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Originally published in 1906, Cattle Brands by Andy Adams

is a collection of short stories best heard around a campfire.

This tale, called Drifting North, is a brief anecdote of the troubles a band of cow punchers run into while moving a herd through some dangerous country.

The author, whose most famous work is Log of a cowboy, writes from personal experience.

Adams spent 10 years driving cattle on western trails in Texas during the 1880s. Let's get cozy. Close your eyes.

Relax your body into the softness of your bed.

Now, take a few deep breaths. It was a wet bad year on the old Western trail from Red River North and all along was heard after heard water bound by high water in the rivers.

Our outfit lay over nearly a week on the South Canadian, but we were not alone, for there were five other herds waiting for the river

to go down.

This river had tumbled over her banks for days, and the driftwood that was coming down would have made it dangerous

swimming for cattle. We were expected to arrive and dodge early in June, but when we

reached the North Fork of the Canadian, we were two weeks behind time.

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