The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-03
Bogus Cowboy
Wins a Wife,

| A marriage recently celebrated out
In Wyoming In the cattle country
was the elimination of an uncommon
ly interesting romance OF the plains,
Miss Maud Crissman and Robert
Fielding first met at the home of a
common friend in New Orleans. Her
beauty wit and vivacity appealed to
his fancy ana touched his heart, while
his handsome face. fine figure, easy
bearing and well-bred manner won
her admiration.
They were excellent friends when
they parted at New Orleans and the
friendship formed had ripened into
love and ensued in an engagement
within a week after they met later at
Washington. Fielding insisted that
Miss Crissman marry him at once, but
bis proposal met with fiat refusal
mo: you must ask my fathers con
sent to our marriage, else it can not
take place." she said.
Fielding wrote the cattle man a
frank letter asking his consent to
their early marriage. But Mr.. Crisis
man few into towering rage at what
he conceived to be the young man
impertinence and presumption, and
his answer TO FieTding's letter was
seorching with indignation and anger.
The lover and his sweetheart were
much depressed, but when they part
ed they renewed their pledge TO be
constant to each other and work for
a happy issue out of their difficulties.
A few weeks after Miss Crlssman's
return to her western home her lover
received a letter from her saying: II
you still love and wish TO take me TO
your own. come out west and turn
cowboy And you must be a good
one; the best in this whole cattle coun'
try. know you are big and strong
and | remembers what you told me
about how splendid you were in ath-
letics at college. and | am Just as sure
as can be. that you can become tho
best cowboy on the range II you just
set your heart on it, Edward Barton,
whose ranch sdjolns ours, will give
you a piafe.'
Fielding met Miss Crissman by ap.
pointment a few days after he alight-
ed from tfSe stage at the Barton
ranch when she informed him OF her
plan to gan her fathers consent to
their marriage lie had assumed the
name OF Robert Garfield.
At college Fielding had been prin-
inent in all athletic sports and he set
himself to his new task with surprls-
ing spirit and vigor.
During the time Fielding was on
the roundup he contrlved to meet
Miss Crissman frequently. And he
also made shift TO become acquainted
with her father Mr.. Crissnan did not
suspect that the yoang cowboy was
his daughters lover. nor did any
body else. Mr.. Crissman soon came
TO regard him as an uncommoniy fine
young fellow and made no secret Of
his liking and admiration for him.
Father. you are always singing
the praises of that young cowboy.
Canheld." said Miss Crissman. us he
really such superior Young mang
Would you consent to my marrying
him If he shoald turn ont 10 be the
champion buster Of hronchos and
roper of steers we talked OF not long
ago."
ITS my opinion you might do
much worse. answered her father.
"At all events. I think he would be
preferable TO that young college up
start who asked me so unceremani-
ously for your hand Garfield Is eda-
Gated. but he's not an educated ass
Fielding's skill in conquerinr ont
laws. roping. hog-tying and cutting
out steers and rounding mp the herd
soon became a subject Of gossip on
the range. The growing fame of
Fielding had made Bob Taylor envf-
Gus. and 80 when a proposal was
made to him that he challenge Field
ing to a contest Of skill no tel in
with it without a moments hesitation
A number OF ranchmen and their
families and a larFer number Of COW