To/to hold/vb a/at herd/nn of/in cattle/nns on/in a/at new/jj range/nn till/cs they/ppss felt/vbd at/in home/nr was/bedz called/vbn ``/`` locatin'/vbg ''/'' 'em/ppo ./.
To/to keep/vb 'em/ppo scattered/vbn somewhat/rb and/cc yet/rb herd/vb 'em/ppo was/bedz called/vbn ``/`` loose/jj herdin'/nn ''/'' ./.
To/to hold/vb 'em/ppo in/in a/at compact/jj mass/nn was/bedz ``/`` close/jj herdin'/nn ''/'' ./.
Cattle/nns were/bed inclined/vbn to/to remain/vb in/in a/at territory/nn with/in which/wdt they/ppss were/bed acquainted/vbn ./.
That/dt became/vbd their/pp$ ``/`` home/nn range/nn ''/'' ./.
Yet/cc there/ex were/bed always/rb some/dti that/wps moved/vbd farther/rbr and/cc farther/rbr out/rp ,/, seekin'/vbg grass/nn and/cc water/nn ./.
These/dts became/vbd ``/`` strays/nns ''/'' ,/, the/at term/nn bein'/beg restricted/vbn to/in cattle/nns ,/, however/rb ,/, as/cs hosses/nns ,/, under/in like/jj circumstances/nns ,/, were/bed spoken/vbn of/in as/cs ``/`` stray/jj hosses/nns ''/'' ,/, not/* merely/rb ``/`` strays/nns ''/'' ./.


	Cattle/nns would/md drift/vb day/nn and/cc night/nn in/in a/at blizzard/nn till/cs it/pps was/bedz over/rp ./.
You/ppss couldn't/md* stop/vb 'em/ppo ;/. ;/.
you/ppss had/hvd to/to go/vb with/in 'em/ppo or/cc wait/vb till/cs the/at storm/nn was/bedz over/rp ,/, and/cc follow/vb ./.
Such/jj marchin'/nn in/in wholesale/jj numbers/nns was/bedz called/vbn a/at ``/`` drift/nn ''/'' ,/, or/cc ``/`` winter/nn drift/nn ''/'' ,/, and/cc if/cs the/at storm/nn was/bedz prolonged/vbn it/pps usually/rb resulted/vbd in/in one/cd of/in the/at tragedies/nns of/in the/at range/nn ./.
The/at cowboy/nn made/vbd a/at technical/jj distinction/nn in/in reference/nn to/in the/at number/nn of/in them/dts animals/nns ./.
The/at single/ap animal/nn or/cc a/at small/jj bunch/nn were/bed referred/vbn to/in as/cs ``/`` strays/nns ''/'' ;/. ;/.
but/cc when/wrb a/at large/jj number/nn were/bed ``/`` bunched/vbn up/rp ''/'' or/cc ``/`` banded/vbn up/rp ''/'' ,/, and/cc marched/vbn away/rb from/in their/pp$ home/nn range/nn ,/, as/ql long/rb as/cs they/ppss stayed/vbd together/rb the/at group/nn was/bedz said/vbn to/to be/be a/at ``/`` drift/nn ''/'' ./.
Drifts/nns usually/rb occurred/vbd in/in winter/nn in/in an/at effort/nn to/to escape/vb the/at severe/jj cold/jj winds/nns ,/, but/cc it/pps could/md also/rb occur/vb in/in summer/nn as/cs the/at result/nn of/in lack/nn of/in water/nn or/cc grass/nn because/rb of/in a/at drought/nn ,/, or/cc as/cs an/at aftermath/nn of/in a/at stampede/nn ./.
Drifts/nns usually/rb happened/vbd only/rb with/in cattle/nns ,/, for/cs hosses/nns had/hvd 'nough/ap sense/nn to/to avoid/vb 'em/ppo ,/, and/cc to/to find/vb shelter/nn for/in 'emselves/ppls ./.


