The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-21
Saved by Bobcats Capture.

'em out o. town, not much ls thought.
Whlch II don't even runle the feathers OF
commoonal suspicion when the two dls9p-
sober ridn' away TO assOome them lit rec
sponslblllties In Mltohell's canyon 1t
comes out later, however, that the .soin'
| Of Coldsober has everything 10 do With the
exodus of them hod-ups, an that they've
been layin' about ever since they loses
their roll on Glance Of gettln' Il back.
When Cold.sober pints south for Mltehells
that time, it's as good as these outlaws
Nitchell's, an. hidlp' out ontil some hour
range when, helm two to one. they argues
Cold-sober woulc be plumb easy, an they'll
kin an skelp him sn' clean him up for ais
money an ride away.
alive, it's our idee the KILN an skelpin
OF Cold-sober would get layed TO Peacock,
which would mean safety for VS. an at the
same time be q splendid Jest on Peacock
That was the plan Of these outlaws; an
the sole cause Of its failure Is the follow
this Doctor Cbepp Of whom Cold sober IS
60 fond Is loeoed to collect wild andmiles
that away
sawbones, a speciment Of every sort o.
the fauna Of these yere regions, savin' an
exceptin' polecats / knows enough Of the
latter beast from an accidental encounter
has with one TO form notions agin EN-
over which not even the anxious cry Of
science can prevail wants none OF 'em
boleeats. Is barred from my objections.
But an Doctor Chepp inparts this last 70
Cold-sober as the latter starts for Mitchell,
II by any sleisht or dexterity you accom-.
plishes the capture Of a bob-cat bring the
lnterestin' creature to me at once An
bring him alive so ] may observe an note
down his peculiar traits an ways
Its the third mornin' In M.tchell's when
bob-cat Is seen by Cold-sober an Pea
cock TO go sa'ntenn' up the valley. Mebby
this yere bobcats homeless mehby he's
been out all night carousin' with other bob
cats an IS simply late 10 gettin' In; be the
reason Of his appearance on this scene
what II may, Cold-soher remembers all
about DR.. Chepp's wish to own bob.
cat. an him an Peacock leaps for their
ponies where they stands saddled an gives
chase. ThaTs a scrambhn' run up the
canyon; an then Peacock gets his rope
onto H. an next Cod.sober tastens with
his rope an between 'em they almost
tears this yere unhappy hoh-cat To two.
They pauses In time, however, an after a
fearful struggle they succeeds In stufhn'
the hoh-cat into Peacock's leather laiggins,
which the latter gent removes for that
purpose. Bound hand an foot, an wrop.
squawl. that boh-cat's put before Cold
sober on bis saddle an this h1ed, Cold
sober heads for Tascosa to present him 10
his naturalist friend DR.. Chepp Peacock
scamperin cheerfi.ly along regyardn' the
racket as a ondenIaDle excuse Tor settlu'
drunk.
savIu' clause In the case OF Co'd-snher
Simms AS the bOb-cat an him an Pea.
cock rides away, them two maiefactors
from Fort Elliat is camp'd not dve miles
away over by the Serrlta In Cruz acrauGin'
to 20 projoctin' round for C'ld-soh"r an
his niuetv,tvc hu' dred that ~ cyenln'
In truth they cNecootes tn ir SC enc; ut
onl, % find VIII II they Jumps his emp in
Mt he Is that Cola-s"ber's v4moosed u
"lt's then trouble begins to gather for