They had cut down four, of fifteen or twenty feet in length, which they had brought on the wheels of the cart, drawn by the four animals.

They had had some difficulty in transporting them to the place; and the greatest still remained--the boring the trunks, and then uniting them firmly.

I had neither augers nor any tools fit for the purpose.

I had, certainly, constructed a little fountain at Falcon's Nest; but the stream was near at hand, and was easily conveyed by cane pipes to our tortoise-shell basin.

Here the distance was considerable, the ground unequal, and, to have the water pure and cool, underground pipes were necessary.