Cannon Field 
A broad bar of wood lies across the necks 
just behind the horns about which it fits closely. 
It is held in place by strong leather straps bound 
tightly across the foreheads just below the 
horns. When oxen are thus yoked, their 
heads are almost as immovable as if held in 
a vise. The tongue of the cart, which is at- 
tached to the bar between the oxen, is held 
very high, on a level with or even higher than 
the eyes. It is amusing to see this head-gear 
adjusted. In order sufficiently to tighten the 
straps, the man must have some point of re- 
sistance, and this he finds in the face of the ox 
himself. He braces his knee against the broad 
and kindly front of his comrade and lies back 
on the strap with all his weight. The ox blinks 
calmly on and says not a word. In spite of 
his queer head-gear the Nova Scotia ox an- 
swers to the same lingo as does his " Ameri- 
can " brother, and the familiar " gee, haw, 
back, g' long," may be heard mingling with 
the tinkle of his bell any hour of the day in 
Digby. 
For each ox has his bell. It is an agreeable 
bell with a pleasant tinkle-tankle, and rather 
an expensive luxury, a pair of bells and their 
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