One Night up On Brokeback by Littlewing 1957
Late one afternoon up on Brokeback Ennis and Jack were enjoying a bottle of whiskey on shares after a dinner of beans, peaches and coffee. Ennis shot a small rabbit up on the mountain, but it was “putrid!” Jack skinned the poor rabbit and found its skin was coated in yellow pus! The poor animal's hide almost fell apart in Jack’s hands. No meat for them that night!
It was okay. The beans were filling, and the peaches made for a nice dessert. Jack sat beside Ennis, and neither spoke. Nothing needed to be said as they watched the sun begin its descent. They drank their whiskey, enjoyed the moment.
The spiders up on Brokeback were plentiful and, to the boys' dismay, rather aggressive. Ennis removed his shirt hours before the meal, and felt a small prick on his upper forearm. He slapped at the spider, and felt a small amount of blood drip down to his fingers. Jack rubbed his lover’s arm and looked down to the ground where the bug fell dead. Jack rose from the log where he and Ennis sat and climbed into the tent for some sort of ointment to spread on Ennis’ bite. Jack didn’t want the bite to develop a bubble, as often happened. Ennis didn’t see, but Jack removed the good sized black bug from the ground and carried it into the tent. He didn’t know what kind of spider he held, and he didn't care. He also couldn't say what made him do it, but Jack held the bug’s carcass and pulled it apart, piece by piece. He angrily stomped what was left of the spider, and left the tent with a bottle of alcohol to tend to his lover.