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Chapter 86

           Ay,grandlymistaken,whenyouimagineyourselfstandingonthesamepoliticalplatformwiththosequasi-rudefrontiersmenofTexas.

           Nothingofthekind.Theyare"sovereigncitizens"thepeersofyoursuperiors,orofthosewhoassumesotocallthemselves,andwhoseassumptionyouarebaseenoughtopermitwithoutstrugglealmostwithoutprotest!

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           Inmostassembliestheinnercircleisthemoreselect.ThegemistobefoundinthecentreatPortInge.

           Inthatnowmusteredtheorderisreversed.Outsideistheelegance.Thefairfeminineforms,bedeckedintheirbestdresses,standupinspringwaggons,orsitinmoreelegantequipages,sufficientlyelevatedtoseeovertheheadsofthemalespectators.

           Itisnotuponthejudgethattheireyesarebent,oronlyatintervals.Theglancesaregiventoagroupofthreemen,placednearthejury,andnotveryfarfromthestemofthetree.Oneisseated,andtwostanding.Theformeristheprisoneratthebar;thelatterthesheriff’sofficersinchargeofhim.

           Itwasoriginallyintendedtotryseveralothermenforthemurder;MiguelDiazandhisassociates,asalsoPhelimO’Neal.

           ButinthecourseofapreliminaryinvestigationtheMexicanmustangersucceededinprovinganalibi,asdidalsohistrioofcompanions.Allfourhavebeenconsequentlydischarged.

           TheyacknowledgedhavingdisguisedthemselvesasIndians:forthefactbeingprovedhometothem,theycouldnotdoless

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