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Be careful not to overlook a single one." "All right, I shall start 

 pretty soon, but you must stay at home. Look after our tipi," said 

 the wife, starting oflF with a lariat. 



Reaching the gentle mare, she caught and mounted her and drove 

 ihe herd off to the good range. For a long time she did not return, 

 not until about noon. "Oh, my ! I am unusually tired, for the stock was 

 so very gay and lively that they scattered among those hills and ra- 

 vines. I had a time in holding them together," said the wife. "Is that 

 so ? Well, they never did that before. It may be that they are getting 

 quite fat and feeling good," said the husband, briefly. "Oh, dear, my 

 back aches now. That crazy horse kept on walking oflf with most of 

 the horses, which made me very tired," said the wife. Finally they 

 both went to their usual occupations at home. 



"Here, old woman, come in ! I want to tell ycu soiiiething." The 

 v>ife came in with weary appearance. "I want you to go out again this 

 evening and round up the herd. Be sure and drive them over before 

 sunset. Count them before starting to come in," said the husband. 

 "Oh, dear, I hate to go out this time. You had better do it yourself,'' 

 said the wife. "Well, old woman, it is easy to go out and drive the herd 

 to our premises. So please to go and drive them early, so we can have 

 more time for pleasure," said the husband. 



At last she got up and went out lazily, carrying her lariats under 

 her arm. Reaching the gentle mare, she caught and mounted her and 

 drove the herd into the outskirts of the camp'-circle. Whenever the 

 herd was driven in the people would gaze at them and wish that they 

 could have such a herd. "Say, old woman, get them together and let 

 us corral them and catch that hcrse of mine, and then we can attend 

 to the rest later on," said the husband, good-naturedly. So she rode 

 up to the red-speckled horse to lariat him. This horse would whinny 

 like a stallion, kick the ground, lift his tail from side to side, and 

 otherwise act peculiarly. "Oh, pshaw ! This horse is crazy, he is al- 

 ways doing that when I advance to him," said the wife. At this time 

 her husband smiled a little and aided her in catching the horse. She 

 then dismounted the gentle mare and staked out the horse near the tipi, 

 also caught the others and did the same with them. The whole herd 

 stood very quietly and the couple went to bed in good humor again, 

 teasing and joking each other. In the morning they both awoke at 

 the same time and talked about the stock before daylight. 



"Say, dear old woman, I think you had better get up and go cut 

 and turn the stock loose. Go to the red-speckled horse first. Get up, 

 dear, before they get restless," said the husband. "Oh, my, I do hate 



