“Why this is the settlement!” cried Gunson. “They have done as they promised after all. Now, my lads,” he said, “what do you say?—shall we try and get shelter at one of those places, or camp out for the first time, and you can try what it’s like?”
“Camp out,” I said eagerly, for there was an attraction about the idea. “What do you say, Esau?”
“Same as you do, sir, same as you.”
“Then we will camp out,” said Gunson; and directing the Indians to a nook away from the tents, they landed us there by a spring of cold water, and then began to take out the chests.
“No, no. To-morrow,” said Gunson. “Now then; first thing is a fire when we have chosen our tent.”
Just then Esau cried sharply—“I say, lookye there!” and burst into a fit of laughter.