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Bob Dobson · 28-12-2007, 08:27

One of my ancestors from Accrington went out with the Parkers and several hundred others to Utah.They took a child with them. This lad went to West Point Military Academy and won the Silver Bullet for being top student in his final year. Later he was an Indian fighter at the same time as Buffallo Bill . I read up on him and learned that the high point of his career was when, surrounded by Indians in a corral, all his men were killed and he ran out of bullets. He took the Silver Bullet out of his wallet and gave it a rub. A genie appeared and told him that anything and everything he wished for would be granted, but that TWO of whatever he asked for - bullets, rifles, cannon or anything else would be given to each Indian out there. He said " Can you fix me up with a glass eye?"

28-12-2007, 08:27	#10
Bob Dobson Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Staining, Blackpool Posts: 3,096 Liked: 407 times Rep Power: 158674	Re: Butch Cassidy's Father. One of my ancestors from Accrington went out with the Parkers and several hundred others to Utah.They took a child with them. This lad went to West Point Military Academy and won the Silver Bullet for being top student in his final year. Later he was an Indian fighter at the same time as Buffallo Bill . I read up on him and learned that the high point of his career was when, surrounded by Indians in a corral, all his men were killed and he ran out of bullets. He took the Silver Bullet out of his wallet and gave it a rub. A genie appeared and told him that anything and everything he wished for would be granted, but that TWO of whatever he asked for - bullets, rifles, cannon or anything else would be given to each Indian out there. He said " Can you fix me up with a glass eye?"