	The/at wholesale/jj death/nn of/in cattle/nns as/cs a/at result/nn of/in blizzards/nns ,/, and/cc sometimes/rb droughts/nns ,/, over/in a/at wide/jj range/nn of/in territory/nn was/bedz called/vbn a/at ``/`` die-up/nn ''/'' ./.
Followin'/vbg such/abl an/at event/nn there/ex was/bedz usually/rb a/at harvest/nn of/in ``/`` fallen/vbn hides/nns ''/'' ,/, and/cc the/at ranchers/nns needed/vbd skinnin'/vbg knives/nns instead/rb of/in brandin'/vbg irons/nns ./.
Cattle/nns were/bed said/vbn to/to be/be ``/`` potted/vbn ''/'' when/wrb ``/`` blizzard/nn choked/vbn ''/'' ,/, that/dt is/bez ,/, caught/vbn in/in a/at corner/nn or/cc a/at draw/nn ,/, or/cc against/in a/at ``/`` drift/nn fence/nn ''/'' durin'/in a/at storm/nn ./.
Cattle/nns which/wdt died/vbd from/in them/dts winter/nn storms/nns were/bed referred/vbn to/in as/cs the/at ``/`` winter/nn kill/nn ''/'' ./.
When/wrb cattle/nns in/in winter/nn stopped/vbd and/cc humped/vbd their/pp$ backs/nns up/rp they/ppss were/bed said/vbn to/to ``/`` bow/vb up/rp ''/'' ./.
This/dt term/nn was/bedz also/rb used/vbn by/in the/at cowboy/nn in/in the/at sense/nn of/in a/at human/jj showin'/vbg fight/nn ,/, as/cs one/cd cowhand/nn was/bedz heard/vbn to/to say/vb ,/, ``/`` He/pps arches/vbz his/pp$ back/nn like/cs a/at mule/nn in/in a/at hailstorm/nn ''/'' ./.
Cattle/nns drove/vbn to/in the/at northern/jj ranges/nns and/cc held/vbn for/in two/cd winters/nns to/in mature/jj 'em/ppo into/in prime/jj beef/nn were/bed said/vbn to/to be/be ``/`` double/rb wintered/vbn ''/'' ./.


	Cattle/nns brought/vbn into/in a/at range/nn from/in a/at distance/nn were/bed called/vbn ``/`` immigrants/nns ''/'' ./.
Them/dts new/jj to/in the/at country/nn were/bed referred/vbn to/in as/cs ``/`` pilgrims/nns ''/'' ./.
This/dt word/nn was/bedz first/rb applied/vbn to/in the/at imported/vbn hot-blooded/jj cattle/nns ,/, but/cc later/rbr was/bedz more/ql commonly/rb used/vbn as/cs reference/nn to/in a/at human/jj tenderfoot/nn ./.
Hereford/np cattle/nns were/bed often/rb called/vbn ``/`` white/jj faces/nns ''/'' ,/, or/cc ``/`` open-face/nn cattle/nns ''/'' ,/, and/cc the/at old-time/jj cowman/nn gave/vbd the/at name/nn of/in ``/`` hothouse/nn stock/nn ''/'' to/in them/dts newly/rb introduced/vbn cattle/nns ./.
Because/cs Holstein/np cattle/nns weren't/bed* a/at beef/nn breed/nn ,/, they/ppss were/bed rarely/rb seen/vbn on/in a/at ranch/nn ,/, though/cs one/cd might/md be/be found/vbn now/rb and/cc then/rb for/in the/at milk/nn supply/nn ./.
The/at cowboy/nn called/vbd this/dt breed/nn of/in cattle/nns ``/`` magpies/nns ''/'' ./.
A/at ``/`` cattaloe/nn ''/'' was/bedz a/at hybrid/nn offspring/nn of/in buffalo/nn and/cc cattle/nns ./.
``/`` Dry/jj stock/nn ''/'' denoted/vbd ,/, regardless/rb of/in age/nn or/cc sex/nn ,/, such/jj bovines/nns as/cs were/bed givin'/vbg no/at milk/nn ./.
A/at ``/`` wet/jj herd/nn ''/'' was/bedz a/at herd/nn of/in cattle/nns made/vbn up/rp entirely/rb of/in cows/nns ,/, while/cs ``/`` wet/jj stuff/nn ''/'' referred/vbd to/in cows/nns givin'/vbg milk/nn ./.
The/at cowboy's/nn$ humorous/jj name/nn for/in a/at cow/nn givin'/vbg milk/nn was/bedz a/at ``/`` milk/nn pitcher/nn ''/'' ./.
Cows/nns givin'/vbg no/at milk/nn were/bed knowed/vbn as/cs ``/`` strippers/nns ''/'' ./.
The/at terminology/nn of/in the/at range/nn ,/, in/in speakin'/vbg of/in ``/`` dry/jj stock/nn ''/'' and/cc ``/`` wet/jj stock/nn ''/'' ,/, was/bedz confusin'/vbg to/in the/at tenderfoot/nn ./.
The/at most/ql common/jj reference/nn to/in ``/`` wet/jj stock/nn ''/'' was/bedz with/in the/at meanin'/nn that/cs such/jj animals/nns had/hvd been/ben smuggled/vbn across/in the/at Rio/np Grande/np after/cs bein'/beg stolen/vbn from/in their/pp$ rightful/jj owners/nns ./.
The/at term/nn soon/rb became/vbd used/vbn and/cc applied/vbn to/in all/abn stolen/vbn animals/nns ./.
``/`` Mixed/vbn-nc herd/nn-nc ''/'' meant/vbd a/at herd/nn of/in mixed/vbn sexes/nns ,/, while/cs a/at ``/`` straight/jj steer/nn herd/nn ''/'' was/bedz one/cd composed/vbn entirely/rb of/in steers/nns ,/, and/cc when/wrb the/at cowman/nn spoke/vbd of/in ``/`` mixed/vbn cattle/nns ''/'' ,/, he/pps meant/vbd cattle/nns of/in various/jj grades/nns ,/, ages/nns ,/, and/cc sexes/nns ./.


