waswith；butalmostimmediatelyweseparated。Igallopedhardthroughabottomcoveredwithbigcottonwoodtrees，andstoppedthepartoftheherdthatIwaswith，butverysoontheybrokeonmeagain，andrepeatedthistwice。FinallytowardmorningthefewIhadleftcametoahalt。
Ithadbeenraininghardforsometime。Igotoffmyhorseandleanedagainstatree，butbeforelongtheinfernalcattlestartedonagain，andIhadtorideafterthem。Dawncamesoonafterthis，andIwasabletomakeoutwhereIwasandheadthecattleback，collectingotherlittlebunchesasIwent。AfterawhileIcameonacowboyonfootcarryinghissaddleonhishead。Hewasmycompanionofthepreviousnight。Hishorsehadgonefullspeedintoatreeandkilleditself，theman，however，notbeinghurt。Icouldnothelphim，asI
hadallIcoulddotohandlethecattle。WhenIgotthemtothewagon，mostoftheothermenhadalreadycomeinandtheriderswerejuststartingonthelongcircle。OneofthemenchangedmyhorseformewhileIateahastybreakfast，andthenwewereofffortheday’swork。
Asonlyabouthalfofthenightherdhadbeenbroughtback，thecircleridingwasparticularlyheavy，anditwastenhoursbeforewewerebackatthewagon。Wethenchangedhorsesagainandworkedthewholeherduntilaftersunset，finishingjustasitgrewtoodarktodoanythingmore。BythistimeIhadbeennearlyfortyhoursinthesaddle，changinghorsesfivetimes，andmyclotheshadthoroughlydriedonme，andIfellasleepassoonasItouchedthebedding。
Fortunatelysomemenwhohadgotteninlateinthemorninghadhadtheirsleepduringthedaytime，sothattherestofusescapednightguardandwerenotcalleduntilfournextmorning。Nobodyevergetsenoughsleeponaround-up。