East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-24
"A Glimpse Behindthe Scenes atRound- Up
First tE.tai

wherever he goes and for exhibition
purposes only will take the old horse
out. rope, but and hog tie a steer in
less than thirty seconds without
bride. halter or anything on the
horses head. should the manage
ment tell McCarty that they didn't
have room in their stables for that
piece Of excess baggage he would re-
lead his entire outfit and go back.
never again to return TO the Round
mp.
While the cowboy is always moral
ly convinced some one is trying to
job him he can always be depended
upon to go through with his program
il properly handled. otherwise ne will
sulk and NOPE around and go away
thoroughly disgusted without any
real or apparent reason for it. His
peculiarities must be understood and
properly administered unto to get him
10 go into the arena strutting like he
was the old lord of the COW country.
And he is simple as child little
/ boy grown very big the most gener-
Gus hearted person on the face of
the earth until he thinks YOU are try
/ ing to hand him something when
I adamant is pliable beside of him. If
he is hurt and goes to the hospital he
is sure to have a crouch and griev-
lance When he comes out limping
on crutches director goes to him
and SAYS: well. Bill. l suppose the
Roundup would be getting off cheap
by just handing you five hundred dol
lars To sort of pay you for your time
lost What do YOU say, is that en-
ough?"
Now see here. Sam" Bill replies,
thinking OF the thousand dollars he
had intended to sue the management
for, that's sure generous but it was
all my own fault. l ought to knowed
better'n to rake that haws ondian,
cause he just nacherlly beat me to it
He was some too quick for me and
didn't calculate the distance correct
ly. l sure am to blame an no other
person. Serves me right. too. I ain'i
kicking, but I was thinking that IL you
all would pay that hospistal bill and
square up with the sheepshearer who
patched me up and maybe buy me a
new pair O. boots. cause they slit thai
right one slick down from the tor
where the ankle was swelled, AN they
was fine boots too, why I'd jest cal
it square and feel highly grateful tC
wou all during all my borned days
You settle on that basis and Bill
J goes away declaring that you are the
| finest bunch OF people he ever die
business with.
; Had you approached Chin on the
other tack Bill would never have set
tied for anything less than a thous.
. and dollars in money. a new pair oi
! boots. a new suit OF clothes, a horse
and a railroad ticket home, although
: he couldn't possibly have made use
: OF both of them. The probabilities ar,
: Bill would have failed to get what h,
! wanted but you would have failed t.
: get what you wanted and must have
; Bills everlasting. undying and freely
5 given support and admiration.
Two months before the date o
! the opening of the Roundup the live
: stock manager has raked the north
west with a fine tooth comb for out
g laws and buckers with a reputation
8 The bermude is brought in from tn
' winter ranges and from six weeks t,
two months before the show begin
q these buckers are tried out" Eacl
: horse is ridden once the first week
The second week he is ridden twic
S and after that as often as good judg