Slocum 421 (2014)
“He camped in a grove of cottonwoods that night. And a whiskered man in buckskin dropped by his fire and asked to join him.
Slocum offered him a can of peaches and warned him they might still be frozen.
The old man refused his offer, saying he had plenty of jerky of his own. The visitor said his name was Oslo Johansen and he’d been trapping all winter for mink ermine and prime wolf hides.
“I got enough to get some supplies and make it another year. I had me a one-eyed squaw all winte...r, but she run off just before the last big snow. She tanned a few elk hides. I’d sell you one for ten dollars if you’d want one.”
“I always wanted an elk-skin jacket. Folks say they keep you warm and never smother you when the weather turns hotter.”
“They are nice if you can find a seamstress. I have one. This hide has only one bullet hole in it.”
“Go get it.MoreLess
Slocum offered him a can of peaches and warned him they might still be frozen.
The old man refused his offer, saying he had plenty of jerky of his own. The visitor said his name was Oslo Johansen and he’d been trapping all winter for mink ermine and prime wolf hides.
“I got enough to get some supplies and make it another year. I had me a one-eyed squaw all winte...r, but she run off just before the last big snow. She tanned a few elk hides. I’d sell you one for ten dollars if you’d want one.”
“I always wanted an elk-skin jacket. Folks say they keep you warm and never smother you when the weather turns hotter.”
“They are nice if you can find a seamstress. I have one. This hide has only one bullet hole in it.”
“Go get it.MoreLess
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