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In her impatience she endeavoured to pass this obstacle by pushing her horse into what appeared to be a gap. Scarcely had she got fairly into it, however, before the beasts closed in behind her, and she found herself completely imbedded in the moving stream of fierce eyed, long horned bullocks. IN HER IMPATIENCE SHE ENDEAVOURED TO PASS THIS OBSTACLE BY PUSHING HER HORSE INTO WHAT APPEARED TO BE A GAP SCARCELY HAD SHE GOT FAIRLY INTO IT HOWEVER BEFORE THE BEASTS CLOSED IN BEHIND HER AND SHE FOUND HERSELF COMPLETELY EMBEDDED IN THE MOVING STREAM OF FIERCE EYED LONG HORNED BULLOCKS
ty of the Elect. There, too, were droves of sheep and bullocks coming in from the outlying pasture lands, and trains of tired immigrants, men and horses equally weary of their interminable journey. Through all this motley assemblage, threading her way with the skill of an accomplished rider, there galloped Lucy Ferrier, her fair face flushed with the exercise and her long chestnut hair floating out behind her. She had a commission from her father in the City, and was dashing in as she had done many a time before, with all the fearlessness of youth, thinking only of her task and how it was to be performed. The travel-stained adventurers gazed after her in astonishment, and even the unemotional Indians, journeying in with their pelties, relaxed their accustomed stoicism as they marvelled at the beauty of the pale-faced maiden. She had reached the outskirts of the city when she found the road blocked by a great drove of cattle, driven by a half-dozen wild-looking herdsmen from the plains.  LAY THROUGH THE CITY OF THE ELELECT THERE TOO WERE DROVES OF SHEEP AND BULLOCKS COMING IN FROM THE OUTLYING PASTURE LANDS AND TRAINS OF TIRED IMMIGRANTS MEN AND HORSES EQUALLY WEARY OF THEIR INTERMINABLE JOURNEY THROUGH ALL THIS MOTLEY ASSEMBLAGE THREADING HER WAY WITH THE SKILL OF AN ACCOMPLISHED RIDER THERE GALLOPED LUCIFERRIER HER FAIR FACE FLUSHED WITH THE EXERCISE AND HER LONG CHESTNUT HAIR FLOATING OUT BEHIND HER SHE HAD A COMMISSION FROM HER FATHER IN THE CITY AND WAS DASHING IN AS SHE HAD DONE MANY A TIME BEFORE WITH ALL THE FEARLESSNESS OF YOUTH THINKING ONLY OF HER TASK AND HOW IT WAS TO BE PERFORMED THE TRAVEL STAINED ADVENTURERS GAZED AFTER HER IN ASTONISHMENT AND EVEN THE UNEMOTIONAL INDIANS JOURNEYING IN WITH THEIR PELTIES RELAXED THEIR ACCUSTOMED STOICISM AS THEY MARVELLED AT THE BEAUTY OF THE PALE FACED MAIDEN SHE HAD REACHED THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE CITY WHEN SHE FOUND THE ROAD BLOCKED BY A GREAT DROVE OF CATTLE DRIVEN BY HALF A DOZEN WILD LOOKING HERDSMEN FROM THE PLAINS
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