![]() “There were worlds of cattle in Texas after the Civil War,” wrote Abbott. Instead of following the buffalo herds, he would be moving cattle along the same trails. Either way, he could still live the nomadic life he dreamed of. After being sent away for the last time he changed his mind and decided a cowboy career was the next best thing. They were in Pawnee country and he spent all the time he could with them, but try as he might, he could not get them to accept him as a member of tribe. ![]() Teddy’s dream had started out not to be a cowboy, but rather an Indian. started in the cattle business and provided the perfect playground for a young man to learn the business and live out his dreams. Nothing could have changed me after that.” ![]() Abbott told Smith that the days of hard work on that first drive, “made a cowboy out of me. “All eyes, no flesh on me whatsoever.” He was taken along with the hopes that the fresh air and time spent in the saddle would toughen him up. “I was the poorest, sickliest little kid you ever saw,” wrote Abbott. ![]()
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