The_AT0 Preacher_NN1 
by_PRP Al_NP0 Matlock_NP0 
The_AT0 sounds_NN2 of_PRF thunder_NN1 rolling_VVG down_AVP the_AT0 canyon_NN1 hid_VVD the_AT0 sound_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 shot_NN1 ._SENT Lighting_NN1 pierced_VVD the_AT0 dark_AJ0 black_AJ0 ominous_AJ0 clouds_NN2 ,_PUN outlining_VVG a_AT0 lone_AJ0 solitary_AJ0 figure_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 saddled_AJ0 horse_NN1 standing_VVG as_PRP if_CJS holding_VVG a_AT0 vigil_NN1 for_PRP some_DT0 obscure_AJ0 reason_NN1 ,_PUN while_CJS the_AT0 rain_NN1 continued_VVD coming_VVG down_AVP in_PRP sheets_NN2 ._SENT 
The_AT0 storm_NN1 had_VHD raged_VVN for_PRP two_CRD hours_NN2 and_CJC a_AT0 deluge_NN1 of_PRF water_NN1 filled_VVD the_AT0 stream_NN1 bed_NN1 that_CJT roared_VVD into_PRP life_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 lighting_NN1 continued_VVD to_TO0 light_VVI the_AT0 night_NN1 sky_NN1 illuminating_VVG the_AT0 steep_AJ0 rocky_AJ0 slope_NN1 lined_VVN with_PRP blackjack_NN1 oak_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 black_AJ0 object_NN1 appearing_VVG to_TO0 be_VBI a_AT0 man_NN1 's_POS body_NN1 ,_PUN unmoving_AJ0 and_CJC without_PRP life_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 body_NN1 was_VBD that_DT0 of_PRF a_AT0 man_NN1 whose_DTQ face_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN battered_AJ0 and_CJC bloodied_AJ0 ,_PUN his_DPS hand_NN1 moved_VVD across_PRP his_DPS forehead_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 signal_NN1 that_CJT he_PNP was_VBD alive_AJ0 ._SENT 
The_AT0 trail_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 rough_AJ0 fifty_CRD feet_NN2 from_PRP where_AVQ the_AT0 man_NN1 was_VBD laying_VVG ._SENT The_AT0 man_NN1 called_VVN "_PUQ Preacher_NN1 "_PUQ rolled_VVN onto_PRP his_DPS side_NN1 and_CJC began_VVD to_TO0 pull_VVI himself_PNX ever_AV0 so_AV0 slowly_AV0 up_AVP the_AT0 steep_AJ0 embankment_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 trail_NN1 he_PNP had_VHD been_VBN riding_VVG ._SENT A_AT0 hidden_AJ0 rifleman_NN1 had_VHD blown_VVN him_PNP off_PRP his_DPS horse_NN1 and_CJC left_VVD him_PNP for_PRP dead_AV0 ._SENT 
As_CJS I_PNP lay_VVD among_PRP the_AT0 mud_NN1 and_CJC rocks_VVZ my_DPS head_NN1 felt_VVD as_CJS though_CJS it_PNP was_VBD going_VVG to_TO0 explode_VVI ._SENT My_DPS brain_NN1 was_VBD addled_VVN ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 get_VVI my_DPS horse_NN1 ,_PUN if_CJS I_PNP was_VBD going_VVG to_TO0 survive_VVI ._SENT 
The_AT0 bullet_NN1 parted_VVD my_DPS hair_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 left_AJ0 side_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS skull_NN1 ,_PUN just_AV0 about_AV0 where_CJS I_PNP normally_AV0 part_VVI it_PNP ._SENT Had_VHD it_PNP been_VBN a_AT0 quarter_NN1 of_PRF an_AT0 inch_NN1 lower_AJC I_PNP would_VM0 not_XX0 be_VBI worrying_AJ0 about_PRP getting_VVG to_PRP my_DPS horse_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD sure_AJ0 '_PUQ Water-Maker_NN1 '_PUQ would_VM0 be_VBI waiting_VVG for_PRP me_PNP ._SENT 
The_AT0 slow_AJ0 tough_AJ0 pull_NN1 back_AVP up_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 trail_NN1 was_VBD an_AT0 arduous_AJ0 one_PNI ._SENT I_PNP forced_VVD my_DPS hands_NN2 to_TO0 dig_VVI into_PRP the_AT0 mud_NN1 and_CJC rock_NN1 and_CJC leverage_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 next_ORD hand_NN1 full_AJ0 of_PRF mud_NN1 ._SENT My_DPS body_NN1 was_VBD so_AV0 weak_AJ0 I_PNP rested_VVD often_AV0 ._SENT 
Willing_VVG myself_PNX ,_PUN I_PNP continued_VVD the_AT0 long_AJ0 climb_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 trail_NN1 ._SENT Tumbling_VVG down_AVP the_AT0 slope_NN1 had_VHD bruised_VVN and_CJC bloodied_VVN my_DPS face_NN1 but_CJC no_AT0 bones_NN2 appeared_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI broken_VVN ._SENT My_DPS head_NN1 continued_VVD pounding_NN1 and_CJC my_DPS body_NN1 ached_VVD from_PRP bouncing_VVG off_AVP young_AJ0 blackjack_NN1 trees_NN2 and_CJC rocks_NN2 as_CJS I_PNP rolled_VVD down_AVP the_AT0 hill_NN1 ._SENT 
Finally_AV0 with_PRP the_AT0 last_ORD of_PRF my_DPS strength_NN1 I_PNP reached_VVD the_AT0 trail_NN1 ._SENT Water-Maker_NP0 came_VVD close_AV0 nuzzling_VVG my_DPS shoulder_NN1 as_AV0 if_CJS to_TO0 say_VVI ,_PUN "_PUQ where_AVQ you_PNP been_VBN and_CJC why_AVQ did_VDD it_PNP take_VVI you_PNP so_AV0 long_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ I_PNP just_AV0 laid_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 trail_NN1 for_PRP several_DT0 long_AJ0 minutes_NN2 ,_PUN gathering_VVG strength_NN1 ._SENT Finally_AV0 grabbing_VVG the_AT0 stirrup_NN1 I_PNP pulled_VVD myself_PNX to_TO0 stand_VVI beside_PRP the_AT0 tall_AJ0 black_AJ0 stallion_NN1 ._SENT 
Summoning_VVG my_DPS strength_NN1 I_PNP tried_VVD to_TO0 put_VVI my_DPS foot_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 stirrup_NN1 ._SENT After_PRP several_DT0 attempts_NN2 my_DPS boot_NN1 found_VVD the_AT0 stirrup_NN1 and_CJC I_PNP pulled_VVD my_DPS body_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 saddle_NN1 ._SENT Water-Maker_NP0 was_VBD glad_AJ0 to_TO0 see_VVI me_PNP but_CJC no_AV0 more_AV0 than_CJS I_PNP to_TO0 see_VVI him_PNP ._SENT I_PNP reassured_VVD him_PNP ,_PUN rubbing_VVG him_PNP on_PRP the_AT0 neck_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB okay_AJ0 !_SENT That_DT0 was_VBD a_AT0 close_AJ0 call_NN1 ._SENT We_PNP have_VHB to_TO0 find_VVI some_DT0 shelter_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Exhausted_AJ0 and_CJC almost_AV0 done_VDN ,_PUN I_PNP urged_VVD the_AT0 big_AJ0 horse_NN1 on_AVP down_PRP the_AT0 trail_NN1 ,_PUN looking_VVG for_PRP some_DT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF shelter_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 storm_NN1 continued_VVD to_PRP rage_NN1 ;_PUN blinding_AJ0 rain_NN1 continued_VVD its_DPS downpour_NN1 ._SENT Slumped_VVN over_PRP my_DPS saddle_NN1 horn_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 seeing_VVG very_AV0 clear_AJ0 ,_PUN what_DTQ with_PRP the_AT0 rain_NN1 and_CJC it_PNP getting_VVG dark_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC there_EX0 appeared_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI a_AT0 grove_NN1 of_PRF blackjack_NN1 trees_NN2 off_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 left_NN1 ._SENT 
Barely_AV0 conscious_AJ0 for_PRP the_AT0 past_AJ0 half_NN1 hour_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP gave_VVD Water-Maker_NP0 his_DPS head_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP took_VVD charge_NN1 and_CJC continued_VVD into_PRP the_AT0 grove_NN1 of_PRF trees_NN2 nestled_VVN against_PRP the_AT0 side_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 bluff_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 slap_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 pine_NN1 branch_NN1 against_PRP the_AT0 side_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS head_NN1 brought_VVD me_PNP back_AVP to_PRP consciousness_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 chills_NN2 began_VVD as_PRP my_DPS tired_AJ0 and_CJC beat-up_AJ0 body_NN1 tried_VVD to_TO0 hold_VVI on_AVP to_PRP its_DPS last_ORD little_AJ0 bit_NN1 of_PRF heat_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 entrance_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 cave_NN1 loomed_VVD up_AVP in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF us_PNP ._SENT Once_AV0 again_AV0 Water-Maker_NP0 had_VHD saved_VVN my_DPS bacon_NN1 ._SENT Grabbing_VVG the_AT0 saddle_NN1 horn_NN1 with_PRP my_DPS hands_NN2 and_CJC arms_NN2 I_PNP let_VVB my_DPS body_NN1 just_AV0 slide_VVB off_AVP ,_PUN almost_AV0 sinking_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 ground_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP stumbled_VVD and_CJC came_VVD up_AVP against_PRP the_AT0 cave_NN1 wall_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 cave_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN used_VVN by_PRP another_DT0 traveler_NN1 far_AV0 a_AT0 long_AJ0 period_NN1 of_PRF time_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 was_VBD fire_NN1 sign_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 roof_NN1 and_CJC dry_AJ0 wood_NN1 was_VBD stacked_VVN inside_PRP the_AT0 cave_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ was_VBD something_PNI most_DT0 of_PRF us_PNP that_DT0 travel_VVB the_AT0 trail_NN1 appreciate_VVI and_CJC would_VM0 return_VVI the_AT0 favor_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 next_ORD traveler_NN1 ._SENT 
After_CJS I_PNP finally_AV0 got_VVD the_AT0 saddle_NN1 and_CJC gear_VVB off_AVP ,_PUN I_PNP got_VVD a_AT0 healthy_AJ0 fire_NN1 going_VVG ._SENT Coffee_NN1 was_VBD my_DPS next_ORD order_NN1 of_PRF business_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 small_AJ0 stream_NN1 ,_PUN just_AV0 a_AT0 few_DT0 feet_NN2 from_PRP the_AT0 cave_NN1 entrance_NN1 filled_VVD my_DPS coffee_NN1 pot_NN1 ._SENT My_DPS clothes_NN2 were_VBD so_AV0 wet_AJ0 I_PNP just_AV0 peeled_VVD them_PNP off_AVP and_CJC laid_VVD them_PNP out_AVP to_TO0 dry_VVI ._SENT 
Darkness_NN1 had_VHD set_VVN in_AVP by_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 that_CJT was_VBD done_VDN ,_PUN and_CJC so_AV0 was_VBD I_PNP ._SENT I_PNP bathed_VVD my_DPS wounds_NN2 ,_PUN as_CJS best_AV0 I_PNP could_VM0 ,_PUN downed_VVD a_AT0 cup_NN1 of_PRF coffee_NN1 and_CJC felt_VVD better_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC my_DPS body_NN1 moaned_VVD for_PRP rest_NN1 ._SENT Water-Maker_NP0 was_VBD not_XX0 far_AV0 away_AV0 ,_PUN standing_VVG guard_NN1 over_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN like_PRP a_AT0 sentinel_NN1 ._SENT 
Wrapping_VVG my_DPS blanket_NN1 around_PRP my_DPS aching_AJ0 body_NN1 I_PNP stretched_VVD out_AVP on_PRP my_DPS ground_NN1 sheet_NN1 and_CJC drifted_VVD off_AVP ._SENT 
Sleep_NN1 came_VVD easy_AJ0 but_CJC was_VBD not_XX0 peaceful_AJ0 ._SENT My_DPS mind_NN1 fell_VVD off_AVP the_AT0 cliff_NN1 of_PRF reality_NN1 into_PRP a_AT0 night_NN1 of_PRF horror_NN1 ._SENT Two_CRD men_NN2 raped_VVD and_CJC murdered_VVD my_DPS wife_NN1 ,_PUN Sarah_NP0 Jane_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC burned_VVD our_DPS cabin_NN1 around_PRP her_PNP ._SENT 
My_DPS horrible_AJ0 nightmare_NN1 was_VBD one_PNI of_PRF terrible_AJ0 pain_NN1 and_CJC sorrow_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 memory_NN1 of_PRF Sarah_NP0 's_POS death_NN1 brought_VVD back_AVP the_AT0 sound_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS own_DT0 screams_NN2 for_PRP her_PNP ._SENT She_PNP was_VBD my_DPS life_NN1 and_CJC everything_PNI revolved_VVD around_PRP her_PNP and_CJC the_AT0 baby_NN1 that_CJT was_VBD alive_AJ0 in_PRP her_PNP ._SENT 
The_AT0 pain_NN1 lanced_VVD through_PRP my_DPS head_NN1 as_PRP my_DPS mind_NN1 flashed_VVD back_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 horrors_NN2 of_PRF that_DT0 day_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP had_VHD been_VBN hunting_VVG and_CJC was_VBD almost_AV0 home_AV0 when_CJS I_PNP sensed_VVD something_PNI was_VBD wrong_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 sound_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 shot_NN1 came_VVD as_PRP the_AT0 slug_NN1 tore_VVD into_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN high_AV0 in_PRP my_DPS upper_AJ0 back_NN1 ,_PUN knocking_VVG me_PNP from_PRP my_DPS horse_NN1 just_AV0 in_PRP sight_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 cabin_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 smell_NN1 of_PRF wood_NN1 smoke_NN1 was_VBD heavy_AJ0 in_PRP my_DPS nostrils_NN2 ,_PUN I_PNP could_VM0 hardly_AV0 breathe_VVI ._SENT I_PNP opened_VVD my_DPS eyes_NN2 to_TO0 see_VVI our_DPS cabin_NN1 's_POS roof_NN1 collapse_NN1 on_PRP top_NN1 of_PRF Sarah_NP0 ._SENT The_AT0 horror_NN1 paralyzed_VVN my_DPS mind_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP could_VM0 hear_VVI moaning_NN1 that_CJT turned_VVD to_PRP screams_NN2 of_PRF despair_NN1 once_AV0 again_AV0 reality_NN1 dropped_VVD off_AVP into_PRP oblivion_NN1 ._SENT 
Darkness_NN1 had_VHD covered_VVN everything_PNI by_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 I_PNP regained_VVD consciousness_NN1 ,_PUN moving_VVG brought_VVN terrible_AJ0 pain_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 slug_NN1 had_VHD entered_VVN high_AJ0 on_PRP my_DPS left_AJ0 shoulder_NN1 ,_PUN passing_VVG through_AVP from_PRP back_NN1 to_PRP front_NN1 ._SENT Struggling_VVG to_TO0 set_VVI up_AVP ,_PUN my_DPS clothes_NN2 was_VBD caked_VVN with_PRP dried_AJ0 blood_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 bleeding_NN1 had_VHD eventually_AV0 stopped_VVN but_CJC I_PNP had_VHD lost_VVN a_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF blood_NN1 and_CJC my_DPS arm_NN1 was_VBD totally_AV0 useless_AJ0 ._SENT Willing_VVG my_DPS body_NN1 into_PRP action_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP rose_VVD onto_PRP my_DPS right_AJ0 elbow_NN1 ._SENT Although_CJS I_PNP could_VM0 see_VVI the_AT0 remains_NN2 of_PRF our_DPS cabin_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP could_VM0 not_XX0 bring_VVI myself_PNX to_TO0 accept_VVI the_AT0 fact_NN1 that_CJT Sarah_NP0 was_VBD inside_AV0 ._SENT 
The_AT0 sound_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 lonesome_AJ0 cry_NN1 echoed_VVD down_AVP our_DPS valley_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 anguish_NN1 and_CJC sorrow_NN1 of_PRF emotions_NN2 swept_VVN through_PRP my_DPS mind_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP knew_VVD that_CJT she_PNP was_VBD lost_VVN to_PRP me_PNP forever_AV0 ._SENT 
The_AT0 smell_NN1 of_PRF smoke_NN1 brought_VVD me_PNP back_AVP to_PRP my_DPS present_AJ0 reality_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 corner_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS blanket_NN1 had_VHD edged_VVN into_PRP the_AT0 coals_NN2 and_CJC was_VBD beginning_VVG to_PRP smolder_NN1 ._SENT Pain_NN1 brought_VVD me_PNP fully_AV0 awake_AJ0 when_CJS I_PNP moved_VVD abruptly_AV0 and_CJC my_DPS sore_AJ0 muscles_NN2 cried_VVD out_AVP from_PRP the_AT0 bruising_AJ0 ,_PUN jarring_AJ0 ,_PUN scratches_NN2 and_CJC cuts_NN2 on_PRP my_DPS body_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 hard_AJ0 fall_NN1 last_ORD night_NN1 ._SENT 
Someone_PNI has_VHZ said_VVN that_CJT nightmares_NN2 seem_VVB to_TO0 come_VVI back_AVP when_CJS a_AT0 person_NN1 is_VBZ tired_AJ0 and_CJC exhausted_AJ0 ._SENT My_DPS nightmare_NN1 comes_VVZ every_AT0 time_NN1 I_PNP lay_VVD down_AVP to_TO0 sleep_VVI ._SENT I_PNP wondered_VVD if_CJS it_PNP would_VM0 ever_AV0 end_VVI ._SENT 
Outside_AV0 of_PRF having_VHG a_AT0 cut_NN1 on_PRP my_DPS scalp_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 headache_NN1 ,_PUN sole_AJ0 muscles_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC my_DPS old_AJ0 back_NN1 wound_VVN from_PRP two_CRD years_NN2 ago_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP felt_VVD okay_AV0 ._SENT 
The_AT0 rain_NN1 had_VHD stopped_VVN sometime_AV0 during_PRP the_AT0 night_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 morning-rays_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 sun_NN1 were_VBD snaking_VVG down_AVP the_AT0 little_AJ0 canyon_NN1 warming_VVG up_AVP the_AT0 chill_NN1 that_CJT always_AV0 accompanies_VVZ the_AT0 darkness_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 northeastern_AJ0 hill_NN1 country_NN1 of_PRF Indian_AJ0 Territory_NN1 ._SENT 
Water_NN1 Maker_NN1 was_VBD feeding_VVG on_PRP grass_NN1 just_AV0 outside_PRP the_AT0 cave_NN1 entrance_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 bright_AJ0 morning_NN1 sun_NN1 was_VBD getting_VVG warm_AJ0 ._SENT A_AT0 cup_NN1 of_PRF coffee_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 biscuit_NN1 would_VM0 make_VVI me_PNP feel_VVI a_AT0 whole_AJ0 lot_NN1 better_AV0 ._SENT 
Coffee_NN1 boiled_VVN over_PRP fire_NN1 is_VBZ so_AV0 strong_AJ0 its_DPS aroma_NN1 can_VM0 almost_AV0 pick_VVI a_AT0 man_NN1 up_AVP and_CJC carry_VVI him_PNP and_CJC some_DT0 might_VM0 say_VVI even_AV0 resurrect_VVB a_AT0 dead_AJ0 body_NN1 ,_PUN well_AV0 almost_AV0 ._SENT 
After_PRP my_DPS second_ORD cup_NN1 of_PRF coffee_NN1 and_CJC hardtack_NN1 biscuit_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP thought_VVD about_PRP my_DPS next_ORD move_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 rain_NN1 had_VHD washed_VVN out_AVP all_DT0 tracks_NN2 ,_PUN so_CJS that_DT0 was_VBD not_XX0 a_AT0 consideration_NN1 ._SENT 
This_DT0 was_VBD the_AT0 second_ORD time_NN1 I_PNP was_VBD shot_VVN from_PRP my_DPS saddle_NN1 and_CJC lived_VVD ,_PUN I_PNP had_VHD better_AV0 be_VBI more_AV0 careful_AJ0 ._SENT Almost_AV0 three_CRD weeks_NN2 ago_AV0 I_PNP started_VVD on_PRP this_DT0 trail_NN1 ,_PUN trying_VVG to_TO0 catch_VVI up_AVP to_PRP two_CRD worthless_AJ0 vermin_NN1 that_CJT murdered_VVD an_AT0 old_AJ0 man_NN1 and_CJC woman_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 few_DT0 dollars_NN2 ._SENT 
Luther_NP0 and_CJC Ruth_NP0 had_VHD been_VBN our_DPS friends_NN2 when_CJS Sarah_NP0 was_VBD alive_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP was_VBD pasturing_VVG their_DPS little_AJ0 church_NN1 ._SENT Their_DPS friendship_NN1 and_CJC comfort_NN1 meant_VVD a_AT0 lot_NN1 to_PRP me_PNP when_CJS Sarah_NP0 was_VBD killed_VVN ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 Preacher_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC had_VHD not_XX0 always_AV0 followed_VVN the_AT0 '_PUQ turn_VVB the_AT0 other_AJ0 cheek_NN1 '_POS commandment_NN1 ._SENT 
Blood_NN1 was_VBD sure_AJ0 to_TO0 flow_VVI and_CJC nothing_PNI was_VBD going_VVG to_TO0 get_VVI in_PRP the_AT0 way_NN1 of_PRF justice_NN1 for_PRP my_DPS friends_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 killers_NN2 knew_VVD I_PNP was_VBD coming_VVG and_CJC now_AV0 thought_VVD me_PNP dead_AV0 so_AV0 maybe_AV0 they_PNP would_VM0 get_VVI careless_AJ0 ,_PUN let_VVB their_DPS guard_NN1 down_AVP and_CJC spend_VVI too_AV0 long_AJ0 in_PRP the_AT0 wrong_AJ0 place_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP 'll_VM0 be_VBI there_AV0 to_TO0 wake_VVI them_PNP ._SENT 
The_AT0 only_AJ0 settlement_NN1 of_PRF any_DT0 size_NN1 would_VM0 be_VBI Tahlequah_NP0 ,_PUN about_PRP twenty-five_CRD miles_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 south_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD no_AT0 stranger_NN1 to_PRP Tahlequah_NP0 ._SENT I_PNP tracked_VVD the_AT0 Waters_NP0 brothers_NN2 to_PRP Tahlequah_NP0 and_CJC with_PRP the_AT0 help_NN1 of_PRF Jim_NP0 Tenkiller_NP0 and_CJC Zach_NP0 Watts_NP0 ,_PUN Sarah_NP0 's_POS killers_NN2 met_VVD the_AT0 end_NN1 they_PNP deserved_VVD ._SENT 
Tahlequah_NP0 was_VBD said_VVN to_TO0 be_VBI the_AT0 new_AJ0 Echota_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Cherokees_NN2 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 thriving_AJ0 community_NN1 since_PRP the_AT0 whole_AJ0 nation_NN1 had_VHD arrived_VVN four_CRD years_NN2 ago_AV0 ._SENT It_PNP seemed_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI a_AT0 good_AJ0 place_NN1 to_TO0 catch_VVI up_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 Hatcher_NP0 brothers_NN2 ._SENT A_AT0 visit_NN1 with_PRP Jim_NP0 and_CJC Zach_NP0 ,_PUN after_PRP the_AT0 Hatchers_NN2 were_VBD taken_VVN care_NN1 of_PRF ,_PUN would_VM0 be_VBI good_AJ0 ._SENT 
Working_VVG up_AVP a_AT0 sweat_NN1 felt_VVD good_AJ0 ._SENT My_DPS muscles_NN2 screamed_VVD for_PRP a_AT0 bit_NN1 but_CJC loosened_VVD up_AVP ._SENT After_PRP stacking_VVG up_AVP another_DT0 wood_NN1 supply_NN1 and_CJC washing_VVG the_AT0 last_ORD bite_NN1 of_PRF biscuit_NN1 down_AVP with_PRP some_DT0 coffee_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP felt_VVD better_AJC than_CJS I_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 right_NN1 to_PRP ._SENT The_AT0 sun_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 good_AJ0 two_CRD hours_NN2 risen_VVN when_CJS I_PNP saddled_VVD up_AVP and_CJC turned_VVD my_DPS back_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 cave_NN1 ._SENT 
Glancing_VVG over_AVP my_DPS shoulder_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP thanked_VVD the_AT0 good_AJ0 Lord_NN1 for_PRP His_DPS watch_NN1 care_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 last_ORD traveler_NN1 for_PRP his_DPS help_NN1 ._SENT Water-Maker_NP0 was_VBD anxious_AJ0 to_TO0 get_VVI on_AVP with_PRP the_AT0 trip_NN1 and_CJC set_VVD a_AT0 mile_NN1 eating_VVG trot_NN1 that_CJT was_VBD as_AV0 smooth_AJ0 as_CJS a_AT0 rocking_AJ0 chair_NN1 ,_PUN well_AV0 almost_AV0 !_SENT 
