1 comments/ 3931 views/ 1 favorites Longwood Sixth Hunt Day 01-03 By: emap This one may end up being a little bit epic, perhaps not as well. Just warning ya, or perhaps making ya worry for no reason. :p ** Balik wakes early on this day, bad dream would think. Luckily Dan gets up to go see him, tried once and Balik was not that happy with it. So Dan goes, while he goes to get Balik calmed down check out the window. Close enough to the sky lighting so hop out of bed and get dressed then collect my belt and Winchester. Course belt sits lower than like now but Dan makes wear my belt still. Especially when hunting, think he is scared the lynx will attack. Like to say he is wrong but actually am not sure on that, fairly sure the one in the area hunt eats what leave of the coney or pig. This is not the best of things because it may decide that provide food. This is how dogs joined tribes, just dogs are not prone to attack anything smaller like a child. Get out in the hunt area and shiver, is getting cool. Seem that pregnant mean notice more as well so reckon on shall get out coat early. Sky is lighting and have sound from bush so hunker down and brush at grass. After moment get pig head so bring up rifle, whistle then shoot. Pig fall over but still life so hop up and work on closer as aim better. Shoot again then realize bush still move, this no so good. If second pig mean either shot large babe or perhaps mated pair. Hard tell on account all pig look same at head then second pig come out of bush with squeal. Pig charge right at so aim in and shoot pig. Pig lean but no fall and still life so drop rifle and pull Colt to shoot up. Take four shot but pig fall over, also had roll out of way, this pig is large. Must say twice as big as first so have mated pair, just no swell of child. Is confuse on but still move to and check about for other pig. Finding no other pig taking interest in the no life pig or hunter, drop down and hunter cut. Takes a spell then have problem, two pig, both good sized and one gal. Look back at house to find have mile go, this no good. Still have take both at same or no have second pig. Small pig go over shoulder then grab leg of big pig and drag toward house. During drag find that no longer cold so is good then see Bonita out of house. She head for outhouse so whistle and wave Winchester. Take moment then Bonita is dash out to help and make return quick like. Course also hard, we share big pig carry and only get one hand. Pig is also heavy so we no hold long enough. End up pick up pig again four time afore reaching house then get inside. Take bit of try then get both pig on counter to take over to Bartholomew later. While Bonita go and make use of outhouse look over what have for vittles. When she get back suggest pancake with egg and Bonita like so we do pancake with scramble egg, Balik no eat fried egg well. Vittles all done up we take stack of pancake out with big bowl of egg. Dan and Chad are smiling over the vittles. Balik is clap hands and call pa. Much laugh at this, honest reckon Balik know wrong just do for funny. Get to put pancake on plate for Balik, with egg while Dan does morning prayer then he cut up and add syrup. No like Dan syrup for Balik though Balik like so is proper. Still think no proper but am mostly only injun think so. Still go and have ice cream plenty, is good flavor. "Janet why did you shoot so much?" Look over at Dan and sigh. "Found pig in bush, is big bush. When get pig stick head out shoot and head for to make sure on no life. Second pig in bush, big pig charge so need shoot with Winchester and Colt." Chad wave hand. "You did not know there was a second pig?" Look down and shake head. "Big bush and big pig stop move so no see bush move until am head for shot pig. Shoot shot pig then big pig come out of bush in charge." Chad is chuckle now so kick and we all resume vittles. Is embarrass that miss second pig, then also got third child in danger. Mean is bad hunter and no wish be bad hunter, perhaps mean am old now. After vittles Dan go check on Bartholomew in butcher then get Chad to help take pig. Bonita and me take care of plate, and babes. Sashi is work on stand now and Balik is plenty of run about. Least no big enough open door so we put in kitchen with and let be. Mind on little since Balik like open cabinet, Sashi crawl in open cabinet. This fine just Balik also close cabinet so Sashi get stuck and wail. Bonita is wipe so can go let out Sashi, who seem like get stuck on account keep do. Hear train so we look at what have left clean then do quick like and leave sit on towel to dry. Dan no let go for train, he take in to office and have put on silver Colt belt. The inlaid done is beautiful, curlicue all up and down revolver, pearl grip. Even has gold plaque on both grip, both say 'Cherokee Janet'. Both beautiful pistol and no wear. Do on this day on account no clean other Colt yet and may need. So check on load to find both are then follow Dan for train. Bonita follow to go in sheriff office, Balik and Sashi are sit in there now on account Balik hard for Isaac mind in kitchen. Bonita is try to teach Balik chess, no easy on account Balik like run. "Heaven's Janet, I didn't get to see those when they arrived." Look over at Andrew and smile. "Colt went all out. Reckon on Dan wrote good letter." Andrew snorts and shakes his head. "They took longer to make those than they advertise. Also a bit nicer than the example drawing they sent out, reckon on they asked about you." Just shrug on account no tell on if they did or not. Then folk are coming toward us so get to do little speech on no gun in town. Then get surprise, have family is move here. All fine and good, just is one difficulty. "Happy wish move here, reckon on hard find work." Fella shake head and smile. "Already have work lined up. I'm going to cook in the eatery." Smile on account is good, though no sure which eatery. "All good then, shall walk with to hotel or house if have built." "The house isn't built yet, have ordered the wood for it. Also have some crates to collect." Look at man then look up at Andrew to get snort. "Go on Janet, walk them to the hotel, we will collect the crates and bring them over to the hotel." Nod and smile at the family, have man, wife, and small boy who is stare at belt. Lead them along street to turn then follow along on new street. Point out laundry along with store, share on ice cream other direction. Constance is little rude to new town family, look right at to ask question. "Janet where is your sword?" Look down and remember no transfer knife. "New belt and no transfer, shall get to. Crate or two come for them as well." Constance nod and smile then turn to new town family. No need to stay so head for house to get knife off other belt. Wave at Dan lug crate with Andrew, Chad behind with Benjamin lug second. Both are proper travel chest so no crate but still can be called since so big. Remember see travel chest like on third cow drive, had two, one for the daughter and one for the husband and wife. Daughter chest was half empty on account she no have husband. Talked with her some, she was hopeful of get husband soon, been sending out letters to fellas relatives knew. Knife on belt step out of house to get pushed back in by Dan. We sit on the sofa in the sitting room and Dan pull out letter, addressed to both so little surprise. "We