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Characters in this exact text
Bearfield Buckner / Cousin BearfieldBearfield Buckner — Texas Buckner; Breckinridge’s cousinOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 259Bill SantryBill Santry — Cougar Paw man; Joan’s brother; John Elkins’ horse-trade adversaryOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 256Breckinridge ElkinsBreckinridge ElkinsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 255Cap'n KiddCap’n Kidd — Breckinridge Elkins's horseOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 255JoanJoan — young woman near Cougar Paw; sister of Bill SantryOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 257Joe RichardsonJoe Richardson — man Bearfield shot/encountered during an earlier posse episodeMentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 259JohnJohn Elkins — Breckinridge's brotherOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 255the mayorJonathan Middleton — mayor, general-store proprietor and saloon proprietor of Cougar PawOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 260Old Man KirbyOld Man Kirby — Cougar Range resident whose bull chases JoanMentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 257Old Man WestfallOld Man Westfall — owner of the chicken Bearfield stole as a youthMentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 259papRoarin' Bill Elkins — Breckinridge's fatherOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 256
Surviving manuscript evidence
The records below describe surviving physical typescripts, carbons, manuscript material and documentary catalogue evidence for this exact textual state. TSS numbers identify physical catalogue units; they are not story or draft IDs.
Draft 1 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent7 pagesCompletenessComplete
Physical extent: Complete short 7-page draft
TSS: 61891–61896, 61902
Untitled original typescript.
Additional documentary notes
- Typed Insertion: The line “Old Man Kirby’s bull’s loose!” was typed above the line and appears intended to follow Joan’s cry of “Help! Help!”. (First Cuts p. 257)
- Typed Insertion: The line “till they could figure out a job for me to do to pay the fine.” was typed between lines, likely intended to follow “in jail.” (First Cuts p. 258)
- Typed Insertion: The line “I know about you stealin’ a chicken.” was typed between lines. First Cuts notes that it does not appear in Draft 2. (First Cuts p. 259)
Source: First Cuts: Breckinridge Elkins — Rough Trails 2, The Riot at Cougar Paw, Editorial Notes; Draft 1 transcription pp. 255–261
