Beadle's Dime Novels No. 231: The Texan Trailer — page 25: what you’re looking at

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WHICH PATH? — 3 under te bed, yer finds some bear-grease ; if you rubs dat on my chin here I feels goot.” * “Tl see you hanged first,” growled the hunter, as he hurae® ~ ried back to his horse. “ If you ain’t the greatest Dutchman _ in Texas, or the United States, then [11 go back to Tennedsce and run for Congress ag’in.” ‘Had there been no one beside himself and the- Hollander concerned, Crockett would not have attempted to keep him company; but the beautiful Katrina, and the ga!lant young Texan had already won a warm place in the heart of the grizzled adventurer, and he was willing to incur any personal risk for them. As it was. he saw that, under Providence, all OE depended upon his watchfulness, and he therefore determined to assume the part of muster, so long as he was compelled to keep company with Hans. “, Nothing of Indians yet. | Crockett had scarcely thought this, when he heard the re- © — ports of three guns in rapid succession, but a short distance to _ the right of them in tl.e wood, and not a little startled, he © Teined up and listened, Hans from necessity being compelled ._ to do the same. __ They wai ve or ten minutes, when, hearing nothing more, the Journey 7s resumed, Colonel Crocket feeling a & conviction that rt of trouble was at hand. + ay A hundred yards or so further on the horse of the h . Stopped, and leaning forward, the rider saw that divided, a branch turning off quite sharply to the ri the other kept almost directly ahead. Being an utter stranger, of course he appealed to “Which do we take, the right or left? “De right,” was the instant reply. = “You're sartin of that ?” “ Yaw.” “Then we will go ahead.” An! the f ‘Tennesscean acted upon the motto, which has been quoted tang times, both during and after his life, kis animal walking forward in quite a lively, business-like = : Crockett began to think that it was time the young Texan _. und his lady-love put inan appearance. Hefeltalongingfor a ea + CONMMCIOOKS EOL = nee = a