Joshua whinnied as if he enjoyed the prospect of company.

From the back of the wagon, somewhere beneath the shade of the cover, arose a heartrending wail, reeking of sorrow and agony.
"Aa-ow-OOO! Ooo-aa-OW!" "For heaven's sake," exclaimed the lightkeeper's helper, running to meet the vehicle, "what is the matter ?" The boy grinned more expansively than ever.

"Whoa!" he shouted, to the horse he was driving.

The animal stopped in his tracks, evidently glad of the opportunity.

Another howl burst from the covered depths of the wagon.
"I've got him," said the boy, with a triumphant nod and a jerk of his thumb over his shoulder.