New Career 1877Chapter 3
At the next town, I unloaded the horse and the surplus gear, all at a remarkably reasonable price. I was told that the next town was 27 miles farther down the road, so I decided to spend the night in Abner, Texas. Abner was so small that it had only two saloons, but it was growing because only a year ago, Abner had only one saloon. Such is progress in the great state of Texas. They certainly knew where their priorities lay. As usual, there were only three forms of recreation available to a...