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Slowly the eyelids drooped over the tired eyes, and the head sunk lower and lower upon the breast, until the man's grizzled beard was mixed with the gold tresses of his companion, and both slept the same deep and dreamless slumber. SLOWLY THE EYELIDS DROOPED OVER THE TIRED EYES AND THE HEAD SUNK LOWER AND LOWER UPON THE BREAST UNTIL THE MAN'S GRIZZLED BEARD WAS MIXED WITH THE GOLD TRESSES OF HIS COMPANION AND BOTH SLEPT THE SAME DEEP AND DREAMLESS SLUMBER
 in on the choruses.” “Then you’ll need to kneel down, and me too,” she said, laying the shawl out for that purpose. “You’ve got to put your hands up like this. It makes you feel kind o’ good.” It was a strange sight had there been anything but the buzzards to see it. Side by side on the narrow shawl knelt the two wanderers, the little prattling child and the reckless, hardened adventurer. Her chubby face, and his haggard, angular visage were both turned up to the cloudless heaven in heartfelt entreaty to that dread being with whom they were face to face, while the two voices—the one thin and clear, the other deep and harsh—united in the entreaty for mercy and forgiveness. The prayer finished, they resumed their seat in the shadow of the boulder until the child fell asleep, nestling upon the broad breast of her protector. He watched over her slumber for some time, but Nature proved to be too strong for him. For three days and three nights he had allowed himself neither rest nor repose.  AND I'LL STAND BY AND COME IN ON THE CHORUSES THEN YOU'LL NEED TO KNEEL DOWN AND ME TOO SHE SAID LAYING THE SHAWL OUT FOR THAT PURPOSE YOU'VE GOT TO PUT YOUR HANDS UP LIKE THIS IT MAKES YOU FEEL KIND OF GOOD IT WAS A STRANGE SIGHT HAD THERE BEEN ANYTHING BUT THE BUZZARDS TO SEE IT SIDE BY SIDE ON THE NARROW SHAWL KNELT THE TWO WANDERERS THE LITTLE PRATTLING CHILD AND THE RECKLESS HARDENED ADVENTURER HER CHUBBY FACE AND HIS HAGGARD ANGULAR VISAGE WERE BOTH TURNED UP TO THE CLOUDLESS HEAVEN IN HEARTFELT ENTREATY TO THAT DREAD BEING WITH WHOM THEY WERE FACE TO FACE WHILE THE TWO VOICES THE ONE THIN AND CLEAR THE OTHER DEEP AND HARSH UNITED IN THE ENTREATY FOR MERCY AND FORGIVENESS THE PRAYER FINISHED THEY RESUMED THEIR SEAT IN THE SHADOW OF THE BOULDER UNTIL THE CHILD FELL ASLEEP NESTLING UPON THE BROAD BREAST OF HER PROTECTOR HE WATCHED OVER HER SLUMBER FOR SOME TIME BUT NATURE PROVED TO BE TOO STRONG FOR HIM FOR THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS HE HAD ALLOWED HIMSELF NEITHER REST NOR REPOSE
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