got letter?" Dan nods and pulls me over in to him as he opens it up. "Don't rightly know what for, this came all the way from Washington D.C. though." Nod and lean against Dan, he no make read that much, honest is nice. He read then explain what in letter so can understand better. Need to with Ma and Pa letter, they talk funny in the letter. No help Pa has odd way of write, Dan say is cursive and how a fella is supposed to. Dan just read a spell then snort afore twisting to look at. "Well if that don't just beat all. Washington is reworking the marshal system, don't mean a thing for us but the marshals are going to start touring the country. Not all marshal mind and mostly it will be federal marshal tour in regions but it is a new part of the system and they want us to do a little touring." Ponder on for moment then well there is a question boiling up in my noggin. "Tour where?" "Well they are asking us to head into the south. Reckon on account both of us are from southern or border states." "Dan am injun, they no recognize ass." Get squeeze from Dan. "You are married to me and a deputy as recognized by the state, and government. You are in the laws, also able to enforce the laws. Toss in known across the country." Well alright still there is one thing. "Am with child Dan." Get kiss now. "I know and I am worried about you going there with me like that. Course you are also Cherokee Janet, honest I don't think the entirety of the military can win against you with Gatling guns blazing." Snort and giggle, is silly notion. "Gatling gun is like thousand fella shoot, all aim at same spot, there no life unless no there to start." "I know that, I also know you wouldn't be where they thought to start. Anyway, go talk to Bartholomew and get a hunk of bacon. I'll go over to the store to get chocolate, licorice, and jerky." Nod then well there is another question boiling. "Why bacon?" "Because we are visiting a number of towns and not all are found on train lines. They gave us a list, reckon on these are the towns most in need of a slaughter." Make sense so hop up to go get bacon, then Dan stop with whistle. "Drop the bacon in the pantry and then go on in the saloon and tell Sally. No whoring we are leaving today." Nod then well there is one thing. "Dan, want get Apache?" "No, they want us to go, this isn't a bounty so no posse needed." "Will make hard if need slaughter." Dan sigh and nod. "I know, but we are not to come prepared for a slaughter, makes folk nervous." Am nervous now. "Dan, fetch bullet. Four of both." Dan nods and ushers so head across street to Bartholomew. Going in am met by Mark, the assistant Bartholomew hired. For some reason he try and open door for, though never does and always darts out of way. Is odd behavior but also funny, and he has explain, grew up in city where a gal no open door. Fella always open door for a gal, which is nice though am able get door so no see why need fella open. Bartholomew is watch as head for him with smile. He is also cut up pig so know be pig night today and then no stay for pig. "Need get big hunk of bacon." Bartholomew stop cut to look at. "You are off on a hunt now?" Nod and sigh. "Washington send letter, new thing for marshal do visit and want us do first." Door open and Grace step in with Mark hold for her. "Isaac wanted me to come ask how many ribs you got." Bartholomew snort. "Tell him he is getting four rows of six inch ribs in two hours." Grace nod then curtsy and scoot on out. "Mark take this pork roast over to Fen and tell him the rump will be a bit longer." Mark come and get roast wrapped in paper and exits. "Hunk of bacon." Bartholomew point finger at for moment then go in his icebox. "Normally I give these to Isaac and Saul but I got at least two more big ones out of your pigs so you get a full hunk." Jaw drop at size of hunk he bring out, quite large, no sure can fit in saddle bag. "Cut small?" Get look at for moment then Bartholomew snort. "I am not cutting it small, tell me how big and use a full sentence." Sigh and roll eye. "We are packing in saddle bags so I would think no more than eight inches." "Huh I guess Dan was right." Bartholomew go and cut hunk of bacon up then wrap the three piece in separate paper. Course two are eight inch and the third is no more than four inch. Still will need add bacon to most everything while am cook. Also long enough will make pack difficult on account need bring other thing like flour and oil. Exit butcher and cross street to drop bacon in pantry. Look about in pantry for moment and reckon on need purchase all supplies then go get in tracking leather. Dan say we no use train all time so ride and dress no good for ride. Exit house and see Dan so head for on account want ask if can eat at Fen first. "Janet why are you wearing that?" Roll eye again, fellas in this town. "Dan we no use train all time so need tracking leather, dress no good ride. Fen just get pig so reckon can stop in and eat there afore leaving or rush to catch train?" "Not rushing for a train, part of the letter is a listing of towns and the path they would like us to take. Oddly the towns on the transcontinental line are not having a big problem, the towns on the old settler trail neither, we are riding between excepting to cross the Mississippi." "There is bridge?" Dan nods and smiles. "No boat ride." "Dan you get sick." Dan sigh and swat on head. "Go tell Sally then yes we will go eat at Fen's so we can at least enjoy some of the pig." Giggle a bit as head for saloon. Go in and see Bipin sit right there, his jaw drop when notice then argument of some sort. Wave at Bipin then head for argument, as go get notice by rest of poker table and they drop to floor. Craps players drop to floor or hide behind table. Two arguing no notice until am there, notice then on account pull Colt and cock both. "No argue or get cross." Both fella turn white, nod, then sit back down at poker so turn round and go for Sally. Sally is giggle as get to stair. Is laugh in hand when reach her so stop there and kick, get her to stop the laugh. "Sorry Janet that was the fastest end of an argument I've ever seen. Reckon on got a hunt as well." "No hunt, Washington ask to be first to travel in region. Seem marshal do that now, we get ask to do for some reason. Dan say on account of known across country and from south state." Sally just stare at a spell then sigh. "You know that is the most words I've heard you say since a little after you two moved here." "Seem fellas forget know round eye so question on, no like so use more words." Sally is giggle again then notice new belt. "Heavens, those are the new pistols Dan ordered?" Nod and pull one out to hand over. "Quite lovely, Andrew reckon on Colt asked about me. Seems they took longer to make than advertise and seem nicer to boot." Sally is nod and look over Colt. "I can see why you demanded these." "No demand, just plead. Dan get final say on and reckon he thinks they are nicer looking." "Did Dan order a silver pistol?" Have to shrug. "No ask and he no say." Sally snort and shake head. "Yes well we are doing pig tonight, are you leaving after?" Sigh and shake head. "Leave soon, eat at Fen eatery first so get to enjoy pig that I shot." Atmaja is come down stair now, fella she with go right on by while she stop for coin and can speak on worry. "Atmaja can you see if your husband