Following the Guidon
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Then there was a splashing and plung- ing in the water, and all was still.
Next morning brought a solution of the mystery. A cavalry horse, tied in front of one of the saloons in town, had been stolen. As soon as the theft was dis- covered the soldiers gave chase, and came up with the thief in a ravine beyond the town. The man knew perfectly that death was the recognized penalty for horse-stealing. Murder was considered a comparative- ly trivial crime by all the border people. The soldiers boun...d the man, put a rope around his neck, and start- ed him towards camp. There were no trees on which to hang him, so he was brought on and on, with the expectation that his last hour had come. As he neared Big Creek, and the trees appeared, he was sure that he would soon dangle from a limb ; but the soldiers, 158 FOLLOWING THE GUIDON.
having recovered their horse, had no idea of such ven- geance. They considered that many a man would rather be shot down at once than live through such a period of fear as he had passed while travelling over miles of prairie to eternity, as he supposed.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Then there was a splashing and plung- ing in the water, and all was still.
Next morning brought a solution of the mystery. A cavalry horse, tied in front of one of the saloons in town, had been stolen. As soon as the theft was dis- covered the soldiers gave chase, and came up with the thief in a ravine beyond the town. The man knew perfectly that death was the recognized penalty for horse-stealing. Murder was considered a comparative- ly trivial crime by all the border people. The soldiers boun...d the man, put a rope around his neck, and start- ed him towards camp. There were no trees on which to hang him, so he was brought on and on, with the expectation that his last hour had come. As he neared Big Creek, and the trees appeared, he was sure that he would soon dangle from a limb ; but the soldiers, 158 FOLLOWING THE GUIDON.
having recovered their horse, had no idea of such ven- geance. They considered that many a man would rather be shot down at once than live through such a period of fear as he had passed while travelling over miles of prairie to eternity, as he supposed.
What to read after Following the Guidon?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Elizabeth Bacon Custer to read onlineMoreLess
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