is this, anyhow? Them putting such a rig on me and thinking I’ll do nothing—I won’t have it!”
It was now that the name of Cinchfoot was first given to him. It was Sam Blades who said, “He’s a kind of a little Cinchfooter, him being determined to paw the saddle cinch off with his hind foot!” From this, the name Cinchfooter was shortened to Cinchfoot.
Clem looked at Cinchfoot and said, “He’s the kind of little horse that’ll foller me around like a dog when I get him to eating brown sugar from my hand.”
“Which he won’t do,” said Sam, “on account of old Blaze Face has got him plumb educated his way already.”
During the bucking of Cinchfoot, and even when he was tied down, Blaze Face had stood in his corral, tied up as he was, but showing as much interest in what was being done to Cinchfoot as Cinchfoot himself. Blaze Face had kept up a loud, wild snorting and jumping around—about all he could do. Once Blaze Face whirled about and taking a good look at the cowboys perched up on top of the corral, he let out a blast from his nostrils that showed how he felt about this business. It was as if he said, “The idea! A lot of you two-legged persons jumping onto a little feller like him! Why, him and me hates even to look at such as you!”
Clem grinned and said, “Blaze Face is saying to Cinchfoot, ‘Don’t you mind them too much, little feller. One of these times you and me’ll get plumb loose from all of ’em and we’ll hightail it for new country permanent!’ ”
Clem looked at Blaze Face then, grinned, and said, “All right, fellers, saddle up Blaze Face. I aim to ride him. Saddle him up and give us plenty of room on account he’s plumb unsocial at such times.”
All of the cowboys, except Charley and Sam, stayed on top of the corral. Pretty soon Charley and Sam, Sam carrying the saddle, went into the corral where Blaze Face was. He took one look at the saddle and before they got up to him he began to buck and pitch. Sam grinned and said, “He’s feeling so plumb obstinate that this time maybe he’ll throw Clem. It would be awful nice if he would!”
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