# Mary — Songs of the Cattle Trail and Cow Camp character guide

> Mary in Songs of the Cattle Trail and Cow Camp by John A. Lomax.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Moll

**First appearance:** 0023-a-cowboy-s-worrying-love

## Who they are

A woman's name used in cowboy love poems.

## In the story

### [Part II: The Cowboy Off Guard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/chapters/part-ii-the-cowboy-off-guard)

Addressed as 'Moll' in 'The Cowboy's Valentine', the object of the cowboy's affection.

### [The Cowboy's Valentine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/chapters/the-cowboy-s-valentine)

Addressed as 'Moll' in the poem, the object of the cowboy's affection.

### [Denver Jim](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/chapters/denver-jim)

Denver Jim's mother, whose letter of love and gratitude moves the posse to spare him.

### [The Sheep-Herder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/chapters/the-sheep-herder)

Referenced as 'Minnie,' the sweetheart waiting for the narrator back in Kansas State.

## Links

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