Nothin’ to this Cow-punchin’

Herman, my cousin, and I were going out to Mentone to help brand at his uncle’s-Herman Lindley. He had lots of big grey horses. It was late in May and some of the calves were getting pretty big. We didn’t get to drag any calves, so you know what we got to do.

After about a week I didn’t have any shirts left so I had to go to Pecos and buy some. Little Herman and me were drinking a little and we hea…