The Rancher’s Wife
My encounter with an older woman
Growing up in the cattle country of New Mexico there was always work that needed doing. My family owned a small ranch and during some hard times had to sell off our small cattle herd to a large neighboring ranch. The owners of the ranch we sold to were a white couple that were well respected and generous in how they conducted business. I had known them practically all my life. The price they had offered for our small herd...