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.4mas Cape,110 or moreoliving at 3101 Clinton
,tort Worth,Texas,was born -a slave to Bob Huston,
whenwned a plantation and ranch located in
Gonsales co,Texas. The date of Cape's birth is
estimated to have been sometime pclor to 1831.
He wee reared nn a horse and cattle r'llch 'belch
was owned by his master. He learned to ride at
and early age and worked on a hers* meth for his
master until the Civil bar commenced. After the
commencement of the Civil War he was sent to the
Confederate Army by his master end remained in the
service until thr war ended. Cape returned to
Texas after being mustered out of the army anq
resumed his range work. He oseured work on a
cattled operated by twO brother. named Rees
which were cattle rustlers. no emiaged in
cattle drive to tenses City and there took
"Preach leave" fl-om the rustling outfit. Els
next Jo was on a farm attending horse* for
Jessie awes. After coAauding his employment
on the James farmithe returned to'fixas and
located in Fort worth,whers he has resided since.
His story of range life follow:
"Ise beta down yonder in south Texesolong time befe de
war. When Is* ben an de question die coleAt person can't
answer,'oept Ise knows 'twas no 'e dan 110 yeahe 'go. De place
'her Ise ben am in wonsales co, Texas, 'Twee on de farm of
garster Bob Huston, Him nwned a hose and cattle ranch too.
Is* a grown u nigger long time befe de war wid de Yank's,
You see mg peppy nd mallm7 am bought by "'Teter Bob.
My peppy am ben in Africa. 'Time *het am told to me by him.
hippy nm brought to dis country and 1im am sold to folks in
Ylainia,den Aerator 3ab took den to Texas.
"I so yount/ w
when "tens.
ice 1 arnt to ride lee no folitote
De first v.olk Ier 'members 'bout am-rding hosses
'tending to de critters
gnIkhoeses on de ranch. De ranch am
Gauthier.Bheldon I.
Bawler*.
Tarrant 0o,Dist #7
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de first place lee 'members bing at.
"Twee 'bout 10 hands welkin' fo' Hereto? Bob nu de ranch
etendin' de hossee. Ileum lived in de bunk hue a liave d*
special cook fo' to cook do meals.
chuck am meat,beans an' co'n breed an' black coffee.
6ometimes de cook make tAlune some fried riesebut dat ari not often.
'cause it am that once in a 'hal* his gets do hands on dried
fruit so him can make pies.
"Be wo'k wouns have to do am watch is herd an' bust 'me.
Ureter Bob have so much as 1000 herd of bosses sometimes. Rim
an *grin' an' penis' all de time. Nouns raised lots of }losses
an' gets lots from toxic°.
"Many Urines weans go 'cross de Rio Grande ribber an'
fitch hostiles back to do Marst,r's ranch. Wilika 'mune goes foe
de bosses thar am six in do crew. 'Twee de cook an' f:ve riders.
Wean* don't have any chuck wagon wid weuns. All do things am
toted on pack hosses. When night comes wenns sleep on de pro
an' root do head on de saddle.
"When weuns am ccming 000k wit hosses part rf do crew
has to ride de line ever night. ldin' de line am ruin' 'round
de herd fog to keep dim bunched.
"Twos never hard fe to drive do lves,gcause days
not *kiddish 'bout 'vino on de stomp like de cattle am. 'Course
If a bustin' storm comes in de taco of the hosses.den le a will
try to' to rum do tudder way.
"De lorstest time Ise soe wit a herd of hoes.* am one time
"une 1" ft -telling 'bout LOO foam Mexico. Do hosses am fine stook
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dat have racing blood an' de Marster am awful peticule 'bout
de critters. 'Comm of de Ind of hoses* &eye am witting whar
awful earful 'boy losing tem.
"Timis hot dagoamful hot. De hossos.am all wet an' lobar
just mopping 'long. De drivie boss am Mewed 'lodgers and him
sox to wouns,'gosh to' mighty boys,wouna am swine to have port
spill of weather an' weans will have plenty of ridin' to do
holding di critters.' Bic nuff,de wind comes,dat am alright
to' gems hold 'Om. Don de rain come an' dat an alrighWeiuss
wouna hold 'em,but don hail come an' dat warnt alright wssns
don't hold 'en. No ear, dim hosese goes plum loco.
