John Wesley Hardin was one of the most interesting’ gunslingers in Texas-maybe the entire West. Strange enough; he was born to a Methodist minister but that didn’t seem to stop him none when it came to gettin’ in trouble
Now, there’s been more stories about Billy the Kid; his deeds and escapes and how he was finally captured and died than a body could shake a stick at, but accordin’ to most folks this how it happened:
For a true man of the Wild West, Wild Bill Hickok had what you might call a certain flair for gettin’ slicked up. Now, a lot of the ladies thought he was a right handsome feller and they really took a shine to all that long hair.
Didja ever hear tell ‘bout the tenderfoot that came down from Canada and decided he wanted to be a real life cowboy? Well, this here fella moseyed on down from Canada and got himself a job working on the railroad first. I reckon he figured he could out West quicker that way. [...]