Journal Entry- Candy's Perspective

Dear Diary,

I was real sad today. Them boys in the bunkhouse took my dog and shot him dead. I guess it's what's best for him, but I sure will miss him a ton. I have had him since he was just a little puppy. The boys been complaining because the old dog is smelly and stinks up the whole room. Hopefully the old thing will be put out of it's pain.

I was so sad when they took him away I just laid down on my bunk and stared at the wall for a while. When that dog was younger he was the best sheepdog you ever saw. The best, and I am going to miss him so much. We used to have so much fun when he was just a little pup. I brightened a little when Slim said I could have any of his puppies.

I was lying on my bed listening to the two new boys the real big guy and the small fellow talk when they started a conversation about how they plan on going of and buying there own little ranch when they get enough money. I started thinking about how nice that sounds, when I realized that if us three guys pooled all our money together we could get there super fast. I have a lot of money stored away anyway, so I asked them how that sounded. They were a little resistant at first but once we talked out all the details it was basically a done deal. I am very excited this sure will make my old life a lot better.