Cowboy: The New Yorker

This reading was about a cowboy, who was caught in the yard of an old man (Sumbitch) and his sister. They hired him to work with them on their families ranch. throughout the years, the old man and the cowboy became close and worked together tending to the land and horses.

Once the old lady died, it was just the two of them and they continued to work hand in hand with each other. The cowboy eventually told him how he ended up at their ranch, which was he had just been paroled out of jail for robbing and shooting the store owner.

The old man got sick and was sent to a hospital where he stayed. he wasn't able to remember who the cowboy was at this point either. This was the end of their relationship. the authorities kicked the cowboy off of the land that belonged to the old man so that they could use it for their benefit.

The cowboy rode off on one of the horses to find work elsewhere.

This reading reiterated the fact that just because a person has a past doesn't mean that they are all bad news. And there are some people who are willing to give them a chance.