A Pressing in the Old West
Okay, as I said, this takes place in the Old West. Instead of hanging, the obscure New England techniqe of "pressing" is the execution of choice. As you will find out, it has been modified somewhat from it's original form. Enjoy: I was lying in my cell, miserable...hopeless, waiting for the sun to sink below the horizon and plunge my cell into gradual darkness. This was to be the last light of day I would see before the day of my death. OUR death, actually. Emmie and I were both...