"When di hail hits do bosses turns 'bout likes a bunch
of sojlors an' deys goes hiltor.skilter running 'way from do
storm. 4Twornt any woodx near by,so 'twarnt any place foe shelter,
but days runnin' to some place anyway.
"When bosses guinea on de stomp thar an only -no thin'
to do an' dat am walk on do loaders. Is- is do one dat am put
in do lead always when de herd gets de runs,'cause Ise is de
lestest rIlder of do whole crew. So, Ise goes to de lead to' to
give a leader to' de herd. Room follows do liter always.
Wenns am told by de boss man,' don't mind de hail just save de
bosses° but how can me na don't mint di hall When toys am seaming
whamewhem,plunk,bustin' mount on do back,1 gs an' arms. Do big
hat saved de heads. If 'twarnt to' do big hat *suns sho
been =mocked loco. Wsuns keeps ridin9 'cause 'twos no shelter
an weans Yust as well ride as stand still. Ise stay in do lead
an' to tudders of de riders ride at de side fll to keep de
hoosos fron scattermont.
Giuthier.bholdon I. Pim #4
Angola** PC 240
Tarrant Co ist, 117
"De hail last 'bout 10 minutosesing lee bet in de 10 minute's
de hoes** runs 10 Ales. liVery time a hall stone hits do hose's
deys tries to run a little titers. Soon as de hail stop,* Is*
Iee starts to circle aAl de herd follows no. °Twarnt long after
dat 411 wane have de animals settled. But, wane lost a couple
dat am knoc-ed down by de hail. Tas,Sar, lust plum knocked
down an' do tuddor animals stomlod on de hossos till days is
dead All do tudder bosses an bumps all over thar bodTa. Ciouns
mans an Qat same. Fog a wink after 'Fauns squeal like pigs when
wouns tries to move fast. 'cause of le sore spots. Dom hail
stones m big,some of dem am big as bass balls,but feel like
two bass balls when days hit.
waerster SA) bustost de hose** fog de saddle an el
dam in many piaci*. Woman takes do bosses to difgront olocos
Bast and AolOth.
"Hoes bustin' am de ',folk Ise like to do an' after Iso
learnt to rids gam gtwas no hose dat could put die nigpor off
do loather. No,ear, Says just can't put die nig-or on do ground,
Is stay wid di pitchers till &vie plumb tuckored out. Aerator
Sob niter call no de riding f-ol, 'cause I sarnt simert 'bout
ridin' any hoes an' Ivo ld never give up.
"WM* nouns al ready fog to butt a hos,wouns put de loop
on it en it an' snub de animal. Den swans puts do blind on it
an' de saddle on de back. Don de critt.rm ready fog riding.
Worms climb in de saddle takes de bliA off an' den do rocking
starts.
,;authier.6heldon
hangelore.
Tarrant Co,i)ist,.7
lfage 15
FC 240
some horses am worser pitchers den tadders. i-ome am
just natu'al pitclers an' can do the hoochy-koochy while in de
air. De hoochy-koochy hoes nm not swine to be ridded 'less de
rider am sho nuff hoes rider. Die coleed pei-son can ride 'em,
but sometimes sick bosses makos de stars come right down in front
of youse an' do it in de daylight. any timos,when de hoes quits
pitchie my nose am lenking blod. Do nose bleed am cnused b.
d many times de hors hits de ground,an' when I see hit de ground
Isie mean hit hard.
3ob calls me de ridi
Cause Ise always stays v,id de hoes.Marster
fool.
"Do 'pri$g of de yea, am whn weuns bust de bosses. lillybe
worms oust 200 or more.an' does dat wo'k fo' two or three months.
Dat am d no af'er de r undup am -ver. tfter de hosses am busted,
nouns den ride 'em m'ybe five six times den deys RM ready for
to eell.
".to de care of de bosses on de range 'twarnt much to' to
do 'bout watching den. Hosses am not like cows. De hose stnys
on de range 'lass sonethin' drives dern off. laar days am bo'n
am whar days stns if thar am plenty of grlss an' watah. ;,:hnt
veuns have to watch to' mostest am de cripples an' hoeses dat
em lfected wid some misery. Ake if de hose ges out an' screw
worms gets in de cut. 'c,e11, den v,eune puts de loop on de critter
an' flopps it down an' ',tits some salve,dt de Asrster makes, in
de cut to' to kill de or s. Marst-r Bib has cattle too,an'
weuns have to do de same to' de critters when screw vicr%n pet
in de cuts.
