John was known far and wide for his scrapes, jackpots, and narrow escapes with horses and cattle, brought on mostly by his readiness to rope too heavy a stock form too light a mount and by his readiness to mount anything the boss drug out. Consequently, he was stiff and stove up beyond his years. The fact that he was horseback far too soon in life detracted even more from his agility afoot....
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