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Jesse Evans and the Boys and the Kid

Jesse Evans and The Boys earned much notoriety during the old west's most untamed and wild history. Raiding resturants and salloons they would drink and eat for free. "Chalk it up!" they'd say to all of the merchants before they'd leave, and riding along with them was one William H Bonney, known as William Antrim formerly and speaking Spanish fluently. Three months earlier he was but a young boy of fifteen, orphaned, scared, alone and in desperate need. Now he was holding his own among outlaw killers and theives. Such a feat for a small young boy of his stature wasn't easily achieved. He was a prime target for this dangerous gang of thug bullies who would often abuse him, make fun of and tease. The kid was forced to face a very hard reality. He could just take it and be miserable, or he could leave, or show them all that he was a force to be respected and taken seriously. He began practicing his shooting skills regularly, hitting his target everytime and with lightening speed. On his horse he would shoot at anything and everything, whether he was stationary or whether he was moving from every single possible concievable position and always hit his target with such accurate precision. Once for fun one outlaw shot the kid's hat off of his head. The kid returned fire shooting the hat off of the outlaw's head. Holding his pistol trained on his intended, the kid coldly said, "I could kill you right now. I could kill you dead, but I'm hungry and I would rather eat instead." The kid returned to his meal and nothing more was done or said. His message was crystal clear; Respect Me Or You're Dead and from that moment on, respect him they all did. Jesse Evans and The Boys now all took very seriously this Billy, this kid.

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Date: 9/6/2014 10:41:00 AM
Excellent write - great story well articulated in this piece! Love it! Pandita
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Date: 11/9/2015 7:51:00 PM
Thanks Pandita.

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