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The wagon was terribly rough My nausea increased Rabbit sat against the wagon boards, her back toward Pete, her aron see one would need for an extended stay in the wilderness There were numerous barrels and trunks, sacks of rice andI leaned on bumped into a hole

Rabbit drew a blanket toward us and spread it out as best she could with the jolting of the wagon, and I crawled onto it and curled myself into a ball After a tion stopped Rabbit was asleep; she did not stir My mouth was dry, my eyes sticky; I was terribly hot My stoon's side and retched

Whenstopped, I looked around Pete was not on the seat Robbie's horse was close by, but I did not see hion board and onto the seat, then down to the ground I was dreadfully thirsty

We had stopped in a glen of cypress trees; ahead of the wagon was a creek crossing

I walked to the back of the wagon and back toward the e had co for a secluded place to relieve myself I desperately wished for a drink of water

When I returned to the wagon, I could see Robbie ru around; he looked down at me

"Mrs Stewart! Have you had a pleasant sleep?"

"I ater," I said

"Water,of beer," he said

I did not like beer; though it was only sassafras I disliked the sour taste But I reached out and took the tin cup he offered me, and took a small sip The tartness caused my face to crinkle, but it quenched my thirst, and my stomach did not reject it

"We shall have bread and meat, and then cross the creek," he said

I had crossed this sa to the mountains; at this time of year the water was loas not afraid, but wondered how the crossing would be in the large and aagon

Rabbit awoke, and Robbie gave us all bread and ha between each, and the food stayed After this brief repast, ere instructed to sit down in the bottoht to the sides