Only a pound,” said the auctioneer,“Only a pound; and I’m standing hereSelling this animal, gain or loss—Only a pound for the drover’s horse?One of the sort that was ne’er afraid,One of the boys of the Old Brigade;Thoroughly honest and game, I’ll swear,Only a little the worse for wear;Plenty as bad to be seen in town,Give me aSold as he stands, and without recourse,Give me a bid for the drover’s horse.”
The Constant Caretaker
THE RAILROAD MADE IT to Sheridan, Wyoming, in 1892, and the Sheridan Inn opened a year later in the suddenly booming town. Buffalo Bill Cody was such a fan of the inn that he is said to have led the grand march at the opening and held auditions for h
