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CHAPTER 34 THE SPLIT UP
IRISH HAD BEEN GONE TO RED FOX CAMP FOR 4 DAYS NOW. PREACHER HAD HIS EYES OPEN TO THE TRAIL COMING UP LITTLE
BIG HORN. CLOSE TO MID DAY PREACHER SEE IRISH COMING UP THE RIVER BANK. IRISH HAS BLACK BIRD WITH HIM FOR THE TRIP. PREACHER
TOLD IRISH HE A LOYAL PERSON. WHEN IRISH GETS TO CAMP PREACHER MEETS HIM. [PREACHER] HOW DID IT GO IRISH? [IRISH] HE TOLD
ME TO JOIN HIM AND WALK WITH HIM HE SHOW ME ALL THE THINGS I SHOULD KNOW. [PREACHER] SOUND LIKE A GOOD DEAL IRISH. [IRISH]
I THINK SO? I WILL BREAK CAMP DAY AFTER TOMORROW AND HEAD TO RED FOX CAMP. [PREACHER] I HAVE ALL MY SUPPLY'S MOVE UP TO CAVE'S
BY THEN. WE LEAVE YOU RED DEER TEEPEE AND BEN TEEPEE FOR NEWLY WED MEN AND WIFE'S. MY TEEPEE AND TATER BUG AND CONDOR MADE
FROM WOOLY MAMMOTH IT BE HEAVY TO DRAG SO LEAVE THEM SET UP I MAY JOIN YOU WHEN GET BACK. WE MAY USE THEM TO HOLD UP ON HUNTING
TRIPS IF GAME DOWN HERE.[ IRISH] HE WANTED TO KNOW ALL ABOUT YOU? ASK LOT QUESTIONS. [PREACHER] MEAN LIKE I DO YOU WHEN YOU
CAME BACK FROM BEEN CAPTURE. I TOLD HIM YOU WAS GOING TO LIVE IN CAVE UP ON BIG CREEK AND HE SAID TELL YOU BEWARE OF THE SASQUATCH.
PREACHER] WHAT IS THAT?? DID HE SAY? HE SID ONLY IT WAS A BIG ANIMAL MORE MAN THAN ANIMAL ,HE WAS FRIGHTEN TO TALK OF IT ,BUT
SAY IT A MIGHTY WARRIOR. DO NOT TRY TO FIGHT IT. [PREACHER HUUUMMM I MIGHT BE RIGHT BEHIND YOU IF HE THAT BAD HAHAHA. WITH
TATERBUG LEARNING THE BOW WE CAN DEAL WITH IT I THINK., CONDOR HAS HAD NO PROBLEMS UP THERE. WE MOVE OUT SAME TIME YOU DO
IRISH. I WILL TELL ALL GET READY TO MOVE DAY AFTER TOMORROW. TELL RED DEER AND ELSIE AND BEN GIVE UP TEE PEES TO NEW WEDS.
THEY WANT NEED THEM WE HOPE. WE HAVE TO CARRY BEN ON A SLED THOSE MAMMOTH CALVES HAD WONDER OFF THEY OUT THERE SOME WHERE.
BROOK ONLY ONE THEY COME TO IF THEY SEE HER. THEY GOING BACK WILD AGAIN ,BUT THEY REMEMBER US I BET. I GET FOGGY TO HELP SUNSHINE
PULL THE TRAVIS WITH BEN ON IT. I GOT GET MY FISH TRAP AND TAKE IT TOO. THEY ARE LOT WILLOWS DOWN HERE TO MAKE THEM FROM.
YOU GET YOUR BUNCH READY I GET MINE. [PREACHER] WENT OFF AND TOLD TATERBUG AND HAPPY JO WE MOVE OUT TO CAVES DAY AFTER TOMORROW
. THEN HE WENT TO TROPICANA AND TOLD HER CONDOR ALREADY AT THERE CAVE ,WE HELP YOU MOVE YOUR STUFF. WE MAY MOVE YOU FIRST,
TOMORROW THEN REST BE NEXT DAY. THEN HE WENT TO RED DEER AND TOLD THEM TO PACK UP LEAVE THE TEEPEE HERE WANT NEED IT, THEN
WENT TO BEN TOLD HIM SAME THING. THEN TO PLAYFUL AND MORNING LIGHT. TO PACK PERSONAL GEAR , THEN STOP AT HIS TEE PEE AND TOLD
AURORA BE PACKING UP THE PERSONAL STUFF TO MOVE. THEN HE WENT AND RUN TRAPS AND GOT FISH OUT IT ONLY 9 HE DIVED IT UP FOR
TROPICANA HAPPY JO AND AURORA ,US MEN EAT DRY MEAT TO NIGHT.
