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THE STAINED GLASS WINDOWS IN THE CHURCHAs the Trustees and board members of the Canton First Methodist Church were planning the construction and decoration of the new Church building in 1926, they looked for an artist for the Stained Glass Windows. The outstanding artist in Atlanta for leaded stained Glass windows was Joseph V. Llorens. He had already designed the windows in many churches in the area. He was contacted and designed the windows ...

THE COLOR OF FREEDOMBorn on a pig farm in Poland, Stanley and his wife Helen were victims of hard times and decided to move to America. They were taken in by Doctor Dell the farm owner. Taking in the Lumbee Indians as workers brought reprisals and troubles from a vindictive Army officer and renegades from the Civil War. With hard work, and the help of Stanley's suggestions, they managed to drive off the evil that plagued their new world.

THE LEGEND OF GARY HARTTwo men from opposite sides in the Civil War were now good neighbors trying to make a living in the west. When Gary Hart was burned out by renegades he became a vigilante sworn to revenge against his family's killers. Now a wanted man he relied on his friends to fight off the Apache warriors. Eventually he found someone who made him promise that after he satisfied his revenge he would settle down but would it ever be pos...

BANDAR"The greed for silver and gold has always turned an honest man's head to dangerous thinking. Jason Mines sat on Indian land so with an agreement with the tribe, he managed the mine to provide protection to the Navajo workers. Then the greed for wealth came along but the one man named Gory Cole, who the natives then called "Bandar" came to save the mine for the Jason's. Many of the tribes from Mexico to Wyoming need only to call his name ...

INDENTURED GUNSThe Lords of England were not happy when Tom bested the English nobility at shooting. Taking over Tom's family property, they arrested him and his sister and shipped them to America as indentured citizens. Forced to travel across the Atlantic in a slave ship they freed themselves and headed west through Indian country. Finally they made Oregon only to discover the surprise of their lives after all their troubles and hardships.

DOUBLE TROUBLETwo brothers came from Ireland to seek their fortunes. Because of the like of whisky their plans to go west never happened. Mike was a hot head and Bernie was a thief. Between the two they were always a dollar short and one step ahead of the law. Blue eyes and magnetic personalities drew the women who followed them west. Only when they discovered gold and lost it did they realized they had to turn their lives around.

THE OLD STORYTELLERNow and then my mind wanders, sometimes into the past to when I had heard tales of woe or tales of laughter. Gathering together this variety of stories that I've read over many times I now pass them on to you. Most of these fiction stories I have heard over a beer and have written them as best as I could remember, but embellished a bit here and there just for your reading pleasure. I thought these stories might amuse you also.

FROM THE QUILL OF AN EAGLEThese short stories were written for those who enjoy a variety of westerns but only have time to read one after lunch or before bedtime. Keep in mind these fictional stories are to give the reader some relaxation from the everyday pressures. When you think about it, what else can take your mind off the news that dominates our busy lives after the world around you settles down just before you fall into oblivion.

ACE OF HEARTSAll Jake had left was his boat and his daughter Jackie, who possessed a strange gift. Fate and the love of a gambler made it impossible to escape from the Indians until help came from someone she never expected. It was because of the experience she learned that life held more than her gift, money and gambling. When Tony discovered he had a difficult choice between working and gambling he chose the only path a man could take.

THE DAY AN ANGEL CAMEBaltimore was the farthest from Retta's mind when she heard her father died. To settle the estate she enlisted the help of a gunslinger to prove she owned the ranch. It wasn't easy since the Kiowa Indians also claimed the land. Slowly the town grew with the help of Dutch settlers. Although there was some bloodshed before they found her father's killer, Loretta prevailed and she found much more than her ranch.

A kid in the 1930's and 1940's had the opportunity to use his imagination to do things that modern kids can't do. What kind of adventures can a kid have when he is free to roam in a rural area during this period? There are many. Some of these adventures and memories are presented by the author.

THE IDAHO RANGERIn the land of snow Sky Taylor became a force to be reckoned with. His closest friends were a Blackfoot Indian, a Samoye dog and a trapper called Harry. In addition to keeping hunters and renegades and warriors of opposite tribes from war, he also had to pacify the Northwest Lumber Company. Married to the daughter of an army officer, to do this he also had to keep peace with a vindictive Major of the Union army and his Lieutenant.

GOLIATHThs story is about a giant of a man who was half black and half Indian. His passion for trains was as great as the old number 76 engine that he engineered. Trouble with the Indians and the Chinese, who were laying track for a new line, reminded Goliath of when he also was shunned by his own people. Now he was the friend to all everywhere he went and feard by all who tried to undermine the good that he had fought for.

LITTLE CRICKET AND WEE WILLY Leaving the shores of the Mediterranean, the Willett's left for America under arrangements with a drunken Captain and a strange crew whose ambition was to take over the ship and its cargo. Wee Willy soon met up with Little Cricket, who also was a midget, and together they joined a circus before finding a home with a Shoshone Indian family who's Chief was Cricket's father. Wee Willy had found his happiness as an Ind...

BORN ONCE DIED TWICEThe Northwest Lumber Company took good care of Todd and Abby Hastings, who came west with little in their meager possession. Innocent and naive of what the west had to offer them. Little did they know of the Indian problems that awaited them. Between friends they made, and some enemies they met, Abby still had time to raise a family between the troubles with the demanding Indian tribes. Was it possible to settle peacefully ...

SMOKEY"The Irish were as sneaky and crafty as all the English Merchants in Boston, but Smokey was always at least a step ahead as a Drummer even though he gave it up to run his underground railroad for runaway slaves and friendly Indians. His wife gave birth to two children who carried on his devious deeds. All this was when Presidents Jackson and Van Buren left the question of slavery in the hands of Abe Lincoln to clear up.

GUNGIE"George Hank lost his heritage because of the Civil War when the south ravished his family. Determined to make the world pay he turned bandit on the way west. Taken in by mistake as a farm worker he soon found himself in trouble between several women. Whether or not he evened the score was a matter of many circumstances. Called Gungie among other names made no difference in a town that suffered from corruption. What happened after that t...

THE LITTLE BUTTERFLYThe Blackfoot warrior celebrated the birth of his first daughter, who he called Butterfly. She grew into a young maiden at the early age of nine summers. By then she could read and write English fluently. She befriended a young want-to-be warrior and together they braved the recent terrible plundering of Indian villages. Possessed with the ability to tell when disaster would strike saved the village and her beloved warrior ...