ro-o-o-ll

Updated: May 1, 2025

Most of the men who joined him were single men, of the more restless sort. There were no family wagons with them. They declared their intention of traveling fast and light until they got among the buffalo. This party left in advance of the main caravan, which had not yet completed the crossing of the Kaw. "Roll out! Ro-o-o-ll out!" came the mournful command at last, once more down the line.

Emerson Hough - The Covered Wagon

Ro-o-o-ll ou-t!" The call went down the line once more. The pistolry of the wagon whips made answer, the drone of the drivers rose as the sore-necked oxen bowed their heads again, with less strength even for the lightened loads. The old man who sat by the gate at Fort Laramie, twisting a curl around his finger, saw the plain clearing now, as the great train swung out and up the river trail.

Emerson Hough - The Covered Wagon