208 RAMBLES ABOUT HOME. 



" I hope you will change your mind," I remarked, 

 knowing coaxing was useless ; " I want, anyhow, to hear 

 you again about the snakes in the June freshet. Re- 

 member, I didn't see any of any account." 



"Perhaps I will, some day," Uz replied, "but not 

 now." 



Here we reached the cross-roads and parted for the 

 day. 