	In/in the/at spring/nn when/wrb penned/vbn cattle/nns were/bed turned/vbn out/rp to/in grass/nn ,/, this/dt was/bedz spoken/vbn of/in as/cs ``/`` turn-out/nn time/nn ''/'' ,/, or/cc ``/`` put/vbn to/in grass/nn ''/'' ./.
``/`` Shootin'/vbg 'em/ppo out/rp ''/'' was/bedz gettin'/vbg cattle/nns out/in of/in a/at corral/nn onto/in the/at range/nn ./.
When/wrb a/at cow/nn came/vbd out/in of/in a/at corral/nn in/in a/at crouchin'/vbg run/nn she/pps was/bedz said/vbn to/to ``/`` come/vb out/rp a-stoopin'/vbg ''/'' ./.
To/to stir/vb cattle/nns up/rp and/cc get/vb 'em/ppo heated/vbn and/cc excited/vbn was/bedz to/to ``/`` mustard/vb the/at cattle/nns ''/'' ,/, and/cc the/at act/nn was/bedz called/vbn ``/`` ginnin'/vbg 'em/ppo 'round/rb ''/'' ,/, or/cc ``/`` chousin'/vbg 'em/ppo ''/'' ./.
After/in a/at roundup/nn the/at pushin'/nn of/in stray/jj cattle/nns of/in outside/jj brands/nns toward/in their/pp$ home/nn range/nn was/bedz called/vbn ``/`` throwin'/vbg over/rp ''/'' ./.


	A/at cow/nn rose/vbd from/in the/at ground/nn rear/jj end/nn first/rb ./.
By/in the/at time/nn her/pp$ hindquarters/nns were/bed in/in a/at standin'/vbg position/nn ,/, her/pp$ knees/nns were/bed on/in the/at ground/nn in/in a/at prayin'/vbg attitude/nn ./.
It/pps was/bedz when/wrb she/pps was/bedz in/in this/dt position/nn that/cs the/at name/nn ``/`` prayin'/vbg cow/nn ''/'' was/bedz suggested/vbn to/in the/at cowboy/nn ./.
They/ppss were/bed said/vbn to/to be/be ``/`` on/in their/pp$ heads/nns ''/'' when/wrb grazin'/vbg ./.
``/`` On/in-nc the/at-nc hoof/nn-nc ''/'' was/bedz a/at reference/nn to/in live/jj cattle/nns and/cc was/bedz also/rb used/vbn in/in referrin'/vbg to/in cattle/nns travelin'/vbg by/in trail/nn under/in their/pp$ own/jj power/nn as/cs against/in goin'/vbg by/in rail/nn ./.
Shippin'/vbg cattle/nns by/in train/nn was/bedz called/vbn a/at ``/`` stock/nn run/nn ''/'' ./.
A/at general/jj classification/nn given/vbn grass-fed/jj cattle/nns was/bedz ``/`` grassers/nns ''/'' ./.


