It was a hot and dusty day in south Texas,hot enough ta sun burn a horned toad, me and elmo had been patchin fence all day,sun was getting low so we headed ta town.
Dilley Tx,is a small town south of San Antonio really just kinda one road thru there,typical lil south TX town, bank, grocery store, feed mill and five & dime and a ice house,which is where me and elmo was when the Valdez brothers pulled up.
The Valdez brothers are locals all five of them and they supply day labor to ranchers in and around the county,pretty good fence builders and not bad cowboys.
Problem is they like to hunt,and they dont really care what time of the year it is,I dont believe I have ever walked up to their camp site that some thing was'nt cooking,every thing from armadilla to venado was fair game,but their favorite was Hogs.
They have an ole beat up chevrolet pickup with one wooden rail around the bed and a sheet of plywood for a cover,got it fixed so as the dogs can see and sniff some fresh air but cant get out,just open the tail gate and they jump in and out.
Well when the Valdez brothers pulled up to the ice house all their dogs were riding on top of the dog box and as usual,were raisin hell.elmo said they got some hogs in that dog box,sure nough after howdy's they comenced ta tell us about running hogs on Mr Stewarts place,had put a few big sows in a pen on his place and were takin a few pigs home ta be fed for eatin.
Well elmo wants ta take a look at em he might just take one and corn feed him cuz he needs some pork for the sausage he's gonna make,about that time I started getting a feeling something is gonna happen,doing some quick cowboy "rithmatic" and knowing elmo like I do its just a matter a time.
Well it was'nt long till elmo and the valdez brothers come ta an agreement on a pig,problem is the Valdez brothers were drunk when they got there and elmo was feelin no pain by the time they agreed ta take $6 for the pig.
elmo's gonna drop the tail gate on his pickup and back up to the Valdez brother's close enough ta run one outa their pickup into his,gotta worn out camper shell on it. Close the tail gates and get back ta socializing.
Well as soon as valdez opens that tail gate all hell breaks loose,ever pig in that box rushed that drunk meskin,I think they were 1/4 mile down main street with the dogs and Valdez brothers in hot pursuit before ole elmo got outa his pickup.
Dogs barkin,pigs squealin,and meskins cussin,right down main street and ta top it off,a big woman was done shoppin at the five & dime right when a pig ran past her and in the store,you talkin bout a mess now,all those ladies in the five & dime squealin,pigs squealin,bout that time I told elmo,time ta go boy,me and you need ta head to the Hill country...................good luck