I should say, too, that we carry at least twelve or fifteen kinds of dirt.

It is well soaked in our hair and also in our clothes, and, as we may not get another good chance for a bath in a month, we'd better use our opportunity." They reveled in the cool waters.

They also washed out all their clothing, including their serapes, and let the garments dry in the sun.
It was the most luxurious stop that they had made and they enjoyed it to the full.

Ned, scouting a little distance up the stream, shot a fine fat deer among the bushes, and that night they had a feast of tender steaks.
Obed had obtained flint and steel at the Indian village, at which they had seen the fandango, and he could light a fire with them, a most difficult thing to do.

Their fire was of dried cactus, burning rapidly, but it lasted long enough for their cooking.