A Texas Cow Boy

A Texas Cow Boy - or, fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony, taken from real life

My excuse for writing this book is moneyand lots of it. I suppose the above would suffice, but as time is not very precious I will continue and tell how the idea of writing a book first got into my head: While ranching on the Indian Territory line, close to Caldwell, Kansas, in the winter of '82 and '83, we boysthere being nine of usmade an iron-clad rule that whoever was heard swearing or caught picking grey backs off and throwing them on the floor without first killing them, should pay a fine of ten cents for each and every offense. The proceeds to be used for buying choice literaturesomething that would have a tendency to raise us above the average cow-puncher. Just twenty-four hours after making this rule we had three dollars in the potor at least in my pocket, I having been appointed treasurer. As I was going to town that night to see my Sunday girl, I proposed to the boys that, while up there, I send the money off for a years subscription to some good newspaper. The question then came[x] up, what paper shall it be? We finally agreed to leave it to a voteeach man to write the one of his choice on a slip of paper and drop it in a hat. There being two young Texans present who could neither read nor write, we let them speak their choice after the rest of us got our votes deposited. At the word given them to cut loose they both yelled "Police Gazette", and on asking why they voted for that wicked Sheet, they both replied as though with one voice: "Cause we can read the pictures." We found, on counting the votes that the Police Gazette had won, so it was subscribed for. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 38309
Author: Siringo, Charles A.
Release Date: Dec 15, 2011
Format: eBook
Language: English