HisfewsurvivingcomradessawHissmilewhenrangtheirloudhurrah,Andtheredfieldwaswon;ThensawindeathhiseyelidscloseCalmly,astoanight’srepose,Likeflowersatsetofsun.
Thesoundsofthebattlewereover,andtheyhadfedfattheirancientgrudge,andhadavengedtheirrecentquarrelwiththeMengwe,bythedestructionofawholecommunity.
TheblackandmurkyatmospherethatfloatedaroundthespotwheretheHuronshadencamped,sufficientlyannouncedofitself,thefateofthatwanderingtribe;whilehundredsofravens,thatstruggledabovethesummitsofthemountains,orswept,innoisyflocks,acrossthewiderangesofthewoods,furnishedafrightfuldirectiontothesceneofthecombat.
Inshort,anyeyeatallpractisedinthesignsofafrontierwarfaremighteasilyhavetracedallthoseunerringevidencesoftheruthlessresultswhichattendanIndianvengeance.
Thelateststragglerhadreturnedfromhisfellemployment,onlytostriphimselfoftheterrificemblemsofhisbloodycalling,andtojoininthelamentationsofhiscountrymen,asastrickenpeople.
Prideandexultationweresupplantedbyhumility,andthefiercestofhumanpassionswasalreadysucceededbythemostprofoundandunequivocaldemonstrationsofgrief.
Thelodgesweredeserted;butabroadbeltofearnestfacesencircledaspotintheirvicinity,whithereverythingpossessinglifehadrepaired,andwhereallwerenowcollected,indeepandawfulsilence.
Thoughbeingsofeveryrankandage,ofbothsexes,andofallpursuits,hadunitedtoformthisbreathingwallofbodies,theywereinfluencedbyasingleemotion.
SixDelawaregirls,withtheirlong,dark,flowingtressesfallinglooselyacrosstheirbosoms,stoodapart,andonlygaveproofoftheirexistenceastheyoccasionallystrewedsweet–scentedherbsandforestflowersonalitteroffragrantplantsthat,underapallofIndianrobes,supportedallthatnowremainedoftheardent,high–souled,andgenerousCora.
Herformwasconcealedinmanywrappersofthesamesimplemanufacture,andherfacewasshutforeverfromthegazeofmen.
Hisagedheadwasbowednearlytotheearth,incompelledsubmissiontothestrokeofProvidence;butahiddenanguishstruggledabouthisfurrowedbrow,thatwasonlypartiallyconcealedbythecarelesslocksofgraythathadfallen,neglected,onhistemples.
Gamutstoodathisside,hismeekheadbaredtotheraysofthesun,whilehiseyes,wanderingandconcerned,seemedtobeequallydividedbetweenthatlittlevolume,whichcontainedsomanyquaintbutholymaxims,andthebeinginwhosebehalfhissoulyearnedtoadministerconsolation.
Heywardwasalsonigh,supportinghimselfagainstatree,andendeavoringtokeepdownthosesuddenrisingsofsorrowthatitrequiredhisutmostmanhoodtosubdue.
Butsadandmelancholyasthisgroupmayeasilybeimagined,itwasfarlesstouchingthananother,thatoccupiedtheoppositespaceofthesamearea.
Seated,asinlife,withhisformandlimbsarrangedingraveanddecentcomposure,Uncasappeared,arrayedinthemostgorgeousornamentsthatthewealthofthetribecouldfurnish.
Richplumesnoddedabovehishead;wampum,gorgets,bracelets,andmedals,adornedhispersoninprofusion;thoughhisdulleyeandvacantlineamentstoostronglycontradictedtheidletaleofpridetheywouldconvey.
DirectlyinfrontofthecorpseChingachgookwasplaced,withoutarms,paintoradornmentofanysort,exceptthebrightblueblazonryofhisrace,thatwasindeliblyimpressedonhisnakedbosom.
Duringthelongperiodthatthetribehadthusbeencollected,theMohicanwarriorhadkeptasteady,anxiouslookonthecoldandsenselesscountenanceofhisson.
Sorivetedandintensehadbeenthatgaze,andsochangelesshisattitude,thatastrangermightnothavetoldthelivingfromthedead,butfortheoccasionalgleamingsofatroubledspirit,thatshotathwartthedarkvisageofone,andthedeathlikecalmthathadforeversettledonthelineamentsoftheother.
