What with Texas Independence
Day just past and the world’s largest indoor rodeo and livestock show coming to
Houston, thought I’d share a little story with you …….
Pecos Bill and Slue-foot Sue
A Texas Tall Tale
Now, Pecos Bill had a way
with wimmen. No doubt. He had dozens of wives during his time. But his one true
love was Slue-foot Sue. She was his first wife - and she could ride almost as
good as Bill himself.
Bill first saw Slue-foot Sue
ridin' a catfish down the Rio Grande. She was riding standing up and holdin' on
with only one hand sose she could take pot-shots at the clouds with her
six-shooter. Was making a right pretty pattern too. Bill jest went head over
heels for her. Proposed on the spot. They was married the next day too.
Sue was dressed in one of
them white jobs with the large hoops. Looked plumb beautiful. Sometime after they
was a'married, Sue insisted Bill prove how much he loved her by letting her ride
his horse, Widowmaker. Bill couldn't talk her out of it, so Sue climbed on
that great devil of a horse.
Well, Widowmaker bucked like
a maniac, jest as you'd expect. Sue was thrown off - clear up to the clouds.
Luckily, Sue was still wearing her springy hoop. When she hit the ground, she
bounced up again. But we all soon realized Sue couldn't stop bouncing. She
bounced so high she kept hitting her head on the moon. She was crying and
crying buckets of tears, and throwin' kisses to Bill. But even he
couldn't stop her bouncing though he tried mighty hard.
He waited three days and four
nights. Finally, even Bill realized that she was gonna starve to death before
she stopped bouncing, so he had to shoot her. It was a cryin' shame. Well, time
heals wounds, and Bill finally got married again. And again. And again. But I'm
tellin' you, he never felt the same about another woman as he felt for his
first wife, Slue-foot Sue.
3 Mar 2020
When I first came to Texas back in the 70's there was a book of tall tales about Pecos Bill. It's so far back that I can't remember the title but it was a great book. I checked it out at the library at Ft. Bliss.
ReplyDeleteNot a happy ending for Slue-foot Sue, that's for sure.
ReplyDeleteOh dear, have you resurrected him for the metoo?
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