Then, suddenly, his mouth flew open, showing a wonderfully white set of teeth, and he gave vent to "Yer-her! Yawk, yawk, yawk, yawk! Yor-hor!" Then he helped to outspan the oxen, and I showed him and the man with the wagon where to find water.

At every order I gave he opened his mouth and laughed at me; but he eagerly did all I bade, and followed me back to the wagon to help in unloading the bundles of trees, taking the greatest interest in everything, and lifting the boxes and packages of stores which had come with the trees, no matter what their weight, as if he enjoyed putting forth his tremendous strength.
"Well, Val," said my father as he took out his big knife to cut the string, and then carefully unlaced it--for string was precious out in the desert--"I thought I'd chance a few; but it's quite a spec, and I'm afraid they'll be all dried up.

However, we'll try them; and now they are here we must get them in at once.

Mind, I shall look to you to make them grow if they are still alive." "How am I to make them grow, father ?" I said.
"With water, my boy.

You must bring down buckets from the spring till we have time to dig a channel; and then they'll shift for themselves.