Thescoutwashardby,leaninginapensivepostureonhisownfatalandavengingweapon;whileTamenund,supportedbytheeldersofhisnation,occupiedahighplaceathand,whencehemightlookdownonthemuteandsorrowfulassemblageofhispeople.
Justwithintheinneredgeofthecirclestoodasoldier,inthemilitaryattireofastrangenation;andwithoutitwashiswarhorse,inthecenterofacollectionofmounteddomestics,seeminglyinreadinesstoundertakesomedistantjourney.
ThevestmentsofthestrangerannouncedhimtobeonewhoheldaresponsiblesituationnearthepersonofthecaptainoftheCanadas;andwho,asitwouldnowseem,findinghiserrandofpeacefrustratedbythefierceimpetuosityofhisallies,wascontenttobecomeasilentandsadspectatorofthefruitsofacontestthathehadarrivedtoolatetoanticipate.
Thedaywasdrawingtothecloseofitsfirstquarter,andyethadthemultitudemaintaineditsbreathingstillnesssinceitsdawn.
Nosoundlouderthanastifledsobhadbeenheardamongthem,norhadevenalimbbeenmovedthroughoutthatlongandpainfulperiod,excepttoperformthesimpleandtouchingofferingsthatweremade,fromtimetotime,incommemorationofthedead.
ThepatienceandforbearanceofIndianfortitudecouldalonesupportsuchanappearanceofabstraction,asseemednowtohaveturnedeachdarkandmotionlessfigureintostone.
Atlength,thesageoftheDelawaresstretchedforthanarm,andleaningontheshouldersofhisattendants,hearosewithanairasfeebleasifanotheragehadalreadyintervenedbetweenthemanwhohadmethisnationtheprecedingday,andhimwhonowtotteredonhiselevatedstand.
“MenoftheLenape!”hesaid,inlow,hollowtones,thatsoundedlikeavoicechargedwithsomepropheticmission:“thefaceoftheManitouisbehindacloud!
Asthissimpleandyetterribleannunciationstoleontheearsofthemultitude,astillnessasdeepandawfulsucceededasiftheveneratedspirittheyworshipedhadutteredthewordswithouttheaidofhumanorgans;andeventheinanimateUncasappearedabeingoflife,comparedwiththehumbledandsubmissivethrongbywhomhewassurrounded.
Astheimmediateeffect,however,graduallypassedaway,alowmurmurofvoicescommencedasortofchantinhonorofthedead.
Thewordswereconnectedbynoregularcontinuation,butasoneceasedanothertookuptheeulogy,orlamentation,whicheveritmightbecalled,andgaveventtoheremotionsinsuchlanguageaswassuggestedbyherfeelingsandtheoccasion.
Atintervalsthespeakerwasinterruptedbygeneralandloudburstsofsorrow,duringwhichthegirlsaroundthebierofCorapluckedtheplantsandflowersblindlyfromherbody,asifbewilderedwithgrief.
But,inthemildermomentsoftheirplaint,theseemblemsofpurityandsweetnesswerecastbacktotheirplaces,witheverysignoftendernessandregret.
Thoughrenderedlessconnectedbymanyandgeneralinterruptionsandoutbreakings,atranslationoftheirlanguagewouldhavecontainedaregulardescant,which,insubstance,mighthaveprovedtopossessatrainofconsecutiveideas.
Agirl,selectedforthetaskbyherrankandqualifications,commencedbymodestallusionstothequalitiesofthedeceasedwarrior,embellishingherexpressionswiththoseorientalimagesthattheIndianshaveprobablybroughtwiththemfromtheextremesoftheothercontinent,andwhichformofthemselvesalinktoconnecttheancienthistoriesofthetwoworlds.
Shecalledhimthe“pantherofhistribe”;anddescribedhimasonewhosemoccasinleftnotrailonthedews;whoseboundwasliketheleapofayoungfawn;whoseeyewasbrighterthanastarinthedarknight;andwhosevoice,inbattle,wasloudasthethunderoftheManitou.
Shebadehimtellher,whentheymetintheworldofspirits,thattheDelawaregirlshadshedtearsabovethegraveofherchild,andhadcalledherblessed.
