'Been studyin' 'bout that blue hoss," he said when we were halfway to the corral. "awful full o'fight, ain't he?"

"Yes, he is," I said, "but he's been letting me feed him some pieces of biscuit this past week."

"No profit a'fightin' a man as ain't lookin' for a fight," he said. Then he spit on the ground and we went on. 

I was pretty sure Zeb was telling me that when I'd tried to ride Blueboy before I'd let him know I was looking for a fight and that he'd keep right on fighting me as long as I gave him anything to fight against. 

"Takes two to fight." Mr. Batchlett said. 

–  The Home Ranch