No one ever told me what year it was, but Charlie was after a crook along the Rio Grande, out west of Del Rio somewhere. Charlie jumped the outlaw down in the vega of the river and they both went to shooting. Charlie hit the outlaw and the outlaw hit Charlie. They both went down in the brush.

Charlie said that he lay there for a while and then hollered over to the outlaw. He told him that he knew he had hit him and that Charlie was hit, too. Were they both going to lie there and bleed to death, or were they going to stand up and finish it like men?

Charlie said, “And you know, that dumb son-of-a-bitch stood up!”

via Charlie Miller: A Texas Original | Sheriff Jim Wilson.

Do yourself a grand favor: Follow both the blog and the Facebook feed of Sheriff Jim Wilson. He has a ton of stories, quips and anecdotes that will cheer your day or tick you off royally depending on what’s needed (Most of the time, you’ll be laughing.)

And the pics of classic guns and accessories will make you insane to the point of selling your first born and wanting to buy some of those gorgeous pieces for yourself.