| Show CAUGHT BY COW BOYS I Passengers of a Train Compelled to I Perform Acrobatic Feats hI shall never forget an experience of mine in Montana a little over two years ago said Brakeman Schultz of the Northern Pacific There were Andrews the conductor Wylie the engineer Colby the fireman and myself running No 3 passenger on the Montana division and one night about dark we were getting out of Miles City when a red light was seen by the engineer and he stopped the train I trainJust as it stopped about a dozen cowboys cow-boys togged in full uniform each with a brace of revolvers in his belt got into the coaches while a few more guarded the entrance I knew trouble was coming as I soon as 1 saw them get on and I took a seat among the passengers The conductor con-ductor did not at first seem to realize that anything was wrong but went to the forward part of the coach when half a dozen of the buckskinclad boys grabbed him and set him on the coalbox He protested but the boys paid no attention other than to tell him not to move a finger fin-ger as they were going to shoot the heels of his boots off I rather enjoyed the fun though I I lay mighty close fearing that they would notice me but they didnt believe the conductor was short the heels of his boots He was while as a snowflake but he held up bravely fearing a miscalculated miscalcu-lated shot Then they caught me and tied me and a passenger back to back and commenced set us over a seat and then betting among themselves which would pull the other over The stakes were put up and then two of them got prongs and The began touching us up with them fellow I had been pitted against was a Swede and neither of us had any show to pull the other over then I resorted to the a stratagem and when they gave Swede a prong and he jumped about afoot a-foot I pulled hard and he came flying that ovei the seat and went so far over he nearly broke my back the took We were loosened then and they the Swedes boots off and stood him on head and then played the bastinado his the soles of his feet Well youd on died laughing to hear that poor fellow bellow entreat pray and cuss those cow smart legs were boys and although my dances I got I Just roared just ing with some had done mischief enough II After they train shot they out the lights and left the |
