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just sec the little feet and ankles of the hiirro. Me looked like a 

 walking- cooking-stove, ready to stop at anv moment and cook von 

 a meal to order. 



At last we reach the picnic grounds. The l)urro with the 

 hell is made fast to a tree and the others allowed their freedom, 

 as we were assured by their master that nothing would drixe 

 them from their leader. We select a shady place, and, as all are 

 exhausted from laughter and the exertion to remain in the saddle, 

 decide to rest before taking lunch. 



As I slip[)ed from my saddle I saw near me some fine 

 mallows, and while the others were resting I at once commenced 

 m}' work. I hey looked so small and delicate, growing in the rank 

 grass, then- little i)ink faces turned toward the sun, that 1 thought 

 (){ them as "little nuns from a cloister ;" when they came out the 

 sun kissed them, and they blushed ])ink. The blossom much 

 resembles a miniature hollyhock, and if I were going t() gi\e it a 

 common name I would call it the wild hollyhock. It grows from 

 eight to ten inches high, and llowers from August until October. 



1 found the party seated at lunch. I had been informed 

 some time belore that they would wait f(M- me — just ten minutes, 

 and I knew I had tried their patience by keepintr them waiting- 

 at least twenty. How good the lunch did taste ! Dick made 

 the coffee, and he felt well repaid for his trouble when the 

 demand for the third cup was made l)y all. 



After lunch we did a little i)rospecting and found an iron 

 spring. The water was cool and delicious, and pronounced as 



