The Monte Vista journal., 1919-05-10
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'ssi issssssssA u THE soissAiA W.
Of manhood. Aasy. Aewsvss. Asso
then 10 - bue . 1sliSAssul DeeAuss
Of The creative oin1. - ~ ~ uo
With ealy II the ''bsse sellses:"
wAiis ethsss swallow all they ssol
aseus tAess heroes. boot. haie asA
shaker. There V stii aaoshse elass
wAe spsak Of the sevboy always II
the past tsnse--ss soostAia0 hat u
aet. bet vas. OF thsss bsaSeeu, The
latter y More ssassy eosssst. eee. as
. type The eovbey is bseeoiss q.
tisss. aad. lite The n. G. q L.. ~
lay II 70 The va.
Brought iron The eAseusssy q
se0s oat-os.sAs-vs esw.ssva ~
bseeos pasteesi Agusss. = tsavssss
eusoDe. aa1 - aeeuiss sAe nese ees-
oe0oeltaA os eiss. ous Wosasea boys
aso sseusaiag 70 ~ se0Dlses,y ~
rets - that As,lghsfully saivs ~.
spsssivs that marks The osa ee The
plaiss. Aa1 - - eaeissay juse - ehs
0e1 es Mar. ~ 10 ~ sltegseAse r.
soeasobse fos .tAis oseaoeepAeeis.
sse. II aats bsllsa Aays. tAe bsek.
sree was fase ASsapesasins fse0 tAs
Ailllo- and Dsalstes. AaA more lhaa
aay other fscses n slvilisAajea. ~
automobile 10 The Atsese eauss q this
80 STATE Of saaiss. Dus this trassa-
tics deals with the future. Juse aov
we caa view The change with sluas.
Unity. - vs have ~ The e,Ass 90.
ssatioa. 0sa who were ovee military
aso aaA ere eopise builAses u theis
ova hight.
Let - suppose you are ~ uase.
ssss. % ae lass o. that Ieae-1eeaa-
- Of exeursioa % The "wilA anA
woelly Wsse." q. vhea arriving q
yess deseiaat3sa. ~ Araakea eov.
heyS with thsis ssostias. DluAslng
nsssts.. han yeus arrival - Q tsa-
Asessee. % not 6sspair. Ds Ast tern
~ Assty. YET aatssal ceaelussea
that there are 10 eoVboys. that yosr
most eAsrisAsd illusasa y Q eross
fallacy. bst watch alsstly. for they
aFs svsrywhseo about 700. PssAaps
the chauffeur vhe drives you -
skillfully 70 the hotel was. hinssaf.
. ridsr OF tAs sases: q the waiter
Who serves yosr salad nay ~ . Wis
ard with the roDs.
On your Arst stroll through the
streets OF any vsstssn tewa. you viii
meet. ON every sesnsr. yo1ns nsa
gaSbsd quits ~ your moving pleturs
education tells you cowboys should
b. AAA doubtless you will weave
many . romance about then. Moss.
" very yoang. Dink cheek and bright
Of syss. attired In more cowboyisA
costumes than the vseisst cowboy
ever dreamed OF. few iadssA. OF then
can swing . rope and fewer still
were ever ''in . branding" or rode
At . roundup. But very bravely.
they copy the accoutrsments. II not
the deeds. Of thsir-out-of-door
heroes. coassausntly you nay waste
much time mooning over these mas
queraders while the real thing pass
en- you unnoticed aud unknown. Oh.
you Of little experience. Judge not
the species Of the bird BY its plum
age-espscially the western birds!
The true cowboy II possessed Of
q wide streak OF reckleslnsss. inclin-
cd to be rash and tribe Quixoic. he
d the very incarnation OF the free
don OF his environment. All pluck.
mettle and backbone IL this pro-
duct Of the West: ono unconscious
~ admires the irrspressible spirits
and audacity.
Yet. he Is always OF one type
rugged. gritty and tough % leather.
His most notable trait is-all nc-
tion to the contrary-modesty That
10 why. think. with the present
erase for western thinss. the real
ranger has DOTTED his spurs. chaps.
and daahy bandana. But let ne say
right here. tho task OF relinquishing
tho sombrero and casting II into the
discard. has proven too much for