Out Our Way: Charlie's hat

Luke 1:46 - "For behold! Your cousin Elizabeth has also conceived in her old age and this is the sixth month of her who was called 'barren.'"

Out our way, a cowboy's hat is a signature, autobiography, and ID all at the same time. Years ago, the cartoonist JR Williams had a comic - for which this column is named - called "Out Our Way." Many of his cartoons revolved around cowboys, and I especially remember one showing the cowhand Curly wearing and using his hat in all sorts of situations. A little poem went with the cartoon:

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