The Ferguson Rifle
“There was planning to do, and equipment to put together. I sat long with Walks-By-Night and talked of trails, of game, of mountains. He had often hunted far to the north, and had gone north on raids against the Crow.
Finally, I showed him the map. After some thought, he recognized the place and gave me clear directions. Of this, I said nothing.
Meanwhile Walks-By-Night presented me with a lean, powerful Appaloosa, a horse he swore to me was the finest buffalo horse he had known. My own horse went to Feather Man, who traded me a buckskin and a zebra dun for packhorses.
Finally, we put our packs together. The Cheyennes had little food to spare, but they let us have what they could, and it was noble of them, with a long winter to come.
The morning was frosty but clear when we started out, a few stars still hanging in the sky. Solomon Talley led off, riding beside Degory Kemble, Sandy and Shanagan followed, and then the dozen packhorses, followed by Lucinda and I, with Ulibarri riding her...d on the packhorses.MoreLess
Finally, I showed him the map. After some thought, he recognized the place and gave me clear directions. Of this, I said nothing.
Meanwhile Walks-By-Night presented me with a lean, powerful Appaloosa, a horse he swore to me was the finest buffalo horse he had known. My own horse went to Feather Man, who traded me a buckskin and a zebra dun for packhorses.
Finally, we put our packs together. The Cheyennes had little food to spare, but they let us have what they could, and it was noble of them, with a long winter to come.
The morning was frosty but clear when we started out, a few stars still hanging in the sky. Solomon Talley led off, riding beside Degory Kemble, Sandy and Shanagan followed, and then the dozen packhorses, followed by Lucinda and I, with Ulibarri riding her...d on the packhorses.MoreLess
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