After the Escape

It was a few days after the Kid's great escape, when the following happened to Sherriff Pat Garrett's dismay. A stranger rode in to the town of Lincoln, with the same horse that the Kid stole for his escaping. The stranger approached Garrett and said, "Excuse me partner, Billy said that you would return this horse to it's rightful owner." ...just another example of the Kid's unique sense of humor. * "I had no intention of killing either one of them. My plan was to tie and gag Bell and get out of there before Ollinger got back, but then everything went wrong. I certainly didn't want to kill Bell, but I had to in order to save my own life......I never felt happier than when I gave it to old Bob. I said, "Look up here old boy and see what you're getting," and blasted him in the face and breast. He used to ride me to the point until I couldn't take it anymore." - William H Bonney, aka Billy the Kid * Billy the Kid's Great Escape http://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/billy_the_kids_great_escape_467774 *