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Chapter 5

           Thefurniturewasofthescantiestkind.Itconsistedofacounterfeitcampbedstead,formedbystretchingahorse-hideoveraframeworkoftrestles;acoupleofstoolsdiminutivespecimensonthesamemodel;andarudetable,shapedoutofhewnslabsoftheyucca-tree.Somethinglikeasecondsleepingplaceappearedinaremotecornera"shakedown,"or"spread,"oftheuniversalmustang-skin.

           Whatwasleasttobeexpectedinsuchaplace,wasashelfcontainingaboutascoreofbooks,withpens,ink,andpapéterie;alsoanewspaperlyingupontheslabtable.

           Furtherproofsofcivilisation,ifnotrefinement,presentedthemselvesintheshapeofalargeleathernportmanteau,adouble-barrelledgun,with"WestleyRichards"uponthebreech;adrinkingcupofchasedsilver,ahuntsman’shorn,andadog-call.

           Uponthefloorwereafewculinaryutensils,mostlyoftin;whileinonecornerstoodademijohn,coveredwithwicker,andevidentlycontainingsomethingstrongerthanthewateroftheAlamo.

           Other"chattels"inthecabinwereperhapsmoreinkeepingwiththeplace.Therewasahigh-peakedMexicansaddle;abridle,withheadstallofplaitedhorsehair,andreinstocorrespond;twoorthreespareserapés,andsomeoddsandendsofraw-hiderope.

           Suchwasthestructureofthemustanger’sdwellingsuchitssurroundingssuchitsinteriorandcontents,withtheexceptionofitslivingoccupantstwoinnumber.

           Ononeofthestoolsstandinginthecentreofthefloorwasseatedaman,whocouldnotbethemustangerhimself.

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