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JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN
'HIS Is nn iinoiiiuly In these Twentieth
century days. That as the cowboy Is
jiasslns from the West he bulks In
creasingly lar;e In fiction. The
presses of book ami magazine pub
lishers are apparently working night
ami day in turning out so-called
"virile" stories of the Great West.
Mostly this "popular literature" Is de
voted to cowboys who talk a lingo In
ented by writers who never heard
n tmncher talk: who are n fearful
and wonderful combination of Don Quixote and
Sir Lancelot; who always ride the best horse on
the range, wear two guns and beat the head vil
lain to the diaw; who rescue distressed maidens
from cattle-rustlers or Mexican bandits.
In the heyday of the lanchlng Industry 1S75
1SUH the cowboy dotted the plains from Central
Nebraska to the foothills of the mountains of the
I'ticlllc' slope and from Montana to the Mexican
border. Then came the homesteader, the farm
and the fence. In 1S5VJ, during the "Hustler War"
in Wyoming, the stockmen and the cowboy of tho
"Open Itange" surrendered to the United States
nrmy and the farmer. In this year of grace 1022
A. D theie iux still unfenced areas or grazing
land open to the public. There are still large
fenced ranches. Hut 1802 saw the
end of the "Open Itange" and the hey
day of the cowboy.
Anyway, Philip Asbton Itollins In
his new book, "The Cowboy," speaks
of the cowboy In tho past tenbe. He
says In his preface:
Tho American cowboy, by reason of Ills
plcturcsquoncss. has ueon a frequent sub
ject for the dramatist, tlio novelist, tho
Illustrator, and Uio motion picture pho
tojirnpher All thfso producers have been limited
by tho technical requirements of their
arts, and havo stressed tho con boy's plc
turesqucness to tho exclusion of his other
qualities. They hnvo dono this so defi
nitely and attractively an to create nn
ontenslblo typo which rapidly Is being
accepted by the American public as an
nccurato portrait of tho now bygone
puncher.
The portrait Is ofton charmingly pre
sented, but It Is not accurate. Tho cow
boy was far moro than a theatric char
acter. Ho was an nlllrmatlve, construc
tive factor In tho social and political, de
velopment of the United States.
Consequently ho desires to bo assured
moro kindly treatment by ultlmnto history
than presumably ho will receive unless,
whllo tho testimony of oyc-wltnesscs be
still procurable, such testimony bo gath
ered and recorded.
Mr. Uolllns, n college ninn nnd now
n New York lawyer, Is not of those
who seek experience to get local color
for a book. He Is of those who write
down his experiences becnuso con
vinced thnt they are too vnluable to
lie lost to posterity. The writer hopes
lie Is nmong those who convinced Mr.
Itollins thnt "Tho Cowboy" should be
written.
Following Is tho story of n night
fitnmpede during n cnttle drive one
of the many drninntlc Incidents which
tin udeuunte book on the cqwboy neces
sarily, contains:
All through the dnrkness men of tho
"night herd," working In shifts of
from two to four hqurs, rode about
the iinlmnls; nnd as the men rodo
they constantly serenaded tho bqnsts
by crooning to them songs or chants,
which, when so used, wore entitled
"hymns." This serenndlng was done
pnrtly to hold the cattle under tho
compelling spell of tho human voice,
nnd pnrtly to disabuse from tho mind
of nny fearsome member of tho herd
suspicion that either n puncher's
ellhouetto ngnlnst tho sky-line or else
tho nolso of his moving pony might
represent n snooping dragon. Tho
irlder, when "singing to tho cattle," ns
Is vocal efforts wero styled, dis
gorged nil tho words he knew set to
nil tho tunes bo could remember or
Invent, but omitted nny sound or In
llectlon which might startle. Sncred
airs wero usunl, for from their simple
melodies they wero easy of remem
brance, nnd also thoy then still held
tho national popularity which since
Iins passed to the tunes of the music
halls; but tho words set to those
cburchly nlrs well might hnvo Bur
prised tho clergy. The proper words,
accounts of horse-races, unllatterlng
opinions of the cattle, strings of pro
fanity, the voluminous text on the la
bels of coffeo or condensed mllk-cnns,
mere humming sounds, nllko nnd with
seemingly deep religious fervor, wero
poured on muny nnlglit Into tho ap
preciative ears of an audience with
cloven hoofs.
