The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-06-08
COW DICTURBC
BOATS ROUSTERS
Stampedes Them and Then
Stampedes Herself
Men Sleeping ON Deck Rush TO the
Guards but Are Prevented from
Going Overheard.
SHE CONTROLLED THE DECK

Pandemonium reigned for a while
on the steamer Dick Fowler lying at
the wharfboat last night at IL o'clock
AMI an occurrence purely ridiculous
nearly turned into tragedy. Separated
from her family and finding the bars
that had held her in bondage, yield
ing to her pressure for liberty. a COW
broke but of pen on the boat and
started on tour of investigation.
Rousters sleep heavily after hard
days work. They sleep around on
the bailer deck on pallets, sometimes
so thick that a person can't walk
acress the deck without kicking one.
Hence the pandemonlum that result
ed from this cows walking around in
her curiosity. At every step she took
she encountered rough-walking fol-
lowed by the most outlandish yells.
or a naturally amiable disposition,
the COW was put into a panicky state
of mind by the connection her wan
derings occasioned. Shes too, began
to grow excited More rapid move
ments under her feet promptly ac-
companied by still greater vocal
scales run off at high pressure from
fright and given volume by lusty
lungs, put reason to flight.
Rousters who had not been awak-
ened by the cows steps, were brought
to state Of bewildered conscious
ness. by the shouts of their compan-
ions In the dark no idea of what was
going on could be gotten. Besides, to
be awakened like that could not be
expected to make for calm investiga-
ton.
The rousters rushed for the guards. |
They didn't know whether the world
had come to an end or fire had bro
ken out In either case probably they
thought the water would be a safe
place for them.
Officers on the wharfboat who had |
a better perspective of the events
that had been transpirlng. caught the
fright-crazed and half walked rous-
tiers before they took the plunge into
the river They were pulled down of /
the guards and the sight Of the Off
GERS treasured them. The COW mean
while, was going It in good fashion. |
Nothing would calm her She had
caught up the spirit of the occasion |
when it was at its height and was
charging up AMI down the deck, glar-
ing fiercely at every object
"Aw hell" exclaimed the rous-
tiers in disgust.
Then they turned their attention
TO Mbduing this cause of their rude
~ disturbed slumbers. Not under or
binary circumstances are rousters
gentle in their handling of cattle and
now, stimulated by feelings of dis
gust and shame over their "womens
panic" they closed in on the COW
She must have felt the overpowering
personalities approaching, for she
got into a corner, where she obsti-
nately remained until bodily dragged
out and put back in her pen. The
rousters were sullen. They moved
about in mental restlessness over
their ridiculous fright. Finally each
went to his pallet and muttered
curses could be heard for several min
utes until their fatigue overcame
their consciousness.
Several families moved from Cairo
yesterday on the Dick Fowler with
their household goods to .Qgden's
Landing. Everything was u'ioaded,
but for some reason the single COW
was overlooked and she was brought !
on to Paducah. This morning she was
eating breakfast apparently forgetful
of last nights stormy scenes.