Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-09-03
LIFE ON A RANCH
Continued from First Page,

its sure kind of you; but | can't
"welsh" nah men; Ah'l wait out
side with them"
This was sample of COW boy
courtesy; what is good enough for
the men is good enough for their
leader the one will accept no
courtesy that his fellows cannot
share, and this is one of the reasons
for their loyalty to each other. l
found these men to be wonderfully
interesting. They were, of course,
clad in the customary "cow punch
er" costumes with heavy leather
"chaps", big Stetson hats, and
belts with the customary long bar
relied "shootin' irons" ready for i'm
mediate and effective service If
necessary. The foreman, Mr.. Rob-
inson, was over six feet tall, straight
as an arrow his smoothly shaven
face thoroughly bronzed. He was
born in old Kentucky, has spent
more than 20 years riding the
ranges" of old Mexico, Arizona,
Montana and New Mexico and is
as thoroughly at ease in the saddle
as a baby in his crib. His college
education and his experience on
the plains make him wonderfully
interesting.
This ranch is celebrated for pro-
ducing large quantities OF high
grade ice cream, supplying the
Albuquerque and Santa Fe mar
kets, and when MIR. Robinson came
| in he said in his pleasant, southern
drawl, "Ah told my men that you
made the best ice cream in the
world and they doubted nah state
ment, so we Just rode seven miles
from the range to prove up. All
want to buy few gallons to put
into these two beauties and a trltie
for mahself. Well pay for it if you
will permit, or we'll rustic" it If
we must. All don't like to rustic"
a friends house, but we MUST have
| that cream and Ah'I wait outside
with nah men, till you finish your
lunch"
A half hour later those three
sons of the range could be seen
surrounding a three gallon packer
of ice cream, each armed with a
big kitchen spoon, busily engaged
in transferring ice cream from
packer to COW boy until Jose Ala
media, a Mexican, and smallest man
of the three, placed his hand on
his stomach and went out into the
sunshine to thaw out. Robinson
was satisfied he had proved up"
while Bill Baker, the foreman's
right bower, doffed his Stetson,
and dolefully exclaimed, M r.
Robinson, you win; I'm froze
plumb solid" Lunch was served
at the house and noticed that the
boys put plenty of hot coffee on
top of that ice cream.
These men are part of the out
fit who have charge of a forty
thousand acre range and Robinson
stated that party of eastern tour
lists recently drove out to then
headquarters, evidently to see what
cow boys looked like, and wher
the ladies looked us over, and saw
that we were almost human; thai
we did not punctuate our remarks
with cuss words; that we were
plumb gentle and did not eat ten
derfoot visitors, they seemed great
ly disappointed"
Before leaving they invited u
to come over and see how the,
lived. "If we are not at home
: when you come" said Robinson
Gust go in and help yourself, youl
, find plenty of grub; cook you
lunch and stay as long as yo
please" AS they departed dow
the road they gave us a fine exhi
bition, of riding. No more interes
ting men could be found in an
place. e. l.. Blue
: PO-DO-LAX BANISHES PIMPLE