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The Covered Wagon

CHAPTER X
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It had to be settled and it was settled, fair and more'n fair, by him." "But, Jed"-- the eternal female now--"then, which one really whipped ?" "Will Banion did, ain't I told you?
You insulted him, and he's gone.
Having come in here where you wasn't no ways wanted, I reckon the best thing you can do is to go back to your own wagon and stay there.

What with riding horses you hadn't ought, and seeing fights when you don't know a damned thing about nothing, I reckon you've made trouble about enough.

Come on!" "Price," said Bill Jackson to the grave and silent man who walked with him toward the wagon train beyond the duelling ground, "this settles hit.

Us Missoury wagons won't go on under no sech man as Sam Woodhull.
We didn't no ways eleck him--he was app'inted.

Mostly, elected is better'n app'inted.


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