By Gman4326
This covetous nature is in all of us.
The land is currently owned by a poor family. The rich land
owner has the ear of the mayor, but not of the sheriff. The rich man plan is to
have his ranch hands to terrorize the poor family by stealing the male
unbranded bulls and by burning the crops that have not been picked yet. The
poor family has lookouts during the night in order to be warned ahead when wild
animals are stocking their animals feeding on the land. The watchman post has a
large iron rod sticking into the ground with an s curve to hook the lantern to.
Not knowing this is a plan developed by the poor family. The ranch hands begin
to burn the crops. Smelling smoke the watchman put on the binoculars to see
what is going on. Seeing what is going on as there is enough light coming from
the lantern to help him see. Who goes there, this is private property, yells
the watchman. Shots are fired. The watchman ducks. People living in the house begin
to light up the lanterns. Seeing what is going on the ranch hands begin to flee
the scene. The head of the household gets to the watchman post and asks. Are
you injured anywhere? No, sir a bit sacred though, answers the watchman. I need
to speak with the sheriff in the morning. The rich man asks his men. Did you do
what I told you to do? Yes we burned his crop for ye, answers one of them. We
were spotted by a watchman, says another. I’ll go into town in the morning and
speak with the mayor, says the rich man. It is the next day. Hello sheriff.
Hello, sheriff returns the greeting. Someone burned my crops last night, says
the poor famer. How wide spread is the damage, asks the sheriff? Just to the
crops, for we dug a fire break around the field in order to prevent this sort
of thing, he answers. What do you wish me to do about this, asks the sheriff?
Arrest the leader of the men responsible for this act of terror, he responds to
the question. Do you have any guess who is responsible for your property
damage, asks the sheriff? The only person that is protected our mayor, he
answers. The largest land owner in the valley, says the sheriff. Have you been
to the crime scene yet he asks? My people have not been there, answers the poor
farmer. I’ll ride back with you, says the sheriff. Okay, he answers. Knock,
knock. Who is it asks the mayor. It is me answers the rich man. What do you
want the mayor says coldly. I’m in process of acquiring new land. However some
undesirables are living on it. Okay, what is it you want, asks the mayor?
Information that the sheriff will have, he answers. I have no interest in being
your spy, says the mayor. Well if you don’t do it I can arrange for you to die
and help someone else to become the mayor. That is threat is empty and you know
it, says the mayor with his raised a little. If you do what I ask the threat
will be empty, if not well you will not live enough to know or not, he answer
with an evil grin on his face. Fine I’ll do it, answers the mayor. I lost my
match book a ranch hand says while looking for it. Were you not the one that
lit the torches last night, another asks. Yes, he responds. Is it special the
other asks? Yea it comes from a saloon that exists from outside town. You’ll
have to tell the boss when he gets back, the other says. He’ll kill me if I do
that, he responds. If you don’t, I will the other says. While the rich man is
speaking with mayor, sheriff begins his investigation. What do we have here? Is
this your match book asks the sheriff of the poor farmer? No, he answers. Is
that from our local saloon asks the poor farmer? No, it comes from out of town,
he answers. I’ll collect this as evidence, the sheriff says. Back at the ranch.
I’m quitting the ranch hand says to the ranch foreman. Because I wish to move
on he answers. Fine, then leave responds the ranch foreman. The one that lost
the match book gets on his horse and heads for the sheriff office. A little
later the rich man return to his land. Boss, says the man that helped the other
who was looking for his matchbook. We have a problem the man who lit the
torches lost his out of town matchbook. He yells, Foreman I need to speak with
you. You can leave ranch hand, says the rich man to the other. The other
leaves. What is it boss asks the foreman. Did any of the men leave the ranch
today? One just quit boss.
Son of a biscuit eater, do you know where he
headed off too, asks the rich man? Yea boss, into town answer the foreman.
Saddle me up a fresh horse I’m heading back to town. Why, boss asks the
foreman? Because I said so respond the rich man. Okay says the foreman. Back in
town the sheriff gets off his horse and heads into his office. Hi sheriff says
the mayor. What do you want asks the sheriff firmly. Just wanted to say hi
answers the mayor. Mr. Mayor I busy right now please leave, says the sheriff
politely. The mayor notices an unknown matchbook in his hand. Fine I’ll leave,
says the mayor. As the mayor was leaving the ex-ranch hand enters the room.
What is it you want asks the sheriff? Making certain the mayor has left he
begins to confess his part in last night affair. So this is your matchbook asks
the sheriff? Yes, sheriff it is answers the ex-employee. Why decide to confess
asks the sheriff? I much rather go to jail then be in a poppers grave he
answers. Okay, I’ll lock you up in the jail says the sheriff. Meanwhile the
mayor begins to ride out to ranch. Mid-way he meets up the rich man. Were you
heading out of town to see me asks the rich man? Yes, the sheriff was holding
an unknown saloon matchbook in his hand answer the mayor. Well son of a biscuit
eater again, the bastard must have got himself arrested then says the rich man.
What are going to do ask the mayor? You have done your job go back into town,
says the rich man. Fine, fine answers the mayor. The mayor rides back into town while the rich
man heads back to the ranch. In town the sheriff goes into a busy saloon and
asks this? I’m looking for a few good men to head out with me to the biggest
ranch in the area. About eight men raise their hands. After swearing the men in
they begin to ride out to the ranch. Back at the ranch the rich man get off his
horse and tells all the men within ear shot to gather together. Listen, the
sheriff is coming to arrest me and you for what happened last night. So arms
yourselves with rifles and spread out. Seeing the mayor return into town the
sheriff realizes the rich man has been tipped off. Mid-way from town he tells his posse that the
rich man knows they are coming but does not know their numbers. This is plan
the sheriff and four others will head towards the front entrance into the ranch
and the others go around in order ambush them. Sheriff gets off his horse. Acting
innocently a ranch hand ask why was coming over? To arrest the men responsible
for last night crop burning, this news to me sheriff so please go look
elsewhere. The man lit the torches use to work here so please step aside
responds the sheriff. The ranch hand begins to cock the handle of his rifle to
open fire. The sheriff his six gun to shoot the man dead. Rifle in hand he and
four others begin to shoot there rifles. Hearing this, the other men of the
posse were in position around back begun to open fire as well. This shocked the
ranch hand and they begin to ceasefire. A second later the posse also stops
firing. Having their hand raised the ranch hands begin to walk away from their
firearms. Furious the rich man tries taking a shoot at the sheriff and misses.
However the sheriff did not and kills the rich man. This ends the tell of a
rich man covet some else property.
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