(from an article in The Tombstone EPITAPH - 8th August 1888)
One Really Weird Lady!!
Deep in the night, was when She came,
On her Pale Horse (with silver mane)
The Dark Lady enters town that night,
to find the man She means to fight,
Going in the bar without a sound,
She stands quite still ... and looks around.
Like an Avenging Angel - Standing there -
In long black cloak with long black hair.
She has no gun - Just a Blade -
Long and sharp - With Magic Made.
Her eyes shine with a strange desire,
burning bright - like a fire.
Pale is Her face, Her lips blood red
She will not leave till someone‘s dead.
Rarely seen - Just now and then -
She strikes terror in the hearts of men.
Deathly silence - No one stirs,
all are frozen - The Power’s Hers.
No one dare look Her in the eye.
They all know someone will die.
"No where to hide - Nowhere to run
She’ll cut you down - Don’t touch your gun
! "Then shot are heard out in the night
and in swaggers the victor of the fight,
"Drinks all round and ... Hey you Miss -
Come over here - Give me a kiss -
And how about something nice to drink ? "
And The Lady says, "Well let me think."...
and in a flash She’s sliced the guy,
and he sinks down on the floor to die ...
And then She speaks so cool and slow.
"Does any other smart ass want a go ?"
And She looks at everyone long and hard,
"Okay, I’m going - I’ve left my card,
I have to practice now and then,
the rest of you are lucky men,
I guess I’ve done what I must do,
you see I’m only ... Passing Through ".
And as She turns towards the door,
She kicks the body on the floor,
"Bury him deep, high on Boot Hill
Death by ... ‘Miss Adventure’.... ?
You know the drill"
And She left the bar and rode away
But where She was from - No one could say,
and who was She - Will She be back?
The Strange Pale Lady - Dressed in Black
!Mabjohn 1998