He even cast doubt upon the reality of the deed, intimating that perhaps Ross or Sol had fired the shot, and had allowed Henry to claim the credit.
Henry now felt incessantly the longing for the wilderness, but, for the present, he helped his father furnish their house.

It was too late to plant crops that year, nor were the qualities of the soil yet altogether known.

It was rich beyond a doubt, but they could learn only by trial what sort of seed suited it best.

So they let that wait a while, and continued the work of making themselves tight and warm for the winter.
The skins of deer and buffalo and beaver, slain by the hunters, were dried in the sun, and they hung some of the finer ones on the walls of the rooms to make them look more cozy and picturesque.

Mrs.Ware also put two or three on the floors, though the border women generally scorned them for such uses, thinking them in the way.