The Ballad of Lucius A. Bugbee
by Wynn Parks
Price: $0.99 USD. 3980 words.
Published on March 1, 2012. Fiction.
After the Civil War,Lucius Bugbee joins the Wild Irish Ramblers,a bunch of black,Texas mustangers.Broke from carousing,the lot sets out for the Frio River.When they do spot horses,a dispute arises between Lucius and the head honcho.The leader claims the lead mare;but a week later the herd is still loose.Lucius bets the leader he can corral the herd by "turning horse";if so, Lucius gets the mare.