As soon as the rider was firmly fastened to his back, the colt was turned loose with a sudden lash, but, after curvetting and capricoling for awhile, to the great distress of Kenton, but to the infinite amusement of the Indians, he appeared to take compassion on his rider, and, falling into a line with the other horses, avoided the brambles entirely, and went on very well.

Fastening one end of this at that point of the trunk of the tree which was nearest the peg, he unrolled it till it reached the peg, and thence farther unrolled it, in the direction already established by the two points of the tree and the peg, for the distance of fifty feetJupiter clearing away the brambles with the scythe.

" "Then I'll cut the brambles, and not risk tearing my flesh!"

"Mind them brambles, or ye'll have the eyes of me bloomin' well knocked out!

When we reached the brambles he met them with his back, and though I heard the thorns tearing in his coat, he shoved them aside with his broad shoulders, and screened my dangling leg from getting caught.

It is through their laziness and extravagance they suffer brambles and briars to grow instead of grapes and corn.

Eagerly he tore aside brambles and stones with small thought of his scratched, bruised hands, and at last had the satisfaction of viewing a hole big enough to drop his slim little body through.

"Who are you throwing brambles at, you fool?" cried a voice.