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:!nngoelore
Turrent lo.Oist.
!Teary Young, 72, was born "Rob. 24,1865,
at notin, '71'mila co. Tex. 'Teary". Mbar,
lharlee :.You, atoved with hie ?Wally to
Coryell ao. in OM, dud four Aar* Lats.
4enry ran away from hone anti went to tIoloredo
llty, Tex. !ler* be esonzed a Job as oowboy
on the 1: Rae ninth, owned by Sill kdair and
Loaded west of town, witire he remained for
four yearn.
Rs returned hone, sal engaged la gather ing
herds for 1'apt. 1%1 baby and driVing to Kansas
market points. This engaged his attention for
five years, erding in a big drive of 5,000 hea4,
f oat tie to the •:,ittle Powder :Torn ltvr LtE,t3t
in Montane.
le now Lives at the 014 Polka lame, ":"arrant oo.,
v'q tells the follveing story of rattle life:
:rather 'a mile was ',harlot; J. Young.- le moved from v-entuctsy
to 2exao at the close o.f.* the "Uvil ""ar, and Ibr u time we lived in
Lat in is oo vile re he fc llowod :Ain tin f tVf.
thoo
was bore rAt 24,186t, my' *len 7 was fly)
old Loaded the fiaily ivito a oovarea ..tva.47-,n,.-drt.,wn by
team or !looms, cnd st,Artoil out to loo for zi new io anti nm.
Went fe t, mild a h ne on a pieoe of land awl rear hi m hLLdfl
or t1:30a. There wore three of us, one girt hal two bore.
"e drifted e.rouriA. the *country for 14bout a month, then
Arid ad in 7'ioryell county, twelvelai,les west of lateoville,
"at'aer g *titled on u piece of land and set to .let himself sone
(lot ti.e. chat seotion wti. f,res range and critters roamed every
Were. ;urinp: t'Le tLe fLther wes rettitc, ilia place fixed, he
worked fo ous rbnoh ere in that locality.
kr was no set on gettinr. started to um% as a oowhand that
the hankering +caused me to jump dad's oorralg Just ss t vies
Gauthier, Theldon P.
itav,elore
Tarrant Co.,TNLA
Ira," #2
rfmohing my tenth year, and about the tire he we ready to
start :etting a herd 0-r critters together re had few saddle
hr_asee, at ottrx Mellen fixed, to !land". cattle.
Ore night 7 filled a 50 pound flour amok half full of
ohuok and some olothen, sneaked a hose out of the pen. Pat a PIZ-
saddle on it and rode away, headed northwest, r was oertain
tLlt, e.o. would t7e1.1 me, Ind fetch ral hone if he oaarht up with
"'a TWA. out 4,ritr the day aril did my riding at night.. I
usad the ?forth ',tar at a forked stir& to item) my bearings. "hat
4 id not get turned around but .)cept in one dirintion.
Z Elolged of the trail sih5nevar r hwirl anyone ecning.•
the -1;x1 of a In..4c, I 'lowed I wan f -c enoulh Rway to be safe
fronl dad awl mhos4.4 rtynel•.? in a ton. it ran lolorado y, 20
'XS from home. as :lernon thrt tRent frays the time that
laft home antit Iroacked the tom, wan n pfirty nuat rurn
i V ry 3t411.e 'there.
that drag fro,.a home to lolorado ilty, r saw nothinI but
oattle, 000asionly iht"-r,d buffalo,a drova of antelope, a flock
of -turkey, ail °tier wild ,740141.
stirted to chin with tt9 1.v317 ita fellow and the
first thin: I said ;air:
"Thera con a fallow ',Tat a Job?'
7Te said, onn you 6:0'
ytiling that anyone else can', t told his.
wasn't bigryer than a pint of cider. never was over 103
power's r*ten AZI1 'OW*. Tht Ittllow laughed and pointed t a
double trail running west, loing up a INitle rise, out of toss.
