I took the story to be an interesting bit of folklore appropriate for the time of the year with a message of love and kindness that should be shared. I also realized the possibility of some of the characters having historical significance such as Tsi' you-gunsini as well as realizing that there could be a bit of a tale to it. The 'wild-west' should not be confused with this country's early frontier days, nor should our ancestors be classified as murderers, or vicious criminals who slaughtered each other. Perhaps some learned Brit will devote his expertise toward proving that the story absolutely did not occur. Besides it was titled a 'story' and if you look at the past you might just say that it is all written by an individual as 'his' story. Rsp. Jim Allen P.S. I reckon I could provide Roy with a newspaper account of how my grandfather was stabbed to death before he bore any children------hmm I may not even be real.