It was natural enough for the Colorado cowboys to transform "Purgatoire river" to "Picketwire river."
The delightful Purgatoire, where the author sees a chorus of souls in Purgatory, is much better.
"If thar's anybody at Bent's ranch on th' Purgatoire, we might pick up a re-mount thar," muttered Tom.
Hundreds of flathead chubs were collected in such pools in the Purgatoire and Arkansas rivers.
The delightful Purgatoire has become a deadly bore, and the enchanting Mephistopheles has been riddled as by a hailstorm.