Gauthier. "Seldom
ast-el ore
Tarrant ',14.,Inst
Pegg,' '25
He said: that trail. The two. run together, o by
ocarbands riding side by aids to ant trait the C4311e• t: alarms
in this section will biro you, 31.11 1d air
'Trout* I lit out and landed at the lee outfit•late
that evening, (brand made like this, 'It". rode up in front
of the home-houshi, a big stone buildtng, am! r.hollsred.°1101101".
To*an oame to the door and said:
loadY, atrast-er, ghat tbr you"
Iss The boss nn at ho?'
"No. no now, but I expect him in a short limo. :Alelt and
cool your saddlo. 5orae in ant make yoursolf comfortable. I am
cooking sup)er, so you will have to exams husband will be
in by ea.ger tine
lit of:2 my hose and followed her into the house. There
I could smeli the 07..u.ok 000king and thot gut Ay tape rorm real.
oxsited. :mei run 1 ovv on ohuok and war; hanks* ing 5.15 r amok
rigitt smart.
!tss. teas fixing the f,--ub she would step in,
rc-Al and then. and .isk, question*. he asked me whatt t Walt ed to
ace her husband about. r told, her r vaiP. loci.f..its; for a Job. I
oculd se, taalt sort of swotted her. h ced re Iv name, all
T. didn't want to tell her, because Z realc.owd Imegis7 my
name a sooret would prevent dad from finding me. .io I said to
her I *uid rather not tell my name*. -Isa didn't sag anything
for a minute, but watt sailing sal then said:
"1"lky don't you want to tell me your name" You don't look
a fellow that would rob a beak'.
f.ktuthiar, lion P.
7,'orkzolore
Tarrant Co.,ntat:-,g7
7age fi4
"'to, I have stole *othtng,bat don't rant dad to find
MR -11 -My boy, are mei r had to admit it.
'It woe sat long until Adair dragged in and rhea he new
me hat askee hie wife:
It-h•ra did you, i;ot thin big num"
'Fno lit a daort npell age and is Looktng for a job', she
tati him. is laughed and said, 'I think he to wore interested
in some &luck at this minute than a Job'.
"Mrs Adair told us to get ready for mapper, nil took me
outside, behts4 the house, where there wee a pail of water and
o wastage*, 'lathed, than went to lining our flues. Adair
'said to me, as we were taking our *oats:
"10enorally, a good worker Gam do a good Job of eating;
now show me what you eon de
"That was the best looking ehudk, also the best tasting,
that I have ever staffed into my mouth. -hen r finished. kiair
said, 'Tom eau handle the shuck lariglia-
"noring the meal, he asked ibr my name, aid where I was
from. I told his the sou as I did his wife. Tte kept attor me,
paying that he wet have ray name. 'I havo to sell you, can't
Just say, her fellos!* he said. But I stayed put, ani fLnaLy
he said: Inc you have plenty salla La your gisigurd t
'7146 agreed that r bad to be called something, so must ff.:
lip a name. Ns named me 'Half Plat Maersoat, am, that name I
had for four yawn.
'The next morning, oftor breakfast e said: 'lows on,
ut Ihelion
Torrn Co. Oist-,4:' 7
Iralf last, we are tir to town'. Re went to the pen and sad-
Iled too hoses,. T suggested titat r use my own pigskin saddle,
because the etirraps were alit to tiky sine. lint he would have
non. nt it, saying: °-"e use real saddles tround here'. Re
pulleti the stirrups up as far as they would go, Vten had to maRe
extra kolea in the straps before we Gould met a fit.
lye went to Colorado atty. The first thing he did was to
buy fie a pair of lalifornia pints, the kind of pants all oow-
hands Swore those days in that gelation- The pants were -lade from
heavy leoolen plaid cloth. tie had the pants belt -soled, as we
*allot it. That was to reinforoe the seat with soft leather no
they would stand the saddle wear.
