SO YOU WANNA BE A COWBOY ?




Normally you would throw a bedroll

in the pick up and go back to the

bunk house for the night.



Today the pickup is broke so you

saddle old blue and leadn old sam

head out for a day of fence fix`n.



By the time you fixed the first mile or

so, the sun`s hang`n on the horizon, you

hobble the horses. No hobbles ? Then

use a ragged piece of rope to tie their

front legs together so they can graze

but won`t run off during the night.



It`s dark. Find a level place, roll out the

bed roll (two blankets and a piece of canvas)

maken sure all the edges are underneath

so the critters will stay out , cause you are

warm and they will want to sleep with you.



Then you crawl in, first maken sure to fold

back the canvas a foot or so. The rattle

snakes like to coil up on top of you during

the night.



First thing in the morning you throw back

the bed and jump away fast in case that

rattlen and buzz`n is what you think it is.



You got some coffee grounds in the saddle

bags and you brought an old can----add a

little water and a couple of prairie chicken

eggs and get set for a hearty breakfast.



Catch old blue and try to step on , like they

do in the movies, but he has other ideas,

whirls and tries to kick your head off.

Finally you get aboard and he takes off,

buck`n his fool head off.



After try`n to kill you he settles down and you

run across a couple of strays that have to be

trailed back to the herd. By then it`s getting

toward noon and you head back to the ranch

cause that is where they keep food.



A good thing they are not pay`n you a lot of

money. All you got done was mend a couple

holes in the fence, get nearly killed,sweat a

lot and now you gotta rush back to where they

keep the food.



Dayam ! Aint this romantic ?



---- Eagle Cruagh