. Incidents of western travel [electronic resource]: in a series of letters. he family all re-tired to the kitchen, and left us to occupy the chiefroomâtheir common dwelling. The bedsâtwoof themâwere so strongly impregnated with thatodor I declined describing, that I concluded tomake a bed of my own. Brother McAlister saidhis nose was familiar with the perfume fromlong habit; and Brother Ewing, intending totransfer, determined to begin his education thatnight, and so they took the beds. Lovick and Ispread down-the buffalo-skin, and, with cushionsfor pillows, and cloaks for cover, and feet to t
. Incidents of western travel [electronic resource]: in a series of letters. he family all re-tired to the kitchen, and left us to occupy the chiefroomâtheir common dwelling. The bedsâtwoof themâwere so strongly impregnated with thatodor I declined describing, that I concluded tomake a bed of my own. Brother McAlister saidhis nose was familiar with the perfume fromlong habit; and Brother Ewing, intending totransfer, determined to begin his education thatnight, and so they took the beds. Lovick and Ispread down-the buffalo-skin, and, with cushionsfor pillows, and cloaks for cover, and feet to thefire, slept to the break of day. Nor did I feel,thank God, -that this was a hardship in the serviceof my Master. He had not where to lay hishead. When we were ready for a start in the morning,I determined to try once more to get a word ofEnglish from my Choctaw friend. I said to him, 62 INCIDENTS OF WESTERN TRAVEL. What do I pay you? His black eye twinkledintelligently: Two dollar, said he. 0, the magicof money! It makes the mare go, and Indianstalkâ INCIDENTS OF WESTERN TRAVEL. 63 LETTER VII. ON THE ROADâCHOCTAW AGENCYâINDIAN GATHERING TOBLEECHUBBEEâSCHOOLS AT NEW HOPE AND FORT COF-FEEâDUST VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS â FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CONFERENCE MISSIONARY ANNIVERSARY SABBATH SERVICES. Shaking hands with our Choctaw friends, weresumed our journey. The soil of this region isnot so rich as that in the territory of the Creeks,but there are fertile spots which will repay thehusbandmans toil. We halted at noon to rest our wearied steeds,and to consume the fraction of food left us by ourguest of yesterday. That we might make it themore palatable, a fire was kindled; and, for thenonce, we all became cooks, each for McAlister, who is full of dry, sly humor,spiced his meal by a facetious conversation withLovick 6*h the art of cooking, Indian fashions, andsundry little incidents of border life. Early in the afternoon we reached Scullyville, 64 INCIDE
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