"Nothing had been said about work since the ni--0;ht be/orio,
when 40 said that r wan more interested in elm* that work. 'hen
be boutht the pante I oaleulated I had landed a Job, and was as
hr PP7 Sr an oyster in its shell. Re next took me to r. 1.15one, the
heotmoter, who wan reokened next to Pete Rammeramith, of nelten.
no bet -1g a top hand making, boots. Re boirht me a 112.00 pair of
boot.. Then he bowl* me en 1600 John %nets= conk coversi
12.110 pair of rpure. Re also bought me T,a bardana.aud a ifitP
MAk bOndkerohief for s neektie.
"Irten he finished rigging me out1 he said: Mtn, Halt 71int,
all this is *barged to you end your wages started this morniqe
at 32400 a *oh. I loom that I have hired the top eowhand in
these tarts'. I felt as big and as .7ood as any of them.
"that is him 4.Tot started in the oow business. Re, ot
:trot'took ohs rm2, pf me, and I rode with his. R. showed me the
Gauthier,
ore
arraat
710
lake aad was a pert teaeher. rt as not long until t could go
oa own. I then teemed up with .less Ttettles, and we worked
together all the dill* that r stayed on the k 3ar.
3ar grazed. twitters over about 60 *mations of. lend,
'.1naing around 10,'DOO head. There were 1.5 steady handle, and extra
hanle Wer: 0 hired, durik: ensiling *easel. -oluieds lived in a Log
:Ind' house. he house '*here the bende lived was called
12:acia house' am, 1:-.),e <pewee home the 'ranch hems',
"mow.
tie ranoh -house we slept on bun:3; 'W. we waddiee had
ta:a e o: our dual). hal our min cooVi• 'nog •Faeev Le
the onlg name, 1. recall, 4ad for hie. le was a L -to od 000k And
mnde dandy eour-J.eu431.2, bread, as apod bean cook, too, .4ts of
timea 113 :ixed us ban -hole beans, tu,t n, bane (looked in a
hole. -'og "Pace would di; a hole in the g round, line the hole
v1.th stone, then b..:.1d a fire in the hole ari'l esp it burning
several. hotirs. "hose atones souid Liet pipping hot, Van no
hole was ready ar toJaans. Re put .4.;. -to `o).sie into. an iron
:zettia,with la tight cover at it in thehoLe and eovered it
th sand. %11-10 t, ;Jo aid be Lt fo r sever 'al hours. Re
aaasoned VI° ehistle-orries with bacon anl eel -L. es. I tri tel-
.:.ing you, tlrove beans were fitting to eat. 3aef, ')oene a few
c.:ained vegetables are dried fruit was the chief oho* onthi.ch
lived. F.'alf cf the tine we ate the shuck 31tttne, on our
haunches behind, the chuck wagon.
.'air did, the top-aeree work, aril was a swell fellow to
work for. I./1 the waddles swore by 3111. The **eon* year, r wag
7au.thler, lheldon
-7;nisreicr-*
nrrent t
namt
tv, he turned we loose t- do rly t;.
ntght or
y, anti all other work.
ny entire stay 7.1th the outfit, we never had a bad
stomped*, 'he rearon for that wee ihnt kept his hevd
("lemma of beef critters, so there never was raany old stows.
'le herd wan mostly breeding,00wn and yearlings, and these
orittera ire not so vilok on the run. rt le the stesrs„ a year
Ad end hp, that are olvays looking Thr nn excuse to run.
''In trtnt motion, at that time, were the ftbif,fia, Itin*th
find J.".1vans outfits. The 'racy owned by Rab hter and
hie brothmr. and the lart' outfit were among the biggest
remises. ',hey run around 70,000 head.
"That crowd of men run that country. 77uty nude the rules
Rid enforced then. Then -fellows t'ere a square husth that ;!ave
everybndy chance, but t-Ity etood their r7rrund and hooked up
thefr law with a six-gua and that they were able to do.
