Cyclone+Henry

= //**Welcome to my Journal/Memoir about "The Wild, Wild, West"**// = = __**Journal Entries**__ =

Today is April 25, 1876 and I lost my gun, so now I am unprotected in a dangerous place! I'm going to get a new one tomorrow, a Colt 45. Cal.!

Today is April 26, 1876 and I tended to Mr. Wales horse, Bandito, by feeding, grooming, washing, and cleaning his saddle. After todays work I sat in my wagon and sang till' the cattle came home to calm my cattle.

Today is May 4, 1876 and I got some cowboy gear! I learned that the very well known cowboy hat derived from the Mongolian horsemen from ages ago. Also my great new boots with spurs also came from the Mongolian horsemen. The spurs are for kicking the side of my horse to direct him forward. Sadly the boots were a little expensive, $10!!!!! Lastly my shirt is a beautiful cotton button up with pin stripes running downside it. I had to attach the collar myself, but other than that, I love my clothes!!!!!

Today is June 1, 1876 and I went to a camp and learned how to lasso a longhorn on a horse, and I actually got to cook some meat alongside the cook in his chuckwagon. I learned alot today! P.S. I had a __//gross//__ dinner!

=//__A Cowboy​__//= The life of a cowboy isn't as easy and laid back as many people think, but its also not like those famous western movies. Its a life of hard work and relaxing on the ranch. A cowboy has many jobs and tasks to undertake like tending to animals, able to hastily build shelter, good at riding a horse, and they have to be honest and good-mannered. They have a very well known costume, but it was derived from many cultures, like their hats derived from mongol armies, their boots were cavalry boots, and almost everything else was Mexican. Though cowboys are mostly thought of as tough, gritty, and strong, they were actually very musical, nice, and well mannered. (And strong.) They sang to calm cattle at night so the cattle wouldnt stampede or get angry. As you can see the life of a cowboy isn't an easy job like most people think. I salute all cowboys!

=//__A Cook__//= The cook's domain is his... CHUCKWAGON! A chuckwagon is a facility for which food and utensils are kept for traveling. It was meant to help with recruiting cowboys, almost like a luxury bribe. It was invented by Colonel Charles Goodnight in the 1870's. A cook works with the food in a chuckwagon along the trail and lives in his wagon. Some of his ingredients are flour, beans, bacon, tomato juice, rice, peppercorns, pickles, and dried fruit.