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From its summit there fluttered a little wisp of pink, showing up hard and bright against the grey rocks behind. At the sight there was a general reining up of horses and unslinging of guns, while fresh horsemen came galloping up to reinforce the vanguard. The word 'Redskins' was on every lip. FROM ITS SUMMIT THERE FLUTTERED A LITTLE WISP OF PINK SHOWING UP HARD AND BRIGHT AGAINST THE GREY ROCKS BEHIND AT THE SIGHT THERE WAS A GENERAL REINING UP OF HORSES AND UNSLINGING OF GUNS WHILE FRESH HORSEMEN CAME GALLOPING UP TO REINFORCE THE VANGUARD THE WORD REDSKINS WAS ON EVERY LIP
ces to seek themselves a new country. There rose through the clear air a confused clattering and rumbling from this great mass of humanity, with the creaking of wheels and the neighing of horses. Loud as it was, it was not sufficient to rouse the two tired wayfarers above them. At the head of the column there rode a score or more of grave ironfaced men, clad in sombre homespun garments and armed with rifles. On reaching the base of the bluff they halted, and held a short council among themselves. “The wells are to the right, my brothers,” said one, a hard-lipped, clean-shaven man with grizzly hair. “To the right of the Sierra Blanco—so we shall reach the Rio Grande,” said another. “Fear not for water,” cried a third. “He who could draw it from the rocks will not now abandon His own chosen people.” “Amen! Amen!” responded the whole party. They were about to resume their journey when one of the youngest and keenest-eyed uttered an exclamation and pointed up at the rugged crag above them. PELLED FROM STRESS OF CIRCUMSTANCES TO SEEK THEMSELVES A NEW COUNTRY THERE ROSE THROUGH THE CLEAR AIR A CONFUSED CLATTERING AND RUMBLING FROM THIS GREAT MASS OF HUMANITY WITH THE CREAKING OF WHEELS AND THE NEIGHING OF HORSES LOUD AS IT WAS IT WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO ROUSE THE TWO TIRED WAYFARERS ABOVE THEM AT THE HEAD OF THE COLUMN THERE RODE A SCORE OR MORE OF GRAVE IRON FACED MEN CLAD IN SOMBRE HOMESPUN GARMENTS AND ARMED WITH RIFLES ON REACHING THE BASE OF THE BLUFF THEY HALTED AND HELD A SHORT COUNCIL AMONG THEMSELVES THE WELLS ARE TO THE RIGHT MY BROTHERS SAID ONE A HARD LIPPED CLEAN SHAVEN MAN WITH GRIZZLY HAIR TO THE RIGHT OF THE SIERRA BLANCO SO WE SHALL REACH THE RIO GRANDE SAID ANOTHER FREE NOT FOR WATER CRIED A THIRD HE WHO COULD DRAW IT FROM THE ROCKS WILL NOT NOW ABANDON HIS OWN CHOSEN PEOPLE AMEN AMEN RESPONDED THE WHOLE PARTY THEY WERE ABOUT TO RESUME THEIR JOURNEY WHEN ONE OF THE YOUNGEST AND KEENEST EYES UTTERED AN EXCLAMATION AND POINTED UP AT THE RUGGED CRAG ABOVE THEM
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