Show AN INDIAN COWBOY he coald not get used to the way of civilization the indian vaqueros ros who lived much of the tima on the more distant cattle ranges a wild set of men I 1 remember one of them named martin says a writer in century who was stationed in amador valley and became a leader of the hill vaqueros ros who were very different from the vaqueros ros of the large valley near the missions he and his friends killed and ate three or four hundred young heffers heifers belonging to the mission but when easter approached ho felt that he must confess his sins so ho went to father narciso and told all about it the father forgave him but ordered him to come in from the hills to the mission and attend school until he could read the rules were very strict whoever failed twice in a lesson was always whipped martin was utterly unable to learn his letters and he was chipped every day for a month but he never complained he was then dismissed and wont back to the hills J used to question martin about the affair and ho would tell me with perfect gravity of manner which was very delightful how many calves he had consumed and how wisely tho good father had punished him he knew now ho used to say how very hard it was to live in the town and he would never steal again lest he might have to go to school until he had learned his letters |