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Saturday, March 26, 2011

Tommy Maaltman's Lassiter meets up with the Sanchez Gang.

It was rumored that the Sanchez Gang, consisting of four brothers; Pedro, Jesus, Emelio, and Tejano from south of the Rio, was in the territory knocking off small frontier banks for gold, silver and Federal Bank Notes. But it was of no concern to Lassiter as he rode into the dirty, dusty, forgotten town of ......Forgotten. Dismounting Blaze, he wrapped the reigns around the hitching post and uncharacteristically walked right past the swinging doors of The Hole in the Wall Saloon, Molly's Eatery, and the flea infested boarding house known locally as The Forgotten Flea Bag. Having completed two jobs in Western Wyoming, Lassiter was heading towards the Union Federal Bank and Telegraph to make a deposit and wire some money back East to his daughter "Sis" as he promised his son Kid Colton. It was high noon and the bank was empty except for Mr Anson Mosley the teller and best wireless man in the West who could tap out in Morse code on the wireless the Gettysburg Address in seconds without making a single error with his steady hands. Lassiter said, "Howdy, I need to make a deposit and wire some money back East to my little girl, Minerva Lassiter, (named after his kid sister whom he hadn't seen since joining the Confederate Army fifteen years ago.) Lassiter stepped up to the bank teller's cage standing with his back to the door facing Mr. Mosley. Suddenly, Mr Mosley's hands started to shake violently as he tried to tap out the message on the wireless and Lassiter looked up into Mr. Mosley's eyes, one of which was holding a gold rimmed glass monocle. As Lassiter swiftly pivoted he drew his two 44 Magnum Smith and Wesson six shooters and rapidly unloaded them both into the four Mexican brothers who had quietly slipped into the bank behind him. As the thunderous repercussions of the guns died down and the smoke cleared away, Lassiter and Mr. Mosley surveyed the carnage. All but one of the Sanchez gang was dead and Pedro, the one still living was dying fast. Lassiter walked over to Pedro, the oldest brother and leader of the gang, and bent over his dying body. Pedro looked up and said, "Meester, how did you know it was us?" Lassiter said, "I saw your reflection in Mr. Mosley's monocle." With that Pedro took his last gurgling breath and died. Lassiter finished his business and invited Mr. Mosley to join him at The Hole in the Wall Saloon for a dram after he got off work. Later that evening as Lassiter and Mr. Mosley were enjoying Bunnahabhain vol. 55.6%, 112.2 proof cask strength whisky with a pale green lights appearance, solvent, acetone, gunsmoke and flesh wound nose, sweet, smoky, gunpowder taste and an in your face Islay finish, the Sherriff walked in and sat down next to Lassiter. He looked Lassiter in his steely gray, stone cold eyes of a lone gunman, killer for hire and said, "I want to thank you for what you done today and I'm here to give you the reward of $250.00 in gold nuggets." It seems that the Sanchez Gang was wanted "Dead or Alive" in this territory West of the Law. Slainte, Tommy Maaltman

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