will stay in the sheriff house, have hunt and Balik is handful." Atmaja snort and nod. "Shall need ask." "Better ask Bonita, it's her house too." We look at Sally then Atmaja nods. "Yes shall, husband is past office." "Whittling?" Atmaja nods and smiles. "He is getting better, reckon on can start sell what he carve." Nod and smile. "Ask Claire, she is mind of store not Andrew." We all giggle a bit afore head for store, need pick up what Dan no order. Luck find Dan fall in step with on way toward store. He no say any then we go in store and Elan give smile. Course then Dan decide to speak and Elan is drop below counter. "Janet I already got plenty." "Dan did you get flour, oil, salt, and vegetables?" "Well no but we will stop at the next town south." Sigh and shake head. "If no get supply now then no time hunt when stop. Next town we will reach an hour afore it start get dark and no hunt then. Aside no see how much chocolate and licorice you order." Elan pop head over counter at that. "Dan got five penny of both." "Did he get black or red?" Red licorice is new and sweeter, seem new recipe on and company is make plenty on account is popular. "I got a penny of the red, I like it and it should be found in most towns." Look at Dan and have to account on that being true. "Elan, afore anything else another six penny of black licorice and four penny of red. Reckon on Dan eat plenty since only do morning and night vittles when ride." Elan hop up and go do, so get other fella to run and get a mess of salt, oil, flour, and eggs. Dan recall need sugar, so then add in a good size jar of syrup so can make pancake. Poke funny at Dan with comment of enough to make pancake once. Reckon on make at least three with what in jar so long as just Dan and me. Ponder moment then get a couple pound of tater, ten cans of pea, and one can of carrot. No try afore though do like pea so reckon on be nice enough. Get all in box so make Dan lug for house and check hat to make sure on have plenty herb. Seem could use a few more bits so go around house to snip out what am low on along with make sure on have enough left. This from Dan, he say no take more than half plant so can recover in week or two. Giggle a bit on no take more than half with Bonita for a spell. Most recipe only call for a leaf or two broken up. Then head over to Fen eatery to get ushered to law table. Fen have plenty laugh at law table then say this law table. Law table is table that have roll with Dan at after first hunt. Seem most town no want sit there, even though do have roll in eatery. Fen brought out more little wall to put around and honest is nice, hard see anyone else. Course still have folk talk to other table, is town so no many folk here. "Dan is Washington pay to do not hunt?" Dan snort and nod. "Yes, in a way we have a bounty. Afore you get excited and prepare to shoot everyone, we are getting twenty dollars to stop in a town. If there are arrests made, shooting dead counts for this, we get another ten dollars a head. The path they want us to take means we get all the way in to Georgia. Honestly I think they hope we run into James and Younger. Rumor has it they are in Mississippi right now though they tend to move fast." "Do marshal get paid do same?" "No, they are on a salary, means they get paid so much a month. Also wish you would keep using proper English." Sigh and kick Dan. "So why are we getting paid to visit each town and for arrests?" "Because we are not marshals. They are trying to get the southerners to like the law better than they do. Honestly I'm fairly sure the southerners like the law fine, so long as it is a southerner enforcing it. Carpetbaggers are all over the place there, some actually do what they are supposed to be doing, the rest are likely who you will shoot." Fen come over with couple plate with big portion of sweet and sour pork. We both fall to on vittles since they are good and reckon will eat late today. Brings to mind one thing so smile at Dan. "Before you go and do something tell me what it is." Snort and giggle. "Just going to go and get a couple chops from Bartholomew, so no need to hunt tonight." Dan ponder a bit then smile. "Good plan, what about in the morning?" Sigh and roll eye. "Shall hunt then do vittles. Reckon will be coney and bacon tortilla wrap." Dan is quiet for short spell then nod. "Shall go and get onions, can buy more but you said no stopping in the next town." "Unless is town supposed to stop at." Dan snort and shake his head. "No the first town we are supposed to stop at is a ways. There is one good thing, we are not going to New Orleans." Just look at Dan a short spell. "What is New Orleans?" "It is a town, no it is a city for all intents, right on the mouth to the Mississippi, it is also marsh land. They talk funny there, also not having law problems aside the basic ones that come from having a big town." Longwood Sixth Hunt Day 01-03 "What wrong with marsh?" Dan sigh and shakes his head. "A marsh is not good land, and I've never been in a marsh. Take us a couple days to go through the town and find the dastardly sorts anyway. There is no call for that, they have a police force like New York." "So are we stay above the settler trail?" "We stay above before the Mississippi and after we go below, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia are the areas with real problems. Georgia more than Mississippi so we will need to stay on our toes." Look down at feet then up at Dan. "You stay on your toes, shall walk regular and keep an eye out." Dan snort and shake his head. "That is an expression, I agree doesn't make any sense. Before we go, have you gotten help for Bonita?" Nod then shrug. "Asked daughter if she would move in house with husband while gone. Not sure she will help cook but can mind Balik and Sashi while Bonita cook so long as husband agree can." "I still can't believe you let our daughter whore." Roll eye and kick Dan. "My daughter not yours, your Cherokee is terrible." "I say more than you do speaking English." Snort and giggle since is true. "Speak round eye more often than you speak Tsalagi." Whole eatery is chuckling and giggling as we leave. Get go to house and collect what bring along while Dan get horse and onion. Have gotten all shall need in sitting room by the time Dan return loaded down with saddle bags. Is good he take time, am cleaning the no silver Colts when he come in. Earn me a chuckle then he is loading up the bags. "Dan we have enough monies for the trip?" Dan look at for short spell pondering then nod. "Took out two hundred just in case, looks to be a fairly long trip unless we don't have slaughters." Nod and finish cleaning Colts so back in belt they go then set to helping Dan. "Dan, what was dream?" Recalled what got us up this morning to get two pig. "It was confusing, Balik's command of English is not that good anyway but he was talking about seeing a white fella stand over me." Dan has to catch on account forget how walk for moment. "Dan he had other dream talk about brother remember." Dan nod then look at me. "What are you going to say?" "Balik have visions, must tell Mohin. In proper tribe Balik would receive training to be medicine man or perhaps even our father." "Don't you want to get him to the Cherokee reservation?" Shake head. "Even afore reservation child like Balik would be urged to meet other tribe. He is treasure not to be hoarded to one tribe. Also no old enough so shall learn with Mohin and others in Apache tribes until later." Dan no seem certain on but does allow run over to saloon. Tell Ekta who promise to tell Mohin then we are getting on horse to get to sheriff office. Go in to hug Balik and tell Bonita who already knew about Atmaja stay in house with. Surprised that Balik has vision regular but promise to make sure Mohin know and speak with Balik. Then we get on way for tour. Is a little confusing and then not all in one. Can see reason for wish send additional lawmen about. Also not sure on send us, but seem whole country know of us so perhaps is proper. Still odd that send sheriff and deputy in place of marshal to start of send marshal. "Dan did letter say why send us?" "Not in so many words, they want us to go first to clear the way for the marshal." "So they know we find slaughter after slaughter?" Dan sigh but no say for spell. "I'm not sure, the path we got takes us through the problem areas. Just most of the problem isn't law matter, the south is sore about losing and many want to start up again or just plain don't like northerners." "So marshal are not south?" Dan looks over at me and snorts. "Not southern and yes, most of the marshals are transferred from other regions because the war was bad for the south. Many are broke and struggling, at least the ones that stayed." "So carpetbaggers are the ones doing well?" "Well some, many are perfectly upstanding folk, the rest though are crooks and scoundrels." "Why stay if struggling?" "Well that is a good question. Course they are struggling for a reason other than the land is not growing. South was full of slaves, most every farm, well they are called plantations there, had slaves. They did most of the work. Plantations are big so they needed lots of workers, freed slaves demand pay or part of the land, not all plantations are willing to do that." "So they are trying to do land that is too big for family?" Dan nods and smiles. "Yes, course this is not all of them, some only had a small farm to begin with. They are having problems because their sons, and in many cases husband went to war and then did not return or suffered injury. The injury means they are unable to work the land or only can do a little so the wife and daughters if any are called to do it. It is hard to do if you don't know how and then gals tend to be smaller than a fella." "So they no hire help?" "They try, men of an age to do farm work are in short supply, the war was deadly to a great number of people." Fall quiet after that, is no good conversation. Lot to be upset over in that, mean if south not abuse black folk they no get in war with rest of country. Course according to what Dan say some if they no abuse black folk they no build up as well as had. Course no good think on neither so focus in on what ride by. Ride on by coney, some pig though no need hunt pig for a good long spell with monies Dan bring. Honest with the monies Dan bring no real need hunt. This bring on another thought and question boiling on up in noggin. "Dan, how much monies do we have?" "I already told you that." Roll eye and shake head. "No not what have in bag. How much monies we have in bank?" Dan is quiet a spell so look on over at. "I'm fixin' on the recall minus what took out. Near as I can recall, if'n mind right, we have a smidgen over two thousand. Course that is not counting the jar in my dresser. Only another fifty there, left it for Chad and Bonita, wasn't sure Bartholomew would give them meat and then there are other expenses besides." "Perhaps do up a second hotel like Benjamin got town to all in fund of a gambling hall?" "Yeah but who would run it?" "No sure, ask when have hotel being built. Do need have more work for town." Just ride on a spell longer, then next town come in view. Get to just ride on through with no fuss, though slower than had been riding. Speed up then on account need get far afore stop for night. No want give birth in place no want injun and abuse black folk. Not that am close to give birth, Dan and Mr. Johnson say have another five months. Shadows get long and finally we are stopping to set up camp. Pinto seem little upset on when stop, had neighed at good spot a mile or two back. Still we have good spot here, so rub down then get to work on make fire circle. Need collect rock then set up fire, though had to wander about to collect wood. Dan help least, he go collect and go collect so we end up have enough wood for tonight and morning cook. Spend time collect wood ponder on what make. Finally decide on make fried tater and camp biscuit. Get to make that, then while do that have question. "Dan they better to black folk?" Dan shake head. "Nope, there are reports on this. Some stores make black folk go around to the back door or a second door. A few simply refuse to serve them as well, many towns have two saloons because of this. Some saloons set up two rooms, one for the white folk and another for the black." "So will be made use black entrance?" Dan chuckle for a spell. "Reckon if'n they try you will make them see the error of their thinking. Course we will need to follow with the law of the state as well. Probably won't like this much." "Dan no get this." Dan sigh and shake head. "Calm down, your English gets worse when you are upset. Honest most of the folk we run into will be perfectly wonderful. Most of the folk against black folk are in the government and we won't be running into them." "Dan make think should declare bounty on all in government, no like ever good man to vote on." Dan has no say for a spell, am finish up fried tater and biscuits when Dan find word to say. "Not true and is true. There are plenty of fellas in government, most are upstanding members of society. When I said there isn't a good man to vote on I meant there isn't a man I agree with." Look over at Dan as get our plates filled. "So one man is just like the other?" "Yeah exactly. So you can understand it better, it's a bit like Mr. Johnson is running for mayor. Another fella decide run against so they both have campaign. Say Mr. Johnson say that will enlarge the school by making up a tax on drinks. The other fella say will enlarge the school by making tax on vittle plates at the eateries." Give Dan his plate then scoot in next to, then no say on since we is both cut up meat a spell. "So all fella in government do same thing, but different way do same thing?" Dan nods. "Pretty much, we got two parties and both have fellas that run for a position and stress the need for more or less the same thing, but different way of getting the thing to happen. Problem is half the time the thing they swear will happen doesn't happen." "So is like chicken with head cut off, plenty of dash about and do nothing?" Dan is laugh now, last for a spell so just eat fine vittles. "Basically yes, though they get to decide on entire nation so is harder." Look up at Dan at that. "Why harder? Right thing is always right." "Well no, they decide on doing things that the majority of people won't hate. Congress is voted in by states so they try and do things the state's folk will like. President has it worse, he has to please half of the nation or is not returning for a second term." Ponder this a spell then a question comes boiling up in my noggin. "Do black folk vote?" "Well right now they do, course get a new president coming in year after next and he may change that. White folk in the south are not that happy with voting blacks. There are plenty of fellas going about at night killing and otherwise scaring black folk." "Am allowed just shoot?" "Yes Janet, if armed fellas ride up on the camp we are allowed to defend ourselves as we see fit. I'd say talk to them first but you are rather brown in color so most of those fellas would assume you are a black gal." "Am gal though, no gal vote so why would attack?" "Well that would be because you are a deputy and will shoot fellas. As I said many will assume you are a black gal so they will ignore you and enforcing a law means you are allowed to shoot if they don't listen." "Perhaps should change that." Dan nod and pull against a little more. "Yes but then there are other things to worry about first. Asides that there are usually not that many lawmen in a town. Shooting not being the second thing tried will mean there is no lawmen in a town fast." "You mean it's not the first thing?" Dan looks at me for a short spell then is chuckling and shoves to get to cleaning up. "Let's clean and in the bedroll, need to sleep." Actually stop cleaning plate to look at Dan. "No roll?" Dan look at for short spell that seem longer and roll eye. "There will be a roll, come on let's get this clean and get to the roll." This sound good so go back to clean and have it all clean in no time. Dan help so go faster than would manage alone. Then we go to bedroll and am shiver a little when get out of tracking leather. Then under sheet and snuggle up to Dan who seem surprise on this since I was so insistent on roll. "Janet what is wrong?" Look up at Dan. "Seem cold, reckon am get old though still with child so no too old." Dan feel head for moment. "Hard to tell but you seem warmer than you normally do since you caught again." Look up at Dan with frown. "No feel sick." Dan pull up to give kiss then leave on top. "When was the last time you were sick?" Have to ponder on that one, been a spell. "Was four, caught smallpox with a number of tribe. Moccasin gal catch to and no survive, most gal in tribe were do moccasin until showed that can do good." "Well we are getting older, and you are with child. You may have a cold, can ask a doc if you get worse." Nod and sigh. "No want get worse, worse bad for babe within and want be good wife that provide with babes." "You are a good wife second babe or not. Asides I don't reckon you will get bad enough to lose this babe. Still are there any injun tricks to keep sick at bay?" Look up and smile. "Roll for wife." Dan snort and shake head. "No seriously." "Am serious, is believe that regular roll keep wife and husband fit, also provide with more babe but am with child so just keep fit." Dan chuckle a bit then am being moved about atop husband. Feel his equipment nudging a little at my equipment so move a bit more until have pressing in. Sigh and move back so husband is buried where belong and honest all is right in land. Am content to just rise and fall a little with husband buried within for a short spell. Then want more of husband roll so raise up a bit and bounce more. Dan is smile and watch breast bounce as am rocking atop husband. His equipment is churning insides up something proper and will be soon find star. Dan move hands up to handle breast as bounce and star just jump right on top all sudden like. Honest am bouncing and enjoying husband bury where belong then wailing in throes of stars. Lose gumption move atop husband as well, Dan decide help by grab hip with one hand and move under along with urge to move. Other hand still on breast and is nice enough that find some gumption to move. No enough gumption though, honest the stars drop on so sudden find hard do much of anything. Then Dan is rolling us over and moan since he come out. Husband come back though and all is right in land as he get situated atop proper then is moving. Am moving with much as can, legs try and wrap around and no quite make but get enough. Just feel Dan churning up insides with his equipment and try to move with. Is so good to feel and want keep right on go. Dan seem agree since he just keep right on go with the move atop. Then stars fall on again and find gumption move again so do. Dan groan above on account the move is make better for us both. Get a little lost in enjoy of husband buried where belong and both move. Stars are come up again so all is right in land. Especially when Dan bring hands to breast again so even more enjoyment. Bring stars on right quick like so am wail a bit to stars and get joined by Dan. Wail bit more at warmth put within from Dan, seem like he have plenty of warmth to put within even. After a bit of move about Dan get off so roll right on after to snuggle. Least until Dan bid pull blanket up so do then snuggle up with wonderful handsome husband. Just lay there a bit feel good then start wonder on blanket so look up. "Blanket?" Dan snort. "I had you pull it up since you are cold. When a person gets sick with a cold and like they bundle up so are warm." Sigh happily then snuggle up with wonderful handsome husband and get some shut eye. Wake on this day just a bit afore the sky starts to brighten for the sun. Head over to the fire to find that it is still going little so add wood and blow to get it going full. With good fire going stay there to warm up a bit then go get in tracking leather. Look around a bit then decide on direction and start walk. Just go for a bit, the sun is edge over brim of earth, afore find a coney. Urge coney out into view a bit then have good sized coney. No fat with child, no little coney so bring up Winchester and shoot. Hunter cut then ponder on, no real desire have same morning vittle for supper. Reckon best go on and find second coney so can do second meal. So go look for second coney, take a bit but do find and have second coney. Soon as hunter cut at least, no real reason call have second coney until all done up proper. Once have all done up proper until at fire head for fire with two coney hang off belt. Dan is up when get back, hand over cutting board right away so get to work on skin coney, treat the skin afore naught else then get to work on cut. In no time have smaller coney cut up small and sit in pan while quarter other coney. Dan is already set up spit so smile at as hand over the quarter of coney. Clean off the cutting board then cut tater up small and drop in pan with coney then add bacon. This then go on cook rock to get hot, almost forget add oil but do so is cook up proper. "What is the second coney for?" "Shall make coney stew, get quarter and stew with biscuit. Like did when had chicken that Chun cook." "That was good, course for that we had regular carrot." "Shall add pea instead." Dan snort and smile. "Sounds good, reckon can buy cheese in the next town?" "Are you demand cheese in tortilla wrap?" Dan snort and shake head. "It was a good taste but was thinking more along the lines of ham and cheese sandwich, or just a cheese." "Will need buy loaf of bread if can, reckon need more butter." "Oh true did not think of that." Snort and start make tortilla, afore get to heat up tortilla add cut up onion. Do a bit of dance about to make sure all cook right, and have tortilla ready for the cook. Finally though have plenty tortilla