    ,! ,S;G ( ,OLD ,JOE ,SWALL[

,:5 ,I 0 UP ! C.TRY 9 ! R\< & E>LY
  "DS1
,I US$ 6"W AL;G OV ,JIMMY N[LETT'S
  BULLICK-DRAYS
,!N ! REELROAD WASN'T H]$ ON1 AN' !
  BU% 0 WILD AN' /RANGE1
,AN' WE USET] DRAW ! TIMB] F ! SAW-
  PITS 9 ! RANGE--
,LOAD PROVI.NS =! /,NS1 AN' WE'D
  TRAVEL F> & SL[
,"? ! PLA9S AN' 'CROSS ! RANGES 9 !
  "DS ( L;G AGO4

,!N X'S YOKE UP ! BULLICKS & TRAMP 2S
  'EM SL[1 ..,AN' SA4LE UP Y] HORSES
  AN' A-RID9' WE W G1
,6! BULLICK-DRIV9'1 CATTLE-DROV9'1
  ,NI7]1 DI7]1 RO>9'1 ROV9' ,"DS O'
  L;G AGO4

,ONCE ME & ,JIMMY ,N[LETT LOAD$ TIMB]
  =! T[N1
,B WE _HN'T G"O A DOZ5 MILE 2F ! RA9
  -E D[N1
,AN' ME AN' ,JIMMY ,N[LETT AN' !
  BULLICKS AN' ! DRAY
,0 CUT (F ON "S RIS9' GR.D :ILE
  FLOODS >.D U LAY
,AN' WE SOON RUN %ORT ( TUCK] AN'
  T]BA3A1 : 0 BAD1
,AN' P]TAT]S DIPP$ 9 H"OY 0 ! ONLY
  TUCK WE _H4

,AN' HALF \R BULLICKS P]I%$ :5 ! DR"\
  0 ON ! L&
#A;N' ! BURN9' H1T T DAZZLES Z X D.ES
  ON ! S&
,:5 ! SUN-BAK$ CLAY AN' GRAVEL PAVES
  = MILES ! BURN9' CREEKS1
,AN' AT EV'RY /EP Y] TRAVEL "! A
  ROTT9' C>CASE REEKS--
,B WE PULL$ \RVS TGR1 = WE N"E US$ T]
  "K
,:AT A F1!R B$ 0 GD = 9 ^? "DS O' L;G
  AGO4

,B 9 SPITE OV B>R5 RIDGES AN' 9 SPITE
  OV MUD AN' H1T1
,AN' DU/ T BR[N$ ! BU%ES :5 X ROSE F
  BULLICKS' FEET1
,AN' 9 SPITE OV COLD & *ILBLA9S :5 !
  BU% 0 :ITE ) FRO/1
,AN' 9 SPITE ( MU4Y WAT] ": ! BURN9'
  PLA9 0 CROSS$1
,AN' 9 SPITE ( MOD]N PROGRESS1 & 9
  SPITE ( ALL _! BL[1
',TWAS A BETT] L& 6LIVE IN1 9 ! "DS
  O' L;G AGO4

,:5 ! FRO/Y MOON 0 %99' O'] ! RANGES
  L A LAMP1
,AN' A LOT ( BULLICK-DRIV]S 0 A-
  CAMP9' ON ! CAMP1
,:5 ! FIRE 0 BLAZ9' *E]Y AN' ! PIPES
  0 DRAW9' WELL1
!N \R S;GS WE USET] *ORUS AN' \R Y>NS
  WE USET] TELL
,AN' WE'D TALK OV L&S WE -E F1 & OV
  *APS WE USET] "K1
,= "! ALW 0 2H U .O!R "DS O' L;G AGO4

,AH1 !M E>LY "DS 0 5D$ :5 ! REELROAD
  CROSS$ ! PLA91
,B 9 DR1MS ,I (T5 TRAMP 2S ! BULLICK-T1M
  AG3
,/ WE PAUSES AT ! %ANTY J 6H A DROP ]
  *E]1
,/ ,I FEELS A K9D OV PL1SURE :5 !
  CAMP9'-GR.D IS NE>
,/ ,I SMELLS ! OLD T>PAUL9 ME AN'
  ,JIMMY USET] ?R[
,O'] ! TIMB]-TRUCK = %ELT] 9 ! "DS OV
  L;G AGO4

,I H BE5 A-DRIFT9' BACK'>DS )! *ANGES
  OV ! L&1
,AN' IF ,I SPOKE T] BULLICKS N[ !Y
  WDN'T "U/&1
,B :5 ,M>Y WAKES ME SU45 9 ! NI<T
  ,I'LL (T5 SAY3
,8,-E "H1 ,SPOT1 AN' /AN' UP1 ,B,Y1
  BLANK AN' BLANK AN' -EE]-WAY40'
,AN' %E SAYS T1 :5 ,I'M SLEEP9'1 (T
  MY EL]QU9CE 'ILL FL[
,9 ! BULLICK-DRIV9' LANGUAGE OV ! "DS
  O' L;G AGO4

,WELL1 ! PUB W SOON 2 CLOS9'1 S ,I'LL
  GIVE ! ?+ A RE/
,B IF Y %D DROP ON ,N[LETT 9 ! F> AN'
  4TANT WE/--
,AN' IF ,JIMMY USES D\#Y\ 9/1D ( >
  AN' VEE1
,AN' IF HE DROPS 8 AIT*ES1 !N Y'RE
  SURE 6"K X'S HE4
,AN' Y] WON'T =GIT 6>SK HM IF HE /
  REMEMB]S ,JOE
..,!N X'S YOKE UP ! BULLICKS & TRAMP
  2S 'EM SL[1 ,AN' SA4LE UP Y] HORSES
  AN' A-RID9' WE W G1
,6! BULLICK-DRIV9'1 CATTLE-DROV9'1
  ,NI7]1 DI7]1 RO>9'1 ROV9' ,"DS O'
  L;G AGO4

