Міжзірковий мандрівник

Chapter 13

           HispositionwasneartowhereIlayintheburrowwithmothersothatIheardhimwhenhecriedout:

           “Now!alltogether!”

           Fromleft,right,andcentreourriflesloosedinavolley.Ihadpoppedmyheaduptosee,andIcouldmakeoutmorethanonestrickenIndian.Theirfireimmediatelyceased,andIcouldseethemscamperingbackonfootacrosstheopen,draggingtheirdeadandwoundedwiththem.

           Allwasworkwithusontheinstant.Whilethewagonswerebeingdraggedandchainedintothecirclewithtonguesinside—Isawwomenandlittleboysandgirlsflingingtheirstrengthonthewheelspokestohelp—wetooktollofourlosses.First,andgravestofall,ourlastanimalhadbeenrunoff.Next,lyingaboutthefirestheyhadbeenbuilding,weresevenofourmen.Fourweredead,andthreeweredying.Othermen,wounded,werebeingcaredforbythewomen.LittleRishHardacrehadbeenstruckinthearmbyaheavyball.Hewasnomorethansix,andIrememberlookingonwithmouthagapewhilehismotherheldhimonherlapandhisfathersetaboutbandagingthewound.LittleRishhadstoppedcrying.Icouldseethetearsonhischeekswhilehestaredwonderinglyatasliverofbrokenbonestickingoutofhisforearm.

           GrannyWhitewasfounddeadintheFoxwellwagon.Shewasafatandhelplessoldwomanwhoneverdidanythingbutsitdownallthetimeandsmokeapipe.

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