cook up so wrap up and on plate for both. Give Dan his and sit next to, Dan no say anything at first just start munch on fine vittles. "Janet why is there so much?" "So can do tortilla wrap keep in bag for later. Am with child and must have more vittles." "Is that why we ate at Fen's first?" "Mostly wanted to enjoy the pig that shot." Dan snort and shake head. "So are you going to eat three quarter of the coney tonight?" Sigh and shake head. "Coney stew will go in tortilla on the morrow." "That sounds good, better get cheese then." Don't get this so look at Dan for moment then understanding dawns. "Oh make it different." "Yes, we are not so poor that dinner is breakfast as a necessity." Take a moment to understand what Dan mean, then roll eye. "Use stew for morning vittles so no waste." Dan snort and put arm around so shush and fall to on the vittles. After vittles spend bit clean plate and pan then get to do tortilla wrap. End up with plenty of wrap that get put in bag careful so no open inside. No want use twine to hold shut on account of what cut free of roll is use to hold coney while still hunt. Dolly make little pocket that hang on belt to hold the cut of twine until need, have least eight go inside. Dan bring over horse that already saddled so get bag of wrap on then leap up holding one wrap. Bag no feel right with this wrap in and no full so may as well munch on. Just ride on a spell, munch the wrap and am starting think about getting a second when spot town ahead. Look over at Dan to get snort then we speed up a bit more. "Dan are we turn at this town?" "Yes, fast shopping we will make it to the Mississippi in the afternoon day after tomorrow." Ponder on this a bit. "Buy steak or bit of roast then, can skip hunt tomorrow." "What about the day after when we do reach the Mississippi?" "Town there on one side least, can shop for a bit of meat." Dan is silent for a spell so look over and he is look at letter sent. "You are right there is a town there on the far side, that is the first town we are too visit officially." "No train?" "There is a train, town past this one, does not cross the Mississippi so out of the region we are visiting." "So one train cross Mississippi?" Dan shake head. "There is another train that crosses north of us, smaller company and only has four stops on this side." "So big company do cross train?" Dan shakes his head. Longwood Sixth Hunt Day 01-03 "The transcontinental train is a joint venture of two companies. They both footed the cost of building the line and both pay the salary of the workers on the train. Both companies are more or less the only train company on the coast, in between there are other companies that are being bought out by one of those two now and then." "Mean those mergers in the paper?" "Yes, they are slowly working across the country. Eventually both companies will run every train line in this company and Canada." "Rather have better than lantern on street light." Dan look over at me and snort as we go in town. "Janet you do realize that we have more light on our streets than the big cities." There no butcher here so we just go store and hope have cheese and meat to buy. "Still no like when sun above." Dan snort then we go inside and is good store, have thing all over . This store even have second floor so is bigger area look over. Second floor where folk run store sleep at, know this on account the wife is climb down from there with fella right behind. Seem is lunch time so we is rude but will buy so they no mind. Dan is head for fella talk on so just go look over store and find nice thing. Squeak and jump up and down wave hand until Dan come over to look at with. "You never wanted one of these before." Roll eye and swat Dan. "Remember, comment on plenty afore Kansas City how cookie on cow drive had metal stick over fire. You keep no buy so stop comment on, no matter but is nice have." The gal is giggle over our speak on thing then grab up one of the metal racks and head for the fella. Dan swat on head then follow her so follow Dan. When reach fella behind counter he is wrap steak up in paper. Is do proper like Bartholomew do so am think this fella is butcher so no need have shop for. "Thank you for buying one of those, the company sent us plenty when ordered and only sold two so far, been nigh on a year since we got them." "Sturdy bit of metal, reckon have to put on the fire for her." Sigh then reach over and pinch Dan on the backside hard as can, make jump so is giggle. "Oh heavens, never expected to see her in this town." Look up at him then at Dan. "We are staying in Longwood, two towns north. We are going over in to Mississippi and clear across to Georgia. Reckon when we finish we will head north and take the transcontinental." "Well at least we don't need you." Dan snort. "According to the letter they sent they are reworking the duties of marshal so they rove the land instead of staying in the big law town waiting for bounties. They asked us to do it first because we are known and trusted. Reckon is closer to Janet will just shoot most of the scoundrels." "Dan you said they hope we find James and Younger." Dan nod then shrug. "Their last known location is in Mississippi, they can be most anywhere now though." No seem any other word to say on matter so we get all wish to buy, even big thing of cheese. No think able finish in week but have big hunk of cheese. No bread though get new thing, called camp oven and can make bread in so get that and bread pan. Reckon on make better lunch bag than tortilla wrap morning vittle. Reckon on no make all morning so is good buy. Also get big jar of butter so no have dry sandwich. Dan no like dry so always make his with butter, sometimes make with mustard. Admit that butter sandwich is good taste so tend to have with, when not have ice cream. Is good lunch vittles during summer, rather warm then and ice cream is cold. Then we are leaving town so speed up, is little after noon and best get far as can. Pinto no seem happy when do pull over but keep go until is almost dark. Explain to and give licorice as rub down, then get nuzzled by white horse so give licorice. Laugh when notice Dan was hold out red licorice, horse no like red. Little hard get fire go, is dark so tough find stick to burn but do manage. Is nice once get fire go, sit down and have stew done up and sit on new metal rack right quick. Know cook fast on rack so get going on make camp biscuit. Dan help mind on stew, seem like no time set the coney quarter in stew and let heat up so all hot. All done up so ponder on for bit then load up plate with thick stew, coney quarter, and biscuit. Even have butter to add to biscuit so is bit like at house still on vittles. No talk for a spell on account did good with vittles, got a bit of milk so made chowder stew with tater and pea. Coney is good flavor to add in with this so all is right in land with vittles that made. "Janet this is really good, almost think we should get you work as a cook in an eatery." Snort and shake head. "No Dan, am deputy with husband sheriff. Do go cook with Isaac some, seem that is better when do, at least what Sally say. Reckon on Sally just want be nice to." Dan snort and shake head. "Reckon is just what she saying, you are good at cooking. Also good at roll, no forget that." "You forgot best tracker known to round eye and shooter." Dan roll