The Return To Rotgut Part 4

I asked Him, what he wanted To save the people of this town But he only shook his head As he looked back at the mound "I seek no Gold or Silver No payment from your hand I know it's hard for White men For this to understand" Then he looked into the sky As he said a little prayer Did some tribal dance And threw powder in the air I didn't have a choice But, to put my trust in him So I begged His god for mercy And to wash away our sins He didn't waste much time As to treating of the sick He went from house to house With the pouch, full of his mix He applied it to their foreheads As he took it from his tote And I have to admit it It smelled like rancid goat I watched him as he worked Well into the night They started looking better I believed they'd be all right But I myself exhausted Found a bed unoccupied Slid between the sheets Then quickly closed my eyes To be continued..............