He introduced me to everybody and gave me a good send-off.

As it was a high-toned outfit I was to accompany, I determined to put on a little style myself.

I dressed in a new suit of light buckskin, trimmed along the seams with fringe of the same material.

I put on a crimson shirt, elaborately decorated on the bosom, and selected a big sombrero for my head.

Then, mounting a showy horse which was a gallant stepper, I rode down to the fort, rifle in hand.
The expedition was soon under way.