Besides, I reck'n I kin guess another reezun.

It's owin' to some whites as crossed this way last year.

Thar war a scrimmage atween them and the redskins, in the which some squaws got kilt--I mout say murdered.

Thar war some Mexikins along wi' the whites, an' it war them that did it.

An' now we've got to pay for their cussed crooked conduk." "What's best for us to do ?" "Thar's no best, I'm afeerd.