The Old Cowboy
Author James H. Wilson
April 25, 2003
© Copyright 2003
THE OLD COWBOY Part Thirty Seven
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"They came in from the southern rim of the canyon. Stayin' in the shadows
and behind the rocks. Workin' their way north around the herd.
Well Grandboy, I sp'ose they figured we'd all be sleepin', too worn out to be
any good. We let 'em get behind the herd. Just when they started their push we
surrounded 'em and took 'em down with out firin' a shot. Jack an' Jeb was at
their sides when Ralph, Leo, Tom, and me lassoed the three of 'em from the rear.
Yes sir, it was a real good plan. Them boys never new what hit them. Jack and
Jeb grabbed their horses while the rest of us pulled them walkin' behind us back
to the bunk house."
"So you got 'em then Grandpa?"
"Yep, well we got them... We took 'em in to town the next day. We told the
sheriff all they'd done to us along the trail the past few days. He had to keep
'em there 'till the marshall came to move them to Carson City in a couple of
weeks.
Yep, we figured we was done with band-dit-os that time, but they had friends.
When they didn't show up with our herd. Their friends came. They came to get
their buddies out of jail. They were very mean, bad men. Real outlaws. They left
the constable badly shot up, but not dead. A bullet cut through him and broke
his back. Left him paralyzed in the legs. A young man, he was. Two little boys
ta raise...
They got a posse together, and came a shootin'. That gunfire meant trouble, and
all us drovers hit the floor with our boots on. We had our saddles on and ridin'
toward the herd in about five minutes.
The band-dit-os had started their push when their friends and the posse caught
up with them. As we arrived we knew we had a stampede. Me, Tom, and Leo took
after the herd. The rest after them criminals.
When all was said and done,..."
To Be Continued. . .
THE OLD COWBOY Part Thirty Seven, Copyright © 2003
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