"Ilrinr the rears of UM, 15 and 16, the prima of cattle
wts ro Iva that rustlers did not bother beef stool: avadh, so I
dittnit see such ,'eteling with that kind. But the hose rustlfsb won
busy, beoatur• ?1)od houses was in demand and there were a lot of
'pod animals in that seotion.,
he system fatowid- by that bunk of nen in the lolorado
seation, durinr7 the time I was there, las to imt the goodie
on the rustles, then ID to the follow and tell him to stop it
?ronto• Then they want to acifil), a rustler, they went unneeked.
her. was ip eeeret about their work. If the rue tl eonti nu ado
he would be hung up to dry, or given a short course in ottisia-
sang. I must tell a bout two deals with rustlers, to show how
laathier, l'heldon
Anselore
"'arra:It O.,i5it117
t'ley were dealt with.
Page _;'8
"There was a firelly that had ad 000d reputation in tt
'ett the to bops of the family were OfilliOlt, up with
rut.: tling hoopoe. dir, van and "la kuttter, went to the boys I
ho'le and toll thar. to stop stealing. '.fterwards, they were seen
:n :;71.0 eat azain. number of the teen went to the boy*. hone
Ickrianded tht ty was out, but they reta.sed. 7ney were in
t!e2ttjo of the Lo Coupe and it was dangerous to in after
t7leri beceo4se the boys amid bras& everyone Mat eteiVeci
rj ordered the 2arenta to novo their fural.t.lra outside, if
t:wy w.eitcrl it saved, w2Uch they dia. The...t being doni, fire we
sat tc the house. 'rag: ,eoye eoon same running out and were
log hf.;use vate rapl.Ltoed for the folks.
heroes,
'Another younc tad continued rustling/ after being no-Uflod.
T7w pleoed on hls hcss, with a rope around nook, with one
oil c the rope tied *e a limb. The hoes wao driven out from.
lita ler Lira an:1 there he as left.
Lleir movel his ranee to rew Yomitao,in 1678, He had re
Mimed his hei'l to urou3d 4,000, and we drove these to the foct
of the lapitan ontaLra. 'hat is :About 1,) :tiles northwest of
7he herd oo3slated of breeding cows and the bulls. a
!via eirveral little runs, but each wee easily e a.rrivad
tore with the heed in good shape and a vvy fee loot.
tft,zr th3 drive to the Clapital ',fountain seetion, t uit
returned home V, (;atseville. I had been email* for four years,
about
ore %V. inereeze4 in sir* fron a half pint toia quart. It was
Just gtttng dusk as r rode up in fr: at of the house. I tbllowea
(Teuthier,
angeior•
ro.rrant Co..list.
the custom of tho and Itollered.
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saw mother come to the door and she answered:
stranvr! -hat be you all wanting'"'
"'las I stay t'ae nilit with you all':'. I I/eked.
-4Att an2 cole In. r have never turned a strankter away
MO,
,yet and ;may God will never, let res-', slut said.
took my hose, the name 0111 I rode away on, beak to the
yard and stated it, then salted into the house. I %es 'ay oaf
n eIrt of pulled it or ?ay eyes. *"ot her placed a. she ir
in front Vol fire -Laos anl said, 'rest yourself, stranger t.
est in ,t'i ctto1es caso buck with a Go1 oil
Ilat she placed on the rata].. '711.1.0 she vas fixing to
1.1...:-fot it se
•*--,*.-11-% nay
'az* vv be, stranl3sr?'
"They ,341.1 'hereon', 'Ital. I.
f
.i.se you. all froze'?
7rom the est said I.
'III have a boy. Henry Retry Youii Ls hie name. ne left
hero !bur Tears -atio anl we have not her hide or hair of him
sin as. ly ohms co
u have met up wit'a Tverr
'Then die as%.04 tte lest question, the UM? Wan lit, and
she !le turned around an was looking st7e1.7ht at a. lie didn't
wait for rae to answer, but melted, 'Ara you Henry? r "Pisan to
male. and et the awes time tears crowded my eyes, a*, the
oorners of my mouth beg,an to quiver. %fore r Gould say a word,
she said, *God has blamed me,' it *6 sey boy'.
'").ad soon stase in and it* was pleased to find me bsek. re
r'xathinr, .41aidon
'Amselore
..rant 00. ,"Lato,
rage
f -At, ho acted sort of proud of me. X had ealom.tated on.
ttin,; Aso. of ais mind, and was migAty giud of Ula mainsail
AJ3a.