	When/wrb a/at cowboy/nn spoke/vbd of/in ``/`` dustin'/vbg ''/'' a/at cow/nn ,/, he/pps meant/vbd that/cs he/pps throwed/vbd dust/nn into/in her/pp$ eyes/nns ./.
The/at cow/nn ,/, unlike/in a/at bull/nn or/cc steer/nn ,/, kept/vbd her/pp$ eyes/nns open/jj and/cc her/pp$ mind/nn on/in her/pp$ business/nn when/wrb chargin'/vbg ,/, and/cc a/at cow/nn ``/`` on/in the/at prod/nn ''/'' or/cc ``/`` on/in the/at peck/nn ''/'' was/bedz feared/vbn by/in the/at cowhand/nn more/rbr than/cs any/dti of/in his/pp$ other/ap charges/nns ./.


	The/at Injun's/np$ name/nn for/in beef/nn was/bedz ``/`` wohaw/fw-nn-nc ''/'' ,/, and/cc many/ap of/in the/at old/jj frontiersmen/nns adopted/vbd it/ppo from/in their/pp$ association/nn with/in the/at Injun/np on/in the/at trails/nns ./.
The/at first/od cattle/nns the/at Injuns/nps saw/vbd under/in the/at white/jj man's/nn$ control/nn were/bed the/at ox/nn teams/nns of/in the/at early/jj freighters/nns ./.
Listenin'/vbg with/in wonder/nn at/in the/at strange/jj words/nns of/in the/at bullwhackers/nns as/cs they/ppss shouted/vbd ``/`` Whoa/uh ''/'' ,/, ``/`` Haw/uh ''/'' ,/, and/cc ``/`` Gee/uh ''/'' ,/, they/ppss thought/vbd them/dts words/nns the/at names/nns of/in the/at animals/nns ,/, and/cc began/vbd callin'/vbg cattle/nns ``/`` wohaws/fw-nns ''/'' ./.
Rarely/rb did/dod a/at trail/nn herd/nn pass/vb through/in the/at Injun/np country/nn on/in its/pp$ march/nn north/nr that/cs it/pps wasn't/bedz* stopped/vbn to/to receive/vb demand/nn for/in ``/`` wohaw/fw-nn ''/'' ./.


