Hard Gold
“One of our rear wheels was off kilter. I had forgotten to tar it properly before we set off. As I watched the rest of the wagon train push on, I thought of what Adam would have said, and I expected no less from Mr. Bunderly. All he said, however, was “Mr. Early, it’s been my singular fate to learn that one gains good experience from doleful events. Therefore, good and bad constitute one’s education in equal measure. Let us, therefore, rejoice in the increase of our knowledge and hasten to repai...r the wheel.”
In fact, it was Lizzy and I who worked to fix the wagon, which required much unloading and reloading. As for Mr. Bunderly, he took care of his wife, who was doing poorly that day.
Once done, we hastened on and caught up with the others. As we went, we met a mule-pulled wagon going back toward the states. On its cloth cover was writ large: PIKE’S PEAK A FRAUD!
During the day a new troubling thought came to me. “What if,” I asked Lizzy, “Jesse has already gone back, and we miss him?”MoreLess
In fact, it was Lizzy and I who worked to fix the wagon, which required much unloading and reloading. As for Mr. Bunderly, he took care of his wife, who was doing poorly that day.
Once done, we hastened on and caught up with the others. As we went, we met a mule-pulled wagon going back toward the states. On its cloth cover was writ large: PIKE’S PEAK A FRAUD!
During the day a new troubling thought came to me. “What if,” I asked Lizzy, “Jesse has already gone back, and we miss him?”MoreLess
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