. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 20 <&he. &veebev axxif gtpovt&tnan [December 23, 1905 ROUGH RIDERS OF THE PLAINS. BY JOHN DICKS HOWE. When the writer first drifted into Wyoming, thirty tie was of the opinion that the broncho ridera ins, hardened by the work they had to perform, would make exceptionally fine soldiers es- Lvalry branch of the service. After mixing with these hardy plainsmen on the ranches, on the train, around the ramp fires, and on the round- ups it was found that a mistake had been made. The writer does not wish to convey the impression that a oes not know how
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 20 <&he. &veebev axxif gtpovt&tnan [December 23, 1905 ROUGH RIDERS OF THE PLAINS. BY JOHN DICKS HOWE. When the writer first drifted into Wyoming, thirty tie was of the opinion that the broncho ridera ins, hardened by the work they had to perform, would make exceptionally fine soldiers es- Lvalry branch of the service. After mixing with these hardy plainsmen on the ranches, on the train, around the ramp fires, and on the round- ups it was found that a mistake had been made. The writer does not wish to convey the impression that a oes not know how to care for and manage a horse; that he does not know how to handle ms, or that he lacks nerve, for there is no clasS of men who can teach the cowboy anything one or the other. Experience has taught us that it takes a certain amount of drill and dis- cipline to make what an army officer would call a good d it is on the matter of discipline that the plainsmen would buck the hardest. In the first place, boy would not stand for the airs put on by the snavetJ nts fresh from the military academy at West Point, nor would he submit to a form and spirit of domination and discipline on the part of his so-, tiled superiors which is not found in any other sphere of life or No matter what his char- acter or attainments may be, the private soldier gets no social recognition among h:s superiors, and none know this belter than the plainsmen. Under the con- ditions now prevailing, especially in the regular army, it is absolutely inconceivable how any American citizen possessed of character, self-respect, indepen- dent spirit, and a fair degree of ambition, could wish to enter the service, when he could hire out to a cat- tleman and punch cattle or break horses for thrice the pav offered a soldier by the Government. Should the cowboy become dissatisfied with the work on a cer- tain ranch, he !s at liberty to pack up his things and quit on half an hour's notice. If he did this while in
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