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everything�察�like filling up cabin´walls with mud。 I'll take you by the hand 

right from where Red Feather left you�察�and carry you up the heights。; 

     She examined him dubiously�此 �You know how�拭─�

     ;I ain't no bell´wether in the paths of learning�察�honey�察�but Red Feather 



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is some miles behind me。 What's your name�拭─�

     ;Lahoma。; 

     ;Born that way�察�or Injunized�拭─�

     ;Father before he died�察�him all time want to go settle in the Oklahoma 

countrysettle on a claim with mother。 They go there two timesthree 

but soldiers all time make them go back to Kansas。 So me�察�I was born and 

they named me Oklahomabut all time they call me Lahoma。 That I must 

be    called�察 �Lahoma      because    that  father   and   mother    all  time  call  me。 

Lahoma�察�that my name。; She inquired anxiously�察 �You call me Lahoma�拭─�

She leaned forward�察�hands upon knees�察�in breathless anxiety。 

     ;You bet your life I will�察�Lahoma� ─�

     ;Then me stay all time with youall time。 And you teach me talk right�察�

and dress right�察�and be like mother and my white people�拭�You teach me all 

that�拭─�

     ;That's the program。 I'm going to civilize youthat means to make you 

like white folks。 It's going to take time�察�but the mountains is full of time。; 

     ;You 'civilize' me right now�拭�You begin today�拭─�She started up and 

stood erect with arms folded�察�evidently waiting for treatment。 

     ;The process will be going on all the while you're associating with me�察�

honey。 That chief�察�Red Featherhe has a daughter�察�hasn't he�拭─�

     ;No�察�him say no girl�察�no boy。; She spoke with confidence。 

     ;I   see。 And   your   father's   dead   too�察  �eh�拭─  �Evidently   Red   Feather   had 

thoroughly convinced her of the truth of these pretenses。 

     ;Bothmother�察�father。 Nobody but me。; She knelt down at his side�察�her 

face troubled。 ;If I had just one� ─�

     ;Can you remember either of them�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�yes�察�yesand Red Feather�察�him talk about them�察�talk�察�talk�察�always 

say   me   be   white   with   the   white   people   some   day。   This   is   the   day。   You 

make me like mother was。 You civilize mebegin� ─�She regarded him with 

dignified attention�察�her little hands locked about her blanket where it lay 

folded   below   her   knees。   The   cloud   had   vanished   from   her   face   and   her 

eyes sparkled with expectancy。 

     ;I ain't got the tools yet�察�honey。 They's no breaking up and enriching 

land that ain't never bore nothing but buffalo´grass�察�without I have picks 



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and spades and plows and harrers。 I got to get my tools�察�to begin。; 

     She stiffened herself。 ;You needn't be afraid I'll cry。 I WANT you to 

hurt me�察�if that the way。; 

     ;It ain't like a pain in the stomach�察�Lahoma。 All I gets for you will be 

some books。 Them is the tools I'm going to operate with。; 

     ;Books�拭�What are books�拭─�

     ;Books�拭─�Willock rubbed his bushy head in desperation。 ;Books�拭�Why�察�

they is just thoughts that somebody has ketched and put in a cage where 

they can't get away。 You go and look at them thoughts somebody capable 

has give rise to�察�and when you finds them as has never ranged in your own 

brain�察�you captures 'em�察�puts your brand on 'em�察�and serves 'em out in your 

own herd。 You see�察�Lahoma�察�what you think in your own brain ain't of no 

service�察�for YOU don't know nothing。 If you want to be civilized�察�you got 

to   lasso   other   people's   thoughtspeople   as   has   went   to   and   fro   and   has 

learned lifeand you got to dehorn them ideas�察�and tame 'em。; 

     Lahoma examined him with new interest。 ;Are YOU civilized�拭─�Her 

countenance fell。 

     ;Not to no wide extent�察�but I can ford toler'ble deep streams that would 

drown   you�察  �honey。   Just   put   confidence   in   me�察  �and   when   I   get   over   my 

head�察�I'll holler for help。 I judge I can put five good years' work on you 

without exhausting my stores。 I can read amongst the small words pretty 

peartthe young calves�察�so to sayand lots of them big steers in three or 

four syllables��I can sort o' guess at their road´brands from the company 

I've saw 'em traveling with�察�in times past。 And I can write my own name�察�

and yours too�察�I reckon。Lahoma Gledwareyes�察�I'm toler'ble well versed 

on a capital 'G'you just make a gap with a flying tail to it。; 

     ;My name NOT Lahoma Gledware�察─�she interposed in some severity。 

;My     name�察   �Lahoma      Willock。    Beautiful    namelovely�察     �like  flower    

Willock�察  �call   me   Lahoma   Willocklike   song   of   little   stream。   Gledware�察�

hardrough。; 

     Brick    Willock    stared  at  her  in  amazement。      ;Where'd     you   get  that 

from�拭─�

     ;My name Lahoma WillockRed Feather tell me。; 

     He    smoked     in  silence�察 �puffing   rapidly。   Then;My      name    is  Brick 



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Willock。 How came you to be named Lahoma Willock�拭─�

     Lahoma suggested thoughtfully;All white people named Willock�拭─�

     ;There's a few�察─�Willock shook his head�察 �with less agreeable names。 

But after all�察�I'm glad you have my name。 Yesthe more I think on it�察�the 

more pleased I get。 I reckon we're sort of kinfolks�察�anyhow。 Well�察�honey�察�

this is enough talk about being civilized�察�now let's make the first move on 

the way。 You want to see your mother's grave�察�and lay some of these wild 

flowers on it。 That's a part of being civilized�察�caring for graves is。 It's just 

savages as forgets the past and consequently never learns nothing。 Come 

along。 Them moccasins will do famous until I can get you shoes from the 

settlements。 It's seventy mile to Vernon�察�Texas�察�and none too easy miles。 

But I got a pony the first time I ventured to Doan's store�察�and it'll carry you�察�

if I have to walk at your side。 We'll make a festibul march of that journey�察�

and   lay   in   clothes   as   a   girl   should   wear�察  �and   books   to   last   through   the 

winter。; 

     Willock rose and explained that they must cross the mountain。 As they 

traversed it�察�he reminded her that she had not gathered any of the flowers 

that were scattered under sheltering boulders。 

     ;Why�拭─     �asked    Lahoma�察    �showing      that  her   neglect   to  do   so   was 

intentional。 

     ;Well�察�honey�察�don't you love and honor that mother that bore so much 

pain and trouble for you�察�traveling with you in her arms to the Oklahoma 

country�察�trying to make a home for you up there in the wilderness�察�and at 

last dying from the hardships of the plains。 Ain't she worth a few flowers。; 

     ;She dead。 She not see flowers�察�not smell flowers�察�not know。; 

     Willock     said   nothing�察  �but   the   next   time   they   came  to   a   clump   of 

blossoms he   made a nosegay。 Lahoma   watched him with a face as calm 

and unemotional as that of Red Feather�察�himself。 She held her back with 

the erect grace and moved her limbs with the swift ease of those among 

whom she had passed the last two years。 In delightful harmony with this 

air of wildness was the rich and delicate beauty of her sun´browned face�察�

and   the   golden   glow   of   her   silken   brown   hair。   Willock's   heart   yearned 

toward   her   as   only  the  heart   of   one   destined   to   profound   loneliness   can 

yearn toward the exquisite grace and unconscious charm of a child�察�but to 



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the   degree    that  he   felt  this  attraction�察 �he   held   himself   firmly    aloof�察�

knowing that wild animals are frightened when kindness beams without its 

veil。 

     ;What you do with that�拭─�She 

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