Glory
“Sweat poured off temples, and tempers cooled as quickly as they flared. At the end of the day, Lily collapsed on the general store’s porch step and declared that her back was near broke. Worn to the nubbin, the others agreed. Every last one of them.Perched on the stoop, the travelers shared dippers of tepid water from the rain barrel and looked back on their long day. Bacon had been stored in boxes surrounded by bran to prevent fat from melting away. They’d packed fat slabs of pork in the botto...m of the wagon to keep them cool. Flour had been stitched inside stout, well-sewn, double-canvas sacks, twenty pounds in each bundle.Ruth had stood over an iron pot behind the store, preserving butter by boiling it thoroughly and skimming off the scum as it rose to the top until it was clear like oil. She’d placed it in tin canisters, and Jackson had soldered them shut. Mary had sacked sugar and put it in a dry place.Dried and canned vegetables were stored in tins for travel. Lily said she would make pemmican later: buffalo meat cut into thin strips and hung up to dry under the sun or over a slow fire.It had taken the better part of the day to prepare for their long trek from Westport, Missouri, to Denver City and eventually to the foothills of Pike’s Peak, where Tom Wyatt lived.As far as Glory was concerned, it had been the most exciting day of her life.MoreLess
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