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ground-hog that I had fed on other visits came 

 out to see if there was anything for him. Some 

 sparrows also lighted near; they looked hungry, 

 so we left some bread for them and then climbed 

 upon the " tip-top," where our picture was taken. 



From the tip-top we could see more than a 

 hundred miles toward any point of the compass. 

 West of us we saw several streams that were 

 flowing away toward the Pacific ; east of us the 

 streams flowed to the Atlantic. I told Harriet 

 that the many small streams we saw all grew 

 larger as they neared the sea. Harriet lived at 

 the " big " end of the Arkansas River. She sud- 

 denly wanted to know if I could show her the 

 "little end of the Arkansas River." 



After an hour on top we started downward 

 and homeward, the little mountain-climber feel- 

 ing happy and lively. But she was careful, and 

 only once during the day did she slip, and this 

 slip was hardly her fault : we were coming off an 

 enormous smooth boulder that was wet from the 

 new snow that was melting, when both Harriet's 

 feet shot from under her and she fell, laughing, 

 into my arms. 



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