Then,theywhosucceeded,changingtheirtonestoamilderandstillmoretenderstrain,alluded,withthedelicacyandsensitivenessofwomen,tothestrangermaiden,whohadlefttheupperearthatatimesonearhisowndeparture,astorenderthewilloftheGreatSpirittoomanifesttobedisregarded.
Theyadmonishedhimtobekindtoher,andtohaveconsiderationforherignoranceofthoseartswhichweresonecessarytothecomfortofawarriorlikehimself.
Theydwelleduponhermatchlessbeauty,andonhernobleresolution,withoutthetaintofenvy,andasangelsmaybethoughttodelightinasuperiorexcellence;adding,thattheseendowmentsshouldprovemorethanequivalentforanylittleimperfectioninhereducation.
Afterwhich,othersagain,induesuccession,spoketothemaidenherself,inthelow,softlanguageoftendernessandlove.
Ahunterwouldbehercompanion,whoknewhowtoprovideforhersmallestwants;andawarriorwasathersidewhowasabletoprotectheagainsteverydanger.
Theycautionedheragainstunavailingregretsforthefriendsofheryouth,andthesceneswhereherfatherhaddwelt;assuringherthatthe“blessedhuntinggroundsoftheLenape,”containedvalesaspleasant,streamsaspure;andflowersassweet,asthe“heavenofthepalefaces.”
Theyadvisedhertobeattentivetothewantsofhercompanion,andnevertoforgetthedistinctionwhichtheManitouhadsowiselyestablishedbetweenthem.
Clothingtheirideasinthemostremoteandsubtleimages,theybetrayed,that,intheshortperiodoftheirintercourse,theyhaddiscovered,withtheintuitiveperceptionoftheirsex,thetruantdispositionofhisinclinations.
Hewasofaracethathadoncebeenlordsontheshoresofthesaltlake,andhiswisheshadledhimbacktoapeoplewhodweltaboutthegravesofhisfathers.
Thatshewasofabloodpurerandricherthantherestofhernation,anyeyemighthaveseen;thatshewasequaltothedangersanddaringofalifeinthewoods,herconducthadproved;andnow,theyadded,the“wiseoneoftheearth”hadtransplantedhertoaplacewhereshewouldfindcongenialspirits,andmightbeforeverhappy.
Theycomparedhertoflakesofsnow;aspure,aswhite,asbrilliant,andasliabletomeltinthefierceheatsofsummer,orcongealinthefrostsofwinter.
Theydoubtednotthatshewaslovelyintheeyesoftheyoungchief,whoseskinandwhosesorrowseemedsolikeherown;butthoughfarfromexpressingsuchapreference,itwasevidenttheydeemedherlessexcellentthanthemaidtheymourned.
Herringletswerecomparedtotheexuberanttendrilsofthevine,hereyetothebluevaultofheavens,andthemostspotlesscloud,withitsglowingflushofthesun,wasadmittedtobelessattractivethanherbloom.
Duringtheseandsimilarsongsnothingwasaudiblebutthemurmursofthemusic;relieved,asitwas,orratherrenderedterrible,bythoseoccasionalburstsofgriefwhichmightbecalleditschoruses.
TheDelawaresthemselveslistenedlikecharmedmen;anditwasveryapparent,bythevariationsoftheirspeakingcountenances,howdeepandtruewastheirsympathy.
EvenDavidwasnotreluctanttolendhisearstothetonesofvoicessosweet;andlongerethechantwasended,hisgazeannouncedthathissoulwasenthralled.
Thescout,towhomalone,ofallthewhitemen,thewordswereintelligible,sufferedhimselftobealittlearousedfromhismeditativeposture,andbenthisfaceaside,tocatchtheirmeaning,asthegirlsproceeded.
ButwhentheyspokeofthefutureprospectsofCoraandUncas,heshookhishead,likeonewhoknewtheerroroftheirsimplecreed,andresuminghisrecliningattitude,hemaintainedituntiltheceremony,ifthatmightbecalledaceremony,inwhichfeelingwassodeeplyimbued,wasfinished.
Hislookneverchangedthroughoutthewholeofthescene,nordidamusclemoveinhisrigidcountenance,evenatthewildestorthemostpatheticpartsofthelamentation.
Thecoldandsenselessremainsofhissonwasalltohim,andeveryothersensebutthatofsightseemedfrozen,inorderthathiseyesmighttaketheirfinalgazeatthoselineamentshehadsolongloved,andwhichwerenowabouttobeclosedforeverfromhisview.
