第6章

roundupshe\'smakin\'，an\'fora-whileitlookslikehe\'sgoin\'tosplitthingswideopen。He\'sthatcontraryabouthislearnin\'，hewontusenothin\'butwordsoffoursyllables-wordsthatrunsabouteighttothepound。HecomesintotheNewYorkStorewhereBoggsan\'

Tuttan\'meisassembled，an\'，youhearme，son!thatsavanthasuswalkin\'inacirkleinaminute。"It\'sPeetswhorelievesus。Peetsstrollsupan\'engagesthispersoninadebatetouchin\'mule-hoofhawgs；thegov\'mentsportmaintainin\'tharain\'tnosuchswinewithhoofslikeamule，becausehe\'sneverheardabout\'em；an\'Peetstakin\'theopp\'siteviewbecausehe\'sdonemetan\'eat\'etnawholelot。"\'Themerefact，\'saysPeetstothisscientist，\'thatyoumavericksneverknowsofthismule-hoofhawg，cannotbetakenasproofhedoesnotstillrootan\'roamtheland。Thar\'smorethanoneofyouWashin\'tonshorthornswho\'schieflyfamedforwhathe\'sfailedtoknow。Themule-hoofhawgisafact；an\'theignoranceofclosetnaturalistsshallnotprevailag\'insthim。Hisbackisarchedlikeagreyhound\'s，he\'saboutthethicknessofabowie-knife，he\'sgothoofslikeamule，an\'seeshishighestdeevelopmentinthewildsofArkansaw。\'"Butspeakin\'oflocoweed，it\'sonlyo\'casionalthatcattleormulesorbroncospartakestharof。WhichImightrepeatforthethirdtimethat，genial，theyeschewsit。Butyou——

allneverwillknowhowwiseaanamileistillhetakestomunchin\'

loco。Oncehe\'splumblocoed，hejestdon\'tknownothin\'；thenitdawnsonyou，bycompar\'sonlike，howmuchhesaveysprior。Thechangeshowsplainestinmules；theybein\'——thatis，themulenormalan\'beforehe\'slocoed——thewisestofbeasts。Wise，didIsay？A

muleismorethanvalise，he\'ssagacious。An\'thar\'samightysightofdifference。Tobesimplywise，allonehastodoisset\'roundan\'thinkwisethings，an\'mebbysay\'em。It\'sonlywhenagentgoestrackin\'\'roundan\'doeswisethings，youcallshimsagacious。An\'

mulesdoeswisdom。

"Shore!Iadmitsit；I\'mfriendlytomules。IftheSouthwesteveronbendsinaintellectualcompetition——whitesbarred——muleswillstandatthehead。Thelistshouldcomeout，mules，coyotes，Injuns，Mexicans，ponies，jackrabbits，sheepherders，an\'pra\'rydogs，thelasttwobein\'shorelyimbecile。

"Yes，son；youcanleanupag\'insttheintelligenceofamulean\'gotosleep。Notbutwhatmuleshasn\'ttheirilloosions，sechaswhitemaresan\'sim\'larreedie\'lousinflooences；butthem\'sweaknessesofthesperitratherthanofmind。

"Whilemulesdon\'tnacherallygoscoutin\'forloco，an\'commonlyavoidssaidweedwhenfound，iftheyeverdoestasteitonce，theyneverquitsitaslongastheylives。It\'slikewhiskeytoHugginsan\'OldMonte；theappetitesorto\'goesintocampwith\'eman\'

takespossession。No；alocoedmuleain\'tviciousnorvoylent；it\'smorelikethetree-mors——heseesspectaclesthatain\'ttharnone。

I\'vebeheldalocoedmulethata-way，standin\'aloneonthelevelplainsinthesun，kickin\'an\'pitchin\'tobeatastraightflush。hethinkshe\'ssurroundedbyInjunsorotherhostiles；he\'sthatcrazyhedon\'tknowgrassfromt\'ran\'lers。An\'theirmem\'ry\'swipedout；

theyforgetstoeatan\'starvestodeath。That\'sthewaytheydies，onlesssomepartywhogetsworkedupseein\'\'emabout，takesaWinchesteran\'pumpsabulletinto\'em。

"Yes，Peetssaysifagentwastotaketoloadin\'uponloco，ordeecoctionstharof，he\'dbecomeafflictedbybats，sameascattlean\'mules。ButnooneIknowsof，sofarasanynewsofitevercomesgrazin\'myway，isthatongyarded。Ineverhearstellindetailofsechacasebutonct，an\'that\'satalethatOldManEnrightsetsforthoneevenin\'intheRedLight。

"We-allissettin\'\'roundthefarolayoutatthetime。CherokeeHallisbackofthebox，withFaroNellonthelook-out\'sstool，butnobody\'sfeelin\'playful，an\'nomoney\'sbein\'changedin。It\'sonlyaboutfirstdrinktimeintheevenin\'，which，asaseason，isprematoorforfaro-bank。It\'sDaveTuttwhobringsupthematterwithsomeremarkshemakestouchin\'thecrazy-hossconductofapartywhoworksovertothestagecompany\'scorral。Thishoss-

hustleristhateccentriche\'sediotic，an\'isknownas\'LocoedCharlie。\'It\'shimwhofinalfallsapreytoantsthattime。

"\'An\'it\'smybelief，\'assertsTutt，asheconcloodeshisrelationsoftheranikaboobreaksofthisparty，\'thatifthisCharlie，speakin\'minefashion，wastotakehisintellectsovertotheassayofficeinTucson，theywouldn\'tshowhalfaounceofideetotheton；wouldn\'tevenshowacolor。Whichhe\'sshorelocoed。\'

"\'Speakin\'ofbeinglocoedthata-way，\'saysEnright，\'recallsanincidentthattakesplacebackwhenI\'mayearlin\'an\'assoomesmyfeeblepartintheMexicanWar。That\'syearsago，butIdon\'tknowofnothln\'sadderthanthatstory，nothin\'morerepleteofsobs。NotthatIweepstharat，forI\'mathoughtlessan\'acallousyooth，but，allthesame，itgloomsmeupaheap。\'

"\'Isitalovestory，DaddyEnright？\'asksFaroNell，alleager，an\'

bendin\'towardsEnrightacrossthelayout。

"\'Itshowsbrandsan\'y\'earmarksassech，Nellie，\'saysEnright；

\'lovean\'locomakesuptheheftofit。\'

"\'Thentellit，\'urgesFaroNell。\'I\'mactooallyhungerin\'foralovestory，\'an\'shereachesdownan\'squeezesCherokee\'shandonderthetable。

"Cherokeesqueezeshers，an\'turnshisdealboxonitssidetoshowthar\'snogamegoin\'，an\'leansbackwiththerestofustolisten。