AFTER COOKING THE FISH AND WOMEN GETTING THERE NEED FILL MEN HAD DRY MEAT AND FOGGY SHOW THE BOW HE HAD FINISH, [PREACHER
SIGN LOOK GOOD TO FOGGY AND TRY COUPLE TEST PULLS ,THEN HE SHOW HIM WRIST PAD AND SIGN GOT WARE ONE THESE OR BOW STRING WILL
TEAR THE HIDE ON YOUR ARM SO MAKE ONE BEFORE YOU TRY A ARROW. BE SURE TO TELL BROOK I KNOW SHE GOT ONE TOO. OR SHE HAVE A
NASTY SCRAPE ON ARM. DO YOU KNOW HOW MAKE ARROW PREACHER SIGN TO FOGGY. HE SHOOK HIS HEAD. PREACHER GAVE HIM ONE AND SIGN
MAKE LIKE THIS. TOMORROW I WILL TAKE TROPICANA UP WITH HER STUFF AND COME BACK. SHE HAS NO MAN TO HELP HER, CONDOR UP GUARDING
OUR WINTER SUPPLY'S. [AURORA ] WHAT YOU GOING TO DO FOR MOVE? US WOMEN HAVE TO CARRY THE BABY'S? [PREACHER THE MEN WILL BE
PULLING THE TRAVIS WITH OUR PERSONAL THING ON IT ,AND WOMEN WALK ALONG. ALL EXCEPT BEN I SEND FOGGY TO HELP DRAG HIM. HE AND
SUNSHINE SHOULD DO IT .I AM TAKEN TROPICANA EARLY TO MORROW SO SHE BE DONE SHE HAS NO MAN TO HELP .I DRAG THEIR STUFF AND
SHE CARRY THE BABY. FOGGY AND SUNSHINE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MOVE BEN. I DRAG OUR STUFF YOU WALK WITH BABY'S MAYBE ELSIE HELP
YOU, TATERBUG DRAG THERE STUFF HAPPY JO CARRY THE BABY, AND BROOK CAN HELP. BUT I BET SHE BE WITH FOGGY HELPING WITH BEN.
YOU NOTICE THAT TOO .[AURORA SAID, YES THINK BROOK GOING BE MY NEW DAUGHTER LAW SOME DAY. [AURORA] YOU CAN DO WORSE. [PREACHER]
YOU DO NOT SEE ME TRYING TO BREAK IT UP DO YOU. I JUST LET IT TAKE IT'S COURSE. SHE YOUNG BUT BECOME A WOMAN FAST. JUST GIVE
IT TIME. THAT MAKE TATERBUG PART OF FAMILY HAHAHA. PREACHER WENT IN SIDE AND SA BOO CAME TO ,AFTER WHILE FOGGY CAME IN ..
FOGGY STEP ON SA BOO PAW AND HE LET FOGGY KNOW, FOGGY SIGN WHY YOU GOT THAT BEAR ,,[PREACHER[ SIGN BACK HE LOST HIS MOTHER
AND BROTHER AND ALL HE HAD TO BIG MALE BEAR. JUST LIKE YOU I TOOK YOU IN TO. FOGGY SIGN NOW I UNDER STAND WHY THAT BEAR SO
CLOSE TO YOU. [PREACHER SNORE SNORE AND FOGGY HAD A GRAIN AND LAY DOWN.
EARLY NEXT MORNING PREACHER WAS UP CUT COUPLE POLES TO CARRY TROPICANA STUFF ON AND SHE CAME OUT ,,[PREACHER]
WHERE THE BABY, TROPICANA TURN AROUND THE BABY STRAP TO HER BACK IN A SACK TIED TO A A FRAME RACK ON BACK. PREACHER] THAT’S
GREAT IDEAL WHAT YOU CALL IT? PA POSE TROPICANA SAID, THINK ALL LADY'S NEED ONE. PREACHER LOADED ALL THE SKINS AND TOOLS
TROPICANA HAD, AND PERSONAL STUFF AND START TO DRAG IT TO THE CAVES. IT WAS NOT BAD DRAGGING IT ,,WENT OK. BY NOON PREACHER
HAD REACH CAVE WHERE CONDOR WAS AND HE CAME OUT TO MEET THEM. CONDOR ASK TROPICANA HOW DID THE BABY CARRIER WORK,, TROPICANA
IT WORK WELL. CONDOR GOT THE SKINS AND TOOK IN CAVE AND MADE BEDS AND PUT SOME AROUND TO SET ON. HE ALREADY HAD A GOOD FIRE
IN MIDDLE OF CAVE FLOOR TO KEEP WARM. [PREACHER] HOW IT BEEN UP HERE CONDOR? CONDOR TOOK PREACHER TO SIDE AND SAID I HEARD
A CALL BACK UP THE HOLLER OF ANIMAL I NEVER HEARD BE FORE. RED FOX TOLD IRISH TO WARN ME OF A ANIMAL UP HERE HALF MAN AND
BEAST. AND SAID DO NOT FIGHT HIM. ADD A SECOND FIRE TO OPEN TO CAVE TO NIGHT WE BE HERE TOMORROW SOME TIME. CONDOR WILL DO..
