— SMALL BUT DEADLY — The blacksnake whip ripped jagged lines of blood across Billy Standifer’s back, delivering a brutal punishment he’d never forget. Despite the intense pain, he held his ground and refused to buckle. 

The incident took place in the spring of 1879 while Standifer patrolled the range of the Ike Mullins Ranch in Tom Green County, Texas. He came across a man named John Mahon and [...]
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