"Do cattle runs whar dey pleases De riders lust ride
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over de ranpe an' sort a headed de cattle back wl'len deys drift
toofirr off. 'Time in e ridin' watchin' de cattle canoe deys
would drift -Air off if deys tarnt -;,itched.
"In de oring an' inn de cattle am always rounded up.
Urandin am done in de pring an' de critters am counted too.
In de all de cattle am ,:ounted an' dam what am not de —areter's
am cut from de herd:
"tee to'ked on de 4iarster ranA til. aftr de tar starts.
An oLe da Marster 3ob COAM an' see to ma,he hows
youse likes to sine de army an' look after de hosses fo' de
441n'al. low, what lee know 'bout de army am nothin'. So.'s@
sez to miareter 30b:
"%hat does de Jren'al does in de army?'-
Be am de big boss. He dresses in fine cloth s
wid pretty biatons an' have awful fine hossee", le tells me.
Boys have music an' lots of fun''.
"'Sho,Ise like to 'tend dfl Gen'al's hosses",tila tell him.
'Cause Ise like to wo'k wid fine hoseepon' likes fine lusic,an°
likes to have full. 6o I sent away to line de army.
"Tae fo' i.larster Dr Carrol dat Ise go. 'Twas some
rangoment betwix de Aarster an' .larster aroll fo' me point,. 60
Ise leave de Raster an' never goes back to him.
"Ise gets in de army 'round :A Loay an° tansas. ell, it
goes well fo' sort time. Ise tend de 11-.)ssee fo' de Gen's' an'
de 4 rpants an' de eaptaine,but 'twarnt much music of de AM
Ise like. Den after v4hil 'twas lots of musio,dut Bich kind
Ise don't like.
Gauthier.Shetdon P,
..angelore.
Tarrant 0O,Dist..i7
.?age i7
Po 240
'Tendin' 4 hoes am not all lee have to do, 'iouns pets
inIo battles an' den a couple of times deys put a pun in die
naggers haWs an' sea,' do ere fittin' nig,zer, ttie de time
fo' youse to fit like youse never fit bete. Youse see deys
drilled me to Learnt how to do arm/ fittin'. Days sea 'twas
de pu'pose in cave sometoin' happine da calls fo' me to
fit de fo k's, hell, dat sow -thin' happens at In'pendence
(Indenpendence). Deys fitted fo three niphts an' days. Thar
am lenty music,. It oes whis.whis,bang,boom an' bang. Den
de eaptain man pr,ts a gun in my hands -n' tells me to jine de
flOW
"euns it hard when weuns warnt ltreatini. Veuns does
mo's running dan fittin' an' dat suits die nigger. 'Treatin'
am one thin' lee could do bettah dan anythine else.
"De Yank's kiIled ots of de sojers an' takes lot of dem,
ant took eote of guns an' de hosses an' everyt,Ang. tonne just
leaves de stuff an' runs.
"see de soar on die left shoulder. ell, date whar tee
gee shot when tee am fittie,but lee don't know it 'til ret
blood ':eta my shirt. Ise just t -o 'cited to feel de bullet When
it hits me.
"After wens run fast nuff an' far muff from de iank's
,Ae stopoed an' raced. Den de doctor an fixed my shoulder.
doctor man sea to me.'nluer if de bullet v,en'three inches to
d° riit it would have cut youse jug' vein an' den lee n -,t needed
to 'tend de wound. Ise told himM if de jug' vein whar cut
Ise not need higi t fix de would.
;.iallthiOr.;.;h01d0r1
2:n4110rOisb
Tarrant Go. Dist r9
:Age A
:."C 240
.ile Ise v itin' fos de shoulder to .get heale else
thought lots 'but what garster 3ob tnld me 'bout lininl de
arm,. Ise 087 to miself'Aiarster ,,ob,yruse sho done di colo'ed
person wrong. 'louse sends mr to jine de army foftifun,but Is•
sho don't 'joy de way dey "lay in die army. Ina too rough.
