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travagant, nature was prodigal, and always 

 supplied them more than they could use. 



The same fall Bennie and Buck went 

 upon a journey of fifty miles to the small 

 frontier town of Pine Bluffs, where there 

 was to be a merrymaking, according to the 

 ideas of a rough frontier people. Husking 

 was done, and the hard-working plains-folk 

 were in for a good time. There was to be a 

 turkey-shoot, some horse-races, and a wolf- 

 hunt at the end. 



It was Bennie's wish to exhibit his buffalo, 

 and particularly to have the people see Shep 

 ride, for the fame of this bareback rider had 

 traveled far. 



They were two or three days making the 

 trip, but finally reached their destination, 

 where they were cordially received accord- 

 ing to the frontier way, which is to give the 

 stranger the best in the house. 



In the turkey-shoot Bennie easily distin- 

 guished himself, although he did not get 