Inthisstageoftheobsequies,awarriormuchrenownedfordeedinarms,andmoreespeciallyforservicesintherecentcombat,amanofsternandgravedemeanor,advancedslowlyfromthecrowd,andplacedhimselfnighthepersonofthedead.
hesaid,addressinghimselftothedullearsofUncas,asiftheemptyclayretainedthefacultiesoftheanimatedman;“thytimehasbeenlikethatofthesunwheninthetrees;theyglorybrighterthanhislightatnoonday.
Thouartgone,youthfulwarrior,butahundredWyandotsareclearingthebriersfromthypathtotheworldofthespirits.
Thyfeetwerelikethewingsofeagles;thinearmheavierthanfallingbranchesfromthepine;andthyvoiceliketheManitouwhenHespeaksintheclouds.
Hewassucceededbyothers,indueorder,untilmostofthehighandgiftedmenofthenationhadsungorspokentheirtributeofpraiseoverthemanesofthedeceasedchief.
Thenalow,deepsoundwasheard,likethesuppressedaccompanimentofdistantmusic,risingjusthighenoughontheairtobeaudible,andyetsoindistinctly,astoleaveitscharacter,andtheplacewhenceitproceeded,alikemattersofconjecture.
Itwas,however,succeededbyanotherandanotherstrain,eachinahigherkey,untiltheygrewontheear,firstinlongdrawnandoftenrepeatedinterjections,andfinallyinwords.
Thoughnotaneyewasturnedtowardhimnorthesmallestsignofimpatienceexhibited,itwasapparent,bythemannerinwhichthemultitudeelevatedtheirheadstolisten,thattheydrankinthesoundswithanintensenessofattention,thatnonebutTamenundhimselfhadeverbeforecommanded.Buttheylistenedinvain.
Thestrainsrosejustsoloudastobecomeintelligible,andthengrewfainterandmoretrembling,untiltheyfinallysankontheear,asifborneawaybyapassingbreathofwind.
ThelipsoftheSagamoreclosed,andheremainedsilentinhisseat,lookingwithhisrivetedeyeandmotionlessform,likesomecreaturethathadbeenturnedfromtheAlmightyhandwiththeformbutwithoutthespiritofaman.
TheDelawareswhoknewbythesesymptomsthatthemindoftheirfriendwasnotpreparedforsomightyaneffortoffortitude,relaxedintheirattention;and,withaninnatedelicacy,seemedtobestowalltheirthoughtsontheobsequiesofthestrangermaiden.
Asignalwasgiven,byoneoftheelderchiefs,tothewomenwhocrowdedthatpartofthecirclenearwhichthebodyofCoralay.
Obedienttothesign,thegirlsraisedthebiertotheelevationoftheirheads,andadvancedwithslowandregulatedsteps,chanting,astheyproceeded,anotherwailingsonginpraiseofthedeceased.
Gamut,whohadbeenacloseobserverofriteshedeemedsoheathenish,nowbenthisheadovertheshoulderoftheunconsciousfather,whispering:
Munrostarted,asifthelasttrumpethadsoundedinhisear,andbestowingoneanxiousandhurriedglancearoundhim,hearoseandfollowedinthesimpletrain,withthemienofasoldier,butbearingthefullburdenofaparent’ssuffering.
Hisfriendspressedaroundhimwithasorrowthatwastoostrongtobetermedsympathy—eventheyoungFrenchmanjoiningintheprocession,withtheairofamanwhowassensiblytouchedattheearlyandmelancholyfateofonesolovely.
Butwhenthelastandhumblestfemaleofthetribehadjoinedinthewildandyetorderedarray,themenoftheLenapecontractedtheircircle,andformedagainaroundthepersonofUncas,assilent,asgrave,andasmotionlessasbefore.
TheplacewhichhadbeenchosenforthegraveofCorawasalittleknoll,whereaclusterofyoungandhealthfulpineshadtakenroot,formingofthemselvesamelancholyandappropriateshadeoverthespot.
Onreachingitthegirlsdepositedtheirburden,andcontinuedformanyminuteswaiting,withcharacteristicpatience,andnativetimidity,forsomeevidencethattheywhosefeelingsweremostconcernedwerecontentwiththearrangement.
