Thunderbolt Over Texas (2006)
“While she waited for the trip to Wichita Falls, she made museum arrangements by long distance and spent some time visiting Grandma.
Sydney was growing to like the eccentric old woman. Grandma was smart, opinionated and had one zinger of a sense of humor. She also told stories about the Thunderbolt and about her early years in Texas that fascinated Sydney.
Like the time the pack string stepped in a wasps’ nest. The first horse through was stung once and did a little crow hop off the trail. His b...urden of flour and utensils stayed put. The second horse through was a bomb-proof mare. She barely flinched when three wasps stung her rump.
Unfortunately, the third horse through took the brunt of the attack. He was a reliable four-year-old entrusted with the month’s supply of whiskey. The horse leapt off the ground, all four feet in the air. His frantic bucking loosened the pack saddle, sending the whiskey swinging under his belly.
The unnatural load spooked him even more, and he ran hell bent for leather into the creek.MoreLess
Sydney was growing to like the eccentric old woman. Grandma was smart, opinionated and had one zinger of a sense of humor. She also told stories about the Thunderbolt and about her early years in Texas that fascinated Sydney.
Like the time the pack string stepped in a wasps’ nest. The first horse through was stung once and did a little crow hop off the trail. His b...urden of flour and utensils stayed put. The second horse through was a bomb-proof mare. She barely flinched when three wasps stung her rump.
Unfortunately, the third horse through took the brunt of the attack. He was a reliable four-year-old entrusted with the month’s supply of whiskey. The horse leapt off the ground, all four feet in the air. His frantic bucking loosened the pack saddle, sending the whiskey swinging under his belly.
The unnatural load spooked him even more, and he ran hell bent for leather into the creek.MoreLess
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