[PREACHER] I DO NOT LIKE YOU AND TROPICANA UP HERE BY SELF. WE BE HERE AS SOON WE CAN.. [PREACHER] GET THAT BOW MADE AND SOME
ARROWS. [CONDOR BOW MADE WORKING ON SECOND ARROW NOW GOT ONE MADE ,PREACHER WARE A PAD ON ARM BE FORE YOU USE IT.[ CONDOR
] NOW YOU TELL ME, AND SHOW HIS ARM LOT SKIN SCRAPE OFF. PREACHER HEHEHEH. I WILL SEE YOU TOMORROW .. PREACHER GOT BACK TO
CAMP A HOUR BE FORE SUN DOWN, DAYS GETTING SHORTER NOW. GRAB AURORA AND RUB NOSES AND BIG HUG. SA BOO CAME OUT AND WHAAAY
AS TO SAY WELCOME BACK. PREACHER GOT SOME DRY MEAT AND SET DOWN TO EAT, HE NOTICE FOGGY SHOOT HIS BOW HUUM HE GETTING FAIR
WITH IT ,THEN BROOK SHOT HER BOW IT WAS NOT AS POWERFUL AS FOGGY, BUT SHE GOT CLOSER TO TARGET THAN FOGGY. HUUMM PREACHER
THOUGHT THAT BE OK SHORT RANGE, PREACHER GOT THREW WITH HIS MEAL WENT DOWN TO RIVER, HE FOUND A SHALLOW SPOT AND WENT WADING
OUT IN IT. IT WAS OVER HIP DEEP AND TOOK A DUNK UNDER THE WATER BOY THIS WAS COLD , ALSO CLEAN HIM. MOST ALL TOOK A DIP MOST
TIME IN HEAT OF THE DAY, THIS WATER WAS ICE COLD. PREACHER STAYED AS LONG HE COULD STAND IT TURNING BLUE HE GOT OUT AND WENT
SET BY CAMP FIRE TO WARM UP. [AURORA] TOOK YOUR DIP LATE IN DAY HEHEHE. [PREACHER] YES BEEN WALKING MOST THE DAY. NOW ONLY
TIME TO CLEAN UP. BOY THAT’S A SHOCK TO DO. AURORA CUDDLY UP TO PREACHER TO HELP WARM HIM UP WITH HER BODY HEAT.
THEY RUB NOSES AND SNUGGLE UP IN A BISON RUG: AS SUN SET IN THE WEST. AURORA] WHAT WILL TOMORROW BRING FOR US? [PREACHER]
I HOPE A HOME AND PIECE FOR REST OUR LIVES. THE HEAT FROM CAMP FIRE AND AURORA BODY HEAT HAD PREACHER WARMING UP ,AND THIS
WAS THE LAST NIGHT HERE AND LAST CAMP FIRE TO SHARE HERE WITH HIS MATE.
EARLY NEXT MORNING THE CAMP WAS A HIVE OF ACTION, ALL IRISH PEOPLE TAKEN DOWN THE TEE PEES AND NEW WED CAME OVER
TO TAKE OVER RED DEER AND BEN TEE PEE AND TAKE THEM DOWN. SOON ALL TEE PEE EXCEPT ONES MADE FROM WOOLY MAMMOTH HIDE WERE DOWN,
AND MADE INTO TRAVIS ,PREACHER HAD CUT POLES AND PACK THEIR ROBES AND HIDE AND CAMP STUFF ON THEM AND PREACHER HAD HIS FISH
TRAP ON TOP . WOMEN HAD BABY'S IN ARMS AND AS PREACHER HAD TOLD FOGGY TO DO HE WENT HELP SUNSHINE WITH HER TASK. BEN WAS
ON THE TRAVIS HE STILL COULD NOT WALK. AND AS PREACHER FOR TOLD BROOK HAD CON HAPPY JO IN TO HER HELPING FOGGY. AND AS THEY
STARTED OUT PREACHER WENT OVER HUG IRISH AND WISH HIM THE BEST LUCK ON HIS NEW ADVENTURES AND AS THE TWO GROUPS DEPARTED
AND WENT ON THERE WAYS HEAR GOOD BUY BEEN PAST BACK AND FORTH. THE SIOUX TRIBE HAD SPLIT UP AND WENT IN NEW DIRECTIONS .THIS
WILL HAPPEN OVER AND OVER AS LONG THEY ARE ON THIS EARTH. IRISH HIS GROUP WENT DOWN LITTLE BIG HORN AND PREACHER AND HIS
GROUP WENT UP LITTLE BIG HORN TO THE HILLS.
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