Who knows but his father will take a fancy to you,I'm sure he is very likely to,and make you a church dog-house, steeple and all complete and painted, and much finer than Charley Saunders's martin-box?" "Oh, I should like to, so much!

Martins mess unyoked their oxen from the wagons, put some small packs on their own backs, and loaded some upon the backs of the oxen, and turned south toward the nearest snowy mountain they could see, the same one towards which the Bennett party steered from the lake camp.

You've seen a martin trap, or if you haven't, I'll try and describe one so that you'll understand it.