The Book of Common

Busted Just Busted.

I have about had it Folks! Ya you heard right Common has about had it. Blame wagon just busted up a wheel! Yep heard right, a wagon
some how I'm stuck deliverin these supplies
some blame town has a Ranger Station. Called
Buford lan sakes now what? No real road just an
unmarked trail. Dang Buford ain't even on the map! Not even in my dang notes!

Buford ya say, where is that Common? Backside of a darn mule and what its left behind. That's where
Buford is! Calm down Common relax I know gets
all worked up over something that happened years ago. Buford Texas way! Sorry if any ya'all from
Texas! Specially Buford, like I said backside of a mule and what it left behind. Nothing out here
may not see a soul for weeks. Best I can do is untie
my horse ride out to Buford, town may have a wheel right. Hate leavin the supplies can stay here
man die out here, might to fast for me.

I lift the tarp off them supplies figure get maybe some jerky or something ta naw on. Guess what
Folks? Come on guess what? Well if ya thinkin
no food part right, if its clothes and such close,
Food and clothes only its pickled pigs feet and
eggs with shirts and socks. What the Sam White
Hell? The pickled eggs sure pigs feet? Not hardly
I grab up a jar, don't think any one steel this stuff.

I shook my head said git up horse pulling along those two other horses, I hate it l say just to open for me. Trees mountains rather be lookin at that.
Hot lan sakes to hot, what I wouldn't
give for a cool breeze. I figure Buford ain't much
more than four hour ride. Be almost dark get a room. Have the Station Cap. Send out couple people to fix it.

Well I gets ta Buford damn nothin but a few shacks
couple houses and the Station. Now the Station
is a good size has a bunk house. Stable supply shed. I checks in Ranger Common Cap nice ta meet ya. Well now he says York Ranger, not seen one in
a long while. What brings out here to Texas?

Oh figured I'd get a look see out this way, got a wagon broke wheel about hour south here.
Supplies for ya. Wagon broke wheel ya say.
Probably same damn wagon they sent the last
time had fix it best we could. Get some rest
I'll send a crew out. Came from Abilene right?
Yeah just past Sweetwater, closer ta here.

Ok get some rest, may have a job for ya in the morning, if the Station rider isn't back from his loop. Looks at the Cap, what is a Station rider?
Ranger rides a loop out Girard to Justiceburg,
Big Spring and back. Keeps the Law makes the people happy keeps me from going mad out here.

Yesum I'll check in the mornin, any place I can gets
some food maybe a drink? Cap says larger place north side of town. Small Saloon best go now,
they a strange lot lives here. Might hard to get along with. I shrug never met a person that wasn't
a law breaker couldn't get along with Cap. Till
I moved here I didn't myself just a caution thing
Ranger. Plenty of bunks no worries on a bed to
sleep in. Thanks Cap for the advice bye your leave
Sir. Yes what ever bye yours.

Well I find the Saloon busy my don't know where all them came from but a lot of people.
I take a seat to see the door, order up an ale steak and mess of pinto beans cornbread. My mouth is
watering just thinking about it. Small ruckus goin
on nothing I need to worry about. Just a little shoutin and laughing, sounds like a good time type
ruckus. Take drink of ale, then some steak little beans. Just havin a good meal. That ruckus turns
bad in a flash! I jump up, shout Ranger Common!
Y'all want to stop! I am eating here now!

Theys didn't lan sakes gets gettin worse by the second. Yell at the girl that waited on me get
the Constable or the Ranger Cap, I am goin ta need
help! Didn't want pull my pistols. Bam! Shot where? Pulling my pistol, lookin around hard.
Don't sees a gun no where. I shouts who fired!
Best drop the blame thing before I starts shootin
every ones of ya! I hear a yell nope not droppin
it Ranger! I see who it is, damn ranch hand tell
has an old muzzle loading pistol in his hand.
One tucked in his belt. Now did  he draw the second already? Is the first one in his hand.
I'm thinking drunk happy ranch hand hasn't reloaded or pulled the second, I fires in the air.
He turns points hammer is dropped. He has fired.
Looks straight away, now ya done burnt that one
up. Best just drop it, don't want ta have kill ya.