John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

Capitolo 86

purpose of both party without almost certain death. Kit Carson and one of
his/her companions, from the name of Markhead they were the first one of the ribbon of
hunters of skins, and they was not standing far behind to trees from each other. How Carson
the movements of a corpulent savage that you/he/she was striving himself/herself/itself to get a was looking
hit to him, he saw another taking wild deliberate purpose, from his
hideaway, to Markhead.

With the rapidity of thought Carson made to turn around, and to the same
instant the pellet from its rifle perforated the heart of the savage and him
you fall dead. But there was another relationship, almost simultaneous with that
from the gun of Carson. A pellet whistled through the air, it touched the barking of
the tree, back part that was hidden almost the whole one of the body of Carson,
and it truncated one of the tendons of his/her shoulder, while smashing a portion of the
bone. Blood freely gushed out from the wound, and Carson fell, almost
fainting, to the earth. With a lot of difficulty his/her friends succeeded in
removing him/it from the field, and in their raw gentleness administered to
his/her lacks.

This loss of the guide of Carson and arm it was irreparable and fatal to the
hunters of skins. Their still continued valiantly the battle, while holding the Indians
to bay until night it came. The night was cold intense. The hunters of skins were not able
turns on some fire, for him the Indians would certainly drive to their retreat,
and introduces them as objectives of fair to the pellets of the it attaches with ferocity.

Disappointed as these daring men it was, they had the consolation to feel
what the wound of their leader had not passed unrevenged. They was sure
what very of the Indians you/he/she had been killed and many hurt. Although them
you don't doubt that the Indians had still fought hopelessly in defense,
they didn't fear that they had risked to pursue and to attach the
hunters of skins where they could choose their his/her own earth. The hunters of skins therefore,
bearing more softly the possible their wounded leader, it started them