What happened to cowboys who were too old to do the job anymore?
By: Marshall Trimble 09/01/2008
Q
What happened to cowboys who were too old to do the job anymore?
Mike Franklin
Poteet, Texas
A
In the early days, an older puncher might get a job as a chuckwagon cook—the second-highest paying job on the drive, just under the trail boss. Others took jobs in town. If a cowboy got lucky, he found a pretty woman and settled down. Nowadays, I know some who put in long service for an outfit, and the ranch finds a way to keep them on, sort of like a faithful old horse; you put him out to pasture.
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