Illustrated lives and adventures of Frank and Jesse James, and the Younger Brothers - the noted Western outlaws (1882) (14804558073)

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Title: Illustrated lives and adventures of Frank and Jesse James, and the Younger Brothers : the noted Western outlaws

Year: 1882 (1880s)

Authors: Dacus, J. A. (Joseph A.)

Subjects: James, Frank, 1844-1915 James, Jesse, 1847-1882 Younger, Cole, 1844-1916 Younger, John, 1846-1874 Brigands and robbers

Publisher: Cincinnati : Cinncinnati Publishing Co.

Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries

Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries

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ling them some day.At last by dint of self-denial and persistent saving,Frank and Jesse were made glad by an opportunitywhich was offered to procure pistols, on the occasionof a visit to St. Joseph, which they w^ere permittedto make in company with Dr. and Mrs. Samuels. We may safely conclude thivt the pistols were notof the pattern which the outlaws of the present daymost esteem. But they had pistols, and the neigh-bors in the vicinity of the Samuels residence veryspeedily became painfully aware of the fact, by theperpetual reports of their weapons while they wereout at practice, which was nearly every hour ofdaylight. This constant practice gave them profi-ciency in the use of such weapons, and long beforethey had arrived at manhoods estate they were mas-ters of the art of pistol shooting. They became noted throughout the neighborhoodfor their skill. So accurate had become their aimthat they would measure a distance of fifteen pacesfrom a tree standing in an open space, and commence

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38 FKAKK AND JESSE. 29 walking around it, firing glancing shots as theywalked, and so continuing until they had completelygirdled the tree. Later in life they acquired suchskill that they would ride at a full gallop around acircle, with a tree in its centre, at a distance of sev-enty-five paces, firing as they rode, and entirely gir-dle the tree with revolver bullets, never losing a sin-gle shot. Thus Frank and Jesse had become mas-ters of an art w^hich rendered them dangerous foeswhen the days of turmoil came. So the years passed away, and the lads had al-ready grown to be tall and shapely, w^hen the tocsinof civil war rang throughout the land. They werenot then old enough to enter at once upon the du-ties incumbent upon soldiers. But they were grow-ing apace, and the days of strife and bloodshed werenot destined to pass away ere they grew strong-enough to ride with the strongest, and bold enoughto face danger with the most daring. We may w^ell suppose that all their dreams at thatmo

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