Ten Commandments of the Old West

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

1.  Thou shalt not appear too inquisitive about one's past.
2.  Thou shalt be hospitable to strangers.
3.  Thou shalt give thine enemy a fighting chance.
4.  Thou shalt not shoot an unarmed man.
5.  Thou shalt not make a threat without expecting dire consequences.
6.  Thou shalt not practice ingratitude.
7.  Thou shalt defend thyself whenever self-defense is necessary.
8.  Thou shalt not rob.
9.  Thou shalt honor and revere all womankind; ay, shalt thou never think of harming one hair of a woman.
10.  Thou shalt look out for thine own.

This was just as unwritten as the constitution of England, yet just as binding and just as effective.  It was the unwritten law of the Western frontier, and the pioneers understood it quite plainly and they appreciated it – and what is more, they enforced
it.

From "The Badman of the West" by George Hendricks

(Obviously, all of the above weren't necesarily adhered to by all of the folks all of the time .)  Hamp

[Silver Creek Slim]

Those are good to follow, Capt. Thanks for sharing with us.

Slim

[Brazos Bucky Smith]

   I'll second that! hmmmm, I just really did didn't I  .


Septin' they don't follow those rules on "Deadwood"!   I can't stomach that show no how.  Tried a couple of times, but same crap both times.

Glad everybody had a good fathers day!

BB

[Vin Weasel]

Words to live by.  I agree with you about Deadwood, BB.  Rarely has a western sunk so low.
Vin