Chapter 46

           ThefirstdawnofdaywitnessedanunusualstirinandaroundthehaciendaofCasadelCorvo.Thecourtyardwascrowdedwithmenarmed,thoughnotintheregularfashion.Theycarriedlonghuntingrifles,havingacalibreofsixtytothepound;double-barrelledshotguns;single-barrelledpistols;revolvers;kniveswithlongblades;andeventomahawks!

           Intheirvariedattireofredflannelshirts,coatsofcolouredblanket,and"Kentuckyjeans,"trowsersofbrown"homespun,"andblue"cottonade,"hatsoffeltandcapsofskin,tallbootsoftannedleather,andleggingsofbuckthesestalwartmenfurnishedafaithfulpictureofanassemblage,suchasmaybeoftenseeninthefrontiersettlementsofTexas.

           Despitethebizarrerieoftheirappearance,andthefactoftheircarryingweapons,therewasnothingineithertoproclaimtheirobjectinthuscomingtogether.Haditbeenforthemostpacificpurpose,theywouldhavebeenarmedandapparelledjustthesame.

           Buttheirobjectisknown.

           Anumberofthemensomet,hadbeenoutonthedaybefore,alongwiththedragoons.Othershadnowjoinedtheassemblagesettlerswholivedfartheraway,andhunterswhohadbeenfromhome.

           Themusteronthismorningwasgreaterthanontheprecedingdayevenexceedingthestrengthofthesearchingpartywhensupplementedbythesoldiers.

           Thoughallwerecivilians,therewasoneportionoftheassembledcrowdthatcouldboastofanorganisation.Irregularitmaybedeemed,notwithstandingthenamebywhichitsmembersweredistinguished.

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