	``/`` Tailin'/nn ''/'' was/bedz the/at throwin'/vbg of/in an/at animal/nn by/in the/at tail/nn in/in lieu/nn of/in a/at rope/nn ./.
Any/dti animal/nn could/md when/wrb travelin'/vbg fast/rb ,/, be/be sent/vbn heels/nns over/in head/nn by/in the/at simple/jj process/nn of/in overtakin'/vbg the/at brute/nn ,/, seizin'/vbg its/pp$ tail/nn ,/, and/cc givin'/vbg the/at latter/ap a/at pull/nn to/in one/cd side/nn ./.
This/dt throwed/vbd the/at animal/nn off/in balance/nn ,/, and/cc over/rp it'd/pps+md crash/vb onto/in its/pp$ head/nn and/cc shoulders/nns ./.
Though/cs the/at slightest/jjt yank/nn was/bedz frequently/rb capable/jj of/in producin'/vbg results/nns ,/, many/ap men/nns assured/vbd success/nn through/in a/at turn/nn of/in the/at tail/nn 'bout/in the/at saddle/nn horn/nn ,/, supplemented/vbn sometimes/rb ,/, in/in the/at case/nn of/in cattle/nns ,/, by/in a/at downward/jj heave/nn of/in the/at rider's/nn$ leg/nn upon/in the/at strainin'/vbg tail/nn ./.
Such/jj tactics/nns were/bed resorted/vbn to/in frequently/rb with/in the/at unmanageable/jj longhorns/nns ,/, and/cc a/at thorough/jj ``/`` tailin'/nn ''/'' usually/rb knocked/vbd the/at breath/nn out/in of/in a/at steer/nn ,/, and/cc so/rb dazed/vbd 'im/ppo that/cs he'd/pps+md behave/vb for/in the/at rest/nn of/in the/at day/nn ./.
It/pps required/vbd both/abx a/at quick/jj and/cc swift/jj hoss/nn and/cc a/at darin'/vbg rider/nn ./.
When/wrb cattle/nns became/vbd more/ql valuable/jj ,/, ranch/nn owners/nns frowned/vbd upon/in this/dt practice/nn and/cc it/pps was/bedz discontinued/vbn ,/, at/in least/ap when/wrb the/at boss/nn was/bedz 'round/rb ./.
When/wrb the/at cowboy/nn used/vbd the/at word/nn ``/`` tailin's/nns-nc ''/'' ,/, he/pps meant/vbd stragglers/nns ./.


	``/`` Bull/nn tailin'/nn ''/'' was/bedz a/at game/nn once/rb pop'lar/jj with/in the/at Mexican/jj cowboys/nns of/in Texas/np ./.
From/in a/at pen/nn of/in wild/jj bulls/nns one/cd would/md be/be released/vbn ,/, and/cc with/in much/ap yellin'/vbg a/at cowhand'd/nn+md take/vb after/in 'im/ppo ./.
Seizin'/vbg the/at bull/nn by/in the/at tail/nn ,/, he/pps rushed/vbd his/pp$ hoss/nn forward/rb and/cc a/at little/jj to/in one/cd side/nn ,/, throwin'/vbg the/at bull/nn off/in balance/nn ,/, and/cc ``/`` bustin'/vbg ''/'' 'im/ppo with/in terrific/jj force/nn ./.
Rammin'/vbg one/cd horn/nn of/in a/at downed/vbn steer/nn into/in the/at ground/nn to/to hold/vb 'im/ppo down/rp was/bedz called/vbn ``/`` peggin'/vbg ''/'' ./.


