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"Dibert's havin' trouble with Neifkins's herder says the feller does most of his herdin' in the wagon, and there would a been a 'mix' a dozen times if he hadn't been with his sheep every minute. Dibert says it looks to him like the feller's doin' it on purpose." "I don't know but what I'd rather have it that way than for them to be too friendly.
Thu light has gone outen he's young life an' he's tooken to writin' potery an' herdin' by hisself. He was tooken thet way early this mawnin' an' hes mizzery hes been suthin' scand'lous. He's made up a leetle pome all outen hes own haid thet would make a Ute cry. Speak it for us, Punk, won't yuh!" Punk sighed dolorously and rested his head on his bowed arms.
"It's the idee of Doc Peets later, when he hears the details, that if the gyards that time treats Silver Phil with kindness, the little felon most likely would have remained to be hanged. But they don't: they abooses Silver Phil; cussin' him out an' herdin' him about like he's cattle. They're a evil-tempered couple, them dep'ties, an' they don't give Silver Phil no sort o' peace.
"A piano!" cried Echo exultantly. "Who done that?" demanded Show Low angrily. Parenthesis, from his place on the floor, looked at the mischief-maker in disgust. "Sage-brush!" he shouted. "Givin' the hull thing away," snarled Fresno. Show Low could contain himself no longer. Going up to Sage-brush, he shook his fist in his face, saying: "You're the limit. You ought to be herdin' sheep."
"Yes," said the Old Cattleman, as he took off his sombrero and contemplated the rattlesnake band which environed the crown, "cow- punchers is queer people. They needs a heap of watchin' an' herdin'. I knowed one by the name of Stevenson down on the Turkey Track, as merits plenty of lookin' after.
"I ain't awful strong on that conquerin' hero stuff, Andy. I jest as soon set right here " "And spoil the whole darn show! Look here, Pete, you leave it to me and if we don't surprise Ma Bailey clean out of her specs, why, I'll quit and go to herdin' sheep." "A11 right.
"The fire's the best flooer i' the gairden, an' the pig's the best coo i' the herdin', my lord," she said an old saw to which his lordship might have been readier to respond, had he remembered that the PIG sometimes meant the stone jar that held the whisky.
I'm out of practice a little and my knees are all blacked up from that fire. I'm afraid I'd soil that immaculate carpet of hers." "Yuh hev soiled a heap moah than her cyapet already," said the old woman significantly, "an' yuh mind's been blacker than yuh knees. Did yuh think she was one o' them dance-hall huzzies yuh've been herdin' with all yuh mean life? An' up tha' she sits cryin' "
"I just heard something," he said. "Steve Brown is herding sheep." "That's nothing," said the story-teller. "He done that a couple of times before." "And they say there is a woman out there with him," added Todd. "A woman! What woman?" "I don't know. Tuck Reedy rode past and saw them sitting by the fire. Ed Curtis saw her too." "Whose sheep's he herdin'?" asked big Tom Brodie.
"Ann, did you ever meet Ellen Jorth?" he asked. "Yes, but not lately," replied Ann. "Well, I met her as I was ridin' along yesterday. She was herdin' sheep," went on Jean, rapidly. "I asked her to show me the way to the Rim. An' she walked with me a mile or so. I can't say the meetin' was not interestin', at least to me.... Will you tell me what you know about her?"
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