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Chapter 6

           Hestoodfallsixfeethigh,inapairoftallboots,fabricatedoutoftannedalligatorskin;intotheampletopsofwhichwerethrustthebottomsofhispantaloonsthelatterbeingofwoollenhomespun,thathadbeendyedwith"dog-woodooze,"butwasnowofasimpledirtcolour.Adeerskinundershirt,withoutanyother,coveredhisbreastandshoulders;overwhichwasa"blanketcoat,"thathadoncebeengreen,longsincegonetoagreenishyellow,withmostofthewoolwornoff.

           Therewasnoothergarmenttobeseen:aslouchfelthat,ofgreyishcolour,badlybattered,completingthesimple,andsomewhatscant,collectionofhiswardrobe.

           Hewasequippedinthestyleofabackwoodshunter,ofthetrueDanielBoonebreed:bullet-pouch,andlargecrescent-shapedpowder-horn,bothsuspendedbyshoulder-straps,hangingundertherightarm;awaist-beltofthickleatherkeepinghiscoatclosedandsustainingaskinsheath,fromwhichprotrudedtheroughstag-hornhandleofalong-bladedknife.

           Hedidnotaffecteithermocassins,leggings,northecapedandfringedtunicshirtofdresseddeerskinwornbymostTexanhunters.Therewasnoembroideryuponhiscoarseclothing,nocarvinguponhisaccoutrementsorweapons,nothinginhistoutensembleintendedasornamental.Everythingwasplainalmosttorudeness:asifdictatedbyaspiritthatdespised"fanfaron."

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