. St. Nicholas [serial]. et him free from his entanglement. own size with that of the sun, and his delight This was generally agreed to, and, besides, the seemed beyond bounds as he and the little girl field-mouse was the largest animal and had such Vol. VII.—10. i33 AMONG THE LAKES. [December, sharp and strong teeth that it would be easy forhim to gnaw through any rope. It was getting hotter and hotter: somethingmust be done quickly. The sun was blazing withrage ! The field-mouse finally yielded to the wishesof his fellow-animals ; and, rushing into the wood,through the terrible heat and smok
. St. Nicholas [serial]. et him free from his entanglement. own size with that of the sun, and his delight This was generally agreed to, and, besides, the seemed beyond bounds as he and the little girl field-mouse was the largest animal and had such Vol. VII.—10. i33 AMONG THE LAKES. [December, sharp and strong teeth that it would be easy forhim to gnaw through any rope. It was getting hotter and hotter: somethingmust be done quickly. The sun was blazing withrage ! The field-mouse finally yielded to the wishesof his fellow-animals ; and, rushing into the wood,through the terrible heat and smoke, he gnawedthe rope, but in doing so was melted down to his present size. The sun then rapidly arose, andeverything soon became all right again. The fact of the little man trapping the sun andcausing so much mischief, proved his superiorityover the other animals, and they have feared himever since. And, according to the Indian belief,this little man and this little woman were the fatherand mother of all tribes of THE CONSULTATION. AMONG THE LAKES. (A Fann-house Story.) By William O. Stoddard, Author of Dab Kinzer, etc. Chapter IV. AUNT Keziah may have been a little vexed atfinding how large a price Hawknose John hadmade her pay for Pineys new bow, but she wasnot the woman to say a great deal about a matterof that kind. She and his mother admired it withhim, and, after careful search, Mrs. Hunter pickedout from an old work-bag a very strong piece oftwine for a bow-string. O, said Piney, where did you get that? I think it s a piece of one of your uncle Liphrsold fishing-lines. It s been in my bag ever sincehe was here, last summer. I m glad you never tied up a bundle with it,and I ve got a splendid lot of arrows. The Woodchuck made them for you, did henot? I cant say who made them, exactly. He-never works if he can help it. Kyle Wilbur had sauntered off toward the shore; i879-J AMONG THE LAKES. I 39 of the lake, and, before long, Piney Hunter joinedhim with the new bow,
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