This is seriously one of my favorite quotes, I love this book and all the beautiful descriptions within it's pages!
“Mason’s one of these kind that doesn’t get much pleasure
out of life in cloudy
Weather. His hat was the best; his boots were made to order,
with extra long heels. He rode a center-fire, full-stamped saddle, wit
twenty-eight inch tapaderos; bearskin ancaroes, or saddle pockets; his
chaparjos were of the same skin. He packed a sixty-five foot rawhide. His spurs
an’ bit were silver inlaid, the last bein’ a Spanish spade. But the gaudiest
part of his regalia was his gun. It’s a forty-five Colt’s, silverplated an’
chased with gold. Her handle is pearl, with a bulls head carved on.
When the sun hits Mason with all this silver on, he blazes
up like some big piece of jewelry. You could see him for miles when he’s ridin’
high country. Barrin’ Mexicans, he’s the fanciest cow dog I ever see, an’ don’t
think he don’t savvy the cow.“
~ Trails plowed Under: Stories of the Old West
Charles M. Russell
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