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Tombstone's Other Shootout: Poetry by John McPherson

Augustus Octavus McMillan

did not fancy the idea of killin’,

but he strapped on his gun

to go up against one

of the west’s most notorious villains.

Now the villain had stolen his gal;

the winsome Miss Ruby Pascal.

Though laid back and mellow

she ran the bordello

that served the surrounding locale.

So he challenged the villain to meet

for a showdown on East Fremont Street.

Their guns would decide

who would take as a bride,

Miss Ruby, that scandalous treat.

Drawing first, of course, was the villain

shooting wild, not close to McMillan

who aimed for the heart

of the most private part

of the villain to avoid a killin’.

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