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June 1885
These are my brothers’ favorite pages in the mail-order catalog. And there are pages and pages of them! Every size, and all quite reasonable. Simply order by mail and the pistol of your choice is delivered quickly and efficiently for a reasonable price, like $12.00. (Compare this with the 21st-century’s background checks and all kinds of regulations.)
I think I prefer one of these smaller size revolvers. Lucy had one of these small derringer-type pistols with one shot only. Or, the double derringer, with two shots (just in case). The trouble is, nobody in my family is going to trust me with a pistol until I learn to shoot better. I am a lousy shot–the worst in the family!
If you only knew how many times Chad has tried to teach me to shoot, well . . . it makes me shudder to think how the lessons always end in a huge argument. “I need a different teacher!” I usually holler. “I need a different student!” Chad yells back. I think he’s embarrassed that a Carter can’t shoot. Even Melinda shoots better than I can, and my mother is a crack shot. I saw her shoot a rattlesnake once. My eyes nearly popped out of my head at that.
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One year later . . .
Fall 1886
I am happy to report that I can now shoot. Riley, bless his heart, took a Saturday morning to teach me. I reluctantly agreed, but now I am glad he talked me into it. (“The Shooting Lesson,” from Yosemite at Last: and Other Tales from Memory Creek Ranch).
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Awww thats cute! Thanks for making it Mrs. M!
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still can’t wait for #2 of Jared’s swimming lesson!
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Same!
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Riley is a much better teacher than Chad! And much nicer (though I know Chad loves Andi too).
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Glad Andi learned to shoot.
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Yes Riley was probably more patient, lol.
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NGL Riley probably has a *teensy* bit more patience than Andi’s older brother.
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Lol
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Yeah for sure 😂 Thanks for the post Mrs M. I would love to learn how to shoot a pistol just for fun! I have shot guns before, because we hunt deer, but I’ve never done a pistol.
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Just an idea…can i write a story about the time (Andi’s) Mother shot a rattlesnake?
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Sure! That would be a great fan fiction
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Is there an age you want Andi to be when it happens(or anything else)?
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Whatever you want to do
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Thx! I already got the story running through my head! 😀😄
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Yay!
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Would smoke come out of a gun(or pistol) if used?
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