DRENCHED WITH RAIN. 
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hills were generally small, and being for the most 
part green as well as wet, it required our utmost 
efforts to prevent the fire from going out ; so far 
indeed were we from being either cheered or warmed 
by the few sparks we were able to keep together, 
that the chill and comfortless aspect of its feeble 
rays, made us only shiver the more, as the rain fell 
coldly and heavily upon our already saturated gar- 
ments. About noon the weather cleared up a little, 
and after getting up and watering the horses, we 
collected a large quantity of firewood and made 
waterproof huts for ourselves. The rain, however, 
was over, and we no longer required them. 
