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Chapter 7

           Harry,Eliza,andmyselfwereyetweak,andthebottomsofourfeetwereverytenderfromtheeffectsofthesmall-pox. Weproceededslowly,Fordtellingustotakeourtimeandsitdownandrestwheneverwedesiredaprivilegethatwastakenadvantageofquitefrequently. AfterleavingLamourieandcrossingtwoplantations,onebelongingtoMr.Carnell,theothertoaMr.Flint,wereachedthePineWoods,awildernessthatstretchestotheSabineRiver. 

           ThewholecountryaboutRedRiverislowandmarshy. ThePineWoods,astheyarecalled,iscomparativelyupland,withfrequentsmallintervals,however,runningthroughthem. Thisuplandiscoveredwithnumeroustreesthewhiteoak,thechincopin,resemblingchestnut,butprincipallytheyellowpine. Theyareofgreatsize,runningupsixtyfeet,andperfectlystraight. Thewoodswerefullofcattle,veryshyandwild,dashingawayinherds,withaloudsnuff,atourapproach. Someofthemweremarkedorbranded,therestappearedtobeintheirwildanduntamedstate. Theyaremuchsmallerthannorthernbreeds,andthepeculiarityaboutthemthatmostattractedmyattentionwastheirhorns.Theystandoutfromthesidesoftheheadpreciselystraight,liketwoironspikes. 

           Atnoonwereachedaclearedpieceofgroundcontainingthreeorfouracres. Uponitwasasmall,unpainted,woodenhouse,acorncrib,or,aswewouldsay,abarn,andalogkitchen,standingaboutarodfromthehouse. ItwasthesummerresidenceofMr.Martin. 

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