His trousers were of blue-striped cotton.

He usually carried a double-barrelled gun over his shoulder, and a powder-horn and bullet-bag were slung round his neck.

Barney now procured from this hospitable man a supply of powder and shot for his large brass-mounted cavalry pistol.

The hermit also made him a present of a long hunting-knife; and he gave one of a smaller size to Martin.

As Martin had no weapon, the hermit manufactured for him a stout bow and quiver full of arrows; with which, after some practice, he became reasonably expert.
Thus armed they sallied forth, and, following the foot-path that conducted from the door of the hut to the brow of the hill opposite, they were soon buried in the shades of the great forest.