Cowboy Sam and Porky

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Edna Walker Chandler

BENEFIC ATLANTA

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PRESS -CHICAGO LONG BEACH

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DALLAS

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PORTLAND

STORIES

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y

Porky

Here are Big Big

Bill

Porky Big

is

Bill

works Big

for

and Porky.

Cowboy Sam.

Bill's horse.

Bill likes to ride

Porky.

There was a time when everyone laughed at Porky.

Everyone

and

said,

"Porky eats

eats.

He

will not work."

Big

Bill said, "Look,

Porky.

Everyone at the ranch works.

You do not work. You

eat and eat."

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Sam and Shorty started out. Sam called, "We must go to Make something good

We

will

come back

work.

to eat, Bill.

soon."

Big

Bill said to

"Dandy

He

is

Cowboy Sam's

horse.

works.

Blacky

He

Porky,

is

Shorty's horse.

works, too.

Everyone works here but you.

You do not work!"

Porky came Bill said,

to get

"No work, no

Bill started to

for 10

an apple.

Sam and

apple."

make something

the cowboys to eat.

Soon the cowboys came back.

Sam

said,

"Big

good things to

You

Bill,

you make

eat.

are a good cowboy.

You must have a good

horse."

Big

Bill said, "I

have Porky.

He is a good horse." Sam laughed and said, "Porky eats and

He "I

eats.

will not work."

must

find a

way

Porky work," said Big 12

to

make

Bill.

Big

Bill did his

Then he went

work.

to find Porky.

There was Porky,

asleep!

Soon Big

Bill

was

asleep, too.

Everyone at the ranch was 14

asleep.

Where It

was time

Is

White Face?

for

work

again.

Sam called Bill and Shorty. "We have work to do," he said. 15

Sam and

Shorty went out

to start work.

"Look at

this," said Shorty.

"Something has happened.

White Face and her not here." 16

calf are

"I

must

find her," said

"I will ride

"Can "No,

I

Sam.

Dandy."

help?" asked Shorty.

I will go,"

"You have work

said

Sam.

to do here."

Sam

got on Dandy.

Soon he was on to find 18

his

White Face.

way

Shorty started to work.

The cowboys helped him. Everyone had work

to do. 19

Then

it

was time

to eat.

"Look," said Shorty. "It is

time to go back.

Come with 20

me."

The cowboys

started

back with Shorty.

They wanted what Big

Bill

to see

had

to eat. 21

When

the cowboys got back,

they looked for

They

called,

It is

time to

We

want

Bill.

"Where

are you?

eat.

to eat, Bill."

Bill

saw the cowboys.

He laughed and something you

Come

in

and

said, "I

have

like.

eat!" 23

"Where

is

Bill said,

Sam?" asked Shorty.

"Sam

is

not back.

Something must have happened. All of

you have work to

I will

look for him.

I 24

can ride Porky."

do.

Dandy Comes Back

The cowboys had something to eat It

and went

was time

to

out.

work

again. 25

Sam "I

said

come back.

must go out and

find Sam,"

Bill.

Then 26

did not

Bill

went

to get Porky.

"It is

time for you to work,"

said Big Bill to his horse.

Porky did not look up

He went on

eating.

at Bill.

"Porky,

we must

find Sam,"

said Bill.

"He has not come back. Something must have happened to 28

him and Dandy."

Then

Bill

"What "It is I

is

saw something. that?" he asked.

coming

this way.

can not see what

it is."

It

came nearer

and nearer.

"^-y

The horse looked Hke Dandy.

It

was a

horse!

"It is

Dandy," said

"Where

He

is

is

Bill.

Sam?

not on Dandy."

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Bill

looked at Porky.

"We must he

go to Dandy,"

said.

"You must run, Porky.

You must run 32

fast."

Porky did not want to run.

He He

did not

want

to walk.

did not

want

to go to Dandy. 33

Bill got

"Come

on Porky.

on, Porky.

You must run

"We must

find out

what happened 34

fast/' said Bill.

to

Sam."

Run, Porky!

"Porky!" said

"Run

Bill.

fast!"

But Porky did not run

He

did not run at

fast.

all.

Then something happened. 35

Something came near Porky's It

ear.

came nearer and nearer

and nearer. Porky started to run!

He ran and

ran.

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Then Porky

He Bill

stopped.

stopped and did not start again.

had

He had

to do something. to

make Porky

run. 37

Bill said, "I

near Porky's

saw something

ear.

Did that make him run

He put

his

hand on Porky's

"Run, Porky!" he called.