	Colors/nns of/in cattle/nns came/vbd in/rp for/in their/pp$ special/jj names/nns ./.
An/at animal/nn covered/vbn with/in splotches/nns or/cc spots/nns of/in different/jj colors/nns was/bedz called/vbn a/at ``/`` brindle/nn ''/'' or/cc ``/`` brockle/nn ''/'' ./.
A/at ``/`` lineback/nn ''/'' was/bedz an/at animal/nn with/in a/at stripe/nn of/in different/jj color/nn from/in the/at rest/nn of/in its/pp$ body/nn runnin'/vbg down/in its/pp$ back/nn ,/, while/cs a/at ``/`` lobo/nn stripe/nn ''/'' was/bedz the/at white/jj ,/, yeller/jj ,/, or/cc brown/jj stripe/nn runnin'/vbg down/in the/at back/nn ,/, from/in neck/nn to/in tail/nn ,/, a/at characteristic/nn of/in many/ap Spanish/jj cattle/nns ./.
A/at ``/`` mealynose/nn ''/'' was/bedz a/at cow/nn or/cc steer/nn of/in the/at longhorn/nn type/nn ,/, with/in lines/nns and/cc dots/nns of/in a/at color/nn lighter'n/jjr+cs the/at rest/nn of/in its/pp$ body/nn 'round/in the/at eyes/nns ,/, face/nn ,/, and/cc nose/nn ./.
Such/abl an/at animal/nn was/bedz said/vbn to/to be/be ``/`` mealynosed/jj ''/'' ./.
``/`` Sabinas/fw-nns-nc ''/'' was/bedz a/at Spanish/jj word/nn used/vbn to/to describe/vb cattle/nns of/in red/jj and/cc white/jj peppered/vbn and/cc splotched/vbn colorin'/nn ./.
The/at northern/jj cowboy/nn called/vbd all/abn the/at red/jj Mexican/jj cattle/nns which/wdt went/vbd up/in the/at trail/nn ``/`` Sonora/np reds/nns ''/'' ,/, while/cs they/ppss called/vbd all/abn cattle/nns drove/vbn up/rp from/in Mexico/np ``/`` yaks/nns ''/'' ,/, because/cs they/ppss came/vbd from/in the/at Yaqui/np Injun/np country/nn ,/, or/cc gave/vbd 'em/ppo the/at name/nn of/in ``/`` Mexican/jj buckskins/nns ''/'' ./.
Near/in the/at southern/jj border/nn ,/, cattle/nns of/in the/at early/jj longhorn/nn breed/nn whose/wp$ coloration/nn was/bedz black/jj with/in a/at lineback/nn ,/, with/in white/jj speckles/nns frequently/rb appearin'/vbg on/in the/at sides/nns and/cc belly/nn ,/, were/bed called/vbn ``/`` zorrillas/fw-nns ''/'' ./.
This/dt word/nn was/bedz from/in the/at Spanish/jj ,/, meanin'/vbg ``/`` polecat/nn ''/'' ./.
``/`` Yeller/jj bellies/nns ''/'' were/bed cattle/nns of/in Mexican/jj breed/nn splotched/vbn on/in flank/nn and/cc belly/nn with/in yellerish/jj color/nn ./.
An/at animal/nn with/in distinct/jj coloration/nn ,/, or/cc other/ap marks/nns easily/rb distinguished/vbn and/cc remembered/vbn by/in the/at owner/nn and/cc his/pp$ riders/nns ,/, was/bedz sometimes/rb used/vbn as/cs a/at ``/`` marker/nn ''/'' ./.
Such/abl an/at animal/nn has/hvz frequently/rb been/ben the/at downfall/nn of/in the/at rustler/nn ./.


	Countin'/vbg each/dt grazin'/vbg bunch/nn of/in cattle/nns where/wrb it/pps was/bedz found/vbn on/in the/at range/nn and/cc driftin'/vbg it/ppo back/rb so/cs that/cs it/pps didn't/dod* mix/vb with/in the/at uncounted/jj cattle/nns was/bedz called/vbn a/at ``/`` range/nn count/nn ''/'' ./.
The/at countin'/nn of/in cattle/nns in/in a/at pasture/nn without/in throwin'/vbg 'em/ppo together/rb for/in the/at purpose/nn was/bedz called/vbn a/at ``/`` pasture/nn count/nn ''/'' ./.
The/at counters/nns rode/vbd through/in the/at pasture/nn countin'/vbg each/dt bunch/nn of/in grazin'/vbg cattle/nns ,/, and/cc drifted/vbd it/ppo back/rb so/cs that/cs it/pps didn't/dod* get/vb mixed/vbn with/in the/at uncounted/jj cattle/nns ahead/rb ./.
This/dt method/nn of/in countin'/vbg was/bedz usually/rb done/vbn at/in the/at request/nn ,/, and/cc in/in the/at presence/nn ,/, of/in a/at representative/nn of/in the/at bank/nn that/wps held/vbd the/at papers/nns against/in the/at herd/nn ./.
Them/dts notes/nns and/cc mortgages/nns were/bed spoken/vbn of/in as/cs ``/`` cattle/nns paper/nn ''/'' ./.


