Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-28

most astonishing, not one superfiuous
movement was made: he simply kept
on and on. each jump being alost semi
circular. that is. landing with his head
where his tail had started from. and
vice versa.
This is what the cowpunchers call
changing ends. and 1t is not difficult
to imagine the effect of such pro.
tracted merry-go-round sensation on
the rider. The bucking was neither
high nor fierce. but the strain OF that
continuous swirl must have been rack
ing. There was one slight variation
which the scrubby buckskin allowed
himself In his system. though this was
OF such nature as to be rather discon.
certing to a rider with head already
far from steady. 1t was to turn In the
air after the usual fashion. but instead
OF alighting on stiffened legs. to fall
clumsily on one side. the pony saving
himself by bending his foreleg back
under him. It was an ugly trick tc
evade. and the black New Mexican
must have been clear grit to hold his
own SO long. His face grew pallid
and drawn. and after awhile his stom.
ach revolted.
At the close OF the second hour he
was helpless: his will was still In the
thing. but his body was limp and In.
effective. and the blood slowly trIcklcd
from his nose and ears. The pony
still worked with the monotorous reg
ularity OF steam exhaust. and the
end was nnquestionabiy near.
When II came. the man was sprawic,i
to ono side. and the horse immedi-
ately lapscd into his usual droop!n;
attitude OF wa;ehful siecplness. Some
of us ran to assist Rawiins. who lay
Just rs he had faiicA. too weak to rise.
But he waved us back: his face was
malignant with shame and anger. and
distorted by pain: altogether. with tho
pallor and the b!ood-s;rca,sed beard.
he was not m cxhilara;Ink sight. Roll.
Ing over to his side. he raised hIrnsel:
partially on an elbow. and before ~
could close on him had drawn hIi
Colts and fired. Tho big gun spoke
sharply. and with moan tina, was al.
mos, human the buckskIn pony iurehea
heavily to the ground.
We reached Rawiins In tim. TO take
the smoking revolver from his nerve.
lcss grasp: but as he felt back asa!n.
heard him mut;cr thIckiy: "Thorv,
eursc yc. y snud-skinncd hc!l.hound!
Yell wear no more men out!"
Tho PROSTATE broncho- buster,
friends had taken him up. and Dillon
was In the midst Of n brilliant address. /
awarding with much ornate Language
the purse to curir~. when an ineidcn,
In the form Of aati-ciimax took the
floor from tho speaker and wound up
tho spor; with \ hearty burst Of good. |
na;rrcd aeeiama;ioa.
! had the history Of this incia N, /
af;cr~ard. II seems tha, the boys o. |
the iown-thc juvcalics. I mcan-la ai |
organized and sehcmed TO place an TN.
registered and unexpected entry In :hs
contest: and their scheme was chi. |
ncntiy sueecsssul-and amusing. Tho
camp supported little haif.br-ei |
youth Of about /. years. a marvc, In 1
his love for and command over horses:
he must have been born and reared
upon their backs. 30 easily did hc be. |
come them. I; was this urchin. Pc.
iro by name. who was elected TO rep
resent tho younger faction in tho rid.
Ing. There was one difficulty ths; |
would have baiIicd mos, boys: no had
horse was forthcoming. but Pedro Was
30 extremely indifferent "a to the ua-
lure or build of his mount ,hs, even
this was an easy adjustment. At the I
upper end OF the town was a 1
butchers COW corral. and In IL confined |
a bunch Of cattle nc~ from tho range;
one Of these. a great red and white
i-year-old steer. was selected. and Pc. |
iro eagerly started on his ride to fame.
Dillon was getting well warmed 20
his mueh-prepared and patriotic ora
ton. when Pedro and the frantic steer
appeared. rushing down the pitch from |
the town above. There was an upre.
howl from the asscmbiasc. in
which even Dillon Joined. and the
dirty. daredevil brat shot Gu, an an.
swcring grin from the carccnins bacs
Of his asionishcd steer. I, was a thing
10 make the old Eulch CULVER with
laughter. Some one had dressed the
boy especially for the game: he had on |
n pair Of heavy frinEed. fuii.sisei
shaps. a, least eight inches too long
for him. and only KEEP, from entirely !,
covering his feet by the shanks of a
pair of huge Mexican spurs. all bells
and bangles. His impish face was sur
by s-inch sombrero. a heav, ]
quirt in one hand and in the other a
coll OF rawhidc iariat. which was
iooped only over the steers horns,
And how that animal was twisting
head down and tail uni Bu,
the boy chung like barnacla. ty wha.
means have no conjecture. II is we'll
known that a steer has no wi,herz.
that he can buck through the cinches
Of any saddle. and cowboy wi,hou, a
saddle Is not formidable. Yet there
was that lean youth heather. hampered |