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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’.