CHAPTER XIII. JACKS UP ON EIGHTS
CHAPTER XIV. THE RIVAL DANCE-HALLS
CHAPTER XV. SLIM JIM'S SISTER
CHAPTER XVI. JAYBIRD BOB'S JOKE
CHAPTER XVII. BOGGS'S EXPERIENCE
CHAPTER XVIII. DAWSON & RUDD, PARTNERS
CHAPTER XIX. MACE BOWMAN, SHERIFF
CHAPTER XX. A WOLFVILLE THANKSGIVING
CHAPTER XXI. BILL HOSKINS'S COON
CHAPTER XXII. OLD SAM ENRIGHT'S "ROMANCE,"
CHAPTER XXIII. PINON BILL'S BLUFF
CHAPTER XXIV. CRAWFISH JIM




PREFACE.

These tales by the Old Cattleman have been submitted to perhaps a
dozen people. They have read, criticised, and advised. The advice
was good; the criticism just. Some suggested a sketch which might in
detail set forth Toffville; there were those who wanted something
like a picture of the Old Cattleman; while others urged an
elaboration of the personal characteristics of Old Man Enright, Doc
Peets, Cherokee Hall, Moore, Tutt, Boggs, Faro Nell, Old Monte, and
Texas Thompson. I have, how-ever, concluded to leave all these
matters to the illustrations of Mr. Remington and the imaginations
of those who read. I think it the better way-certainly it is the
easier one for me. I shall therefore permit the Old Cattleman to
tell his stories in his own fashion. The style will be crude,