BlackJack，whoknowshismissiononthisearth，bringsoverabottlewithglassesall\'round。

"\'Yere\'stoyou，Nellie，\'saysTexasThompson，asweshovesthenose-paintabout。\'WhilethatdivorceedictmywifewinsbackinLaredomodifiesmyinterestinlovetales，an\'whereasIdon\'tfeelthemthrillsaswasthehabitofmeonct，still，inasubdooedwayI

candrinkhappinesstoyou。\'

"\'Texas，\'saysBoggs，settin\'downhisglassan\'bendin\'aeyefullofindignantreproachonThompson；\'Texas，beforeI\'dgivewaytosechonmanlyweakness，jestbecausemywife\'sdonestampeded，I\'dj\'inethechurch。Sechmushfromacow-manisdisgraceful。You\'llcomedowntoherdin\'sheepifyoukeepsonsurrenderin\'yourse\'ftosechsloppybluffs。\'

"\'Seeyere，Dan，\'retortsThompson，an\'hiseyeturnsredonBogs；

\'myfeelin\'smaybebowedonderlosseswhichsechnachersasyoursistoocoarsetofeel，butyoucangambleyourbottomdollar，jestthesame，Iwillstillresentinsultin\'criticisms。Iadvisesyoutobecarefulan\'getyourchipsdownrightwhenyouaddressesme，oryoumayquitloseronthedeal。\'

"\'Nowyou\'reacoupleoffinethree-year-olds!breaksinJackMoore。

\'Yerewebe，allonbuckledan\'fraternal，an\'EnrightonthebrinkofaloveromancebytheardentrequestsofNell，an\'youtwolonghornshastocomeprancin\'outan\'gopawin\'fortrouble。Youknowmightywell，Texas，thatBoggsisyourfriendan\'thelastgenttogoharassin\'youwithcontoomely。\'

"\'Rightyoube，Jack，\'saysBoggsplentyprompt；\'ifmyremarkstoTexasisabrupt，orbetraysheat，it\'sdootothefactthatitexasperatesmetoseethemostelevatedgentincamp——forsoIholdsTexasThompsontobe——madedesolatebythewildbreaksofaladywhodon\'tknowherownmind，an\'mightylikelyain\'tgotnomindtoknow。\'

"\'IreckonsI\'mwrong，Dan，\'saysThompson，turnin\'apol\'getic。\'Letitallgotothediskyard。I\'mthatpeevishIsimplyain\'tfittostayyerenorgoanywhereelse。Iain\'tbeenthesamepersonsincemywiferunscimmaronthattimean\'demandssaidsep\'ration。\'

"\'Bein\'I\'mamarriedman，\'remarksDaveTutt，sorto\'gen\'ral，butswellin\'outhischestan\'puttin\'onalotofdogatthesametime，\'an\'weddedtoTucsonJennie，thesamebein\'moreorlessknown，I

declinesallpartic\'pationindiscussionstouchin\'thesex。Icould，however，yoonitewithyou-allinanotherdrink，an\'yerebysu\'geststhesalve。Barkeep，it\'syourplay。\'"\'That\'sallrightaboutanotherdrink，\'saysFaroNell，\'butIwantstostatethatI

sympathizeswithTexasinthemwrongs。Ihasmyviewsofafemalewhowouldupan\'abandonagentlikeTexasThompson，an\'Iexplainsitonlyonthetheerythatsheshorelymusthavebeencopperedinhercradle。\'

"\'Nellieonderstandsmyfeelin\'s，\'saysTexas，an\'he\'splumbmournful，\'an\'Iowesherforthemutterances。However，onsecondthought，an\'evenifitisalovetale，ifEnrightwillresoomehisrelationstouchin\'thateepisodeoftheMexicanWar，IfiggersthatitmaydivertmefromthemdivorcegriefsIalloodesto。An\'，atanyrate，winorlose，IassuresEnrighthiseffortswillberegyarded。\'

"OldManEnrighttakeshisseegyaroutofhismouthan\'rousesupabit。He\'sbeenwroppedinthoughtdoorin\'theargymentsofBoggsan\'

Thompson，likehe\'stryin\'torememberafar-offpast。AsThompsonmakeshisappeal，hebracesup。

"\'NowthatDanan\'Texashasceasedbuckin\'，\'saysEnright，\'an\'

eachhasallfourfeetontheground，I\'lltryan\'recallthemdetails。AsIremarks，itstowardsthecloseoftheMexicanWar。

WhateverI\'mdoin\'inthatcarnageisaconundrumthat\'sneverbeensolved。Ihadhardlyshedmymilkteeth，an\'wasonly\'levenhandshighatthetime。An\'Iain\'tsostrongphysical，butIfeelstheweightofmyspurswhenIwalks。AsIlooksbacktoit，Imusthavebeenaboutasvalyooableanaidtothegov\'ment，asthefifthkyardinapokerhandwhenfourofakindisheld。Themostpartialan\'

besottedofcriticswouldhaveconcededthatifI\'dbeenleftoutentire，thatwarcouldn\'thavesufferedmaterialchargesinitsresults。However，togetfor\'ard，forIseesthatNellie\'spatiencebeginstomillan\'showsymptomsofcomin\'stampede。

"\'It\'satthecloseofhostil\'ties，\'goesonEnright，\'an\'thecompanyI\'mwithislayin\'upinthehillsaboutfortymilesbackfromVeraCruz，dodgin\'yellowfever。Wewascavalry，whatthefolksinTennesseecallsa"crittercompany，"an\'，hailin\'mostlyfromthatmeetropolisoritsvicinity，wewasknowntoourse\'fsatleastasthe"PineKnotCavaliers。"Thar\'salittleMexicanvillagewherewebethat\'scalledthe"PlazaPerdita。"An\'sowelaystharatthePlazaPerdita，waitin\'forordersan\'transportationtotakeusbacktotheStates。

"\'Whichmostlikelywe\'replantedatthisvillageaboutamonth，an\'

theMexicansisbeginnin\'togetusedtous，an\'weonourpartsisplayin\'monte，an\'eatin\'frijoles，an\'accommodatin\'ourse\'fstothesimplelifeoftheplace。Onctaweekthechaplainpreachestous。HeholdsthatMexicoisapaganland，an\'，entertainin\'thisidee，hecertainlydoesmakeonusualeffortstokeepourmoralsclose-herded，an\'oursoulsbunchedan\'bandedupintheChristianfaith，asexpressedbytheBaptis\'church。Candor，however，compelsmetosaythatthisyerepulpitpersoncan\'tbedeescribedasaheavywinnerontheplay。\'"\'Wasyou-allsoawfulbad？\'asksFaroNell。

"\'No，\'repliesEnright，\'weain\'tsobadnone，butourconductisaheaponhampered，whichisthesamethingtothechaplain。Hegivesitoutemphatic，afterbein\'withthePineKnotCavaliersoverayear，thatheplumbdespairsofusbecomin\'christians。\'

"\'Whateverdoeshelaydownonyou-alllikethatfor？\'saysFaroNell。\'Couldn\'tasoldierbeachristian，DaddyEnright？\'

