“”His reply, “You only got one riot, don’t you?””
Right - “One riot, one ranger.” I’ve run into that in so many books I’ve read and probably in movies...Let’s get more Rangers on the job - in all 50 (or is it 57?) states....Do we have the manpower or will power that could get the job done for us anymore? Let’s all become Texans!
“”Upon the re-admittance of Texas into the Union in 1876 and the return to a freely elected government, the Rangers played an integral part in restoring law and order to Texas. It was during this period that legend records a Texas Ranger stepping down from a train in a riot-torn town and being met by the locals who said, “They only sent one Ranger?” His reply, “You only got one riot, don’t you?” assured the Rangers’ place in Texas lore. “One riot, one Ranger” personifies the image of the Texas Rangers held by Texans.””
My great-great-great-great grandfather was a Texas Ranger.
:-)