Continuing Ed
A Spanish word meaning a cowboy or cattle driver (23)
What is a vaquero?
"Life in San Francisco is still just life. If you want one thing too much, it's likely to be a disappointment."
To Lorena while camped for multiple days outside Austin when Jake was in town gambling. She's like a starving person whose stomach is shrunk up from not having any food. She's shrunk up from not wanting nothing.
Lorena, the most and longest
Who is Dish Boggett?
Shallow, slow-moving and brown. Ideal for driving horses recently stolen from Pedro Flores' place in Coahuila back to the US. Deets wishes to be there when nearing the end of the drive.
What is the Rio Grande?
July Johnson's old deputy sheriff who doesn't know directions
Who is Roscoe Brown?
A Spanish word for a gunman, hired gun, or bandit (6)
What is a pistolero?
To Call after running into Blue Duck but before the abduction; arguing about why Lorie would have wanted to get up and leave Lonesome Dove (Maggie settled in Lonesome Dove and didn't last long)
Dee Boot
Who is Elmira?
River with a bunch of angry water moccasins, stirred up by a bad storm. Where Sean O'Brien meets his end.
What is the Nueces?
Dan Suggs's young brother who says, "I ought to have [hanged] second. Little Eddie was the youngest."
Who is Roy Suggs?
A short-handled riding whip (21), sometimes used to smack Newt around a little bit
What is a quirt?
"The older the violin, the sweeter the music"
Once to Bolivar about Bolivar's old wife
Once to Jake about Gus's own interest in Lorie
Once to Clara after they reunited in Nebraska
Elmira, then Clara
Who is July Johnson?
Take your pick: 1) Gus's corpse was accidentally submerged for a whole day and night in this river while Call held off some attackers.
2) Clara's orchard (Gus's final resting place) overlooks the banks of this river.
What is the Pecos or the Guadalupe?
Blue Duck's helper and head of the Kiowa band of Indians who charged at Gus on the plains in a "brave" way but was shot dead anyway.
Who is Ermoke?
A herd of extra saddle-fit horses, ready for remounting or exchanging with your current horse (29)
What is the remuda?
"Yesterday's gone on down the river and you can't get it back... don't be trying to give back pain for pain. You can't get even measures in business like this."
To July after they find Roscoe, Joe, and Janey slaughtered. July wants to go after Blue Duck and get vengeance.
Augustus, then nobody
Who is Lorena?
Site of TWO massacres, both occurring the same night, where July Johnson fails to take a single shot at Lorena's captors and also fails to protect Roscoe, Joe, and Janey. Also, the river Blue Duck mentions as the boundary line for Gus: "if you ever cross it, I'll cut your tongue out and feed it to my wolf pups!"
What is the Canadian?
(Located in Texas/Oklahoma/New Mexico believe it or not)
Elderly Mexican cowhand who lives with Clara and helps run the horse trading business
Who is Cholo?
Brownish or tawny colored with stripes of other color; used to describe the old Texas bull and also the neked cowboys; starts with a B (2)
What is brindled?
"We're just playin' for buttons, honey!"
To Lorena at Adobe Walls after Lorie's rescue and as he's trying to help her come out of her shocked state
Lorena, to the point of suicide
Who is Xavier Wanz?
The road from this river to Ogalla passes Clara Allen's horse ranch.
What is the Platte?
Scout to US Army Captain Weaver who gets beaten senseless by Call for touching Newt
Who is Dixon?