"\'Why，Ireckonshemight，\'saysEnright，he\'pin\'himse\'ftoadrink；\'asoldiercouldheachristian，Nellie，butafterallitain\'tnecessary。

"\'Still，we-alllikesthechaplainbecausethemministrationsofhisisentertainin\'，an\'，forthatmatter，helikesusalot，an\'inmorereelaxedmomentsallowsweain\'tsoplumbcrim\'nal——merelylooselikeonp\'intsofdoctrine。\'

"\'Baptis\'folksisshorestrongondoctrines，\'saysTutt，coincidin\'

inwithEnright。\'Iknowsthatmyse\'f。Doctrineistheirlongsuit。

They\'llgotoanylen\'thsfordoctrines，youhearme!Iremembersonceridin\'intoahamletbackintheKaintuckymountains。Tharain\'tonehundredpeopleinthevillage，corralcount。An\'yetI

notestwochurchedifices。

"You-allisplentyopulentonsanctooaries，"IsaystothebarkeepatthetavernwhereIcampsforthenight。"It\'ssurprisin\'，too，whenyouconsidersthesizeoftheherd。Whatbethetwodeenom\'nationsthatworshipsatthemstructures？"

"\'"BothBaptis\'，"saysthebarkeep。

"\'"Whyever，sincethey\'reridin\'thesamerangean\'runnin\'thesamebrand，"Isays，"don\'ttheycombinelikecattlefolksan\'worktheirround-upstogether？"

"\'"Theysplitsondoctrine，"saysthebarkeep；"youcouldn\'tget\'emtogetherwithagun。TheydisagreesonAdam。ThatoutfitinthevalleyholdsthatAdamwasallrightwhenhestarted，butlaterhestrucksomethingan\'glancedoff；themuponthehillcontendsthatAdamwasahoss-thieffromthejump。An\'tharyoube!Youcouldn\'treeconcile\'embetweennowan\'thecrackofdoom。DoctrinestoaBaptis\'thata-wayistheentirecheck-rack。"

"\'Toag\'inpickupsaidnarratif，\'saysEnright，whenTuttsubsides，\'atthep\'intwhereDavecomesspraddlin\'inwiththemonaskedreminiscences，Imaysaythatafirstsourceofpleasuretous，ifnotofprofit，whilewestaysatthePlazaPerdita，isapasselofMexicanoswithaburrotrainthatbringsusourpulquefromsome\'ersbackfurtherintothehills。\'"

"What\'spulque？"Iinterjected。

ItwasplainthatmyoldgentlemanofcowsaslittlelikedmyinterruptionasEnrightlikedthatofthevolatileTutt。Hehidhisirritation，however，underanironpolitenessandexplained。

"Pulqueisadisapp\'intin\'formofbeverage，wharofittakesabar\'ltogetagentdrunk，"heobserved。Andthen，withsomeseverity:"Itain\'tformetopullnogunofcriticism，butI\'mamazedthatapartyofyourattainments，son，isignorantofpulque。It\'s，asI

says，adrink，an\'ittasteslikeglucosean\'lookslikeyeast。Itcomesfromaplant，whattheMexicanscalls\'maguey，\'an\'Peetscallsa\'aloe。\'Thepulquegatherersscoopsouttheblossomofthemagueywhileit\'sabud。Theyleavestheplacehollow；whatwood-

choppersbackinTennessee，whenI\'macolt，deescribesas\'bucketin\'thestump。\'Thisyerehollowfillsupwithoozin\'sap，an\'theMexicandipsouttwogallonsadayankeepsitupforamonth。That\'sstraight，sixtygallonsfromonemagueybeforeeveritquitsan\'refoosestofurtherturnthegame。That\'spulque，an\'whenthemGreasersgathersit，theyputsitintoapigskin-skinnedcomplete，thepigis；thempulducreceptaclesismadeoftheentirebarkoftheanamile。Whenthepulque\'sinside，theypacksit，backdownan\'hungbyallfourlaigstothesaddle，apigskinoneachsideoftheburro。It\'sgatheredtheevenin\'previous，an\'broughtintocampinthenightsoastokeepitcool。

"WhenI\'machild，an\'beforeeverIconnectsmyse\'fwiththecowtrade，ifthar\'saweddin\'，we-allhaswhatthefolkscallsa\'infare，\'an\'IcanrememberaoldladyfromtheNo\'thwhocontreebutestotheseyerefestivalsadrinkshecalls\'sproocebeer。\'An\'pulque，beforeittakestofrettin\'an\'fermentin\'

\'round，inthempigskins，remindsmeamightysightofthatsproocebeer。Lateritmostlikelyremindsyouofthepigskin。

"Mexicanbarkeeps，whentheysellspulque，aimstodisposeofittwoglassesataclatter。Itgivestheirconceitachancetospreaditse\'fan\'show。Thepulqueisinatubdownbackofthebar。ThisyerevainMexicanseizestwoglassesbetweenhisfirstan\'secondfingers，an\'withafingerineachglass。Thenhedips\'emfullback-handed；an\'allerscomesupwiththebackofhishandan\'thetwofingerscoveredwithpulque。Heclaps\'emonthebar，eyesyouaheapsooperiorlikehe\'saskin\'youtonotewhataacc\'rate，high-

gradebarkeepheis，an\'thenraisin\'hishand，heslatsthepulqueoffhisfingersintothetwoglasses。Ifhespattersadroponthebar，itshowshe\'sabungler，onfitforhishighp\'sition，an\'

oughterbeoutonthehillstendin\'goatsinsteadofdealin\'pulque。

"Whatdotheydowiththesourpulque？Makemescalofit——asorto\'

brandy，twohookersofwhichchangesyouintoarobber。No，thar\'smightyfewstill-housesinMexico。Butthat\'snoset-backtothemGreaserswhenthey\'reouttoconstructmescal。AsarooleMexicansisslowanoninventive；butwhenthequestionbecomesthearrangementofsomethin\'tobedrunkwith，they\'replentyfertile。

Jestbythewayofrawmaterial，ifyou\'llonlyconferonaMexicanakettle，ariflebar\'l，asaddlecover，an\'apigskinfullofsourpulque，he\'llbeconductin\'amescalstillinfullblastattheendofthefirsthour。ButtogobacktoEnright\'syarn。

"\'Theseyerepulquepeople，\'saysEnriglit，\'doesafa\'rlyrapidcommerce。Forwhile，asyou-allmayknow，pulqueistamean\'lacksinreeboundascomparedwithnose-paint，stillwhenpulqueisthebesttharis，thePineKnotCavaliersofthePlazaPerditainvestsheavilytharin。Thatpulque\'sjestaboutastand-offforthechaplain\'ssermons。"\'It\'sthefourthtripofthepulquesellers，whentheDonnaAnnashowsinthedoor。TheDonnaAnnaarriveswith\'em；an\'thewayshebosses\'round，an\'setsfiretothempulqueslaves，notifiesmethey\'retheDonnaAnna\'speonies。"\'I\'msorto\'

pervadin\'abouttheplazawhentheDonnaAnnaridesup。Thar\'sanoldshe-wolfwithherwhosenameisMagdalena。I\'mnotmyse\'fwhattheycallsinSt。Looeya"connoshur"offemaleloveliness，an\'it\'sapitynowthatsomegiftedgentlikeDocPeetsyeredon\'tseethisDonnaAnnathattime，so\'shecoulddrawyouherpicture，verbal。

