Just to keep things going around here, this is a scan of another old story.  This one is from a very old short story compilation that I bought 20 years ago or more.  The story was scanned and OCR'ed by me, again years ago, so that I could send it to a friend.  The scan isn't perfect. I just loved the authors skill in articulating the old west dialect of the time, and it is a good story, well told too.  This will have to do until I get some time to write and post something of my own. Enjoy.   __________   GEORGE BROOKE circa 1840 HOW ANGELS GOT RELIGION " NEVER heard how we got religion to Angels, stranger ? I thought, uv course, everybody'd heerd that yarn. Tell ye ? Why sure ; but let's licker again and I'll reminisce. " Yer see, 'twas afore Angels got to be sech a big camp as 'twas later on, but it was a rich camp and a mighty wicked one. There were lots uv chaps there who'd jest as soon die in their boots as eat ; a...

 All hell seems to have broken loose in work over the last few weeks.  There is loads to comment on in the big wide world, but unfortunately time is short and something has to give.  Posting here has not been happening as a result.  I will be back when I can.  :-( On another subject.  I;m sure Kate knows this already, but if anyone has a contact address for Grandad's site, let them know the site is broken.  Ta.