          ,! ,AMATEUR ,RID]

,,HM GO+ 6RIDE = U6 ,,HM--)! PANTS &!
  EYEGLASS & ALL4
,AMATEUR6 DON'T HE J LOOK X--X'S TW5TY
  6"O ON A FALL4
,BOSS M/ 2 G"O (F 8 H1D 6BE S5D+ \R
  /EEPLE*ASE CRACK
,\ OV] F;ES L ^! ) AN OBJECT L T ON 8
  BACK4
,RIDE6 ,DON'T TELL ,,ME HE C RIDE4 ,) 8
  PANTS J Z LOOSE Z BALLOONS1
,H[ C HE SIT ON 8 HORSE8 & 8 SPURS L A
  PAIR ( H>POONS2
,"\ 6BE "U ! ,DOG ,ACT1 HE "\1 & 2 KEPT
  (F ! C\RSE4
,FALL6 :Y1 HE'D FALL (F A C>T1 LET AL"O
  (F A /EEPLE*ASE HORSE4

,YESSIR6 ! 'ORSE IS ALL R1DY--,I WI% Y'D
  H RODE HM 2F2

,NO?+ L "K+ YR 'ORSE1 SIR1 & ? *AP'S A
  T]ROR 6BORE2
,BATTLEAXE ALW CD PULL1 & HE RU%ES 8
  F;ES L FUN--
,/&S (F 8 JUMP TW5TY FEET1 & !N SPR+S L
  A %OT F A GUN4
,OH1 HE C JUMP 'EM ALL "R1 SIR1 Y MAKE
  NO MISTAKE1 'E'S A T(F2
,CL\TS 'EM 9 E>NE/1 TOO1 "S"TS1 Y M9D T
  HE DON'T CL\T Y (F--
,DON'T SEEM 6M9D H[ HE HITS 'EM1 8 %9S
  IS Z H>D Z A NAIL1
,"S"TS Y'LL SEE ! F;E %AKE &! SPL9T]S
  FLY UP F ! RAIL4
,ALL Y C D IS 6HOLD HM & J LET HM JUMP Z
  HE LIKES1
,GIVE HM 8 H1D AT ! F;ES1 & HANG ON L
  D1? IF HE /RIKES2
,DON'T LET HM RUN HMF \--Y C LIE ?IRD OR
  F\R? 9 ! RACE--
,UNTIL Y CLE> ! /"O WALL1 & F T Y C PUT
  ON ! PACE4
,FELL AT T WALL ONCE1 HE DID1 & X GAVE
  HM A REGUL> SPR1D1

,"E S9CE T "T HE FLIES X--HE'LL /OP IF Y
  PULL AT 8 H1D1
,J LET HM RACE--Y C TRU/ HM--HE'LL TAKE
  F/-CLASS C>E HE DON'T FALL1
,& ,I ?9K T'S ! LOT--B REMEMB]1 ,,HE
  ,,M/ ,,H ,,8 ,,H1D ,,AT ,,! ,,WALL4

,WELL1 HE'S D[N SAFE Z F> Z ! />T1 & HE
  SEEMS 6SIT ON PRETTY N1T1
,ONLY 8 BA7IFI$ BREE*ES WD RU9ATE
  ANY"O'S S1T--
,!Y'RE AWAY--"H !Y -E--! F/ F;E1 & HE'S
  H1D OV] HEELS =A CR[N6
,GD =! NEW *UM1 HE'S OV]1 & TWO (! O!RS
  >E D[N6
,N[ =! TRE#1 MY HE>TY--0,JOVE1 HE C
  RIDE1 AF ALL2
,:OOP1 T'S YR SORT--LET HM FLY !M6 ,HE
  HASN'T M* FE> (A FALL4
,:O 9 ! _W WD H ?"\ X8 ,& >5'T !Y J GO+
  A PACE8
,LL ,RECRUIT 9 ! L1D "! W MAKE X A /\TLY
  RUN RACE4
,"L6 ,B !Y'RE RAC+ 9 E>NE/--& D[N GOES
  ,RECRUIT ON 8 H1D1
,ROLL+ CL1N OV] 8 BOY--X'S A MIRACLE IF
  HE A9'T D1D4
,BATTLEAXE1 ,BATTLEAXE1 YET6 ,0! ,"L1
  HE'S GOT MO/ ( 'EM B1T--
,HO6 DID Y SEE H[ HE /RUCK1 &! SWELL N"E
  MOV$ 9 8 S1T8

,SECOND "T R.D1 &1 0,J+O6 HE'S HOLD+ 8
  L1D ( 'EM WELL2
,H>K 6HM CL\T+ ! TIMB]6 ,X DON'T SEEM
  6TR\# ! SWELL4
,N[ =! WALL--LET HM RU% X4 ,A ?IRTY-FOOT
  L1P1 ,I DCL--
,N"E A %IFT 9 8 S1T1 & HE'S RAC+ = HOME
  L A H>E4
,:AT'S T T'S *AS+ HM--,RATAPLAN--REGUL>
  DEMON 6/AY6
,SIT D[N & RIDE = YR LIFE N[6 ,OH1 GD1
  T'S ! /YLE--COME AWAY6
,RATAPLAN'S C]TA9 6B1T Y1 UN.S Y C GIVE
  HM ! SLIP2
,SIT D[N & RUB 9 ! :ALEB"O N[--GIVE HM !
  SPURS &! :IP6
,BATTLEAXE1 ,BATTLEAXE1 YET--& X'S
  ,BATTLEAXE W9S =A CR[N2
,LOOK AT HM RU%+ ! F;ES1 HE WANTS 6BR+
  T'O!R *AP D[N4
,RATAPLAN N"E W CAT* HM IF ONLY HE KEEPS
  ON 8 P9S2
,N[6 ! LA/ F;E6 & HE'S OV] X6
  ,BATTLEAXE1 ,BATTLEAXE W9S6
,WELL1 SIR1 Y RODE HM J P]FECT-,I KNEW F
  ! F/ Y CD RIDE4
,"S (! *APS SD Y CDN'T1 AN' ,I SAYS J L
  ? A' "O SIDE3-
,M>K ME1 ,I SAYS1 T'S A TRADESMAN--!
  SA4LE IS ": HE 0 BR$4
,WEI<T6 Y'RE ALL "R1 SIR1 & ?ANK Y2 & !M
  0 ! ^WS T ,I SD4


