LITERARY.
NO. II.
AN EXPERIENCE IN WILD AND WOOLY KANsAS.
"I followed the party back toward the creek. It was evident that they were going to hang the unfortunate man. When he saw where they were going he broke down and wept bitterly. Such scenes, however, had no effect on his captors; they were accustomed to them.
"When they arrived at the tree they put one end of a rope around his neck, threw the other end over a hob and told him to say what he wished to be fore dying. He now stopped weeping and looked calm and thoughtful. He was a fine looking fellow, of a tall, muscular form, with a very intelligent looking fact. He had by no means the appearance of a criminal; in fact he was far better appearing than his captors, who intended hanging him for a doubtful crime.
"Gentlemen," he said, "I would like to say a few words before I die, to which I hope you will listen.
"I stole the cattle, as I told you, or at least I drove away several that had your brand on them. They are not y ur cattle, gentlemen as you know, but they belong to two men in Kansas City, who probably never saw or never will see them. I lied in Kansas City before I came out here. I have a wife and children there now, whom I have to support. I know the men who own the cattle that you take care of. I have never said any thing against these men because I knew it would do no good; but now as I am going to die I want to tell you, gentlemen, what I think of this business that you are engaged in.
you have been here with a small herd of cattle last spring, intending to get a ranch so that I could bring my wife and children here. My cattle disappeared day after day until now I have none left. I have no money to support my wife and c children. You know as well as I, what became of the cattle. They were run in with your heard or some other big herd and branded. You are paid for doing this business by the thieves in Kansas City, only small wages. Your work is hard; you get nothing for stealing other people's cattle and making these Kansas City thieves masters of this whole western prairie, and yet when a man tries to get enough back, from what has been stolen from him, to go home and to get something to eat for his family, you, in order to make these robbers more undisputed despoils of the prairies hang him I was fully aware of the danger I encountered when I took the cattle but I driven by despair to do it at all hazards.
"Gentlemen. I am now ready, if you will let this man, whom you have just set free, take this message to my wife and children."
"During this speech all had listened attentively, When he had finished, Bob Matters, a big fellow who seemed to be the leader of the party, rode up beside the unfortunate fellow, took the rope from his neck and said:
"Follows, you see I have taken the rope from this man's neck and if there is any one here who wants to put it back one more time for kill first." Some
we has got me ter kill first. Some looked astonished, but no one offered to put the rope around the fellow's neck again, for they knew that what Bob Matters said he meant.
"I have concluded to quit this business, and if you tellers want ter work for them robbers ye can, but I am through with them."
"We are all with ye Bob," responded one of the party coming forward.
"I tell ye, fellers, we will take all the cattle that belong to us away, start a herd of our own, and let our Kansas City employers do the best they can to get some body else. We can send this man to Kansas City to sell our cattle when they are ready for market, and we won't need to let any robbers make themselves rich over our stealing. I never thought before what a big fool I was to be stealing for those fellows, but I don't intend to do it any more."
"Nor I," said some one else.
"Nor I either," said a second.
"Well, boys, let's strike out for camp and make preparations," Matters said, and they rode away and left me to go on my way.
"I stopped at a ranchers house about 6 o'clock the next day after this experience and asked the rancher if he could tell me where Capt. S—lived, as I thought I could not be far from my destination, and to my delight he told me he knew him well, and that he lived about a smile west of there in a small sod house,—sod houses were about the only kind there was there then. I arrived in about twenty minutes. I found my father sitting in front of the house reading a newspaper. He guessed at once who I was though he had not seen me for six years.
"I told him my experience and he said that it was true that the big cattle owners stole all the cattle that were brought into the county in small herds; but was a little surprised at the declarations of the cowboys, for most of them he said were bad characters, although there was occasionally one who would be in the right kind of company, a good man.
Where did you get so many turkeys'
I asked, as I noticed several hanging on
a tree in front of the house.
(To be continued.)
(To be continued.)
Wednesday, the twelfth, was the occasion of a delightful reception at the home of Mrs. Paul R. Brooks, in honor of the young ladies of Pi Beta Phi fraternity. The house was artistically decorated with cut flowers, while the broad lawn with its hammocks and settees added to the pleasure of those present. With her usual kindness Mrs. Brooks presented the young ladies with some very choice roses. The occasion was rendered still more enjoyable by the pledging of Miss Edith Snow. At the invitation of Mrs. Peter Emery the a young ladies of Pi Beta Phi fraternity, and their patronesses, Mudmeses Weaver, Green and Brooks, gathered at the beautiful home of Judge Thacher, last Saturday afternoon from 3 till 7 o'clock the Pi Piis enjoyed the hospitality of their patroness.
The Illustrated American of October 6,
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