AllI\'mabletostateisthatshe\'sasbeautifulasacactusflower，an\'asvivid。She\'stallan\'strongforaMexican，withavoicelikevelvet，gracefulasamountainlion，an\'witheyesthat\'ssoftan\'

deepan\'black，likeadeer\'s。She\'sshorelyalovelymiracle，theDonnaAnnais，an\'asdarkan\'aswarman\'asfulloflifeasanightinJoone。She\'softhegrande，forthemuleshe\'sridin\'，gent-fashion，isworthfortyponies。Itscoatissoft，an\'shinylikethisyerewateredsilk，whileitsmanean\'tailisbraidedwithahundredlittlersilverbells。TheDonnaAnnaisdressedhalfMexicanan\'halfInjun，an\'thar\'slikewisearowofbellsaboutthewidebrimofherChihuahuahat。

"\'Thar\'smebbyahalf-dozenofusstandin\'\'roundwhentheDonnaAnnacomesup。Nacherally，we-allisinterested。TheDonnaAnna，bein\'onlyeighteenan\'aMexican，isnotabashed。Shewavesherhandan\'says，"How!how!"Injunfashion。an\'givesusawhiteflashofteethbetweenherredlips。Thenabandofnunscomesoutofalittleconvent，whichisoneofthepublicimprovementsofthePlazaPerdita，an\'theyroundsuptheDonnaAnnaan\'thewrinkledMagdalena，an\'takes\'emintocamp。TheDonnaAnnaan\'theotheriscampedintheconventdoorin\'thevisit。No，they\'renotlockedupnorgyarded，an\'theDonnaAnnacomesan\'goesinan\'outofthatconventasfreeasbirds。Thenuns，too，bowbeforeherlikeherownpeonies。

"\'Thar\'saLootenantJackSpencerwithus；hehailsfromfurtheruptheCumberlandthanme——some\'ersnearNashville。He\'slight-ha\'redan\'light-hearted，Spenceris；an\'asstraightan\'asstrongasapine-tree。S\'cietyain\'tthrowin\'outnoskirmishlinesthemdays，an\'ofcourseSpenceran\'theDonnaAnnameetsupwitheachother；

an\'fromtheonbrokenhourstheytharafterproceedstoinvestineachother\'scompany，oneisjestifiedinassoomin\'theyexperiencesatenderinterest。TheDonnaAnnacan\'ttalkAmericano，butSpencerisasharponSpanish；an\'youcanbetapony，ifhewasn\'t，he\'dsettostudyin\'thelanguagerightthar。

"\'Nothin\'muchisthoughtbythePineKnotCavaliersofan\'

concernin\'theattitoodesofSpenceran\'theDonnaAnnatouchin\'oneanother。

Loveitmightbe，an\'lesswecaresforthat。Ourarmy，whenitain\'tfightin\'，ismakin\'lovethroughouttheentireMexicanWar；

an\'bythetimewe\'reatthePlazaPerdita，love，mereeverydaylove，eitherasaemotionorexhibition，isplentycommonplace。An\'

sonooneisinterested，an\'noonekeepstabsonSpenceran\'theDonnaAnna。

Which，ifanyonehad，he\'dmostlikelygotag\'instSpencer\'sgun；

wharfore，it\'saswellmebbythatthisyerelack-lusterfeelin\'

prevails。

"\'It\'saboutthetenthdaysicicetheDonnaAnnagladdensusfirst。

OrderscomesupfromVeraCruzforthePineKnotCavalierstocomedowntothecoastan\'embarkforNewOrleans。Thewordispassed，an\'ourlittlejimcrowcampbuzzeslikebees，withusgettin\'readytohitthetrail。Spencerasks"leave；"an\'thensaddlesupan\'

startsatonce。Hesayshe\'sgotatrickortwototurninVeraCruzbeforewesails。That\'sthelastwe-alleverbeholdsofLootenantJackSpencer。"\'WhenSpencerdon\'tshowupnoneinVeraCruz，an\'

theshipthrowsloosewithouthim，he\'smarked，"missin\'，"onthecompany\'sbooks。Ifhe\'saprivate，now，itwouldhavebeen"deserted；"butbein\'Spencer\'sanofficer，theymakesit"missin\'。"

An\'theygetsitright，atthat；Spencerisshorelymissin\'。Spencernotonlydon\'tcomebacktoTennesseenone；hedon\'tevensendnowordnormakesomuchasasignalsmoketoletonwharhe\'sat。Thisyere，tosome，ismoreorlessdisapp\'intin\'。"\'Thar\'saladybackinTennesseewhichSpencer\'smadeoverturesto。beforehegoestowarthattime，towed。Youngsheis；beautiful，high-grade，corn-

fed，an\'allthat；an\'comesofoneofthemostclean-bredfam\'liesofthewholeCumberlandcountry。Iwillinterjectrightyeretosaythatthar\'sladiesoftwosorts。Ifalovedone，tenderan\'troo，turnsupmissin\'atroll-call，an\'thephenomenonain\'taccompaniedwithexplanations，onesortthinkshe\'squit，an\'theotherthinkshe\'skilled。Spencer\'sinamorataisoftheformer。She\'sgotwhattheneighborscalls"hosssense。"ShelistenstowhatlittletharistotellofSpencerfadin\'fromourmidstthatPlazaPerditaday，shrugshershoulders，an\'turnsherbackonSpencer\'smem\'ry。An\'

thenextnewsyougetsisofhow，insideofthreemonths，shejumpssomegent——who\'soffhisgyardan\'islulledintofeelin\'soffalsesecoority——ropes，throws，tiesan\'wedshimaheap，an\'hewakesuptofindhe\'sagonefawn-skin，an\'torealizehisperilafterhe\'sonderitshoofs。That\'swhatthisCumberlandladydoes。Imakesnocomments；Isimplyrelatesitan\'opensadooran\'letsherout。

