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By on Wednesday, April 11th, 2012 | 2 Comments

“Abitha, where we are headed, I may have to kill again. The land is pretty rough out there, and there’s some men there who, if not stopped, will kill others to get their way, or to get the land or property of others. I’ll not stand by while it’s done. I’ll help hunt down such men. I was a lawman in Texas and New Mexico, and where we’re headed, from time to time, I may be called on to assist the law. And, as I have already told you, if Mr. Wood or your father tries to stop me from marrying you, I’ll resist, even to the point of death. Not your father’s, but certainly others, perhaps my own. Will any of this stop you from marrying me, Abitha?”

 

 

 

 
I said, loud enough for everyone to hear: “You Texans have been huntin’ me. You hurt my girl real bad and shot two of my friends. It’s war you came for gentlemen, and here’s lookin’ at you!” I opened up on them, and my first shot put the one who’d spoke, back against the wall where he slid down, and in half a second, I’d shot the second one. The third man flew backwards out of his chair and piled on the floor, but managed to get a shot at me as he went down. His shot went wild on account of my shot which left him on the floor holding his stomach. The other came up with his hands held up high, yelling something about ‘giving up,’ but I shot him because there’s a time for talking and a time for war, and they’d declared war on me. I just wasn’t up to listening. The whole thing didn’t take more then a few seconds. I turned to the crowd and said, “This war ain’t goin’ to have no prisoners. You can pass that on if you see any more of those Texans!” -Luke Adams  

 

 

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  1. Thompson Gates says:
    April 11, 2013 at 3:43 pm

    Rattlesnakes, Ghosts and Murderers: V1, McKenna and Barnett by Len Francis Monahan

    This first in a series of Western Adventure Tales by Len Francis Monahan opens in 1896 with passages from Ole Smoke’s “writ-by-hand” diary entries detailing the environment of insanity that led to the murder of honest, hard-working, ranch hand Colter Barnett. Barnett, having been wrongly accused of stealing a valuable silver picture frame, is shot down in cold blood by his boss and wealthy landowner Henry McKenna. Afterward, when Mr. McKenna discovers the silver picture frame to be “under a pile of old rags” in his closet, he tries to hide his mistake by burying the object with the body of his victim. That’s when the curse begins.

    This story goes on to chronicle the adventures of the murder victim’s son, young Colt Barnett, a self-reliant, orphan boy who goes on to work for Mrs. Helen McKenna, the widow of murderous Henry and the new owner of the McKenna Ranch empire. Familial love is a major theme of the story, focusing on the relationship between Mrs. McKenna, and the independent youngster.

    Life and death issues and the struggles of running a cattle ranch in the American West are graphically depicted here but the story is rife with humor.

    (Amazon & Kindle)
    http://www.amazon.com/Rattlesnakes-Ghosts-Murderers-McKenna-Barnett/dp/0615681654/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1365712401&sr=8-1&keywords=rattlesnakes%2C+ghosts+and+murderers

  2. Stan Lynde says:
    September 3, 2012 at 12:41 am

    great site. great resource.

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