Dam Yasidene don't play nice.
°Twee a tudder tIme weune fits foi two days an' nights.
De Captainman put s. gun in my hand again an'. se2.* fit fo youse
life nigi-er. Dat tins weuns am fittin' what am call* rear action.
iiat am 7.hon s•me do de fittie and de rst run 'way. Tee like to
do de runnin' bettah dhn de fitting,but thar Ire am so lee have
to listen to de =sic
'g in.
"After a vihile 7.euns ofine to a rIbber an' thar 1.,euns hve
to swim fo' to FA *v,ay. Befo' 180 gets 'cross dat ribber Is.
sho th ugh Ise am gwine to Glory and. Yas.ar, if Ise Alve to
go one mote foot Ise sho be in Glor7 :And now. ISO mod-- de swim,
but lots didn't De runners al on de tudder side when 'Attune
gets to de ribborpso deys stays thar an' nottects weuns rear
action menlirhile weuns am doin' de sAmin'
"Dat am de battle when 'Ileums am ryin' to Fc into St
but the Yarik'&:. stops renns an' sends wehns back ffit r den weuns
come,
efuns gets von vid de lank's t -met mes. (Je time:ens
a -A over in 54n'see an' weuns stops de train an' tank, rations,
money an' tudder stuff an' den goes on.
"After d- war wi over Ise sent back to T ise ?ono
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back to Gonzales co,, Ise in do town an' Alreter Aoss oomes up
to so at* see:
-*A person told as youse am a good cowhand"
"Yasoaare Marstoro*tie all Ise know what to to",Ise sirs*
"i Come mid as if youso want to work on a ranch to' $15
a month" ha offers as an' Ise takes him up*
"suns rids many miles don wins come to do camp nosh do
an Antonia ribber*
*Thar am 'bout 12 Made week's' an* mains slo4P in a tent*
Thar am a cook an' chuft$00000 ant do lame old oats. Sat an
statehouse. illassoseco'n bread an' fried pies made from dried
frAA,
niarstor ices gives as do job of ridin* do line an' bustin°
bosses, 'Twat many bosses to bust 'twigs just whist do hnnds
use eybe ono two a month,
*Ureter Voss gets do wild bosses dot no b dy owls*
go whar do IAld hose's an an' catch 'es,ant right thar Ileum
bunt 'ells
"Marstor Ross sometimes has WO head of cattlo,don he
sells 'em 'til thar an m'ybe less don 600. Thar 'Mr cattle
eosin* an' goin' all do time,
niarstor Aoss,wid four five hands,am gone mostost of do
time, Joy .vould leave an' be gone from one to threo weeks ant
uen cloys would come in wid a small herd of oattlo*
"Ise thinks,sho Marstor Aoss has lots of money,6cause deys
don't pay any mist
to raisin' erittersehut just Mills an' sells.
;-authier.Sheldon
Range lore.
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Page e 10
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"One time Aarster gess an' hiE crew am 'way fo' bout
two weeks an' dat tim, when deye com back days have no cattle
Yid 'em. One of de crew don't come back wid 'em, at night
Ise hears 'em talking 'bout how de one dat didn't co -le back
am killed,Jy de folks dat chwe 'ern. Boys talk 'bout how de
rest of 'em gets 'ay an' sich talk.
"Bat night when Ise rills in fo' to sleep,Ise keep thlicin'
'bo-t what Ise hear 'em talkin' 'bout. be ask myself,'what- fo'
Aar tcr e en' de crew am chased why fo' de ithaders killed
one of 'em.
"touee see,de bays Ise wid m4arster lob Houston the,: warnt
not} -in' see 'bout stealin' cattle,but Ise 'members ':out one
time Aarster Liousto# talks lboYt hose stealin' an' hove some
fellows gets haillied: Den it wales to me what am de trouble.
I sea,ho,ho: to myself,dat how C MOS all de fine steers an'
date how comes Aarster 4ms an' de crew t chased an' sich.
