We hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. "Cattle Brands" by Andy Adams is a collection of short stories best heard around a campfire. This tale, called "Drifting North" is a brief anecdote of the troubles a band of cow punchers run into while moving a herd through some dangerous country.  The author, whose most famous work "Log of a Cowboy", writes from personal experience. Adams spent ten years driving cattle on western trails in Texas during the 1880s.  To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to snoozecast.com/plus. — read by 'N' —  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices