Quote Originally Posted by HoneyBadger View Post
I would shoot a lot of buffalo and get 2000lbs of meat, of which I can only carry 150lbs. Then when I get back to the wagon, I learn that Mary has contracted dysentery and died and one of my oxen was lost while fjording the river.
Read somewhere that during this time period the top two causes of death for women were #1 child birth #2 your skirts caught fire.
I wouldn't have cared much about fashion trends and morals of the time. I'd have put on pants.