1;eys caught stealin' cattle Wybe,ise see. Ise ot sho,Ise just
had a sneakin' idea 'bout 'em stealin%
'After .at Iee tries to hen. CO 'Apne a taTkini 'bout
every chance Ise have. Lee so:t of acts like Ise payin' co mind
to what days sez,biA di s rOgpers ears wa alwas open. Den one
niOit Tee hears ..arster 2ob talkin' !bout de dark of de moon at
Bich an' sloh tile an' dat 'twould be g-od time to get so e
cattle at etch n' sich lace. Ise sex to myself,de dark of de
inon hM no good tim to buy cattle ,dat am de time fo' t- steal
critters. Den Ise sho what :Aarster goes am doing.
"After hearin' 'bout de dark moon talk,ise think lots 'bout
what Miliditor Houston sez 'bout bangin' de fellows fo stealin'
Gauthier.6heldon 2E3 711
Hangelore. Fe LAC
Tan -ant t;o,lqst,.,fr,
l'Ur:43 an' tue think 'bout hows de hangers vine to know who
am de tialer n Uarster obo1ace if dey comes to hang.
No,sar,dis nigf7or don't wants to b- hanged fo' stealin' cattle,
o lee f gur: on how to ret 'way.
"Ise figure an' figg 0 on how to pet 'way rom *Teter
34014 but how to get 'wad was puOlement to me. After while Ise
'cides to tell kiarsterEBMW tee lonesome fo' to go back to
ilarster 3ob Houstln's place an' dat tee to]. ik him. But4'twarnt
good null story. '4.4reter oes ses,'nigger,when Ise ready fo'to
1:t jouse go I'll tell 7 -use an' if youne leave heah befo' I'll
put daylight through youse. ,;osh fo' mighty,thail Ise is. If Ise
leave LAareter Foss would shot me,an' if Ire stay m'ybe de hangers
would get me.
"Ire sho skeert afte dot very time ise see somecinae
co:ain' to de camp,ic.o co,dd feel de rone 'round my neck an'.see
myself iAnrin few de limb of de-treson' de buzzards flyin'
ound.
"(Ale dayvdx fello;.s comes ridin' into de camp. keys have
six-ehoo ere in thar belts an' some had rifles beside'. Ise sex,
to mystlf,Inigier,de army o ld be nice Place fo' youse now. Ise
eho deys an de hangers,but dejs asked fo' de boss man an' ses,
some one stole hosres from dem. toys looked over /losses in de
corral an' 'amined e orands, hi o deys am doin' de lc-okin'
Ise din' de shivermants. After doze find no hosses dot am
theire,de; rode 'was. Ise sho glad deys rarnt lookin' fo' cattle.
"ulerster ,,oss often drives cattle to 4e6der olaoes an'
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,geloro.
Tarrant Co*Iiist*.#7
Page t12
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Ire think 'bout date, It comes to die niggere head a schism*. Ise
see to myself, 'data how lee gets 'way from heath Ise gets to go
on a drive an' make de sneak when 'mune am far
De next time
Is 84,41 Aerator Roesoafter Lee get de ideas 'bout de drive* Tee
*es to hin.Mareterijktitse awful good hand on de drive. Old
Maretor Bob ess Iso de impotent hsnd him have. lee like to' to
make do drive to' to flee Is counrty'. All him mos am dat he wort*
think 'bout it*scaues him do drivo far him don't need much
drivie hands. Dot don't sound so good to die nigger. So Ise
starts some mole thinkie.
"'Bout week aftor lee asked him to wok me- on de drive*
areter 3ob cones tn me, en' ses,'Jim Iei prim) to gather big
herd an' drive 'em way up N,rth. YAMS.) 111a7. youse am a glad
driver co lee take youee 'long 'Twill be do first drive Ism
make like dot ant n-ed goo. hands'.
sTwarnt long after dat 'til weuns have big herd an
t411446 de drive.
"Thar whar 13 tudder mons 'sides as. Thar har de cook
an' 12 ridore an' le do hose wrangler yid 'bout 50 hoses' fa'
to 'tend. De riders ()hanged bosses often an' "mune have some
.e7tra 'case some gots hurt or die.
*Weans drive slow' all day to 1,4 di, critters t while
days drift* leapt when 'twas far betwox watah den wenn& bookie
do critters 'long fe to reach do watah. *lona always tries to
reach as watah fo' sample place fog do night.
*Darin' de night thar am always four mane ruin' de line.
