274 SPORT, TRAVEL, AND ADVENTURE 



lay, apparently of broken hearts or shame at their 

 subjection. They showed no sign of injury by rough 

 usage ; only their tempers, rage, and chagrin were 

 responsible for their deaths. 



Inside the corral, everything, of course, had to be 

 roped and thrown to be branded. It was rough and 

 even dangerous work, and individual animals, again 

 generally cows, would sometimes make desperate 

 charges, and even assist an unfortunate ' puncher ' in 

 scaling the walls. In after-years we built proper corrals, 

 and in the course of time, by frequent and regular 

 handling, the cattle became more docile and better 

 mannered." 