Thus tired men, cnt-napplng but
nlways crooning, were out In tho
blnck, their ponies stendlly, slowly
putrolllng, though half asleep; but
man nnd horse were ready to wake
like a shot and to act tho Instant
that n steer started to "roll his tall,"
or, In less technical English, to gallop
with his tall humped up at Its shore
end, an Infallible sign of conlldeut ex
pectation to disregard both distance
nnd time.
All through tho Journey the animals
had proceeded quietly and rested de
cently until one moment when there
came a snort, a bellow. What caused
tho snort and bellow nobody knew or
could stop to ascertain. Merelr "tails"
hnd "rolled," and a stampede was on.
From a common center cattlo wero
darting toward every point of tho
compass. It was "all hands to Uio
pumps 1" and into saddle and on tho
run for every mun. Elders armed with
saddle blnnkcts, with doffed coats,
hastily plucked. snge-brush plants, any
thing that could bo waved, holding
pistols, tho only attainable objects
tluit would make n commanding noise,
galloped out beyond tho fleeing mil
mals, headed nnd flunked them, "cut
ting in" nil Incipient, bovluo meteors.
Flunlly, the frayed edges of the mass
constricted, and tho whole was re
duced to a rngged, nnrrow, rushing
column, ono set of galloping cow
boys guiding its van, another, ns flank
riders, gunrdlng Its sides nnd en
denvorlng so fnr ns possible to sootho
the nnlmnls. Tho forefront of this
column wns, under tho pllotngo of tho
nttncklng horsemen, swerved Into tho
8hnpo of a shepherd's crook, nnd a
moment Inter tho herd wns pouring
Itself into tho form of a capital letter
"U."
When Its two ends enme opposlto
ench other, they wero welded together
by a yelling, waving, whootlng set
of mndmen on tho backs of flying,
snorting horses.
This started "milling," a merry-go-round
which kept up until tho par
ticipating cattlo quit from exhaus
tion. Of course, milling did not take
plnco in n circle, nn ellipse, nn oval,
or In nny other geometrical form. It
occurred in nn Irregulur chunk of
grunting, bellowing cattle, overspread
nnd surrounded by nn unbreathablo
cloud of biting dust, with cursing
cowboys acting as sntellltes.
A stampedo at night and In a conn
try beset with "cut banks," 1. e., pre
cipitous hillsides, beset al.io with deep
canyons, with vertically sided arroyos,
with gopher and badger holes, killed
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were waved In air to strnlghten out tho lutlgos,
and wero slapped onto cringing bncks with a
bound like that of a slatting sail on a windy day.
At times like this when men wero llerco and In n
killing mood, their horses seemed to sense the
situation. The most chronic buckers would forego
their pitching avocation, and, squatting low In
tremor, would receive their lond nnd never make
a single jump.
Tho camp moved out to waiting .Tnck, nnd with
It went tho two clenn shirts, each
clutched against a rider's chest.
There were Jerky, vertical single
nods of heads, Jack supplementing his
own nod by one later, blow, horizontal
turning of his head to right nnd then
to left. A gentle sigh rose from the
nrrlvlng punchers, two hands Impo
tently opened nnd lot two shirts flutter
to tho ground. Jnck's Inquiring look
was nnswered by Ike's slight raising
of the bundle of the shovel, which thus
far he hnd endeavored to conceal. Then
camo tho first spoken words. Jack
commenced the conversation, and In
part it ran: "He's up at tho end of
tho big draw, right by tho split rock.
Went over that high cut bank, him
nnd n mess of cnttle. He's lyln' un
der 'em. Ho naver knowed what hit
him. . . . No, I wnrn't with him.
Just now seen his sign ns I wns com
ing ncrost. I seen it wns bended for
the cut bnnk, so I chnsed over there."
The foremnn added: "Well, boys, let's
get nt It."
Then tho Httjo funeral cortege, hnv
ing silently smoked n cigarette or two,
fell Into Jiggling trot and headed for
tho big draw.
