tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post1974689737367584107..comments2024-03-28T05:15:00.483-07:00Comments on Buddies in the Saddle: Patience Stapleton, Babe Murphy (1890)Ron Scheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-35269253841006502372012-01-12T16:06:11.002-08:002012-01-12T16:06:11.002-08:00Richard is right. A lovely review of what sounds l...Richard is right. A lovely review of what sounds like a most compelling story. And to die so young.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-90665150415397421182012-01-12T13:43:05.043-08:002012-01-12T13:43:05.043-08:00I had a similar thought.I had a similar thought.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-45932173684734892192012-01-12T13:42:36.330-08:002012-01-12T13:42:36.330-08:00Yes, she died of heart failure after surgery. Give...Yes, she died of heart failure after surgery. Given a full life, she might well have had a substantial literary career.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-81250208257733188862012-01-12T13:24:37.331-08:002012-01-12T13:24:37.331-08:00Con is often short for Cornelius.
Patience Stapl...Con is often short for Cornelius. <br /><br />Patience Stapleton lived only 32 years, which well exemplifies the time in which she lived. <br /><br />A fine review and discourse. Thanks for publishing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-15416552917159982482012-01-12T12:40:47.760-08:002012-01-12T12:40:47.760-08:00Sounds a bit like Lady Chatterly's Lover, the ...Sounds a bit like Lady Chatterly's Lover, the unhappy married woman who finds happiness with another man.Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-36621986114586468232012-01-12T08:18:17.184-08:002012-01-12T08:18:17.184-08:00Charles, good question. In my reading of early wes...Charles, good question. In my reading of early westerns, I can't say that I've come across the name before. I suppose it's short for Conrad, but I'm not sure Stapleton ever says.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-85926440791533784272012-01-12T07:27:35.819-08:002012-01-12T07:27:35.819-08:00"Con" seems a fairly popular name for we..."Con" seems a fairly popular name for western characters in books and movies. Do you know if it was a popular name back in the historical day?Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com