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spirit�would�contaminate�her�and�Toh�Tsee�Ah�ne,�too,�if�it�got�the�chance.�She�had�to�protect�herself.�She�must�stay�pure�in�soul�until�she�and�Toh�Tsee�Ah�could�get�
out�of�here.
In�the�barnyard,�N�udah�saw�a�scissortail messenger�of�the�Spirits.�
 Fly�away,�brave,�bird.�Fly�away�to�the�Comancher�a.�Tell�all�my�relations�where�I�am.�Tell�my�family�to�come�and�get�me�and�TohTsee�Ah.�Tell�them�to�come�and�kill�
these�Tejanos,�and�take�me�home. �
She�discovered�a�juniper�bush�in�the�corner�of�the�Parker�yard.�It�wasn't�cedar,�but�it�was�a�close�substitute.�She�nipped�small�twigs�and�branches�from�it,�made�a�
thatch�of�it,�and�lit�it�at�the�fireplace,�then�wafted�the�smoke�over�herself.�She�brushed�the�smoking�thatch�up�and�down,�close�to�her�legs,�across�her�head�and�down�
her�back�as�far�as�she�could�reach.�She�felt�cleansed.�Then�she�smoked�Toh�Tsee�Ah�ne�the�same�way.�
She�felt�good,�renewed.�Paha�yuka�had�taught�her�that�the�ritual�was�an�affirmation�of�her�place�in�the�world.�It�asserted�the�individual's�version�of�the�partnership�every�
person�has�with�the�universe.�It�tells�the�hunter�that�he�is�never�alone,�no�matter�how�far�away�he�wanders�from�this�relatives�and�friends.�It�guarantees�the�
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captive�that�a�world�of�harmony�and�good�fortune�exists,�no�matter�how�many�restraints�prevent�one�from�reaching�it.
N�udah�refused�to�wear�anything�but�her�deerskin�sheath,�rejecting�all�the�clothes�the�white�woman�tried�to�force�upon�her.�She�put�aside�the�polka�dot�and�print�
pinafores�and�smocks�they�had�given�Toh�Tsee�Ah�and�dressed�her�in�her�antelope�shift.�It�was�a�pitifully�small�gesture,�but�it�was�all�she�had�to�maintain�their�identity�
and�a�fragment�of�their�dignity.
 That's�all�right, �said�Anna.� She�must�feel�a�lot�more�natural�in�her�own�clothes.�It�won't�hurt�anything�for�her�to�wear�them. �
 Well,�it's�all�right,  �said�Bess.� For�now. �
 Yes, �said�Isaac.� We've�got�to�be�patient. �
 I�just�can't�see�why�she�wants�to�go�back, �said�Anna.�
 Well,�once�she�learns�the�conveniences�of�civilization,�she'll�forget�all�about�going�back, �said�Isaac.�
Bess�and�Anna�repeatedly�came�into�N�udah's�room�or�took�her�and�Toh�Tsee�Ah�into�the�main�room�of�the�double�cabin,�with�their�sewing�baskets�and�bowls�of�
vegetables�to�peel.� It's�better,�we�don't�have�to�heat�both�rooms, �Bess�explained.�
N�udah�thought�of�hiding�from�them.�But�they�would�soon�find�her~�they�knew�all�the�hiding�places,�and�then�they�would�watch�her�even�more�closely.�If�she�were�going�
to�find�a�chance�to�get�away,�she�would�have�to�pretend�to�do�what�they�wanted.
Another�storm�hit,�this�one�with�rain,�sleet�and�wind.� That�moist�wind�just�gets�into�a�person's�bones, �declared�Bess.�And�N�udah�admitted�it�was�cozy�to�sit�by�a�
good�fire�and�work.�Anna�was�teaching�her�to�embroider,�which�she�enjoyed.�She�thought,�at�times,�that�maybe�she�would�be�happy�in�such�a�house.�Or�rather,�that�if�
she�could�take�this�house�with�her�to�the�Comancher�a,�she�would�be�happy�to�accept�it�for�her�family.