After one crow *eke four hours den a taller crew tans thar place!
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Ridin' do line am done to' to Vesta atch of do orit*ers 'ease
do herd vents to go on do atop. Of couree,de critters bed
down at night.but neatest anything would pnt de fear in gem an'
den dors start nn de rm.
"Violins drift through madorainterose streams an' dry country.
4ohn 'tees far betwix wataho'twas hard to hold do oritters
after do s smell de watih. Do critters could smell ',stab to'
no's den ten miles an' wan Mays did 'twos rush to go* thar.
"Volans have to cross ribbors many tines an' some am wide.
After orossin' couple streams,do critters learnt to cross mid
out mach trouble, **opt when do stream am swift: If do strain
am swift 'twould carry do critters too far down de stream an'
days don Wylie miss do landin'. DO riders have to fit 'gainst
do drift,so days swim thar hossee side of tho crit'ers an'
wave thar slickers or an, thin' to make do orittors swim Igainet
do stream.
"Ise only have to 'tend to swimmine to boosts 'arose an'
days don't give me much trouble. All Ise do am rids one hose
e load an' do tudders would fol ow do loader.
"Wmuns hmve some stomps,but /s- 'lover galled on to help
wid stomp '*opt ones. 'Twos a bad stora,an awful hard one an'
one rider gets killed dat night„fcause do hoes steps in do hole
an' do rider an thrnwed in front of de running herd.
'Time in de night Alen do stomp starts. De sky am full
of fire an' do thunder am clappie just one after is tudder.
Marotta* doss called Is cook an' me ant all de riders dat am
slarepins ant sew, 'loop do herd from scatterment'. -hen do
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fir. flash weuns could esevoden 'Would be dark till de next
flash. So weans watch de herd when de flashes comes an' dat
way komp trick of 'em an' could once in a while see a tudder
rider.
eaerster Itoss told 'mune $twarnt use to try to' to stop
de ran 'til do storm stoppod,but to watch to' de bunches of
antlers 40 'iterate from de main herd. 'Twas a prairie
country an* dot warnt so bad to wek a stomp. All sauna
riders do an string out at do side of de herd an' held de
critters beak tat starts to break 'way.
"Do storm lost $b -at 30 minutes an' when it stops Ise
goes to de lead wid some tudders. Weans shot de guns in de
facts of de leaders an' etwornt long 'til de herd am eirelin$
an' don soon dey am settled.
*Weans drifted ft,' :attny days. Ise don't how manyobut after
while weuns cones to Louses City.
When de critters am in de
pens,de liarster soz to wouns,Inow moons -est to' et couple days
ate den start bock. Ise ass
is nigger am not pane book
Ise soli Eat to moiself,not to *rater "ass. To him /se ses„esho
leo be on hand', Marster -ktss gives me $10 tint ses have a god
time,bot Isit se% to mysolf,isho,Ise have a good time id it
saving my neck from de 1—ps$4,
"Ise goes off by jeelf ant comae to a bench infront of a
saloon an* than Ise sate to think what to do. Den a fine lookin$
white man c ass up to me an' ass to as,'Whet does youse know
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-Langelore. PC 240
Tarrant Coydist,.0
'bout Itandia' bosses an' cattle'. ourse Ise told him 'bout
girster Bob Houston an' dat him sax Is. do ridin' fool ant slob.
De man sos,him wants good hoes man on his farm in Ma., an'
Iso tells him Ise want a job powl,X1 badose him sexoloome wid
me. is told me his fame am James an' had some god bosses dat
him wants good care taken of 'em.
"Thar am 'but 15 fine hose.e on de plass an' some cattle
an' all Is• do am 'tend to de stook. Ho raid me $25 okmonth
an' gives ma extra monay lots of times. Ise stayed thar for
thres yeahs.
'Ise gets lonesome fo' Texas ant dat am de reason lee
quit lelarstar 0110101,18 place. Hato' Ise quit Ise learnt dat him
am de Iasie lames dat am de outlaw,but him am a fine man to
as.
'Ise come back to Texas ant lands In Fort Worth an' hash
Ise stew. after Ise cone booth Ise wo'k fol stook -ren.ttil de
stoc4ards am put up,anl den Is workod in da stook pens. Dat
Ise do 'til 10 yanha