Show A Tall Tree Yarn Scott Cummins the poet of Winchester Win-Chester Woods county was a cowpuncher cow-puncher in the northwest many yeavi ago His outfit came to Snake river one day with 3000 cattle Cummins with a poets license relates what happened Tho river was too dangerous for swimming but after following the bank a short distance the foreman found a giant redwood tree that hat fallen across tho river Fortunately the tree was hollow and making i chute they had no trouble In driving the cattle through the log to tht othe side An the cattle had not been counted I for several days one of the cowboys was Htatloned to count them as they emerged from the Ipg Tho count fell I short some 300 head but about thai time a distant lowing was heard Their surprise may be imagine I when on looking about they fount that the cattle had wandered off Into r I hollow IImhKansas City Star |