The Cowboys Page #2

You gotta figure you're

dealing with the dumbest...

...orneriest critter

on God's green earth.

A cow's nothing but a lot of

trouble tied up in a leather bag.

A horse ain't much better.

Speaking of a horse....

Got me a little green,

broke filly over there.

Name's Crazy Alice.

Now if one of you was to stay aboard

her, for, say, a count of ten...

... l might just keep that

in mind come hiring time.

Thank you.

Steady, girl, steady.

Easy.

All right.

Easy. Here we are.

Who's first?

Well, l'll try and saddle her

while you're making up your mind.

Good girl.

Made up your mind?

l'll go first.

l'll start counting

when you hit the saddle.

Five. Six.

Seven. Eight.

Time!

Get off of her!

My name's Honeycutt.

l'm 15.

And everybody calls me Slim.

Easy, girl.

l'm next.

Easy, girl. Easy.

She's rank. Keep your

mind in the middle.

Bail off, youngster! Bail off!

My name's Homer Weems, Mr. Andersen.

And l hope l ain't rode

all the rough off of her.

- You all right, boy?

- Yes, sir.

My name's Clyde Potter.

They call me Fats.

Tending toward the gut myself.

My

name's B--

His name's Bob Wilson.

He gets excited.

l'm Charlie Schwartz. l'm Jewish.

l've settled it every

place in town but here.

Must keep you pretty busy.

All right, who's next?

l am.

Good morning.

Close the gate.

Did you see that?

Here, boy. l think

you can handle her now.

Keep it.

All right, break it up.

Break it up!

Come on, Slim, get

back up on the fence.

Hurry it up.

Settle down!

- You all right?

- Yes, sir.

l didn't see you at the school.

l don't go to school.

- Got a name?

- Cimarron.

That's half a name.

What's the rest of it?

There's no more name.

l'm a mistake of nature.

That was a pretty good ride you made.

But l'll have to think you over.

You having difficulty

seeing the board?

Homer, Bob, why don't you

take these slates and pads...

... put them underneath

the board and raise it up...

-...so that everyone can see

the lower lines. - Yes, ma'am.

There, that's much

better. Thank you, boys.

When you've copied your assignments

for the week you may all go home.

l'd like to talk to these boys before

class breaks up, if you don't mind.

Do you wish to address

the young ladies, as well?

No, l don't think so.

l've nothing to say to young ladies.

Then we bow to the fact that it's

a man's world and leave you to it.

Girls.

l don't expect to get to...

... Belle Fourche with

one single head of beef...

... but l'm cornered...

...so l'm taking you on.

Now this is the way it's gonna be.

l'm a man and you're boys.

Not cowmen, not by a damn sight.

Nothing but cowboys,

just like the word says.

And l'm gonna remind you of it every

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