3 Disturbing Stories from The Middle of Nowhere
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Takeaways
- ❖Ally's 'rehab' on Uncle Allan's farm quickly devolves into a hostage situation with violent, extorting locals.
- ❖The 'inbred' men initially demanded produce but escalated to demanding Ally after spotting her outside.
- ❖A childhood visit to June's remote farm uncovers bizarre practices: gunless hunting, blood rituals, and 'different' foals taken to a forbidden shed.
- ❖June's sister suffers from terrifying night terrors, screaming about 'it' being present or unstoppable.
- ❖Dr. Joseph Padet's 1851 letter describes a frontier fort under siege, with psychological warfare preceding a devastating Comanche assault.
- ❖The Comanche used a white flag as a ruse to ambush and butcher a fort delegation, triggering a brutal close-quarters battle.
Insights
1Extortion and Escalation on Uncle Allan's Farm
Ally's uncle, Allan, was being extorted by two 'inbred' men who regularly demanded produce from his farm. His strict rule about Ally staying indoors was to keep her hidden. Once she was spotted outside, the men's demands escalated, and they attempted to abduct her, leading to a violent confrontation.
Allan confessed he took Ally in as a favor to her dad because 'I'd die otherwise.' He revealed the men showed up one night and gave him a choice: provide food or they'd burn the farm down. After Ally was seen, they demanded to 'take me away with them for a couple of nights.'
2The Horrors of June's Family Farm
During a week-long stay, the narrator observed June's family engaging in disturbing practices: June's father aggressively dismissing a begging old man, a forbidden shed, gunless hunting where June's brother returned with blood on his face (a 'right of passage'), June's sister's severe night terrors, and the repeated birth of 'different' foals that 'didn't even look like horses' and were taken to the shed, never to be seen again.
June's dad and brother returned from hunting without guns, her brother had 'blood and gore around his mouth and neck' (). June's sister screamed 'It's here. It's here.' or 'It won't stop. It won't stop.' during night terrors (). June stated newborn foals 'never survived for very long' because 'they came out looking wrong' and 'some of them didn't even look like horses' ().
3Frontier Warfare and Psychological Terror
Dr. Joseph Padet's 1851 letter details the escalating psychological tactics used by Comanche warriors against Fort William. This included a lone rider silently observing the fort, the mysterious appearance of dead birds as a warning, and prolonged war chants at night. The conflict culminated in a deceptive white flag parley, leading to a brutal ambush and a full-scale assault on the fort.
A lone rider watched the fort 'with a stillness that carried no friendly greeting' (). Dead birds were found 'strewn about as though some unseen hand had cast them down' (). War drums and 'screeching chants of the warriors' () were heard nightly. Comanche used a 'large white flag' to lure out a delegation, then 'overwhelmed the delegation, impaling them on their warlances' ().
Quotes
"I'll be seeing you real soon, little girl. Real soon."
"They came out looking wrong and it was clear that they weren't going to survive. And then when she said that some of them didn't even look like horses, I told her not to say anymore."
"The hatred runs too deep, the outrages too many on both sides, and the frontier too wide and lawless for any lasting peace."
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