Tho funernls of tho men who died
In this way, of many Western men,
were deeply nffcctlng from their crude,
sincere simplicity. About tho open
grave, which was at merely "somc
whero on tho plain," would gather a
serious-faced little group. The body,
wrapped In n saddle-blanket, would bo
lowered gently Into Its resting-place,
nnd then would como a pause. Ench
attendnnt strongly wished that some
npproprlato statement might bo made
cither to God or about tho dead; but
each man felt himself unequal to the
task, nnd stood nervously wiping his
forehend. l'erhnpi tho strain wrung
from some ono person n sudden ejacu
lation. If so, the requirement for
utterance had been satisfied, and nil
tho mourners felt a buoyant sense of
relief. If nobody spoke, somo wnnder
Ing oyo fastened on tho shovel.
When tho flllod-In enrth bad been
pounded to smoothness nnd hnd been
overlaid with rocks, as a harrier to
marauding nnlmnls, it was timo to
leave. That patting would not bo
accomplished or even begun until tllero
hnd termlnnted the strnlned, uwk
wurd silence under which moat Ameri
can men cloak their deeper feelings.
Tho slienco usually was ended by an
expression spontaneously emitted from
overwrought nerves, nnd often pro
fnno in form though not In Intent.
At tho foot of ono of tho noblest
penks in tho Rocky Mountains lies n
grnve. Its occupunt died in n stam
pede. All that was snld at tho inter
ment camo out hesltntlngly nnd as
follows: "It's too bad, too bad. Tom,
dig n llttlo deeper there. Hell, boys,
ho was a man," and presently, when
tho burial hud been completed, "Hill,
wo boys lenvo you to God and tho
mountain. Good-by, Dill. Damn It,
mnny n steer, broke many a pony's
leg, left many n rider lifeless on the
ground.
After every night stampede there
wns n counting of humnn noses. This
wns dono with nnxlety which nlways
was as tender in spirit ns it wns flip
pant in form. Tho riders, returning
ono by ono during tho next day's
morning hours, came into camp, and
nn ntmosphero of bnnter banter
which, in Joking phrases and with
several participants, ran on ono oc
casion somewhut as follows. "Uullon,
Shorty, whero'd you come from?
Thought you wns dead. . . .
Where's Bnldy? Guess lie's gono off
to git mnrrled. . . . No, ho ain't
Hero ho comes. . . . Everybody's
in but Jack and Skinny. They must
n ridden all tho wny to Omaha. . .
There's Jack now, comln' up over tho
top of thnt rise."
Tho banter suddenly censed, for,
as soon ns Jack bad como completely
over tho top of tho hill nnd Into clenr
view, ho had begun to ride rapidly In
a small circle. This was ono of tho
equestrian Indians' two signals of
important news or of request for
strangers to advance for parley, nnd
wns often used by whites ns u mes
senger of llko Import or of serious
tidings. At tho first circle, somo one
remarked "Mebbo Jack's ploying with
a rattler. No, ho ain't. There he goes
again. He's shore slgnnlllng," while
somo one else added "Jnck wouldn't
do thnt for no cows. It must bo
Skinny." Tho camp had risen to Its
feet nnd stnrted for tho tethered
ponies.
Suddenly there floated down the
breezo three faint sounds evenly spnecd.
Tho wind hnd shifted, nnd Its new
course straight from Jack to tho enmp
giving promlso thnt sounds would
carry thither, ho hud, used his gun.
Tho enmp gnsped, "My God, it's
Skinny," nnd then the foremnn suld,
with mnchlne-gun rapidity but Icily
quiet tone, "Pete, quick, get them two
clenn shirts that's drying on the
wngon tongue. Wo may need 'em for
bandages." Nobody mentioned any
thing about n shovel, but n collision at
tho wagon's tailboard nnd tho bound
of rasping metal showed that tlirco
men Instinctively had sought for the
sometimes sad utensil, and that it
was in hand.
Iu rapid strides of exaggerated
length tho punchers approached their
horses. Ono beast shied away, but
stopped tho Instant there rang out
with tinny sound, "Dnmn you, Krone,
quit that," nnd thereafter tho brute
crouched and trembled and mado no
opposition to tnking Its bit nnd sad
dle Bits wero drlveu Into horses'
mouths llko wedges into split logs. No
effort wns mado to gather In cinches
and offside Intlgos, to lay them ntop
tho saddles, and to plnco tho latter
gently on tho ponies' backs. Tho Bud
dies, each grasped by born and cautle, Jim, look out for your bronc."
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