"why Are You Smiling?"
Judge Bristol passed his sentence with the following words and said,
"The said William Bonney, alias Kid, alias William Antrim
shall be hanged by the neck until his body be dead, Dead, DEAD!!!"
Billy left the courthouse smiling, almost as if in glee.
"Why are you smiling?" an interviewer asked him inquisitivly.
"What's the point in dwelling on the dreary side of life all the time?" the Kid responded,
"Today the joke is on me."
A true tibute to The Kid's charm, humor and endearing personality.
The above is not legend. It's documented true history.
Copyright © Billy Thekidster | Year Posted 2010
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