Capitolo 4
the animal. However, now with my mature years and my knowledge of
brands, I regret affirming that the mule had not been condemned and you/he/she had been been
in the brand "American." A history that Priest, "The Rebel" it told once me
throws of the light on the matter; he affirmed that all the good soldiers
it would steal. "Can you/he/she take the city of St. Luigi?" he/she wondered of
General price. "I don't know how I can pick him/it up", the general answered to
his/her superiors advisor, "but if you will give me troops in Louisiana,
I will agree to steal him/it."
Although my father had not lost anything from the war, he was impatient to go
to a new country. Many of his/her first comrades were going to Texas,
and, as our worldly possessions were movable, to Texas we started. Our
four oxen were subdued to the wagon in that ours few effects of family
it was loaded and in that mother and the smallest children rode, and
with the cows, dogs and boys older than they throw on the back our caravan,
started, my horseback riding of father the mule and driving the oxen. It was a
the trip in whole summer, full of accident, deprivation and the work. The
escort was all right, but a lot of times we was forced to arrest us and
sure job to provide our limited dispensation. Through certain
however, fish of sections and games were abundant. I remember the
I thrill that all of us have felt when we reached the River of Sabine, and for the
before time saw the promised earth. It was to a ferry and the
indolent river was deep. When my father informed the ferryman that him
it didn't have money with which to pay the ferriage, the seconds turned on him
remarking, sarcastically: "Thing, no money? My dear gentleman, it certainly
you/he/she cannot do a lot of difference to a man that sides some river on which he is,
when he doesn't have money."
Nothing terrified by this dry refusal, my father debated the point to some
length, when the ferryman sweetened as to inform him that ten till now
miles taller on, the river was fordable. We reached the ford the