Alright, I admit it. This has gotten interesting. If you haven't read Jesse James before, as I originally hadn't, then you probably don't want to read this post, as it would contain some spoilers for you. William Lawson, or the doctor from Boonville, got exposed for who he really is and Sheppard shot Jesse James in the neck, but the bullet only grazed the skin on the back of his neck. Instead of just yelling "Ouch!" or something, Jesse James actually faked his own death, and when the time was right, he ran away. Dodging bullets left and right, he made it all the way through a train-full of people and mounted his...what did they call that thing? A "Sorrel"? What the heck is that? Let's see...
Merriam-Webster Dictionary states that a "Sorrel" is:
"a sorrel-colored animal; especially : a light bright chestnut horse often with white mane and tail."
(http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sorrel)
Well, I guess they were calling the horse by the description of the horse...Not too confusing now that I've looked it up. I did have to look that up before it made any kind of sense, though, which is how quite a few of the descriptive words used in this text have been for me. Anyway, the story has started to pick up nicely, and I can't wait to read the rest of it this weekend! I think I've made it through the minor language barrier problem I was having, too. We'll see how it goes.
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