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gaged in herding sheep, but in the main the herders 

 are men of character and intelligence. Their work 

 develops within them quite different characteristics 

 from those developed in the man who herds cattle, 

 the "vaqueros" who do their work on horseback. 



The shepherds acquire patience, thought and 

 faithfulness. They develop endurance and stoicism. 



LINCOLN SHEARLINGS. 



Lacking the dash of the cowboys, they have greater 

 capacity for enduring discomfort and fatigue. 



There are every year wonderful things done on 

 the sheep ranges by these faithful herders. Storms 

 come and blizzards blow and sometimes there is no 

 shelter. Then the sheep cannot be restrained but 

 drift aimlessly before the blast. Then the herders 

 forsaking their tents and the comfort and shelter 



