. Illustrated history of the Union Stockyards; sketch-book of familiar faces and places at the yards. ce, and upon the banditsword of honor to reform,his captor good-naturedly tookhis guns from him and turned him loose. There musthave been something genuine in the bandits plea andin the man, for Harry has never had cause to regret hismercy, and the one-time criminal is now a well-respect-ed citizen. Wild Horse Harry can give you the separate historyof each of his many scars of battle. That on his fore-hand, for instance, he received in Pine Kidge, Dakota,fighting with a half-breed; while the f
. Illustrated history of the Union Stockyards; sketch-book of familiar faces and places at the yards. ce, and upon the banditsword of honor to reform,his captor good-naturedly tookhis guns from him and turned him loose. There musthave been something genuine in the bandits plea andin the man, for Harry has never had cause to regret hismercy, and the one-time criminal is now a well-respect-ed citizen. Wild Horse Harry can give you the separate historyof each of his many scars of battle. That on his fore-hand, for instance, he received in Pine Kidge, Dakota,fighting with a half-breed; while the fight was wagingthe half-breeds squaw stuck a knife into his hand andarm. The one on his forehead grew out of getting upa collection for something or other, and calling on abar-keep for a contribution in Deadwood, in 1879,the bar-keep stirring up a brawl. And so forth. In 1883 Harry was on the range in Nebraska, wherealso, a state ranger may shoot a criminal down for re-sistance. Here he had a very sad experience, losing adear friend at the hands of the Indians. At this time 98 ILLUSTRATED HISTORY. the Black Hawks,Apaches, and Siouxroamed in hostilebands about theNorthwest, and therangers unfortunatefriend full a victimto savage cruelty. Pard and I,says Harry, wereridin across a Ne-braska trail in thedrj season, and inhuntin f o r water harry and his old separated and got lost. Harry tracked hack onhis own trail to where he and his friend had parted,and then he followed his pards, but he had not gonefar when he found the ]30or fellow lying lifeless withhis scalp off. Then Harry, the Wild Horse ranger,swore a great oath! and packing his dead comradeacross his own saddle he returned to the nearest camp,and arming himself to the guards he went forth,vowing death on the Apaches, and not to be satisfieduntil his comrade was avenged. Merely to say that heis Wild Horse Harry is to say that he hept his word. In direct contrast to this grim side of the bold Tex-ans nature is h
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