Doug the Neighbor
3 min readMay 13, 2023

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=‘TITCH’ PARTRIDGE=…’Fancy’ Nancy…Stumpy

Excerpts from… ‘Tag-A-Long ‘Titch’ Partridge”…soon to be published by Arlene Perry, reporter for the Manchester Evening News paper, Manchester England.

Arlene Perry, from Manchester, England, is a news paper reporter for the Manchester Evening News, who travels the United States in a van called ‘The Eagle’ that doubles as a book mobile bringing books to rural hard to reach places devoid of access to libraries. She has been featured on the tv show 60 Minutes and various media outlets. She has published 3 books. All books published thru DTN Publishing.

>Peaches Loves Charlie Blue Bell-…Photo book of her dogs.

>Ten Men Called Lumpy-…How 10 men got the nickname Lumpy.

>The Eagle…How her van doubles as a home and book mobile.

>’Tag A Long ‘Titch’ Partridge’…soon to be published.

‘Titch’ Partridge…gunslinger, cattle rustler, bank robber, card shark. Bad Man. Born around 1834 near Iowa City, Iowa. Last recored mention…1881. Stories from diaries, news paper accounts, legends.

> ‘FANCY’ Nancy-

“There I was… rustling cattle up from Mexico thru Texas. I stopped near Junction, Texas, at ‘Fancy’ Nancy’s ‘Cross T Ranch’ to hide the cattle and given them a rest for awhile, water up and feed. I had a buyer up in Oklahoma. I tell you what, I was sweet on that ‘Fancy’ Nancy. Now, here say, I being a gentleman and I can’t says but my other rustler buddies would stay at ‘Fancy’ Nancy’s. She was not a ‘sporting…

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