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Edgar Paxson, watercolor illustration for the book Ramrod Jones by Clint Brown

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:3,500.00 USD Estimated At:8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD
Edgar Paxson, watercolor illustration for the book Ramrod Jones by Clint Brown
Edgar Paxson (1852-1919) "There, there, Sonny, don't be afraid, I ain't goin' to hurt yer." 19" x 13" watercolor illustration for the book Ramrod Jones by Clint Brown Signed and dated 1905 lower right $8,000-12,000 Provenance: 15" x 11" pencil sketch and hardcover copy of Ramrod Jones to accompany the lot. Illustration featured on first page of the book. Excerpt from the book: My uncle was a very hard and cruel man..."Yer lazy, good-for-nothing little thief," he said. "I'll learn yer. I'll shake the life out of yer."... "Git up an' take off your clothes", he said. "I'll give yer something yer'll never forgit." ...When I was stripped, I faced him. He picked up his stick...I did not cry out. I took it all with my eyes shut. I will not try to tell you how he beat me. I remember but little of it, except burning pains all over me, and the wild thought in my mind that I must not give way. His stick broke. He threw it down and lammed me on the side of the head with his open hand. It knocked me down. But I was soon up again, and looked at him stubbornly. He was plumb mad with anger. He rushed at me and raised his clenched fist. I had heard nothing behind me, and I do not suppose he had either, for each of us was all taken up in watching the other. He never hit me again. When his fist was raised above his head something struck him, and he gave a groan and fell in a heap before me. I looked around. A man was standing near us, leaning on his rifle. "There, there, Sonny," he said to me, "don't be afraid. I ain't a-goin' to hurt yer."