"\'I\'mbackinTennesseemightynighayearbeforeeverIhearsag\'inofLootenantJackSpencerofthePineKnotCavaliers。It\'sthisa-

way:I\'mstoppin\'withmyoldgentnearWarwhoopCrossin\'，thesamebein\'asistervillagetoPineKnot，whenhe\'srecalledtomyboyishmind。ItlookslikeSpencerain\'tgotnokinnearerthanaaunt，an\'

mebbyastragglin\'herdofcousins。Heneverdoeshavenobrothersnorsisters；an\'asforfathersan\'mothersan\'sech，theyallcashesinbeforeeverSpencerstampedesoffforskelpsinthatMexicanWaratall。"\'TheseyerekinofSpencer\'sstandshisabsenceca\'mly，an\'noonehearsoftheirsettin\'upnights，orlosin\'

sleep，wonderin\'wherehe\'sat。WhichIdon\'treckonnowthey\'dfelttheleastcur\'ousconcernin\'him——forthey\'reascold-bloodedaschannelcatfish——ifitain\'tthatSpencer\'sgotwhatthemlawcoyotescallsa"estate，"an\'thispropertysorto\'pressestheirhands。Soitfallsoutlike，thatalongatthelastoftheyear，ablack-coatparty-lawyerheis-comesbreezin\'uptomeinWarwhoopan\'sayshe\'sgottotrackthisyereSpencertohislastcamp，deadoralive，an\'allowsI\'dbettersignfortheround-upan\'accompanytheexpeditionasguide，feclos\'pheran\'friend——kindo\'go\'longan\'scoutforthecampaign。"\'Twomonthslatermean\'thatlawsharpisinthePlazaPerdita。Weheadsupforthepadre。It\'smyviewfromthefirstdashoutentheboxthattheshortcuttofindSpenceristoacc\'ratelydiscovertheDonnaAnna；sowemakesalineforthepadre。InMexico，thepriestsistheonlyfolkswhosaveysanythin\'；

an\'，asiftomakeupforthehoomiliatin\'ignoranceofthebalanceoftheherd，an\'promoteaaverage，theseyerepriestsjestaboutknowseverythin\'。An\'Ihashopesofthispartic\'larpadrespeshul；

forInotesthat，doorin\'themtimeswhenSpenceran\'theDonnaAnnaisdazzlin\'oneanotheratthePlazaPerdita，thepadreissorto\'

keepin\'casesonthedeal，an\'tryin\'aswellashecantoholdthebarsan\'fencesupthroughsomecovertsteershevouchsafesfromtimetotimetotheoldMagdalena。"\'No；youbetthispadredon\'tatthattimewaxvocif\'rousorp\'intednoneaboutSpenceran\'theDonnaAnna。Whichhe\'safraidifhegetsobnoxiousthata-way，thePineKnotCavalierswillropehimupalotan\'tradehimforbeef。Shoredon\'tyou-allknowthat？Whenwe\'redowninMexicothattime，witholdZachTaylor，an\'needsmeat，wedon\'tgoridin\'ourmountstodeathcombin\'thehillsforsteers。Allwedoesisroundupabandofpadres，ormonks，an\'thentrade\'emtotheirpar\'lyzedcongregationsforcattle。Weusedtogetabouttensteersforapadre；an\'wedolesoutthemdivines，oneatatime，asweneedsthebeef。It\'sshorelyaaffectin\'sighttoseethemparish\'ners，withtearsrunnin\'downtheirfaces，drivin\'upthecattlean\'takin\'

themreligiousdirectorsoftheirsouto\'hock。

"\'Wefindsthepadreoutbackofhiswickeyup，trimmin\'upagame-

cockthathe\'smatchedtofightthenextday。Thepadreislittle，fat，round，an\'amiableasowls。Nacherally，Ihastotranslateforhiman\'thelawsport。

"\'"Youdowelltocometome，mychildren，"hesays。"TheSenorJuan"——that\'swhatthepadrecallsSpencer——"theSenorJuanisdead。

Itistendayssincehepassed。TheDonnaAnna？Shealsoisdeadan\'

withtheSenorJuan。WemustgototheHaciendaTulorosa，whichisthehouseoftheDonnaAnna。Thatwillbeto-morrow。Meanwhile，whoistoprotectJuarez，mybelovedchicken，inhisbattlewhenIwillbeaway？Ah!Iremember!TheDonJoseMiguelwilldo。Heisskilfulofcocksofthegame。AlsohehasbetmoneyonJuarez；sohewillbefaithful。Therefore，to-morrow，mychildren，wewillgototheDonnaAnna\'shouse。ThereIwilltellyouthestoryoftheSenorJuan。"

"\'TheHaciendaTulorosaistwentymilesbackfurtherinthehills。

Thepadre，thelawsharpan\'meisstartedbeforesun-up，an\'agoodroad-gaitfetchesustotheHaciendaTulorosainacoupleofhours。

It\'sthesortofaranchwhichahighgradeMexicanwithastrongbank-rollwouldthrowup。It\'sbuiltall\'roundacourt，withaflowergardenandafountaininthecentre。Aswecomesup，I

observestheoldMagdalenaprojectin\'aboutthemaindoorofthecasa，stirrin\'upsomelazypeoniestotheirdailytoil——which，tousetheword"toil，"however，inconnectionwithaGreaser，isplumbsarcastic。Thepadreleadsusintothecases，an\'thebitter-lookin\'

Magdalenahustlesussomegrub；afterwhichwe-allsmokesabit。

Thenthepadregetsupan\'leadstheway。

"\'"Come，mychildren，"saysthepadre，"Iwillshowyouthegraves。

ThenyoushallhearwhatthereisoftheSenorJuanan\'theDonnaAnna。"

"\'It\'saset-back，\'continyoosEnright，ashesignalsBlackJackthebarkeeptoshowushe\'sawake；\'it\'sshorelyadisasterthatsomebook-instructedgentlikePeetsorColonelSterettdon\'thearthispadrewhenhemakesthemrevelationsthatday。NotthatIoverlooksabet，ordon\'trecall\'emnone；butIain\'tupholsteredwiththemeleganciesofdictionneededtodo\'emjusticenow。Mylanguageisroodean\'corruptedwithyearsofsechsurroundin\'sascattlean\'

kyards。It\'stoodeeplyfreightedwiththeslangoftheplainsan\'

thefaro-bankstolayforthataleoflovean\'tenderness，astheo\'casiondemands。Ofcourse，Icanreadan\'writecommonweek-dayprint；butwhenthar\'sacallformore，I\'mmightynearasillit\'ratethata-wayasBoggs。\'

"\'Which，asyousu\'gests，I\'mplumbignorant，\'admitsBoggs，\'butitain\'tthefaultnoneofmybringin\'upneither。ItjestlookslikeI

nevercanlearnprintnohowwhenI\'myoung。I\'msimplybornbook-

shy，an\'isterrifiedatschoolsfrommycradle。An\'，say!I\'myeretoexpressmyregretsatthemweaknesses。IfIwasaeddicatedgentlikeDocPeetsis，youcanputdownallyouhas，I\'dbethecunnin\'estwolfthateveryelpsinCochiseCounty。\'

"\'An\'tharain\'tnodoubtofthat，Boggs，\'observesEnright，ashereorganizestogoaheadwiththemDonnaAnnamem\'riesofhis。\'WhichifyouonlyhasahalfofPeets\'gamenow，you\'dbethehardestthing——mental——toridethateverinvadestheSouthwest。Nacherally，an\'inawildan\'ontrainedway，you\'rewise。Buttorcsoome:AsmuchasIcan，I\'llgivethepadreinhisownwords。Hetakesusoutonderahuddleofpinetrees，wherethar\'stwogravessidebyside，an\'withabigcrossofwoodstandin\'gyardatthehead。Thar\'squiteaheapo\'rocks，aboutasbigasyourshethand，heapedupon\'em。It\'stheMexicansdoesthat。EveryGreaserwhogoesby，saysapray\'r，an\'tossesarockonthegrave。Whenwe-alliscampedcomfortable，thepadrebegins。

