:46:39
"It's been almost 30 days,
:46:41
"I have come to enjoy
the patterns of my life at Fort Sedgewick,
:46:45
"Especially my daily
reconnaissance rides with Cisco,
:46:49
"Each day, we go further into the prairie
and every discovery,,,
:46:52
",,,big or small,
becomes etched in my mind forever,
:46:55
"It would seem I've been marooned,
as no one has yet come for me,
:46:59
"I can only assume that there is a problem,
which the army will solve shortly,
:47:03
"Maybe I am being foolish in my optimism,,,
:47:06
",,,but when I look to the eastern horiZon,,,
:47:09
",,,I never fail to hope
that a column might be out there, "
:47:19
"Still no sign of Capt, Cargill's command,
:47:22
"Though well-supplied,
I've decided to ration my goods,,,
:47:25
",,,as if I were part
of a post instead of the whole affair,
:47:29
"There's a wolf who seems intent
on the goings-on here,
:47:33
"He does not seem inclined
to be a nuisance, however,
:47:36
"And aside from Cisco,
has been my only company,
:47:39
"He's appeared
each afternoon for the past two days,
:47:43
"He has two milky white paws,
:47:46
"If he comes calling tomorrow,,,
:47:48
",,,I will name him Two-Socks, "