Just to get you guys ready for the trip
From Butch's early years......
Bob kept his horse on a ranch in Telluride. In the spring, when the cult(named Cornish) was three years old, Bob started to break him. That colt was beginning to shape up beautifully. the rancher had taken a real liking to Cornish and wanted to buy him, but Bob wouldn't sell. One evening after work, Bob took the colt out of the pasture to start breaking it.
The envious rancher swore out a warrant for Bobs arrest, accusing him of stealing the horse. Knowing that a number of men could testify in court that as long as they had known the brown colt, it had been at his ranch. Bob could not point to a brand, so the rancher thought this was a good time to pick up a free horse.
Bob was Jailed in Montrose, a town not far from Telluride. His friends new he was innocent. They wired his dad that Bob needed help.
Bob's dad left immediately. When he arrived in Montrose, he found Bob sitting in his cell, reading a magazine, with the door wide open. When Bob heard approaching foot steps, he looked up, and his mouth dropped open. "Dad!" he shouted " what the hell are you doing here?"
"Buy gum, young man" Dad replied, " I might ask you the same question. What's this all about?" he scratched his head, " this is the first time I ever heard a of a prisoner being imprisoned behind a opened door cell" Bob grinned "there not afraid i'll escape. they know I haven't taken anything that wasn't mine. I plan to stay right here till I get my horse"
Bob's father changed the whole complexion of the situation, for Bob was backed by his father, clearly a man of integrity and authority. When character witnesses came forward and volunteered there testimony, the rancher was defeated.
After the trial, Dad urged "come home with me, your mothers never been the same. We need you. You wouldn't believe how cute little Lula is. Tryin to keep up with the others. Baby Mark is growing fast and you haven't even seen him. Buy gum, son, the kids need you too. This is no kind of life for you".
Bob was silent, an inner struggle going on. He longed for the security of his family. Then he recalled hi strapped felling in Utah: closed in, nothing he could get his hands on, no money, no excitement. He couldn't go back to that. "Tell you what Dad, give me a little longer to save money and i'll be home". He pressed some gold pieces in his fathers hand"For ma". He swallowed the lump in his throat, not daring to say more.
"You're mother will appreciate the money, but it's no substitute for you"
From Butch's early years......
Bob kept his horse on a ranch in Telluride. In the spring, when the cult(named Cornish) was three years old, Bob started to break him. That colt was beginning to shape up beautifully. the rancher had taken a real liking to Cornish and wanted to buy him, but Bob wouldn't sell. One evening after work, Bob took the colt out of the pasture to start breaking it.
The envious rancher swore out a warrant for Bobs arrest, accusing him of stealing the horse. Knowing that a number of men could testify in court that as long as they had known the brown colt, it had been at his ranch. Bob could not point to a brand, so the rancher thought this was a good time to pick up a free horse.
Bob was Jailed in Montrose, a town not far from Telluride. His friends new he was innocent. They wired his dad that Bob needed help.
Bob's dad left immediately. When he arrived in Montrose, he found Bob sitting in his cell, reading a magazine, with the door wide open. When Bob heard approaching foot steps, he looked up, and his mouth dropped open. "Dad!" he shouted " what the hell are you doing here?"
"Buy gum, young man" Dad replied, " I might ask you the same question. What's this all about?" he scratched his head, " this is the first time I ever heard a of a prisoner being imprisoned behind a opened door cell" Bob grinned "there not afraid i'll escape. they know I haven't taken anything that wasn't mine. I plan to stay right here till I get my horse"
Bob's father changed the whole complexion of the situation, for Bob was backed by his father, clearly a man of integrity and authority. When character witnesses came forward and volunteered there testimony, the rancher was defeated.
After the trial, Dad urged "come home with me, your mothers never been the same. We need you. You wouldn't believe how cute little Lula is. Tryin to keep up with the others. Baby Mark is growing fast and you haven't even seen him. Buy gum, son, the kids need you too. This is no kind of life for you".
Bob was silent, an inner struggle going on. He longed for the security of his family. Then he recalled hi strapped felling in Utah: closed in, nothing he could get his hands on, no money, no excitement. He couldn't go back to that. "Tell you what Dad, give me a little longer to save money and i'll be home". He pressed some gold pieces in his fathers hand"For ma". He swallowed the lump in his throat, not daring to say more.
"You're mother will appreciate the money, but it's no substitute for you"
. Even spell checked everything(so I thought). It should be Colt.....