Satisfiedwiththistestimonyintheirfavor,thegirlsproceededtodepositthebodyinashell,ingeniously,andnotinelegantly,fabricatedofthebarkofthebirch;afterwhichtheylowereditintoitsdarkandfinalabode.
Theceremonyofcoveringtheremains,andconcealingthemarksofthefreshearth,byleavesandothernaturalandcustomaryobjects,wasconductedwiththesamesimpleandsilentforms.
Butwhenthelaborsofthekindbeingswhohadperformedthesesadandfriendlyofficesweresofarcompleted,theyhesitated,inawaytoshowthattheyknewnothowmuchfurthertheymightproceed.
“Myyoungwomenhavedoneenough,”hesaid:“thespiritofthepalefacehasnoneedoffoodorraiment,theirgiftsbeingaccordingtotheheavenoftheircolor.
Isee,”headded,glancinganeyeatDavid,whowaspreparinghisbookinamannerthatindicatedanintentiontoleadthewayinsacredsong,“thatonewhobetterknowstheChristianfashionsisabouttospeak.”
Thefemalesstoodmodestlyaside,and,fromhavingbeentheprincipalactorsinthescene,theynowbecamethemeekandattentiveobserversofthatwhichfollowed.
DuringthetimeDavidoccupiedinpouringoutthepiousfeelingsofhisspiritinthismanner,notasignofsurprise,noralookofimpatience,escapedthem.
Theylistenedlikethosewhoknewthemeaningofthestrangewords,andappearedasiftheyfeltthemingledemotionsofsorrow,hope,andresignation,theywereintendedtoconvey.
Excitedbythescenehehadjustwitnessed,andperhapsinfluencedbyhisownsecretemotions,themasterofsongexceededhisusualefforts.
Hisfullrichvoicewasnotfoundtosufferbyacomparisonwiththesofttonesofthegirls;andhismoremodulatedstrainspossessed,atleastfortheearsofthosetowhomtheywerepeculiarlyaddressed,theadditionalpowerofintelligence.
When,however,theclosingcadencehadfallenontheearsofhisauditors,thesecret,timorousglancesoftheeyes,andthegeneralandyetsubduedmovementoftheassemblage,betrayedthatsomethingwasexpectedfromthefatherofthedeceased.
Munroseemedsensiblethatthetimewascomeforhimtoexertwhatis,perhaps,thegreatesteffortofwhichhumannatureiscapable.
Hebaredhisgraylocks,andlookedaroundthetimidandquietthrongbywhichhewasencircled,withafirmandcollectedcountenance.
Tellthem,thattheBeingweallworship,underdifferentnames,willbemindfuloftheircharity;andthatthetimeshallnotbedistantwhenwemayassemblearoundHisthronewithoutdistinctionofsex,orrank,orcolor.”
Thescoutlistenedtothetremulousvoiceinwhichtheveterandeliveredthesewords,andshookhisheadslowlywhentheywereended,asonewhodoubtedtheirefficacy.
“Totellthemthis,”hesaid,“wouldbetotellthemthatthesnowscomenotinthewinter,orthatthesunshinesfiercestwhenthetreesarestrippedoftheirleaves.”
Thenturningtothewomen,hemadesuchacommunicationoftheother’sgratitudeashedeemedmostsuitedtothecapacitiesofhislisteners.
TheheadofMunrohadalreadysunkuponhischest,andhewasagainfastrelapsingintomelancholy,whentheyoungFrenchmanbeforenamedventuredtotouchhimlightlyontheelbow.
Assoonashehadgainedtheattentionofthemourningoldman,hepointedtowardagroupofyoungIndians,whoapproachedwithalightbutcloselycoveredlitter,andthenpointedupwardtowardthesun.
“Iunderstandyou,sir,”returnedMunro,withavoiceofforcedfirmness;“Iunderstandyou.ItisthewillofHeaven,andIsubmit.Cora,mychild!
Come,gentlemen,”headded,lookingabouthimwithanairofloftycomposure,thoughtheanguishthatquiveredinhisfadedcountenancewasfartoopowerfultobeconcealed,“ourdutyhereisended;letusdepart.”
Heywardgladlyobeyedasummonsthattookthemfromaspotwhere,eachinstant,hefelthisself–controlwasabouttodeserthim.
Whilehiscompanionsweremounting,however,hefoundtimetopressthehandofthescout,andtorepeatthetermsofanengagementtheyhadmadetomeetagainwithinthepostsoftheBritisharmy.