"\'"ThisisthatwhichwaswiththeSenorJuanandtheDonnaAnna，"

hesays。"Theyadoredeachotherwiththeirhearts。Itwasmanymonthsagowhen，fromthePlazaPerdita，theycametogetherheretotheDonnaAnna\'shouse，theHaciendaTulorosa。WhowastheDonnaAnna？HermotherwasanIndian，aNavajo，andthechildofaheadman。HerfatherwastheSenorRavel，acaptainofwarhewas，andtheAmericanosslewhimatBuenaVista。No；theywerenotmarried，thefatherandthemotheroftheDonnaAnna。Butwhatthen？TherearemorechildrenthanweddingsinMexico。AlsothemotheroftheDonnaAnnawasaNavajo。TheCaptainRavellongagobroughthertotheHaciendaTulorosaforherhome——herandtheDonnaAnna。Butthemotherlivednotlong，fortheIndiandiesinahouse。Thisisyearsgoneby；andtheDonnaAnnaalwayslivedattheCasaTulorosa。"\'No；

theSenorJuanandtheDonnaAnnadonotmarry。Theymight；buttheSenorJuanbecamelikealittlechild-muchachito。Thiswaswithinafewdaysafterhecamehere。Thenheliveduntiltendaysago；butalwaysalittlechild。"\'WhentheSenorJuanisdead，theDonnaAnnasendsforme。TheSeuorJuanisreadyforthegravewhenIarrive。\'

IsittoburyhimthatIcome？\'Iask。\'No；itistoburyme，\'saystheDonnaAnna。Ah!shewasverybeautiful!theDonnaAnna。Youshouldhaveseenher，mychildren。"\'WhentheSenorJuanislaidaway，theDonnaAnnatellsmeall。\'Hecame，theSenorJuan，\'saystheDonnaAnna，\'andIgavehimallmylove。ButinadayhewastohavegonetohishomefarawaywiththeAmericanos。ThenIwouldnevermoreseehimnorhearhim，andmysoulwouldstarveanddie。

There，too，wasaSenorita，anAmericana；shewouldhavemyplace。

Father，whatcouldIdo？Igavehimthelocotodrink；notmuch，butitwasenough。Thenhismemorysankandsank；andheforgottheSenoritaAmericana；andherememberednottogoawaytohishome；

andhebecamelikealittlechildwithme。Thegoodlocodroveeveryonefromhisheart；andallfromhismind-all，saveme，theDonnaAnna。Iwastheearthandthelifetohim。Andso，nightandday，sincehecameuntilnowhedies，myarmsandmyhearthavebeenabouttheSenorJuan。AndIhavebeenvery，veryhappywithmymuchachito，theSenorJuan。Yes，Iknewhewouldgo；becausenonemaylivewhodrinkstheloco。Butitwouldbemonths；andIdidnotcare。Hewouldbemine，evermyown，theSenorJuan；forwhenhedied，couldInotdieandfollowhim？Wewerehappythesemonthswiththeflowersandthefountainandeachother。Iwashappierthanhe；forIwaslikethemother，andhelikealittlechild。Butitwasmuchpeacewithlove!Andwewillbehappyagainto-morrowwhenIgowherehewaitstomeetme。Father，youaretoremainoneday，andseethatIamburiedwiththeSeniorJuan。\'"Then，"goesonthepadre，"IsaytotheDonnaAnna，\'IfyouaretoseektheSenorJuan，youwillfirstkneelinprayerandinconfession，andhavethepartingritesofthechurch。\'ButtheDonnaAnnawouldnot。\'IwillgoaswenttheSenorJuan，\'shesays；\'elseImayfindanotherheavenandwemaynotmeet。\'NorcouldImovetheDonnaAnnafromherresolution。\'TheSenorJuanisahereticandmustnowbeinperdition，\'Isay。\'ThenwillI，too，gothere，\'repliestheDonnaAnna，\'forwemustbetogether；IandtheSenorJuan。HeismineandIwillnotgivehimuptobealonewiththefiendsorwiththeangels。\'SoIsaynomoretotheDonnaAnnaofthechurch。

"\'"OnthedaytofollowtheburialoftheSenorJuan，itisintheafternoonwhentheDonnaAnnacomestome。Oh!shewastwicelovely!

\'Father，\'shesays，\'Icometosaymyadios。WhenthehourisdoneyouwillseekmebythegraveofmySenorJuan。\'Thensheturnstogo。\'Andadiostoyou，mydaughter，\'Isay，asshedepartsfrommyview。AndsoIsmokemycigars；andwhenthehourisdone，IgoalsotothegraveoftheSenorJuan——thenewgrave，justmade，withitslowhillofwarm，freshearth。

"\'"True!itwasasyouguess。There，withherfaceonthatlittleroundofheaped-upearth，laytheDonnaAnna。AndallthebloodofherhearthadmaderedthegraveofherSenorJuan。Thelittleknifeshediedbywasstillinherhand。No，Idonotfearforthem，mychildren。Theyarewiththegood；theDonnaAnnaandherSenorJuan。

Theywereguiltlessofallsavelove；andthegoodGoddoesnotpunishlove。"\'"

CHAPTERXIV。

HowJackRaineyQuit。

"Customary，wehasoursocialround-upsintheRedLight，"observedtheOldCattleman；"whichImentionsonceitdoesusforaclub。We\'reallgarneredintosaidfoldthattimewhenDaveTutttellsushowthisyereJackRaineyquitsout。"\'Raineygetsdowned，\'saysTutt，\'mainlybecausehissystem\'sobscoore，an\'

itchancesthatastrangerwhofindshimse\'funmeshedtharintakesitplumbombrageous；an\'pendin\'explanations，getstangledupwithapardofRainey\'s，goestoagunplay，an\'allaccidentalan\'

casooalRaineywingshiswaytothemregionsoftheblest。"\'NowI

allersholds，\'goesonTutt，\'an\'stillswingsan\'rattleswiththatdecision，thatit\'smannerstoaskstrangerstodrink；an\'thatnogent，onlesshe\'sasky-pilotorpossessesscrooplesotherwise，hasarighttorefoose。Muchlesshasagent，bein\'thuss\'licitedtolicker，anylicensetotakeithostilean\'allowhe\'sinsulted，an\'

layforhisentertainerswithweepons。\'"\'Well，Idon\'tknow，neither，\'saysTexasThompson，who\'saheapdispootatiousan\'allersspraddlin\'inoneverychanceforanargyment。\'Thar\'saparty，nowdeceasedawholelot——theStranblersoverinSocorrosorto\'

chaperonesthisyeregenttoacottonwoodan\'excloodestheairfromhislungswithalariatformebbyit\'sanhour-an\'thispartyI\'malloodin\'at，whichhisnameisFowler，isplumbmurderous。Now，it\'sfrequentwithhimwhenhe\'sselectedavictimthata-way，an\'

whilehe\'sbickerin\'withhimuptothekillin\'p\'int，toinvitesaidsacrificetotakeadrink。Whenthey\'reag\'instthebar，thisyereFowlerwe-allstrangleswouldpouroutaglassofwhiskeyan\'

chuckitintheeyesofthatonfortunatehe\'souttodown。Ofcourse，whilethisparty\'sblindwiththenose-paint，he\'seasy；an\'

