A FEW SOREHEADS

                        
                        (The following is one of a series of articles
                        we wrote while taking what became known
                        to our family in 1977 as our Great Western
                        Trek, as we travelled from Maryland to Utah.) 


                                      
                                     A FEW SOREHEADS

                         As we passed by the town of Stanton , 
                         Texas, we read the following billboard 
                         allurement...

                         "Welcome to Stanton...Home of 3,000 
                         friendly people, and a few soreheads".

                         Unfortunately, due to the press of time, we 
                         were unable to visit what must be one of 
                         America's more honest towns.

                        While we  would enjoy the handshakes 
                        and appreciate  the hospitality of those
                        "friendly" folk, we highly suspect we would 
                        not feel too out of place sitting down to a lively 
                        beef and bull barbecue in the company of a 
                        few of those more colorful and enjoyable
                        ...soreheads. How would or could any town
                        better itself without them

                        If we ever get the chance, we'd like to go 
                        back to Stanton for a short visit with those
                        wonderful, bullheaded rascals.