one A.M.
I 've got to saddle my horse and get ready for our guard . Oh , I 'm on velvet , anyhow , and before this game ends , I 'll make old Quince curl his tail ; I 've got him going south now . '' It took me only a few minutes to lose my chance at the turkey egg , and I sought my blankets . At one A.M. , when our guard was called , the beans were almost equally divided among Priest , Stallings , and Durham ; and in view of the fact that Forrest , whom we all wanted to see beaten , had met defeat , they agreed to cut the cards for the egg , Stallings winning . We mounted our horses and rode out into the night , and the second guard rode back to our camp-fire , singing : -- `` Two little niggers upstairs in bed , One turned ober to de oder an ' said , ` How ` bout dat short ` nin ' bread , How ` bout dat short ` nin ' bread ? ' '' At Camp Supply , Flood received a letter from Lovell , requesting him to come on into Dodge ahead of the cattle . So after the first night 's camp above the Cimarron , Flood caught up a favorite horse , informed the outfit that he was going to quit us for a few days , and designated Quince Forrest as the _ segundo _ during his absence .