The Gathering Ch. 04

Great Stories

This has been another great story, and has made good reading.
I have thoroughly enjoyed your change of your stories, and I hope to
read many more adventures.
Travelling West, Winterborn, and The Gathering has been superb.
Thank you once again from a very happy U.K. reader.

excellent

More of your great stories. Please.

my humble thanks and praise

you have out done yourself again ! I can't wait for your next story ,or installment. If I only had your writing skill, you are far and away a master of your craft. thank you for all of your efforts, very much appreciate all of this and other series.

Great don't stop with this story.

OOPS

There is a typo in the description of this chapter.

It should read "saga" instead of sage. Maybe I should have my wife and my editor proofread my descriptions too.

Sorry if this error causes any confusion.

To those of you who have read and followed my "trilogy" of The Trail West, Winterborn, and now The Gathering thank you very much for your interest and your comments.

To those of you who may read them, thank you as well.

Your constructive comments and emails are greatly appreciated and most welcome.

Until my next posting, remember Life Goes On, even after the story is finished.

Woodmanone

Fabulous

A great story. It is such a pleasure to have stories such as this that share history, people, and a great way of life. Hope you'll have another.

oh come on ..theses stories arent over yet...please write more ...i have realy enjoyed the reading

MORE

hope there are more like this

Feel better now after relaxing with your saga, much better.

WMO,

Wonderful story. If your a mind to, please write more.

Thanks for sharing on Lit.


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nice story

had a nice time reading it..
all 3 series.. n they do come together well

Louie L'Amour

Could not have done it better. Thank you and please do it again.

good as ever

you sure have a way of putting it all together. I keep loking for your stories every month, and you never fail to surprise me with the way you put them together, and as always they are the best to keep you reading till the happy end.

another good one

totally enjoyed this too - why are you not published?

Another excellent series!

wonderful

I havent enjoyed reading like this in a while. It takes me back to a time long ago when I was pretty young and my father bought me a present of a complete set of Zane Greys novels. Your stories are great. keep writing please!! Bob S

ERIN GO BRAGH

in the old wild west. TK U MLJ LV NV

Bravo

This series is one of the finest pieces of writing that I've had the pleasure of reading not just on Lit but anywhere.
A fabulous tale magnificently crafted by an excellent word-smith

I sincerely hope that this is not the last we meet our three heros and their families. I eagerly await more sir.

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i agree

i really love these characters. please continue.

If only.......

If only I were a movie producer we would be negotiating the movie rights by now. Thanks for introducing me to these wonderful characters.

Another Outstanding Story

i have just finished the trilogy and can only say OUTSTANDING. I can only hope you continue to share your stories with us. Thanks Woodmanone.

Great story

Well done again. Read the whole series and couldn't put it down. I will be looking for your books on Amazon....

Firmly set in "The Legend of the West"

This coment is on the whole Trilogy.
How could a Missouri farmer but a repeating rifle in th Civil War?
How could they have $200 in gold?
If there were RR in Texas then why drive a herd 400 miles to Abalene?
I doubt the south had a telegraph line into Texas in 1863.
The famous Winchester rifle model '73 came out in 1873.
Bandits here sure are stupid. Making frontal charges without firing a shot against repeating rifles. Riding up to talk with their guns in their holsters. Getting gunned down right and left. It is a wonder they lived long enough to meet the heros.
I could go on.
But, I liked the story, it held my attention.
One thing though. Really good stories have characters who grow, improve, go nuts, change in some way. All these characters start smart, brave, good, and fast draw. They don't need the change much. They are already perfect.

Historical Errors?

the Henry rifle was the first repeating rifle ever mass produced which was during the early part of the civil war, they were to expensive to be used by the soldiers but some of the officers on both sides had them. Later Remington also produced and repeating rifle. Winchester bought out Henry's business and changed the design a little for their repeater.

Gold coin was a lot more stable than paper currency back then and anyone with special skills such as gentaling horses without breaking their spirit could make a very good living. My ancestors came to Yell County Arkansas in the 1840's from Alabama to get away from the slave holders. They farmed, raised cattle and horses and a whole passel of younguns for more than a hundred years. I still have letters and journals written in those times. I also have an original Henry repeating rifle as well as an original Winchester 73 along the several Colt and Remington handguns from the civil war and later.

It was hard times back then, harder than most of us today can even imagine and it took hard men and strong women to make. I thank God they did or me and mine would not be here to read these stories.

gathring 04

again I get tired repeating myself you are as good as anyone I have read. and life goes on.
Ed Grocott
edgrocott@gmail.com

Well done!

I've read a couple of your stories, enjoyed them, and look forward to reading more. I must say they are unusual for Literotica submissions, but they are very interesting and enjoyable. Thank you, Mike

It was an interesting saga

very dramatic. quite entertaining.

It required suspension of historical credibility however. But, if you didn't look too closely and just paid attention to the action it became easier to forgive the liberties taken for the sake of the storyline.

What happened to the parents of Danni and Sarah?