Boy life on the prairie . upland, also, and Lincolns imagi-nation turned the cattle into bison, and his own partyinto redmen, and so felt the bigness and poetry of thescene. Again they camped, and Captain Knapp selected theirpermanent camping-ground, and laid out a corral, intowhich the cattle were to be driven at night. Arrange-ments were made with the nearest settler to board theboys, and night fell with all arrangements made, exceptthe building of the corral. That night only deepenedthe wonder and wild joy of the task. The next morning, as they watched the men climbinto the wagon, the cowbo
Boy life on the prairie . upland, also, and Lincolns imagi-nation turned the cattle into bison, and his own partyinto redmen, and so felt the bigness and poetry of thescene. Again they camped, and Captain Knapp selected theirpermanent camping-ground, and laid out a corral, intowhich the cattle were to be driven at night. Arrange-ments were made with the nearest settler to board theboys, and night fell with all arrangements made, exceptthe building of the corral. That night only deepenedthe wonder and wild joy of the task. The next morning, as they watched the men climbinto the wagon, the cowbovs began to realize that thev 302 Bov Life on the Prairie were now to be actually responsible herders. CaptainKnapp said : — Now, Ranee, be careful. Put the cattle into thecorral every night for a week; after that, if they arequiet, you wont need to. Watch em till they fill up,and then go to if it threatens rain,or if the flies are bad,youd better bring emin. Good-bv — take care o yourselves. Look out for Sau-.
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