The_AT0 sun_NN1 was_VBD overhead_AJ0 and_CJC its_DPS rays_NN2 were_VBD warm_AJ0 and_CJC felt_VVD good_AJ0 on_PRP my_DPS back_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 trail_NN1 wound_VVD down_AVP through_PRP the_AT0 scrub_NN1 oaks_NN2 ,_PUN maples_NN2 and_CJC sycamore_NN1 trees_NN2 ._SENT Small_AJ0 streams_NN2 cut_VVN across_PRP the_AT0 trail_NN1 like_PRP snakes_NN2 winding_VVG themselves_PNX down_PRP the_AT0 hollow_NN1 over_AVP and_CJC abundance_NN1 of_PRF rock_NN1 ._SENT 
Slowing_VVG Water-Maker_NN1 to_PRP a_AT0 walk_NN1 I_PNP enjoyed_VVD the_AT0 tranquility_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 forest_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 birds_NN2 making_VVG their_DPS music_NN1 and_CJC squirrels_NN2 chattering_VVG and_CJC fussing_VVG because_CJS of_PRF the_AT0 intrusion_NN1 upon_PRP their_DPS domain_NN1 ._SENT 
My_DPS thoughts_NN2 were_VBD interrupted_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 sounds_NN2 of_PRF hammering_VVG and_CJC cursing_VVG between_PRP two_CRD men_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP stopped_VVD Water-Maker_NP0 in_AVP under_PRP a_AT0 huge_AJ0 maple_NN1 and_CJC remained_VVD quite_AV0 just_AV0 to_TO0 make_VVI sure_AJ0 I_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 interfering_VVG in_PRP bad_AJ0 business_NN1 ._SENT 
Their_DPS wagon_NN1 was_VBD low_AJ0 on_PRP the_AT0 right_AJ0 rear_NN1 ,_PUN appeared_VVD the_AT0 wheel_NN1 had_VHD come_VVN off_AVP and_CJC they_PNP were_VBD attempting_VVG to_TO0 put_VVI in_PRP back_AVP on_PRP ,_PUN but_CJC they_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 load_NN1 of_PRF small_AJ0 barrows_NN2 and_CJC it_PNP looked_VVD heavy_AJ0 ._SENT 
I_PNP nudged_VVD my_DPS horse_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 road_NN1 and_CJC gave_VVD out_AVP with_PRP a_AT0 loud_AJ0 "_PUQ hello_ITJ !_SENT "_PUQ Good_AJ0 people_NN0 have_VHB been_VBN shot_VVN because_CJS they_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 introduce_VVI themselves_PNX before_PRP entering_VVG a_AT0 camp_NN1 ._SENT Dirt_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN dug_VVN from_PRP beneath_PRP the_AT0 wheel_NN1 and_CJC they_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 timber_NN1 as_PRP leverage_NN1 but_CJC not_XX0 enough_DT0 weight_NN1 to_TO0 lift_VVI the_AT0 axle_NN1 high_AV0 enough_AV0 ._SENT The_AT0 weariness_NN1 showed_VVD on_PRP their_DPS faces_NN2 and_CJC a_AT0 little_AJ0 bit_NN1 of_PRF fear_NN1 showed_VVD around_AVP the_AT0 edges_NN2 ._SENT 
One_PNI had_VHD a_AT0 felt_NN1 hat_NN1 in_PRP hand_NN1 about_AV0 to_TO0 throw_VVI it_PNP on_PRP the_AT0 wet_AJ0 ground_NN1 until_CJS I_PNP showed_VVD up_AVP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Looks_VVZ like_PRP you_PNP could_VM0 use_VVI another_DT0 body_NN1 to_PRP weight_NN1 that_DT0 timber_NN1 or_CJC maybe_AV0 unload_VVB some_DT0 of_PRF those_DT0 barrows_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ We_PNP were_VBD just_AV0 about_AV0 ready_AJ0 to_TO0 give_VVI up_AVP ._SENT Axle_NN1 needs_VVZ to_TO0 be_VBI raised_VVN another_DT0 foot_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC those_DT0 barrows_NN2 stay_VVB on_PRP the_AT0 wagon_NN1 !_SENT "_PUQ Felt_VVD hat_NN1 commented_VVD ._SENT 
