Boy life on the prairie . ere passing compli-ments. It made no difference which came first, pie orchicken, each arrived at the same station in the end ; soLincoln and his comrades seized on any attractive vic-tual at hand, and having filled up, returned to the riverto swim in defiance of the well-known law of health,which says one should not bathe till three hours aftereating. However, they kept on bathing the entire threehours and so came within the scope of the rule, after swimming till they were tired, they painted them- The River 127 selves with mud and pretended to be Indians an
Boy life on the prairie . ere passing compli-ments. It made no difference which came first, pie orchicken, each arrived at the same station in the end ; soLincoln and his comrades seized on any attractive vic-tual at hand, and having filled up, returned to the riverto swim in defiance of the well-known law of health,which says one should not bathe till three hours aftereating. However, they kept on bathing the entire threehours and so came within the scope of the rule, after swimming till they were tired, they painted them- The River 127 selves with mud and pretended to be Indians and huntedeach other in the alder thickets. It was very exciting,and the afternoon slipped away with mournful enjoyed the tree-planting. Bryants Plant-ing of the Apple Tree had made a mystical impressionon his mind, and to bring any kind of tree into beingseemed noble and fine. It was a great pleasure to seethem grow during the summer days. They shot uplike corn, by the second winter forming a considerable. 1^. /i-^J^ >^> ?^ Ct>
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