These is some a them stories what is wrote to be read out loud. And some of what is in here, just don''t make no sense except for if you got a sprig a alfalfa a hanging twixt your teeth, a pair a worn down Cowboy boots on your feet, and the smell of leather or horses somewhere near by.

Excerpts:

Chapter 1 "Nose"

" none of us ever asked him what he used to be called since it was a pretty sore subject for him to talk about."

Chapter 4 "Dying For Your Beliefs"

" the West wasn''t nothing but brave men and stalwart women out there a taming the untamed why this wasn''t no more based on fact than a buffalo can fly."

Chapter 6 "Scratching Out a Living"

"Real Cowboys were a might bashful and didn''t speak up unless they was spoke to."

Chapter 7 "Cowboys are Thinkers"

"The actual thing of it is, that a Cowboy is one of God''s few creatures what spends most of his life just sitting and thinking."

Chapter 10 "Promises of Partners"

"Well, a Cowboy''s promise, like these partners had made each other to meet again, was always meant sincere, and for that it was trusted."

Chapter 11 "God''s Pay"

"It''s times like these when a Cowboy kind of figures God Hisself just needs some entertaining."

Chapter 12 "Hop''n and Poke''n"

"Cowboy''n is a profession what ain''t appreciated for its value unless you been one."