"So that," the emigrant joyfully exclaimed, "we are free from these red devils."
"Do not rejoice yet; you will soon see them return."
"What, again?"
"They have only suspended their attack to carry off their killed and wounded, and probably to invent some other plan, to get the better of you."
"Oh, that will not be difficult; in spite of all our efforts, it will be impossible for us to resist that flock of birds of prey, who rush on us from all sides, as on a carcass. What can five rifles effect against that legion of demons?"
"Much, if you do not despair."
"Oh, as for that, you may be easy, we will not yield an inch; we are resolved to die at our posts."
"Your bravery pleases me," the stranger said, "perhaps all will end better than you suppose."
"May Heaven hear you, my worthy woman."
"Let us lose no time; the Indians may return to the charge at any moment, so let us try to be as successful this time as the first."