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"`Yes, Massa, replied Cudjo, coolly, though evidently with some slight symptoms of triumph in his manner; `yes, Massa Roff, dis black niggur hab gin de gemman a settler under de rib number five. He butt de breath out of poor Cassy no more poor ole Cassy! and Cudjo commenced caressing the dog Castor, which was the one that had suffered most from the horns of the elk.
Our horse, who had been filling himself for the last hour and a half with good grass and water, already began to show symptoms of life and vigour. Animals of this kind soon recover from fatigue, when their food and drink are restored to them. I saw that he would be quite able to do the journey, so I gave Cudjo directions to catch him.
Cudjo also walked by the side of the oxen. Another of these now gave up, and only two remained to drag the vehicle. "At this terrible moment several objects appeared before us on the plain, that caused me to cry out with delight. They were dark-green masses, of different sizes the largest of them about the size of a bee cap.
The mastiff still continued his attack, but was evidently cowed by the fate of his companion, and only snapped at the elk when he could get round to his flanks. The other dog lay among the weeds howling piteously. "At this moment Cudjo appeared in sight, for I had headed him some distance in my haste.
Persuaded now that Cudjo really knew nothing of his master, they gave up the shameful contest, and went off, leaving him half dead on the ground, but covered with glory. It is not easy to conceive a situation more severely torturing than this of captain Snipes.
What a delightful surprise it would be to Mary, to see us return with ox, wagon, and all; not only the blankets, but also our cups, pans, and cooking-pots, besides some coffee, and other little luxuries, that were stored away in our great chest! Ha! thought I, that would be delightful; and I immediately communicated the idea to Cudjo.
It was a good load for Cudjo, and proved upon closer acquaintance to be as large as a fallow-deer.
But in consequence of my inexperience upon the prairies, I knew that I had given them considerable trouble along the route, at which some of them had murmured being Mexicans and in one or two instances had refused to assist me. I might bring back the young Scotchman, it was true, but `Come! cried I, `it is not yet as bad as Cairo. Come, Cudjo! we shall do it ourselves, and be indebted to no one.
Cudjo caught the horse, Mary awoke the children, and brought them out of the wagon, while the boys and I busied ourselves in collecting a few necessary things, that we might be enabled to carry along with us. "Up to this time we had not thought of the difficulty much less the impossibility of escaping from the valley.
"`What! corn in the wagon? I exclaimed, starting up with such vehemence as to frighten my children. `Are you sure of that, Harry? "`I saw it this very morning in one of the old bags, replied he. "`Come! cried I; `get a torch, Cudjo. To the wagon! to the wagon! "In a short time we had reached the wagon, which stood close to the door. With a beating heart I climbed into it.
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