eye so pinch then go back to powerful good vittles. When finish vittles clean plate and make sure pot get cover with rock atop to keep out critters. Then no go for bedroll, Dan make stay at fire while go set up bedroll, also closer to fire like is winter. Would complain but am feeling the chill more than should. Not enough to drag out coat so far but am feel and no normal. Finally though bedroll all ready so head over to and get out of cloth. Dan is follow suit then we are under and am snuggle up to handsome wonderful husband. Move up and give kiss then settle right back down, do want roll but no want start. Clear sign no longer broken so am smile at until Dan pull to look at. "Are you not wanting a roll?" "Am wanting roll but no wish start. Reckon mean no longer broken, still whore, is good income." Dan just look at for a short spell. "This is new, you are always all over me on a hunt." Sigh and snuggle up with handsome wonderful husband. "Still have desire of gal you know, seem most gal no want start roll just let happen and enjoy." Dan snort. "You have always been the opposite." Sigh and stop snuggle to look at sky with Dan. "Was broken, been say that plenty. You get history that had and no be broken. Seem no longer broken on account wish roll with handsome husband but no wish start. Mean if handsome husband want to enjoy wife he can roll right on over." "Supposing I liked to let you decide when we would roll." Look over at Dan to see smile so poke him. "No nice tease wife Dan." Dan is laugh now and pull over to him to snuggle. "Honest, we been go bed do roll then sleep all time of late. Since you are going to let me decide on it we will in the morning, just to be different." Look up at Dan then grin and crawl atop to lay like am the man just no inside. "Then shall sleep atop and wake with equipment churn." "We haven't done that for a while." Sigh and pinch Dan nose. "Do try, you is all about leave alone no touch when do." Dan sigh and put arm around so am held and feel right. Wake still atop Dan and am enjoy lay here so just stay for a short spell. Look around as well to see sun is soon come so reckon may as well get to the wake Dan with roll. Course Dan no ready so slide down a bit and rub along him. Dan stir little and say something that no understand but is rise to ready. Move about a bit more afore adjust to have ready husband pressing into equipment. Then am sliding down on Dan equipment and feeling good. Just stay there for a bit enjoy feel of what put second child within. Then am move, just a little to start so am quite eager for husband then sit up more and move harder, also seem when wake Dan. Hands come up to handle breast so roll got better. Now am happily bounce atop husband and he is watch with smile. The stars fall right on and am wailing as bounce still. No need Dan help but Dan help anyway, he is move under. Roll got better and all is right in land, handsome husband is churning equipment up something fierce now. Those wonderful hands are doing nice thing to breast then find stars come closer. Want stars so move harder atop Dan. Dan seem like this since is smile big now. Then stars fall on so am moan enjoyment and Dan groan so is receiving warmth during stars. Seem stars like this on account got bigger stars and lose all gumption to move, not that matter am getting warmth of husband within. Fall atop Dan as he keep move to get all he has give out where belong. Arms come around so we just lay there for a bit then Dan is move about so snuggle instead of lay atop full of. Is good place to be after roll of fast but no complain, was good fast. "Dan was excited?" Dan snort then pull up give kiss, first of day and after roll, no do like often. "There was enough light I could look at you riding atop. I don't get to see that enough." Sigh and snuggle closer to wonderful handsome husband. "Dan think should give roll. No often you say am beautiful like that." Dan is chuckle now, giggle little since he has been say fair often that am. "Get the fire going, I am hungry and mean wife no make vittles." Roll eye then swat Dan and get up. Am giggle plenty while get fire going, all out today so am place wood and get burning fresh. Then Dan is at fire getting coffee ready until swat hand away. No stand Dan coffee so do coffee and add little sugar. Perhaps if get used to sweet in coffee can like Dan coffee. Course coffee ready afore the tortilla and wrap so Dan is get cup. Also add two spoon of sugar to coffee, big spoon so is big sweet coffee. No idea how stand when no real like of coffee with spoon in whole pot. Finally have all ready and do tortilla wrap with cheese. Happy with stew, thicken while heat with shred of coney meat so go in wrap easy. "When are you going to do the bread?" Have stop eat vittles to answer so mean husband. "Tonight, we reach Mississippi tomorrow and town right there. Reckon can stay in hotel for night and move on." "Never been to this town so there may not be a hotel, but we will get dinner there at least." "There is a hotel, is on Mississippi, there are boat go up and down big river, always hotel." "Oh yes that is right, forgot about steamboats." Giggle little and lean against Dan. "Perhaps should sheriff on one, they are gambling hall." Dan shake head so giggle more. "No, we will cross on the bridge and leave the boats to others." Am laugh now so get poke and go back to vittles, still laugh. Finish up vittles and tortilla wrap remainder of vittles then get work on clean everything. Dan no help on account is go about look for more wood. Reckon is good idea, though seem not as well on account plenty of bushes to get fire wood from. Still no take long get all clean then on horse so join horse and get go. No long after get go reach next town so just ride on through. Just keep on ride, start see tree even so point out to Dan who shoot some eye dagger. Giggle for a while on this, is funny. Hand out wrap for lunch, Dan end up take two, have three so reckon they no big enough. Course still have a couple from yesterday so no big deal. Am eating one when reach another town, will stop for night in another hour or two would reckon. Just ride on through again though see some black folk in this town, little surprise. No that they about, am surprise that here. There good number in Kansas City, been there afore the war. Know they in other big city as well, just seem they no found in town west. Reckon is silly mind on but what figure. No see black folk on our hunt, partly on account we just no get bounty on one. Reckon that black folk when no made slave or get freed either stay in south or go big city and no go west. Then realize there was no black folk door and the blacks were on walkway with the white folk. Seem wrong on that since Dan was saying they are make them buy separate. Reckon on best ask about this afore we get to another town. "Dan this no south state?" Dan snort and come closer to swat. "This was a slave state and fought in the war for the confederates. It also was made a slave state on account Washington try to avoid war by making equal number of slave state and free state. The thing was, there were not really that many slaves here. Some plantations were set up since they can grow cotton here but for the most part this all farm land. The white folk never really had a better than the black mentality." "So no south state." Dan sigh