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It ton knew all about the West

before he left hohanies, but he thought he appreciated the conditions thoroughly

This was because he was young He could close his eyes and see the

cowboys scouring the plain As a parenthesis it should be noted that

cowboys always scour the plain, just as sailors always scan the

horizon He kne the cowboys looked, because he had seen Buffalo

Bill's show; and he kne they talked, because he had read accurate

authors of the school of Bret Harte He could even iine the

romantic mountain maidens

With his preconceived notions the country, in ton frequented the little ton the

draw It answered fairly well to the story-book descriptions, but

proved a bit lively for him The first day they lent him a horse The

horse looked sleepy It took hiet on the animal

and twenty seconds to fall off There was an audience They e drinks at outlandish prices After that they shot

holes all around his feet to induce him to dance He had inherited an

obstinate streak from some of his forebears, and declined when it went

that far They then did other things to him which were not pleasant

Most of these pranks see,

curly-haired young man named Fay Fay had clear blue eyes, which seemed