SATANTA'S STORY 



or snow-storm, or maybe a regular old blizzard 

 swooping down on us now soon, an' we must be 

 prepared for it. Our camp's in pretty good shape, 

 but we haven't fitted ourselves out with fur caps 

 an' mittens an' other fixings to enable us to stand 

 the winds of winter. I propose that we put in 

 our spare time for the next few days a-dressing 

 some hides, an' then a-cutting out and making us 

 a good fur cap an' pair of mittens apiece, an' 

 something in the way of buflPalo overshoes, too, 

 to slip on over our boots, an' a wolfskin overcoat 

 apiece. 



"Now, the first thing to do is to select the hides 

 to be used an' flesh 'em, an' then get out that 

 package of alum that we brought along to tan 

 'em with an' go to dressing 'em. Those little 

 yellow fox skins ain't worth much to sell, but they 

 will be just the things for caps an' mittens. I've 

 got an old buffalo robe that we can cut up for 

 overshoes an' put rawhide soles to 'em. As for 

 myself, I've been thinking that the next time I 

 go over to the fort I'll see if I can find enough 

 dressed buflFalo calfskins in Weisselbaum's stock 

 — it'll only take about six or eight — to make me 

 an overcoat; for a buffalo calfskin overcoat is a 

 mighty serviceable garment for winter wear." 



"You're right, they are," said Jack, "but I 

 guess me an' Peck'll have to put up with a coyote 

 coat apiece for knockin' around here this winter, 

 and when we get back to Leavenworth we'll have 



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