then ponder on a bit and chuckle. "Reckon that is the right of it. Soon as we cross the Mississippi however we have a south state." "Dan am lost on one thing. Why no see black folk on hunt?" Dan look over at me and chuckle. "Well mostly on account most white fellas think a black fella is no good at anything but farming. Most black fella want family and no family if go about as bandit." "So they no go west?" "They do go west, we just never ran into any on account afore the war the ones who did go west were on the settler trail, afore train you see." "So why no see when get down to settler trail?" "They did not stop there would reckon. Or did and have since passed on, settler trail has not been used since a bit afore the transcontinental tracks were being laid. Also keep in mind, white folk have only been offended by black folk held as slave for the last twenty years. There are towns where it is only black folk, at least when formed in to town." "No get, why shove folk aside cause different? Injun are all different, even tribe of Cherokee is different from another tribe." "I don't know, and remember it's not all white folk that do this. Black folk do the same, even in area where they are not beat down cause black they don't have much to do with white folk." "Dan white folk held black folk as slave. No say right to no speak to white folk that no do that but still make sense." "Does a little, but then also does not. This country is allied with England, we fought off the British to name this our own country and now we are allied." "True Dan, but still country is different than folk." No more speak on thing, is no good speak. Reckon on get upset if continue, Dan seem mind same since we just stop speak. Mind on what around, there is plenty of coney. Perhaps see farm way off, though no go there. No wish impose on farm family, then perhaps is just old man on carriage route, though makes one wonder. "Dan still do carriage?" "Some, trains are going up all over so much longer and every town will be a train town or next to one." "So stop need us for bounty?" "Can't rightly say, though I am thinking we will still do bounties. Even if trains go near all towns there is still plenty of land not covered by train tracks." "So we have to wait for folk to get about by soaring through sky." Dan snort and shake head then point to a good camp spot. "Let's camp right there." So we go over there then get to work on rub down horse. "Honestly Janet I don't think folk will be soaring through the sky anytime soon." "There are folk who are sure can manage to make happen." "What they are doing is using a balloon, they only soar through the sky in the direction the wind goes." Sigh and shake head. "Will happen Dan." Dan snort then follow along to help make fire. "I know it will happen but I don't think it will be soon." No argue with Dan on, no think be soon neither, what claim in book aside. Would like soon but reckon am not too old go for slaughter so no big worry on. Then am getting out the steak Dan buy, just look at what have for a bit then pull out tater. "Hash browns with steak?" Look up at Dan and grin. "Am make fried egg as well." Dan just look at for spell so laugh when no can hold in. Dan toss up hand but no say any more on so go back to make vittles. Open up can of pea when finish chop up tater and get all over fire. Pea no close fire on account over cook pea and turn to sauce. Like split pea but lose flavor, did try make for Balik. Did like mashed carrot, though thought mashed tater and gravy was all good. Like that, am the one that made mashed tater and gravy. So precious little son still rely on for vittles, out of breast or no. Then steak is finish and get on plate so make gravy in steak pan. Dan look little lost on but no say against. Good on account may swat if did. Finally get all cook so get on plate then sit and lean against Dan to enjoy vittles. "This is better than I thought." Sigh then pinch Dan. "Am able cook and no make bad." "Do wish you had made more gravy, it's good on the steak." Whimper then pinch Dan harder. Least Dan no say any more, just enjoy the vittles that made. When finish vittles set about make up bread dough to let rise. Set in bread pan to rise, reckon be a bit afore is risen so look at Dan. "Isn't that going in the little stove?" Shake head. "Need rise first Dan. Way work is let rise a spell, punch down then let rise again. Once it rise second time it go in stove to cook, fast cook least." Dan sigh then go to bedroll and get undress. Smile and follow after, just a little behind on get undress so snuggle up to Dan. He just look down at for a moment then sigh when look up. Squeak when get roll to back with Dan above then am get kiss. Leg spread soon as Dan move out of way, need poke a time or three for that. Course no get husband where belong, instead get hand that is move almost before it is inside. Moan into kiss since feel good and know soon Dan will come to as husband. Reach down and grab hold of Dan to help along on come to as husband. Just lie there get kiss and Dan have hand to with hand to Dan for a spell, then stars fall on and moan into kiss. Suddenly no be kissed any longer on account Dan is move a bit then come to as husband. Moan more on account is feel good then have leg wrapped around. We is move together at good speed so know soon will find stars again. No mention Dan find stars, do want this on account is better to have stars with warmth of husband. Just move together a spell, feel good and no want end. Stars fall on sudden like and lost gumption to move though Dan no slow. So am being moved about under wonderful handsome husband. Then figure is long enough do punch down dough, take a bit of pinch on Dan afore he pay attention. "What Janet?" "Need punch dough. Can stay on hands and knees for finish." Dan chuckles a bit then is get up. Sigh when husband no longer where belong then get up to move to dough. Pull pot cover off dough and punch down. Giggle plenty when learn this, seem funny to be punch dough that eat. Do punch even, make fist and hit dough like is bad fella. Then work around in hand a bit afore cover and let rise again. Moan when Dan come to as husband afore am finish with punch dough. Is new experience and quite nice. Also know in another couple months only way enjoy husband is like this but still feel nice. Then Dan is lean over so can talk and is ask if done with dough. No understand why ask but am done so cover quick and say yes. Then get pulled up a mite so now Dan is handle breast from behind. This feel good and is make stars come much faster than they had been. Also find is nice like this, usual no rise this far when Dan behind for roll afore. Other than rise up distance that did is same as bend over dresser, still enjoy this and is a first. Dan is move behind plenty and all is right in land since Dan is where belong. Also have hand to breast, there is no no like to this roll. Course then roll get better, stars fall on sudden like so is doing a bit of wailing then Dan grunt and getting warmth of husband. Somehow figure out how move so am help Dan empty where belong. After a spell Dan is pick up and we go back to bedroll to lie down. Am tired now so no argue notion. Course also need cook dough to have bread, though best do in morning. Usual is do up dough while cook supper then cook bread in morning while make vittles.