MONTANA COWBOY FUN.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 193, 22 August 1885, Page 5

MONTANA COWBOY FUN.

How Thoy Boarded a Train

" I shall never forget an o.\-pcricnco of mine in Montana a littlo over two years ago," said Brakcman Scbultz, of tho Northern Pacific. "Thero wore Andrews, tho csnductor, Wylic, the engineor, Colby, the iiroman, arid myself running No. II paseengor on tho Montana division, and ono night about dusk wo wero getting out of Milo City, when a red light was seen by tljo engineer, and ho stopped the train Just as it stopped, about a dozen cowboys rigged up in full uniform, each with a braco of revolvers in his bolt, got into tho coaches, while a few tnoro guarded tho engine. I knew troublo was coming in soon as I saw thorn got on, and I took a scat among tho passengers. Tho conductor did net appear at first to roalifo that anything was wrong, but wont to tho forward part of tho coach, whon hall-a-dor.ou of tho buckskin-clad boys grabbed him and sot him upon tho coalbox. Ho protested, but tho bojs paid no attention other than to toll him not to move a liugor, as thoy wero going to ehoot the heels of his boots off. 1 rather enjoyed tho fun, though I lay mighty clo.so, fearing that they would notico mo, but thoy didn't hi fore- tho conductor was short the liools of kis boots. Ho wad whito as a enovvlhiko, but ho hold up bravely, fearing a miscalculated shot. Thou thoy caught mo and tied me and a passenger back to back,and set us over a seat, and then commenced bolting among themselves which would pull tho other over. The stakes were put up, and th«n two of thoin got prongs and began touching us up'witu them. Tho follow 1 had [Htted ajjain-tmo Has a Swede, and neither of us had any chow to pull the other over. Then 1 resorted to a stratagem, and when thoy gaTQ the Swodoa pronj;and ho jumpod about n foot I pulled hard, and lie camo Hying over tho foit and went s-o far over that henoirly broke my back. We were loosened then, »ud thuy took the Swedo's boots off irad stood him on his head, and then played tho bastinado on the solos of his feet. ' Well, you'd die a laughing to hear that poor follow bellow, entreat, pray, and cuss thoro cowboys, and although my log* weru .^minting from somo dance*) I got I just roared After thoy had dono enough mischief they shot out tho lights and left 'ho' train. —"St. Paul (ilobe."