"I tell yer, Junior, it's a long, borin' train trip from Dodge t' Chicago and there's many as would hope fer sumthin' to keep themselves occupied with. Which is why so many of the richer folk would have Poker games that would last the whole durn trip. O'course, they'd let anyone with money in. It was back in '76 and my travellin' companions were accompanyin me from Dodge. "

"Takin' a prisoner to the north to exchange for one o' ours. O' course, the Preacher didn't want to play an' I had to guard the prisoner, but the Preacher's Mexican friend played. I think even the yeller faced girl wouldha' tried, if she'd been able to get her head outta her books long enough. But pass me ma old Ranger star Junior. Helps me remember. We walked up to the station at Dodge...."