'.Xtor talli iblics what r had boln doing, dad told
Lid 1 hod FitAraed jut La time for work. laptain WaL tionby was
taut actions and dad was lie:d mg for him until he
4.14 a to aake u •drivirc herd.
'I* went to m „.:Jthering Orittars for Uosby and fol./owed
work for :lye Tbe last y, tvok abirge of 4
J3 hard that ;la 1:ova throu4h to t:ie 7omdor ICrn
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.vare as4:: :.uront. Z44liverad the sattla to Tur Tramiok,
Texafl,whQ was to,;-sorem for Aal Litsby on the !lantana ran*.
tool ran
tr.:.ntLa aaki
My loSa 10,48
moniAls tO 44aO t'ae round trip. I was 1r.
lva there, unit my loss was 11)-0 critters.
flout -foot -sore those -twitters WO had to
drop. ttø ran -zoned :40 u top Job of driving.
.'ho main reziaaa r.. t4o-400d drive wan.due to the kind f
critters we,hud. 4aLmais ware ell fi'rst-olaso stdol4 Clan we
had :uir i‘euther (L.,.:In4 the first, two months of the drive.
"-ring thut tLlo, the animals bloame usa to the drive ana worked
azily, and continued to be less troublesozle,as we went along.
'1-ra few scare's t'alitve had, 12-Aat the orittal staztad to run.
Utif herd to millingand settled down pronto. 76: also had
a ...Nod bunah f %ands
that knew how and when to do t.lings. 7hera
us...a 14 o: us. usud two wa4dies in the load 4gla four man on
c..Ah point. hat I moan by the point, is the min that rode at
tLa side of the herd to Alva; the twitters pointed shoed. I had
uthier, 3heldon
4agelare
7f.41 -rant o.
?a
waddies as extra icen, to take the bi.7 end at night riding.
Itad a hose wrarif,ler and a 000ky, anf, that constituted the
crew. rn that crewd was Jim the o'cy,Tom art, Tom
jlja Orson, Inee, -lean', and Joe .forans4a, as 7 recall their
nnries. The otharr were called /7y their nicknames ouch as vTandr,
'71neky', ald likes.
woe sed the tv-tr zt noan'e ronsing mr1 drove
throtiti the westnet Tt of the Ilerritory, on into 7a113a111. "re
ZIA d.
,r):ansee -:iver near Aborty, art.A1 the Tlepubliesn
in Ilebrlska, went of incoln. e crossed the T'latte :liver near
Trawth -lett* an tf- en hit into loath ntAtots, skirtin:7 the Bleak
on the west, arut! trLes into 7yoming. Prot there, we travel
el north into the 7110 lity, oection. Ty the time wit
t.lose critters had learned to min 11.17.e It bunch of
i.irt re And a pert lot of trobte erowdint7 the ani-
r°sla into: the water; but as we went silon, crossing stream after
-xtream, they finally toe,: to the water *on we hit a str-7am,
OA:lout hesitating
en T retirned home, after the drive, 7 was sort of fed
u? on oattle wo ot te hankerin:..• for fethi else. T
TrIR trying tc -4177e us.? !I3r mind it T wanted to do ere deeided to
ji-ele over inV:, the 71ountain section. volled '10,0611
nounty, and loot t7lat country over. Tom "mith S wIth ne and we
hit for the ',cable ountein P.anch -for sort of a frirrony call. ail
,yhe o to work if they needed hanes. i7n that trip eras the onty
-to T IDt an Tre Lan Roar* duritve the !thole U.aws r was on the
Xa3n e.
'fa rit it.
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thcr- et 411 -tell ride toward us, ard. c,ne c:. tharahx
rc t Lod en ii urt f.imi licifting it in tie air.
ini I
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saw run, tIlay rLizt tteti
fro n1 wzitd to Oatoti tip with -an tc
.1sant narm..- a rlt,-..riad -for ,:yr. rope ati•-t
dir octal
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