Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1900-02-15
In u Cow Camp.
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Here, get up, boys" rang out Pats
voice very early next morning. OF
course we we're not very quick to get up
but not wishing to be altogether con-
trary we did not delay very much. AS
rula we had to tie up horse over night
to hunt up tho others OF morning, and
as the other boys wers acquainted with
the range it fell to one OF them TO look
out for the horsys. think it was Price
that went after them this morning. As
| WAS only company was not called on
to do much. OF course wanted to find
out all could even if il was torture
sometimes, But as this was my hrst
morning out with the boys l was not
called on to do much, only to carry a
load OF wood or do something that did
not take much brain work Pat was the
principal cook, (poor fellow he is dead
uow,) but must say thought he was
the best cook ! ever saw that morning
for was very hungry, Walter and my
self did up the chores around tho camp
We got up the wood for the day and
then sat around the Are until breakfast
was ready. Price was still gone after
| the horses so we decided to eat our NOR
sal and let him eat when he came. Pat
and Walter were planning out the days
work. OF course it was left entirely to
them for l was q stranger in a strange
! land. We had to wait quite while for
Price. Finally we heard the bell that
was on one of the horses and the throe
of US turned out to help catch what we
wanted for the day. This took some
time for the horses out there know
what they suffer when cowboys ride
them all day long. This country was
very rough and the cattle exceedingly
wild, so we picked out the best horses
for the first days work. l don't recol-
lect which one they gave me to start on.
! No matter, it was understood that l was
to bring up the rear, anyway. BY this
time guess Price was getting hungry.
Pat had his morsal waiting for him and
while he was eating Pat and Walter
were telling him how they had planned
tho days work and few changes we're
made. While viii was finishing his ro-
past the rest OF us saddled up our hors-
os, getting ready for work.
Hold on, boys" said Price, 81 know
how we can increase our chuck"
All our voices rang out at once, "How
is that, WHIP"
you know that big cedar on the
trail over to Wheatfeld?"
Yes"
well as l came by there yesterday
eve noticed bees ging out of it and
am sure there is honey in the tree. So
if some of you boys will help me this
evening l will go back over there and
cut into the tree and find out"
Everyone joytully assented, for honey
in COW camp would taste fine, and we
decided to go that evening.
We then started on the first days
chase, and left the camp together, but
soon separated, Pat and Price going in
one direction, and Walter and myself in
another to meet at certain point. We
rode very hard that day and did not
find any unbranded calves, but you can
bet your sweet life l had some tough
experiences running through the bush
es and cactus. The greatest trouble
with me was to keep the saddle under
me. For when the pony made a quick
turn the saddle followed it, then it was
my time to que bon look outl but
stayed with 1t like the old woman said
about getting to heaven "by tighj
squeeze" We kept chasing the cattle
till late in the evening when to my de-
light some of the boys suggested thai
We return to camp, to which ! said "a
men," We reached tho camp just be
fore night fall and nothing was said
about that bee tree--by me at least.
Ito be Oontiuued.)
j. Nj. CURNUTT