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Slow And Steady
Millie was a fireball and Herbert was steady. The cattle woke them up one night.
“Snake,” Millie said. And she shot out of bed.
Millie had the snake partially subdued with a garden rake. It was still moving so she stood on it with her right foot just behind the head and her left near the tail. Barefoot.
“Herbert! Get out here!”
No answer.
“Herbert!”
Finally, Herbert comes sauntering up to the corral. Fully dressed, knife in pocket, hat on, boots laced up, he sized up the situation.
“Millie, if I knew you had it, I wouldn’t have hurried so.
From Guest Contributor NT Franklin
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