Fowlertharupone\'llectshisskelpinmanner，forman\'timetosuithistastes。NowItakesitthatmannersdon\'tinsistnoneonnogentfrontin\'uptoabarontheinviteofsechfelonsasFowler，whenadrinkthata-waymeansaspeshulshort-cuttothetomb。\'"\'Allthisyeremaybetroo，\'repliesTutt，\'butit\'saexception。WhatI

insistsis，Texas，thatspeakin\'widean\'freean\'notallowin\'noneforsportsoftheFowlerbrand，it\'smannerstoaskstrangerstostandinonwhatbeveragesisgoin\'；thatit\'slikewisemannersforsaidstrangerstoaccept；an\'itshowsthatbothsidesconcernedthariniswellbroughtupbytheirfolks。Sechp\'litenessismanners，goin\'an\'comin\'，whichbringsmewithgracefulswoopsbacktohowJackRaineygetsshotup。\'"\'But，afterall，\'breaksinTexasag\'in，forhefeelswranglesome，\'mannersisfrequentaquestionofwhereyoube。What\'smannersinSt。LooeymaybebadjedgmentinTexas；sameassomecommoonitiesplaysstraightsinpoker，whilethar\'sregionswherestraightsisbarred。\'

"\'TexasisdeadrightabouthisStatethata-way，\'saysJackMoore，who\'sheedin\'ofthetalk。\'Mannersisaheapmoreinex\'rableinTexasthanotherplaces。IrecallshowI\'mgalivantin\'\'roundinthePanhandlecountry——it\'syearsagowhenI\'myoungan\'recent——an\'asI\'mridin\'alongsouthoftheCanadianoneday，Idiscernsaponyan\'agentan\'afire\'，an\'whatlookslikeayearlin\'calftieddown。IknowstheponyforLemWoodruff\'scayouse，an\'headsovertosay"Howdy"toLem。He\'sabouthalfamileaway；whenofasuddenhestandsup——he\'sbeenbendin\'overtheyearlin\'witharunnin\'ironinhishand——an\'givesawhoopan\'makessomecopiousreferencestowardsmewithhishands。Iwonderswhatforagamehe\'sputtin\'

up，an\'whateverisallthisyeresign-languagelikelytomean；butIkeepsridin\'for\'ard。It\'sthenthisWoodruffstepsovertohispony，an\'takin\'hisWinchesteroffthesaddle，cutsdownwithitinmydirection，an\'onhooksher——"Bang!"Thebulletraisesthedustoveraboutfiftyyardstotheright。NacherallyIpullsupmyponytoconsiderthisconduct。WhileI\'msettin\'thartryin\'tofiggeroutWoodruff\'ssystem，thargoesthatWinchesterag\'in，an\'astreakofdustliftsup，say，fiftyyardstotheleft。IthenseesLemobjectstome。Idon\'tlikenogenttogocarpin\'an\'criticisin\'atmewithagun；buthavin\'aWinchesterthata-way，thisyereWoodruffcanoverplaymewithonlyasix-shooter，soIquitshiman\'

ridescontemptuousaway。AsIwithdraws，hehangshisrifleonhissaddleag\'in，picksuphisrunnin\'ironall\'goesbackcontentan\'

allserenetohismaverick。\'""Whatisamaverick？"Iasked，interruptingmyfriendintheflowofhisnarration。"Why，I

s\'posed，"heremarked，abittestilyatbeinghalted，"ashowevenshorthornsan\'tenderfeetknowswhatmavericksis。Mavericks，son，iscalveswhichgetssep\'ratedfromtheoldcows，theirmothers，an\'

ain\'tbeenbrandednoneyet。They\'rebetswhichtheround-upsoverlooks，an\'don\'tgetmarked。Ofcourse，whentheydriftsfromtheirmothers，eachcalfforhimse\'f，an\'nobrandsnory\'earmarks，noonecantellwhosecalvestheybe。Theyain\'tbranded，au\'theoldcowsain\'tthartoidentifyau\'endorse\'em，an\'tharyoustandsinignorance。Them\'smavericks。"Itallcomes，"hecontinuedinfurtherelucidationofmavericks，"whencattlebrandsisfirstinventedinTexas。Theowners，whosecattleisallmixedupontheranges，callsameetin\'todecideonbrands，soeachgent\'llknowhisownwhenhecrossesupwithit，an\'won\'tgettoburnin\'powderwithhisneighborsoverasteerwhichbreedsan\'fostersdoubts。

Aftereverypartyannounceswhathisbrandan\'y\'earmarkwillbe，all\'thesameisputdowninthebook，aoldlonghornnamedMaverickaddressesthemeetin\'，an\'putsitupifsobethar\'snoobjection，nowtheyallhasbrandsbuthim，he\'lllethiscattlelopewithoutmarkin\'，an\'everygent\'llsaveysaidMaverick\'scattlebecausetheywon\'thavenobrand。Cattlewithoutbrands，thata-way，istobelongtoMaverick，that\'sthescheme，an\'asnooneseesnoreasonwhynot，theyletsoldMaverick\'sproposalgoasitlays。

"An\'tocuthershort，forobv\'ousreasons，itain\'tnotimebeforeMaverick，claimin\'alltheonbrandedcattle，hasherdsonherdsof\'em；whereasthar\'sgoodauthoritywhichstatesthatwhenhemakeshisbluffaboutnothavin\'nobrandthattime，allthecattleoldMaverickhasisatriflin\'bunchofMexicansteersan\'nosemblancesofcowsinhisoutfit。Fromwhichonpromisin\'，nottosaybarren，beginnin\'，Maverickownsthousandsofcattleattheendoftenyears。Itallprovokesaheapofmerrimentan\'scorn。An\'eversincethatday，onmarkedan\'onbrandedcattleiscalled\'mavericks。\'Buttogobackag\'intowhatJackMooreisremarkin\'aboutthisyereoutlaw，Woodruff，who\'sbeenbustin\'awaytowardsJackwithhisWinchester。

"\'It\'saweeklater，\'goesonJackMoore，\'whenIencountersthissportWoodruffinHoward\'sstoreoverinTascosa。Istandshimupan\'askswhateverhe\'sshootin\'meupforthatdayneartheSerritalaCruz。

