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hey /lit/, I was wondering if you guys could help me find the name of some short story or poem my grandma used to read to me as a child. the short story/poem was about a cowboy/gunslinger's ghost that sat at campfire with some living person and I believe he told the story of his death. anyways, I remember it rhyming and taking about 10-20 minutes to read aloud. the language reminded me of edgar allan poe, but it could have been one of his contemporaries. my sister suggested it might have been louis l'amour also, but I'm not so sure, seems a little too late for the type of language I remember. anyways thanks for any links or suggestions as to what you think it is, I'll read what you guys post. it's a story I used to ask my grandma to read me really frequently and since she's passed on I have a slim chance of finding it again.
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>>9635255
I remember the title being something like "the ballad of ____", "the grave of _____", "the death of ____" where ___ is the person's name. keep in mind this is a memory from like 17 years ago.
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>>9635255
I'm looking into louis l'amour now and it might have something to do with his Pike character. there's a short story called "a night at wagon camp" that looks familiar, but it doesn't have the same content. oh well, I'm heading for bed tonight, I appreciate any leads you guys have.
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