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Title: Illustrated lives and adventures of Frank and Jesse James, and the Younger Brothers : the noted Western outlaws
Year: 1882 (1880s)
Authors: Dacus, J. A. (Joseph A.)
Subjects: James, Frank, 1844-1915 James, Jesse, 1847-1882 Younger, Cole, 1844-1916 Younger, John, 1846-1874 Brigands and robbers
Publisher: Cincinnati : Cinncinnati Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries

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long be-fore they could listen unmoved to the last sigh ofthe dvins: victim, and send a foe before the aim oftheir unerring bullets, to challenge the sentinels onthe farther shore of the river of death without athought or tremor of remorse. They were fit nowto take part in the most sanguinary warfare everwaged in this country—the Guerrilla warfare alongthe border of Missouri. It was, therefore, without any twinges of con-science that they heard the proposition of the re-vengeful Quantrell, to capture and sack the cit^^ ofLawrence and massacre its male inhabitants. 1laeywere in the transforming stage, the full grown des-peradoes were just coming along the steps of timefrom the closet of the future. It was a night in August—^the 16th—1863, whenthe commander of the fiercest band of Guerrillas thatever marauded in the State of Missouri, gave theorder, *Saddle up, men! in his camp on theBlackwater, and unfurling that ominous black ban-ner with the single relief of the word Quantrell
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42 AT THE SACK OF LAWEENCE, KANSAS. 43 in white, the bush warriors rode west toward theKansas border, intent upon a mission which couldneither succeed nor suffer repulse without bringingsorrow to many hearts. On the way three peace-able citizens beyond the Aubrey, were pressed intoservice as guides to the bloody band. They forcedthese to lead them until they had reached a part ofthe country where their knowledge extended nofurther, and when they came to a grove of timberon the margin of a stream, the three poor, inoffens-ive men were remorselessly shot, Frank James beingone of the executioners. They had set out to killall Kansas men. On the morning of the 21st, it was as clear andbright a summer morning as ever gladdened theearth. Quantrells band was in full view of the ill-fated city. There was a charge, womens facesblanched, and shrieks rent the air. Yolley aftervolley broke the stillness of the morning. The peoplesaw the sombre black flag, and knew that the Guerril-las were upon th

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