"\'"WhichIneverseesyounohow，"repliesthisyereWoodruff。

laughin\'。"InevercutsdownonyouwithnoWinchester，forifI

did，I\'dgotyouawholelot。Youbein\'yereallpetulantan\'

irritatedismightygoodproofIneverisshootin\'noneatyou，Butbein\'you\'renewtotheCanadiancountryan\'toTexas，letmegiveyouafewp\'intersoncowettyquettean\'rangemanners。Wheneveryounotesagentafaroffwithafiregoin\'an\'ayearlin\'throwedan\'

hawg-tiedreadytomarkupaheapwithhisownprivatehieroglyphics，don\'tyou-allgopesterin\'\'roundhim。Heain\'tgoodcompany，sechagentain\'t。Don\'tgonearhim。It\'sag\'inthelawinTexastobrandcalveslonelyan\'forlornthata-way，withoutstoppin\'toherd\'emovertosomewell-knowncorral，an\'thepunishmentitthreatens，bein\'severalyearsinHuntsville，makesagentwhenhe\'sviolatin\'itaheapmisanthropic，an\'hedon\'thungernoneforfolkstocomeridin\'uptoseeaboutwhateverhereckonshe\'sat。Mebbylaterthemvisitorsgetsropedupbeforeaco\'t，orjury，totellwhatevertheymayknow。So，asIsays，an\'merelystatin\'agreattroothinTexasettyquette，yereafteronbeholdin\'afellow-bein\'withacalflaidouttomark，don\'tgonearhimalittlebit。It\'smannerstoturnyourbackontohiman\'ignorehimplumbsevere。He\'sacrim\'nal，an\'anyse\'f-respectin\'gentisjestifiedinrefoosin\'toaffiliatewithhim。Wherefore，yourideawayfromeveryoutcastyoutracksupag\'instwhoisengagedlikeyousaysthisonknownpartyisthedayhefetchesloosehisWinchesteratyouoverbytheSerritalaCruz。"

"That\'swhatthisWoodruffsays，"concloodesJack，windin\'uphisinterruption，"aboutwhat\'smannersinTexas；an\'whenit\'smadeexplicitthataway，Iseestheforceofhisp\'sition。Woodruffan\'

mebuysnose-paintforeachother，shakeshearty，an\'dropsthediscussion。Butitshorelycomestothis:manners，asTexasdeclar\'s，issometimesbornofgeography，an\'whatgoesforpolishan\'thep\'liteplayinSt。LooeymaynotdononeforTexas。\'

"\'Mightylikely，\'saysOldManEnright，\'whatTexasThompsonan\'

JackMooreinterjecksyereisdeadc\'rrect；butafterallthisquestionaboutwhat\'smannersis\'waytoonesideofthemaintrail。

Itharforesu\'gestsatthiscrisisthatBlackJackdohisbestwithabottle，an\'wheneverygenthasgothisp\'ison，DaveTuttproceedsfor\'ardwiththekillin\'ofthisJackRainey。\'"\'Goin\'onastosaidRainey，\'observesTutt，followin\'themremarksofEnright，\'asI

explainswhenTexasan\'Moorerunsmedownwiththeminterestin\'

outbreaks，Raineygetsag\'institoverinajimcrowcampcalledLido；an\'thisyereisalongspellago。"\'Raineyturnsinan\'

charterseverybarinLido，an\'getshisbrandontoallthenose-

paint。He\'souttogivethecampanorgy，an\'notagentcanspendasplinterorloseachiptoanybarforaweek。Them\'sJackRainey\'scommands。Asportordershisfortydrops，an\'thebarkeeppricksitontoatab；attheendofaweekJackRaineysettlesallalongtheline，an\'the"saturnalia，"ashistorianscalls\'em，isover。I

mightaddthatJackRaineygiveswaytotheseyerecharitiesonceayear，anthecampofLidoisplumbusedthartoan\'approvestharof。

"\'Onthissado\'casionwhenJackRaineygetskilled，thisyoreexcellentcustomheinventsisinfullswing。Thar\'snoticesprintedplentybig，an\'postedupineverydrink-shopfromthedancehalltotheSunflowersaloon；whichtheyreadsasfollowsRUIN!RUIN!RUIN!

CUTLOOSE!

JACKRAINEYMAKESGOOD

ALLDRINKS

FOR

ONEWEEK。NAMEYOURPOISON!

"\'Atthisyeretime，it\'sabouthalfthroughJackRainey\'sweek，an\'thepop\'laceofLido，inconsequence，isplumbhappyan\'

content。They\'reholdin\'co\'tatthetime；thesamebein\'thefirstjestice，legal，whichisdealtoutinLido。\'

"\'An\'doyou——allknow，\'putsinDanBoggs，who\'slistenin\'toTutt，\'I\'mmightydistrustfulofco\'ts。Yougotoholdin\'of\'em，an\'itlookslikeeverybodygetswroughtuptofrenzyontillifewherethemforumsisheldain\'tsafeforasecond。Ishallshorelydeplorethedaywhenaco\'tgoestoopenin\'itsgameinWolfville。It\'s"adios"

tolibertyan\'peacean\'safetyfromthattime。\'

"\'Youcangoayellowstack，\'remarksTexasThompson，whosetsthanplumbloquaciousan\'locoedtogetinaspeech，\'thatBoggssizesuprightaboutthemtriboonals。They\'rcadisturbin\'elementinanycommoonity。IknowedatowninTexaswhichisthatpeacefulit\'spastoral——that\'swhatitis，it\'slikeasheep-fold，it\'ssomcckan\'easy——ontilonedaytheyupsan\'playsaco\'tan\'jedgean\'juryonthatcamp；ringsinaherdoflawsharps，an\'apasselofrangerswithWinchesterstobackthedeal。Thetown\'sthatfrettedtharatitgetsfullofnose-painttothebrim，an\'thenhopsintothestreetforgen\'ralpracticewithitsguns。Inthemornin\'theround-upshowstwodeadan\'fivewounded，an\'allforopenin\'co\'tonanoutfitwhichistoofrailtostandthestrainofsomuchjusticetostandonexpected。\'"\'AsI\'mengagedinremarkin\'，\'saysTutt，afterBoggsan\'Texasisredoocedtoquietag\'in——Tuttbein\'marriedmostlikelyisusedtointerruptions，an\'isshorepatientthata-way——

\'asIstates，they\'reholdin\'co\'t，an\'thisdaytheyemancipatesfromprisonapartynamedCaribouSam。TheytriestoprovethisCaribouSamisahoss-thief，butcouldn\'tfillonthedraw，an\'soCaribouworksfreeof\'eman\'iswhattheycalls"\'quitted。"

"\'AssoonaseverthemarshaltakesthehobblesoffthisCaribouSam——he\'sbeenheldacaptifoffsome\'ersan\'ispackedintoLidoondergyardtobetriedalot——thisyoremalefactorcomesbulgin\'

intotheSunfloweran\'declar\'sforfire-water。Thebarkeepdealstohim，an\'CaribouSamisassuaged。