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Range -lore
Annie UcAulay
,averiok, Texas
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NGL-LORT.
Floyd bridges was born in Llano County in 1893. He
moved to Coke County in 1910.
r. bridges says: "1 began riding quite young. I re-
member very clearly the first round -Pup 1 helped with. Lf1y
father and uncle were with the outfit, in Llano County, and they
were clamped on the river about twelve miles from our home. my
unole came by our house the first morning after father had gone
and persuaded my mother to let me go with them, lie told her he
would look after me and that they wouldn't be gone more than two
or three days. I was only seven years old. They caught me e
big grey mount and I rode off with them, feeling bigger than the
biggest men there.
"They had a negro coo' with them. Negroes were scarce in
the est at that time, and I hadn't seen many. I asked my uncle
how he could make white biscuits with his black hands.
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"after the outfit had rounded up, out and branded all the
stuff, they had to hold the herd they wished to ship for five
days on the river. For some reason there was a shortage of cars
at Llano, the nearest shipping point, and the men had to wait un-
til more cars could be brought in before they could load and ship
their stuff out. I was plenty tired when we finally got home.
And 1911 tell the world I didn't want any more cattle working for
awhile,
Unlike my grandfather, who wanted my father to be an educlat-
ed gentleman, my dad wanted me to learn to ride and like stook.
He useC to take me out with him when I wasn't muoh more than walk-
ing, put me straddle .of a horse and tell me to follow him. 7e be-
lieved boys aught to learn to ride young- said it would make 'em
tough,' ;aid I do like stock but I don't care about living with
them all the time."
Bange.lore
Annie LeAulay
Maverlok„ Texas
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Floyd Er1dee, Pronto, Texas, interviewed Marsh 30. 1938.
lAnnie MCAulay
Maverick Texas
Runnels County
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COWBOY LORE
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wr. Bridges says "I began riding quite young. I resmber
clearly the first roundup I helped withvert*mmOlimmle.
My father and uncle were with the outfit
in Llano 6ounty and th
11044tamped on ti -e river about twelve miles from o
My Uncle came by our house the first morning -of -12e'
..4pectriff=ivp--after father had one/ and perduaded my mother to let
me go with them. He told her he would look after me and that
they wouldntt be ,one more than two or lyEree days. I was only
t-
-N( seitsn years old. They caugh, me a big gray mount and I rode
off with themlfelling bigger than the biggest pan there.
„......4-rememlver)thfieu4C44 had a negro cook with -4m. Negres
were scarce in the West at that time, and..i hadllit seen many.
I ad '.y "cle how he could make white biscuits with black
hands.
l(,
After the outfit had r9unded up'kasair.cutsattibrpded
4,
r
41"
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all the stuffih th
/hey had to hold e herd they wished to
ship for fiver ys on the river. For some reason ti ere
was a shortage of cars at Llanoithe nearest shipping pointl
nnd the men had to milt until more cars could be brought in
before/key could lepd and ship their stuff out. I was plenty
tired when we f' lly got home. And I'll tell the world
didn't want an ore cattle working for awhile,e4her....
did the ordinary
big outfit, but no
kn
fifty year
was connected for a
outfit of Concho and To
His wa's a pretty
en range. I never
co try
ea. He
ulay and Clampitt
°unties. I've heard other
men say my fathe s a mat cow bronc rider. My
father is pless now from paralysis and rheum caused
no bt from exposure to the wether and from riding so
NJWIL.Nagimliarkagp.
e men out tlere at that time lived with la r wagon.
They ate
slept outdoors the year ar y Grqndlather
said he sent my fa to school o orning when he was
seventeen years old, the heard from him he was
working in the ..-nd country. My fa always liked
stock. He er cared for any other kind of wo
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Unlike m andfather, who wanted my father to be an educated
,016ntlem 1/gy dad wanted me to learn to ride and like stock/
AR He us o take me out with him When 1 wasn't much more than
waikinglput me straddle of a horse and tell me to follow him.
He believed boys ought to learn to ride young aid it would
make em tough. And I do like stock., Iiiii cl-trtirlierlmrt
A/
......maireit5. but I don't care about living with them all the time.
1.144esLt, totohi
Bibliography.
Floyd Rridges Old Cowhand and citizen of tronte Texas.
Interviewed March 30, L938.