And Porky 38

fast?"

ran!

ear.

Soon they came Bill

Dandy.

saw that Dandy was

"Dandy, where Is

to

is

hurt.

Sam?

he hurt, too?" asked

Bill.

Dandy looked "Go back

at

Big

Bill.

to Sam/' said Bill.

"Porky and

I

will

go with you.

But you must find the way." 40

Dandy could not Bill did

run.

not put his hand

on Porky's ear now. Bill started to call,

Where

are you?"

"Sam!

But Sam did not Bill,

Porky, and

Big

Bill called

42

call back.

Dandy walked

on.

again and again.

Then

He

Bill

stopped

calling.

could hear something.

"That was a gun," he

"Was

it

said.

Sam's gun?" 43

"Sam must be near

here,"

said Big Bill to Porky.

"That was his

Now

We

call for help.

you must run again, Porky. have to find Sam."

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Big Bill

Bill

Finds

Sam

put his hand on Porky's

ear.

Porky started to run.

He ran

faster

and

faster.

Something was near that

And Porky

did not like

ear.

it!

45

"There

that gun again!

is

Now we

are nearer to

it,"

said Bill to Porky.

"Sam, where are you?" called Bill.

"Here, "I 46

Bill,"

Sam

must have

called back.

help."

Then Big Bill

Bill

saw Sam.

put a hand on Porky's

Porky started

to run.

"Do not come, Dandy," "I

can see

We

will

ear.

Sam

said

Bill.

now.

come back

for you."

Soon

Bill

was with Sam.

He saw that Sam was hurt. "What happened, Sam?" he

asked.

"Look at

"Dandy

Then

this/' said

fell

I fell

And now

I

Sam.

here.

here, too.

can not walk." 49

ii'ublic

ScAoo

\

i^ik->J-'^^^

^jk^m. "Can you

Sam But I 50

ride?" asked Bill.

said, "I I

must have a

can not ride Dandy.

see that he

is

hurt."

horse.

'Tou can

"What

ride Porky/' said Bill.

will

you do?" asked Sam.

Bill said, "I will ride

He

is

Porky, too.

a big horse." 51

Then

Bill

saw White Face.

"Where did you

find her?"

he asked. "I did

not find her," said Sam.

"I see,"

laughed Big

Bill.

"White Face and her

came

to find you."

calf

"A cowboy can come back here for

White Face and her

said

calf,"

Sam.

"Now

I

must get on Porky.

We

must go back

Bill

helped

Then

Sam

Bill got

to the ranch."

get on Porky.

on Porky,

too. 53

Bill did

not put his hand

on Porky's ear

He

this time.

said to Porky,

"We

will

go back to the ranch.

You can walk

We to 54

all

the way.

do not want you

run now."

Good Porky!

Soon Sam and

Bill

Bill called to the

saw the ranch.

cowboys.

The cowboys could hear They ran

Bill.

to find out

what had happened

to

Sam. 55

When

Shorty saw Sam, he

"You must have

help!"

Sam said, "Dandy is hurt, He must have help." "I will

said,

too.

do something for Dandy,"

said a cowboy.

"You go with Shorty, Sam." 56

Shorty helped Sam.

Soon they went for

to get help

Sam.

Bill

and Porky started away.

Bill

put Porky with the horses.

Bill

He

looked at Porky. said,

I will

"You are a good

get something you

You can run But

I will

horse. like.

fast.

not

tell

what makes you run

the cowboys fast."

Soon Sam and Shorty came back to the ranch.

"Where "I

is

Dandy?" asked Sam.

have something

Bill said,

"He

Soon you can

is

for him."

with the horses.

ride

him

again." 59

"Dandy

is

a good horse/' said Sam.

"And Porky

He I

60

helped

is

a good horse, too.

me when

have something

I

was

for him."

hurt.

Sam had

something.

Shorty had something.

Jk

'-;)

Bill

had something,

too.

/

They had Porky liked

all

the things that

to eat. 61

Sam

looked at Porky, and then

he looked at

a

He said, "Bill, you did find way to make Porky run. Will you tell me what it is?" Bill

laughed and

Porky and 62

Bill.

I

said, "No.

will not tell you."

Now

the cowboys do not laugh

at Big Bill

This

"Porky

what they

is is

will tell you,

a good horse.

He now

When

and Porky.

helps on the ranch.

Porky wants to run

he can run

fast.

But he

likes to eat, too!

That

the

is

fast,

way Porky

is."

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