In a short time my prospects were much improved, and on the 25th day of August, 1868, I was married. Since that time I have, aside from a few months spent in Colorado during the early eighties, farmed and dealt in cattle in Missouri and Nebraska. I own the farm on which I live, have reared my children to maturity, and educated them as best I could, and, though often lonely when I think of my brothers and companions of earlier years, I am, in spite of my eighty-three years, enjoying good health and the added blessing of many friends.
THE END.
Transcriber's Notes
The Table of [Contents] was not in the original book but has been added for convenience. Minor punctuation typos have been silently corrected. Retained some spelling and hyphenation variations such as Zach/Zack and breast-works/breastworks.
Page [59]: Changed "Hedgepath's" to "Hedgepeth's."
(Orig: called Hedgepath's cut-off, and the South road to Salt Lake)
Page [69]: "we" may be a typo for "he."
(Orig: and we wanted to take the body back home.)
Page [95]: "Sierre" may be a typo for "Sierra."
(Orig: up Carson River and over the Sierre Nevada mountains)
Page [159]: Changed "surrnder" to "surrender."
(Orig: detachment detailed to come and receive the surrnder)
Page [160]: Changed "fequently" to "frequently."
(Orig: my sister, whom I have fequently mentioned.)
Page [162]: Changed "bue" to "but."
(Orig: bue the enemy were not acquainted with the by paths)
Page [188]: Changed "capturned" to "captured."
(Orig: the fate of Charley Pullins who was capturned)
Page [206]: Changed "vension" to "venison."
(Orig: a coyote slipped up and stole a sack of vension)