She�held�the�edge�of�the�rug�and�asked� �Cómo�se�heche? �then�made�motions�of�weaving.�
When�Bess�realized�that�Cynthia�Ann�was�asking�how�the�rug�
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was�made,�she�admitted�she�didn't�know.� Why,�we�bought�that�rug�from�Julian�Feild�over�in�Fort�Worth.�He�had�to�order�it�from�Dallas.�We�don't�know�how�it's�
made. �
So�N�udah�lay�on�the�floor�and�traced�the�strands�of�the�braid,�until�she�had�figured�out�the�method�and�the�pattern.�Bess�and�Anna�showed�her�how�to�cut�old�socks�
and�underwear�with�a�pair�of�scissors�to�make�the�strands,�and�she�braided�a�small�rug.�She�left�the�ends�loose,�so�that�she�could�add�to�it�when�she�got�more�material.�
 Look�at�this! �Bess�said,�showing�the�rug�to�Isaac.� She's�real�industrious.�She�figured�out�how�they�make�those�rugs�we�buy. �
 That's�wonderful, �said�Isaac.� I�knew�it�would�all�work�out.�She'll�fit�right�in�and�learn�English�in�no�time.�All�the�others�of�our�family�that�were�captured�were�
recovered�from�the�merciless�savages�before�they�forgot�English.�We�have�to�be�patient.  �
But�N�udah�still�felt�soiled�by�life�in�the�Parker�house,�and�she�gathered�more�juniper�to�smoke�herself�and�Toh�Tsee�Ah.�Every�time�she�realized�the�Parker's�spirits�
were�crawling�all�over�her,�she�had�to�cleanse�herself.
 Tio�Isaac, �she�said.� Tio�mio.��Cu�ndo�vamanos�a�la�Comancher�a?�When�will�we�go�to�the�prairie?�I'm�so�lonely�here.�My�heart�cries�all�the�time�for�my�husband�
and�sons.�You�said�we�would�go�and�look�for�them.�When�can�we�start? �
 Soon, �he�answered.� Soon. �
But� soon �was�slow�in�coming.�N�udah�began�to�see�that,�if�she�and�Toh�Tsee�Ah�were�going�to�get�back�to�the�prairie,�she�would�have�to�devise�the�method�and�the�
trip�herself.� Give�me�a�horse�and�show�me�the�way? �she�asked�Isaac.� Toh�Tsee�Ah�and�I�will�be�all�right.�I�know�how�to�travel�and�take�care�of�myself�on�the�trail. �
But�Isaac�wouldn't�hear�of�it.� After�we've�saved�you�from�that�long�night�of�suffering,�we�can't�just�let�you�go.�Don't�you�realize�those�infidels�out�there�would�just�
torture�you,�the�way�they�do�all�white�women?�Those�howling�demons�would�beat�you,�force�you�to�work,�let�you�starve�and�freeze.�And�every�crude�buck�that�came�
along�would�feel�free�to�ravage�you.�I�can't�let�you�go�back�to�that�miserable�plight. �
Then�I'll�have�to�find�a�way�on�my�own,�N�udah�said�to�herself.
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The�first�Sunday�after�church,�many�people�followed�the�Parker�clan�back�to�Isaac's�cabin�in�a�parade�of�buggies�and�hacks.�And�people�began�arriving�from�other�
places:�women�in�long�gowns�whose�sleeves�were�as�white�and�round�as�mushrooms�and�whose�dark�skirts�went�down�to�the�ground~�men�came�in�black�coats�and�
white�shirts�and�stood�around�visiting,�smoking�cigarettes�and�sucking�on�grass�stems.
Isaac�Parker�was�clearly�the�chief.�Standing�on�the�porch,�he�called�for�attention,�and�everyone�stood�silently�while�he�made�a�little�speech.� We�are�gathered�here�
today�to�welcome�our�Cynthia�Ann�back�from�perdition�and�into�the�fold�of�her�rightful�family.�I�want�to�thank�you�all,�friends,�neighbors,�family,�for�coming�here�today�
to�wish�her�and�us�well.�She�has�suffered�long,�unprotected�and�undefended,�in�ways�that�none�of�us�can�come�close�to�imagining.�She�has�lived�in�the�most�despicable�
of�conditions�and�participated�in�the�most�contemptible�of�practices,�forced�into�diabolical�perversities�by�those�miserable,�heathen�wretches.�But�she�is�now praise�be�
unto�the�Lord! restored�to�those�who�love�her.�Let�us�thank�the�Lord, �he�said,�breaking�into�prayer,�and�all�those�around�obediently�bowed�their�heads.�
 Thank�thee,�Father,�for�restoring�Cynthia�Ann�to�us.�In�Your�wisdom,�You�looked�down�and�saw�what�was�right.�You�saw�the�lamb�that�was�lost,�and�You�restored�it� [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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