The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-06-01

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he had got 10 be cowboy himself a..
II he couldn't rope steers he wo..
have 10 learn. cause cowboys. N III.
were TO be led in the show hy u.
would want him to be prepared 10 ron.
anything that had four feet. Pa ssI.
while he didn't claim 70 be an eXpe..
ne had done some roping. and Gnu.
throw a lasso. and while he didn't .r
ways catch them by the feet. whom ~
tried 10, he got the rope over thtr
somewhere. and II the horse he ~
knew its business he ultimately ~
his steer and he would be WILLING 4.
show the boys what he could do
We got 10 the COW camp in time for
dinner, and our cowboy introduced ~
TO the cowboys around the chuck wage
on, and told them pa was an old COL.
boy who had travelled the Texas .raI
years ago. and was one OF the Dst
horsemen In the business, q manae.-
OF show that was adding wild wat
department and wanted TO hire 40
more of the best ropers and riders ~
large salaries. to join the show a.
that pa considered himself the legn
mate successor OF Buffalo Bill. and
money was no object Well, the bows
were tickled 10 meet pa. and some "a IL
they had heard OF him when he va-
roping cattle on the frontier. and thar
tiekled pa, and they smoked clgareti.
and finally saddled up and began -9
brand calves and rope cattle 20 c
them where they belonged. each dif
ent brand OF cattle being driven OF 10
a different direction. and We had ne
most interesting free show OF buckin-
horses and roping cattle ever saw
Pa watched the boys work for a l0r-
time. and complimented them. or crIW
cized them for some error, until th.
crazy spirit seemed to get into hu
and he thought he could do 1t as we'll
as any OF the boys. and he told our
cowboy that whenever the boys rat
tired he would like to get on buck
skin pony that one OF the mel was
riding, and show them that while
little out of practice he could stand a
steer on its head and get OF his h0r
and tie the animal In a few seconds
beyond the record time.
told pa he better hire man 10 '1
II for him. but he said. "Hennery. here
is where your pa has got 10 make good
or these cowboys won't affiliate. You
take my watch and roll, cause no ore
can tell where a fellow will land wntl
he gets his steer" and took pas ya.-
tables and the boys brought up tho
buceskin horse. which smelled OF pa
and snorted. and didn't seem to want
pa 70 get on. but they neld the horse
by the bride. and pa finally got him
self on both sides Of the horse. ani
took the lariat rope of the pommel o.
the saddle and began 10 handle il. kind
OF awkward. like boy with a clothes
line. | didn't like the way the COW
boys winked around among them
selves and guyed pa. and told pa
abor- it, and tried TO get him TO give
1t up but he said. when / get my
steer tied, and stand with my foot an
his neck. these yinking cowboys will
take of their hats TO me all right
am Long Horn Ike, from the Brazos
and YOU watch my smoke"
Wen, the boys frightened up the cinCh
on pas saddle. and pointed out a raugy
black steer in a bunch down on N
fat and told pa The game was TO cut
tha. steer out Of the bunch. and r0pe
&c. and tie il. and hold up his reht
hand for the time keeper 10 record it
Gee. but pa spurred the horse. and rode
-
wind and I was proud Of him. and DE-
cut out the black steer all right aa
rode up near 1t. and swung his lara
and sent Il whizzing through the r
and the moose went out over the
and neck and fore feet OF the stet i
the borse stopped and set itself
on it's launches, and the rope
around the belly Of the steer, and wtl
the rope became taut, and the steE
ought TO have teen turned bottom SIDE
up. the cinch OF pas saddle broke ne
saddle came of with pa hugging bis
legs around IL, and the black steer
started due west for Texas. gallopng
and believing. and you couldn't see pa
and the saddle for the dust they made
following the steer. II pa had let g.
OF the saddle. be would have stopped.
but he hung to IL. and the rope wa
tied 10 the saddle The buckskin horse
relieved Of the saddle, looked around
az the cowboys as much as to say.
wouldn't that skin you" and went %
grazing. the other cattle looked on az
though they would say. Another ten
derfoot gone wrong" and as the black
steer and pa and the saddle went over
a hill. pa only touching the hgh
places. the boss cowboy said. Come on
and help head on the steer. and send q
wagon to bring back the remains 81
Lony Horn Ike from the Brazos, anu
then began TO cry for pa.