 hear that Mr.. Tarbox has
been injured by an unruly COW. It's
only a mile and a half out there-can 7
you go out on your bicycle and get the
particulars?'
There was a loud shout behind them
and Tatters burst IN and ran through
the room, shedding his apron IN his
flight and saying:
"T'n tend to that, girls! I'm the
wild-cow editor Of this paper Back In
ten minutesr
"The editor in chief ran to the win
dow and looked down into the street.
Goodness, graclousg she cried 70
the other. There he goes on your BIZ
cycle, riding like the wind and shouting
for everybody to get out Of the way Of
the wild-cow editor What shall We do
nowF
I'll see II I can't catch him on your
bicycle. And III so on and find out
about the accident, anyhow
"But, though she was a good rider,
she might as well have tried to over
take an express train as the wild-cow
editor. Leaning over the handlebar
and ringing the bell constantly. he
never slackoned his pace for the whole
distance. when she arrived at Tar
box's she found that he had got the
facts. gone down a lane and started
back by another road. She saw MI.
Tarbox, got his story OF the occurrence
and returned herself. Tatters was In
the office looking innocent and hard at
work.
Don't say anything to him. was
the advice Of the others. He'll surely
rtsign il you do
"She wrote a paragraph about the ac-
cident and It was sent In to Tatters
with the last Of the copy. In a few
minutes he came out, holding the sheet
Of manuscript In his hand.
See here, he said: are you going
to print such stun as this about that
COW fight?
"sWhat is it, Tattersr asked the
editor in chief
"Just listen. answered Tatters.
She saws: Yesterday forenoon Brook
dale's worthy milkman. Mr.. Tarbox'
had a narrow escape. He had just sep
arated calf from its mother, when the
latter became enraged AID attacked him
with her horns He was badly shaken
up. but escaped serious injury" Do
you hear that2, tr't
'.sYes, u seems to me all right. Put
It in just as il is
"Tatters uttered a howl j re
Then he paused and was silent He
looked at the floor for a full minute.
then he said: No. III stick to it. After
all I've lived through this week It's
too late to 90 now He went back to
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1T was after supper that night before
they got 70 press. but with the pros
pect Of a good sum for amellorating the
unameliorated heather the ladies did
not complain. Tatters' friend, Jim
Beasley, had been engaged to come in
and turn the crank Of the press, while
Tatters himself fed in the blank sheets
and superintended the work. He seemed
remarkably meek and pleasant. and the
ladies' all observed that they had not
seen him in so amiable frame OF mind
during the whole week. The bicycle
ride did Tatters good they remarked.
He appeared, however, to be In great
hurry, and constantly urged Jim to
turn faster and advised the ladies to
make haste with the folding and get the
papers ready for the postoiiice.
1T was a little before II o'clock that
the edition was finished and Tatters be-
gan taking the forms of the press. The
ladies were in the front room. The
editor in chief was glanclng over the
paper.
81 don't see that item about Mr.
Tarbox. she said.
"The city editor opened another copy
and began to run her eye down the
columns. Suddenly she exclaimed.
why. what's this down in the
cornerT
"What is it7 cried the others in
chorus. She read aloud:
Terrible accident-Ye Yesterday fore
noon, as old Bill Tarbox. the mllkman
went into the barnyard to put a new
handle on his pump. the old one being
entirely worn out, he was attacked By
a wild Texas COW. The critter had
hydrophobla and was gnashing her
teeth like a hyena and believing like
an elephant She vas a large COW,
higher than a horse, and had horns
most a rod long. Tarbox 1T her with
the handle, but she tossed him fifty feet
into the air and then caught him on the
hy and h'isted him up again. This
time he lit fl a tree and was rescued
by the hook and ladder company. The
COW jumped q sixteen foot fence and
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