AchestwasfetchedinfromtheChattoxwagon。TheChattoxgirlsweretwinsandofaboutasizewithJedandme。Severalofthewomengotaroundtohelp。TheyweretheSundaydressesoftheChattoxtwins，andhadcomeinthechestallthewayfromArkansas。
InheranxietymotherleftthebabywithSarahDunlap，andcameasfarasthetrenchwithme。There，underawagonandbehindthelittlebreast-workofsand，JedandIreceivedourlastinstructions。Thenwecrawledoutandstoodupintheopen。Weweredressedpreciselyalike——whitestockings，whitedresses，withbigbluesashes，andwhitesunbonnets。Jed’srightandmylefthandwereclaspedtogether。Ineachofourfreehandswecarriedtwosmallpails。
\"Takeiteasy，\"fathercautioned，aswebeganouradvance。\"Goslow。Walklikegirls。\"
Notashotwasfired。Wemadethespringsafely，filledourpails，andlaydownandtookagooddrinkourselves。Withafullpailineachhandwemadethereturntrip。Andstillnotashotwasfired。
Icannotrememberhowmanyjourneyswemade——fullyfifteenortwenty。Wewalkedslowly，alwaysgoingoutwithhandsclasped，alwayscomingbackslowlywithfourpailsofwater。Itwasastonishinghowthirstywewere。Welaydownseveraltimesandtooklongdrinks。