American pluck

Here’s an example of American pluck. In the stock market crash of 1873, a cattleman lost all his money; “I’m all right, “ he said, “ I’ll come back. I came here fifty years ago with only sixty-five cents and asthma, and I still got the asthma.” And another. Cowboys in a bunkhouse on a cattle ranch late in the 1800's, made an iron-clad rule that whoever was caught picking frew backs ( lice) off the throwing the on the floor without first killing the, should pay a fine of ten cents for each and every offense.” (Ten cents was a lot of money back then). Lastly, a cowboy in 1886 took plenty of novels, and tobacco, and usually a cat,” into winter camp. “A cat and a briar pipe were lots of company when a fellow spent months shut off from the world.” Of course crudeness and cruelty reigned on the wild, western frontier, but American history is a fascinating study. American politics too. Today the crudeness and cruelty have found a new home with uncivil liberals.