Then,gladlythrowinghimselfintothesaddle,hespurredhischargertothesideofthelitter,whencelawandstifledsobsaloneannouncedthepresenceofAlice.
Inthismanner,theheadofMunroagaindroopingonhisbosom,withHeywardandDavidfollowinginsorrowingsilence,andattendedbytheaidofMontcalmwithhisguard,allthewhitemen,withtheexceptionofHawkeye,passedfrombeforetheeyesoftheDelawares,andwereburiedinthevastforestsofthatregion.
Butthetiewhich,throughtheircommoncalamity,hadunitedthefeelingsofthesesimpledwellersinthewoodswiththestrangerswhohadthustransientlyvisitedthem,wasnotsoeasilybroken.
Yearspassedawaybeforethetraditionarytaleofthewhitemaiden,andoftheyoungwarrioroftheMohicansceasedtobeguilethelongnightsandtediousmarches,ortoanimatetheiryouthfulandbravewithadesireforvengeance.
Throughthemediumofthescout,whoservedforyearsafterwardasalinkbetweenthemandcivilizedlife,theylearned,inanswertotheirinquiries,thatthe“GrayHead”wasspeedilygatheredtohisfathers—bornedown,aswaserroneouslybelieved,byhismilitarymisfortunes;andthatthe“OpenHand”hadconveyedhissurvivingdaughterfarintothesettlementsofthepalefaces,wherehertearshadatlastceasedtoflow,andhadbeensucceededbythebrightsmileswhichwerebettersuitedtoherjoyousnature.
Desertedbyallofhiscolor,Hawkeyereturnedtothespotwherehissympathiesledhim,withaforcethatnoidealbondofunioncoulddestroy.
HewasjustintimetocatchapartinglookofthefeaturesofUncas,whomtheDelawareswerealreadyinclosinginhislastvestmentofskins.
Theypausedtopermitthelongingandlingeringgazeofthesturdywoodsman,andwhenitwasended,thebodywasenveloped,nevertobeunclosedagain.
Thencameaprocessionliketheother,andthewholenationwascollectedaboutthetemporarygraveofthechief—temporary,becauseitwasproperthat,atsomefutureday,hisbonesshouldrestamongthoseofthisownpeople.
Thesamegraveexpressionofgrief,thesamerigidsilence,andthesamedeferencetotheprincipalmourner,wereobservedaroundtheplaceofintermentashavebeenalreadydescribed.
Thebodywasdepositedinanattitudeofrepose,facingtherisingsun,withtheimplementsofwarandofthechaseathand,inreadinessforthefinaljourney.
Anopeningwasleftintheshell,bywhichitwasprotectedfromthesoil,forthespirittocommunicatewithitsearthlytenement,whennecessary;andthewholewasconcealedfromtheinstinct,andprotectedfromtheravagesofthebeastsofprey,withaningenuitypeculiartothenatives.
Hehadnotyetspoken,andsomethingconsolatoryandinstructivewasexpectedfromsorenownedachiefonanoccasionofsuchinterest.
Consciousofthewishesofthepeople,thesternandself–restrainedwarriorraisedhisface,whichhadlatterlybeenburiedinhisrobe,andlookedabouthimwithasteadyeye.
Hisfirmlycompressedandexpressivelipsthensevered,andforthefirsttimeduringthelongceremonieshisvoicewasdistinctlyaudible.“Whydomybrothersmourn?”
“No,no,”criedHawkeye,whohadbeengazingwithayearninglookattherigidfeaturesofhisfriend,withsomethinglikehisownself–command,butwhosephilosophycouldendurenolonger;“no,Sagamore,notalone.
Hewasyourson,andared–skinbynature;anditmaybethatyourbloodwasnearer—but,ifeverIforgettheladwhohassooftenfou’tatmysideinwar,andsleptatmysideinpeace,mayHewhomadeusall,whatevermaybeourcolororourgifts,forgetme!
Chingachgookgraspedthehandthat,inthewarmthoffeeling,thescouthadstretchedacrossthefreshearth,andinanattitudeoffriendshipthesetwosturdyandintrepidwoodsmenbowedtheirheadstogether,whilescaldingtearsfelltotheirfeet,wateringthegraveofUncaslikedropsoffallingrain.
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