They were just having a picnic, Augustus said. His brothers rode over to join the fun, and were soon holding up various garments, to see if they fit. You boys will stand and jabber all day. If the Captain was to catch you with a jug, he'd want to know who drank the whiskey out of it.
He felt he couldn't bear much more frustration. If this is Sheriff Johnson's child, whereabouts is his wife? Augustus asked. You don't have to scream right under my window--looks like there be room on this prairie for you to scream without doing it under my window. I'll tell you, Jim, he said, you just keep sitting there drawing her fire.
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