A Texas Cowboy; Or Fifteen Years on the Hurricane Deck of a Spanish Pony
著/Charles A. SIRINGO 播/David Wales
CharlesA.SiringowasanAmericanlawman,detective,andagentforthePinkertonNationalDetectiveAgencyduringthelate19thcenturyandearly20thcentury….Aftertakingpartinseveralcattledrives,Siringostoppedherdingtosettledown,getmarried(1884),andopenamerchantbusinessinCaldwell,Kansas.Hebeganwritingabook,entitledATexasCowboy;OrFifteenYearsontheHurricaneDeckofaSpanishPony.Ayearlater,itwaspublished,towideacclaim,andbecameoneofthefirsttruelooksintolifeasacowboywrittenbysomeonewhohadactuallylivedthelife.
The_Purple_Cow
著/Gelett Burgess 播/Amanda
volunteersbringyouninedifferentversionsofthisfamousnonsenserhyme,theweeklypoemofApril2nd,2006.TheAprilFool’sDayspiritwasslowtoleaveusthisspring,soasyoulisten,watchoutformischief!