	A/at ``/`` book/nn count/nn ''/'' was/bedz the/at sellin'/nn of/in cattle/nns by/in the/at books/nns ,/, commonly/rb resorted/vbn to/in in/in the/at early/jj days/nns ,/, sometimes/rb much/rb to/in the/at profit/nn of/in the/at seller/nn ./.
This/dt led/vbd to/in the/at famous/jj sayin'/nn in/in the/at Northwest/nn-tl of/in the/at ``/`` books/nns won't/md* freeze/vb ''/'' ./.
This/dt became/vbd a/at common/jj byword/nn durin'/in the/at boom/nn days/nns when/wrb Eastern/jj-tl and/cc foreign/jj capital/nn were/bed so/ql eager/jj to/to buy/vb cattle/nns interests/nns ./.
The/at origin/nn of/in this/dt sayin'/nn was/bedz credited/vbn to/in a/at saloonkeeper/nn by/in the/at name/nn of/in Luke/np Murrin/np ./.
His/pp$ saloon/nn was/bedz a/at meetin'/vbg place/nn for/in influential/jj Wyoming/np cattlemen/nns ,/, and/cc one/cd year/nn durin'/in a/at severe/jj blizzard/nn ,/, when/wrb his/pp$ herd-owner/nn customers/nns were/bed wearin'/vbg long/jj faces/nns ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Cheer/vb up/rp ,/, boys/nns ,/, whatever/wdt happens/vbz ,/, the/at books/nns won't/md* freeze/vb ''/'' ./.
In/in this/dt carefree/jj sentence/nn he/pps summed/vbd up/rp the/at essence/nn of/in the/at prevailin'/vbg custom/nn of/in buyin'/vbg by/in book/nn count/nn ,/, and/cc created/vbd a/at sayin'/nn which/wdt has/hvz survived/vbn through/in the/at years/nns ./.
``/`` Range/nn-nc delivery/nn-nc ''/'' meant/vbd that/cs the/at buyer/nn ,/, after/cs examinin'/vbg the/at seller's/nn$ ranch/nn records/nns and/cc considerin'/in his/pp$ rep'tation/nn for/in truthfulness/nn ,/, paid/vbd for/in what/wdt the/at seller/nn claimed/vbd to/to own/vb ,/, then/rb rode/vbd out/rp and/cc tried/vbd to/to find/vb it/ppo ./.


	When/wrb a/at cowhand/nn said/vbd that/cs a/at man/nn had/hvd ``/`` good/jj cow/nn sense/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps meant/vbd to/to pay/vb 'im/ppo a/at high/jj compliment/nn ./.
No/at matter/nn by/in what/wdt name/nn cattle/nns were/bed called/vbn ,/, there/ex was/bedz no/at denyin'/nn that/cs they/ppss not/* only/rb saved/vbd Texas/np from/in financial/jj ruin/nn ,/, but/cc went/vbd far/rb toward/in redeemin'/vbg from/in a/at wilderness/nn vast/jj territories/nns of/in the/at Northwest/nr-tl ./.



21/cd-hl swingin'/vbg-hl a/at-hl wide/jj-hl loop/nn-hl 
the/at first/od use/nn of/in the/at word/nn ``/`` rustler/nn-nc ''/'' was/bedz as/cs a/at synonym/nn for/in ``/`` hustler/nn-nc ''/'' ,/, becomin'/vbg an/at established/vbn term/nn for/in any/dti person/nn who/wps was/bedz active/jj ,/, pushin'/vbg ,/, and/cc bustlin'/vbg in/in any/dti enterprise/nn ./.
Again/rb it/pps was/bedz used/vbn as/cs the/at title/nn for/in the/at hoss/nn wrangler/nn ,/, and/cc when/wrb the/at order/nn was/bedz given/vbn to/to go/vb out/rp and/cc ``/`` rustle/vb the/at hosses/nns ''/'' ,/, it/pps meant/vbd for/cs 'im/ppo to/to go/vb out/rp and/cc herd/vb 'em/ppo in/rp ./.
Eventually/rb herdin'/vbg the/at hosses/nns was/bedz spoken/vbn of/in as/cs ``/`` hoss/nn rustlin'/nn ''/'' ,/, and/cc the/at wrangler/nn was/bedz called/vbn the/at ``/`` hoss/nn rustler/nn ''/'' ./.
Later/rbr ,/, the/at word/nn became/vbd almost/ql exclusively/rb applied/vbn to/in a/at cow/nn thief/nn ,/, startin'/vbg from/in the/at days/nns of/in the/at maverick/nn when/wrb cowhands/nns were/bed paid/vbn by/in their/pp$ employers/nns to/to ``/`` get/vb out/rp and/cc rustle/vb a/at few/ap mavericks/nns ''/'' ./.