Texas Longhorns were a tough breed of cattle, in a tough place—Texas. And tough were the men that drove them.
Two such men, though hardly men at all, had a plan. Young Tom Candy Ponting and his partner, Washington Malone, had heard stories of the availability of cattle in Texas. The durable, hardy Texas cattle were practically running wild and could be bought for next to nothing.
Ponting and Malone would buy, herd and sell cattle, all the time saving their money, so they could ride to Texas
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