An Ounce - For Your Consideration
Discover hidden stories from history—bite-sized, clever tales that challenge what you thought you knew. At An Ounce, we uncover the little moments that quietly changed everything, surprising truths, and fascinating facts you won’t hear elsewhere.
I’m Jim Fugate—retired firefighter, lifelong learner, and an outside-the-box thinker who loves sharing history’s hidden gems. These quick, engaging stories don’t take themselves too seriously, won’t steal your precious time, and might just make you feel a little bit smarter.
I hope you’ll join a community of curious minds who enjoy a fresh take on history—where conversation is always open and everyone’s invited.
An Ounce - For Your Consideration
A Tale of Two
A shocking tale about 2 rather outstanding characters who lived during the 1800s. One hailed from New England – The other all the way across the continent in the west.
This Two Tale’ed legend begins with the romance of gunslingers, outlaws, and lawmen in the untamed west. Among characters like Butch Cassidy, Jesse James, and Wyatt Earp, there was one known as One Eyed Charley – Some preferred to call him Cockeyed Charley.
The second part of our 2 tale’ed legend begins somewhere in New Hampshire. Mortality rates were pretty high among some of the settlers trying to eke out a living between the rocks and trees in that area. Often leaving being an orphan or two. Among them was a sweet, but rather determined, dark haired little girl. Left to an orphanage at a young age.
Hold-on, you might be thinking – what in tarnation does a dark-haired little orphan in New Hampshire have to do with a hard driving whip and stage driver in California. Hold yer oatmeal, and let me tell you how the tale of these two characters, becomes one.
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