This world at best is but a hash of pleasures and of pain;
Some days are bright and sunny, and some are sloshed with rain;
An' that's jes' how it ought to be, so when the clouds roll by
We'll know jes' how to 'preciate the bright and smilin' sky.
So learn to take things as they come, and don't sweat at the pores
Because the Lord's opinion doesn't coincide with yours;
But always keep rememberin', when cares your path enshroud,
That God has lots of sunshine to spill behind the cloud.

AN AFTERWARD

Since the foregoing was written I find that the publication of libels on
myself and my dead brothers continues. The New York publishers of
"five-cent-dreadfuls" are the worst offenders. One of them has published
two books since my release from prison, in one of which my brothers and I
are accused of the M., K. & T. train robbery at Big Springs, and in the
other of the Chicago & Alton robbery at the Missouri Pacific crossing near
Independence, Mo.

We had been in Stillwater prison nearly a year when the Big Springs
robbery was committed, it being in September, 1877. I forget the date of
the Alton robbery, but that branch of the Alton was not built until after
we were sent to Stillwater, so we can not be reasonably accused of that.

For the portraits of my old guerrilla comrades, of whom authentic
likenesses are, at this late day, hard to find, I am especially indebted
to Mr. Albert Winner, of Kansas City, whose valuable collection of war
pictures was kindly placed at my disposal.

COLE YOUNGER

[Illustration: Wild West Show advertisement]

***END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE STORY OF COLE YOUNGER, BY HIMSELF***

CREDITS

February 12, 2008

Project Gutenberg edition 10
Anonymous

A WORD FROM PROJECT GUTENBERG

This file should be named 24585.txt or 24585.zip.

This and all associated files of various formats will be found in:

http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/4/5/8/24585/

Updated editions will replace the previous one -- the old editions will be
renamed.

Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no one
owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation (and
you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without permission
and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, set