Got him patched up an' into town; then he keeled over when he tried to git down off his hoss an' was in bed a week."
Once he was patched up and in town, he went about his business with no issues at all. 
mnli hypothesis: Once he was patched up and in town, he went about his business with no issues at all.  premise: Got him patched up an' into town; then he keeled over when he tried to git down off his hoss an' was in bed a week."