As It Was, Anger And Indignation Gave Me Extra Strength
And I Scrambled Inside With Nothing More Serious Happening Than A
Bruised Head.
But that man!
He pushed in back of me and, not knowing
the nice little ways of jerkies, was pitched forward to the floor with
an awful thud. But after a second or so he pulled himself up on his
seat, which was opposite mine, and there we two sat in silence and in
darkness. I noticed the next morning that there was a big bruise on
one side of his face, at the sight of which I rejoiced very much.
It was some distance this side of the hill when the driver stopped his
horses and waited for the two men who had been left. They seemed much
exhausted when they came up, but found sufficient breath to abuse the
driver for having left them; but he at once roared out, "Get in, I
tell you, or I'll leave you sure enough!" That settled matters, and we
started on again. Very soon those men fell asleep and rolled off their
seats to the floor, where they snored and had bad dreams. I was jammed
in a corner without mercy, and of course did not sleep one second
during the long wretched night. Twice we stopped for fresh horses, and
at both places I walked about a little to rest my cramped feet and
limbs. At breakfast the next morning I asked the driver to let me ride
on top with him, which he consented to, and from there on to Benton I
had peace and fresh air - the glorious air of Montana.
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