The Ballad of Crud and Horgus v1.1

The man nods, then spits seven times in rapid succession. "Well anyway, nice meeting you, partner. My name's Jonathan New Mexico. I hope to one day be the founder of my own state. Say, I hope you don't mind me intruding on your business, but I can't help but notice you don't have a gun. You aren't seriously out in the middle of the Wild West without a gun, are you, partner?"