It was a long time after midnight when we reached camp.

There was a good fire burning, but all were asleep till I led the mule up to the fire and called out--"Wake Up," when they were most of them on their feet in a minute without stopping to dress, for all had slept a long time without taking off their clothes.
John took charge of the mule and unloaded it, telling me to get into his warm bed.

I took off my wet clothes and told him to dry them, and then got between the dry, warm blankets in greatest comfort.

Daylight came very quickly, it seemed to me, and before I finally rose, the sun had been up some hours before me.

Before I fell asleep I could hear the women say, as they cut off the pieces of meat to roast--"See the fat! Only see how nice it is!" Quickly roasted on the coals they ate the delicate morsels with a relish and, most of all, praised the sweet fat.
"We like to have it all fat," said they, showing how their system craved the nourishment the poor starved beef could not give.