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They speedily resolved themselves into three large brown birds, which circled over the heads of the two wanderers, and then settled upon some rocks which overlooked them. They were buzzards, the vultures of the west, whose coming is the forerunner of death. "Cocks and hens," cried the little girl gleefully, pointing at their ill omened forms, and clapping her hands to make them rise. "Say, did God make this country?" "In course He did," said her companion, rather startled by this unexpected question. THEY SPEEDILY RESOLVED THEMSELVES INTO THREE LARGE BROWN BIRDS WHICH CIRCLED OVER THE HEADS OF THE TWO WANDERERS AND THEN SETTLED UPON SOME ROCKS WHICH OVERLOOK THEM THEY WERE BUZZARDS THE VULTURES OF THE WEST WHOSE COMING IS THE FORERUNNER OF DEATH COCKS AND HENS CRIED THE LITTLE GIRL GLEEFULLY POINTING AT THEIR ILL OMENED FORMS AND CLAPPING HER HANDS TO MAKE THEM RISE SAY DID GOD MAKE THIS COUNTRY IN COURSE HE DID SAID HER COMPANION RATHER STARTLED BY THIS UNEXPECTED QUESTION
some chance of water in this direction, so I heaved you over my shoulder and we tramped it together. It don’t seem as though we’ve improved matters. There’s an almighty small chance for us now!” “Do you mean that we are going to die too?” asked the child, checking her sobs, and raising her tear-stained face. “I guess that’s about the size of it.” “Why didn’t you say so before?” she said, laughing gleefully. “You gave me such a fright. Why, of course, now as long as we die we’ll be with mother again.” “Yes, you will, dearie.” “And you too. I’ll tell her how awful good you’ve been. I’ll bet she meets us at the door of Heaven with a big pitcher of water, and a lot of buckwheat cakes, hot, and toasted on both sides, like Bob and me was fond of. How long will it be first?” “I don’t know—not very long.” The man’s eyes were fixed upon the northern horizon. In the blue vault of the heaven there had appeared three little specks which increased in size every moment, so rapidly did they approach. LL WENT EXCEPT YOU AND ME THEN I THOUGHT THERE WAS SOME CHANCE OF WATER IN THIS DIRECTION SO I HEAVED YOU OVER MY SHOULDER AND WE TRAMPED IT TOGETHER IT DON'T SEEM AS THOUGH WE'VE IMPROVED MATTERS THERE'S AN ALMIGHTY SMALL CHANCE FOR US NOW DO YOU MEAN THAT WE'RE GOING TO DIE TOO ASKED THE CHILD CHECKING HER SOBS AND RAISING HER TEAR STAINED FACE I GUESS THAT'S ABOUT THE SIZE OF IT WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SO BEFORE SHE SAID LAUGHING GLEEFULLY YOU GAVE ME SUCH A FRIGHT WHY OF COURSE NOW AS LONG AS WE DIE WE'LL BE WITH MOTHER AGAIN YES YOU WILL DEARIE AND YOU TOO I'LL TELL HER AWFUL GOOD YOU'VE BEEN I'LL BET SHE MEETS US AT THE DOOR OF HEAVEN WITH A BIG PITCHER OF WATER AND A LOT OF BUCKWHEAT CAKES HOT AND TOASTED ON BOTH SIDES LIKE BOB AND ME WAS FOND OF HOW LONG WILL IT BE FIRST I DON'T KNOW NOT VERY LONG THE MAN'S EYES WERE FIXED UPON THE NORTHERN HORIZON IN THE BLUE VAULT OF THE HEAVEN THERE HAD APPEARED THREE LITTLE SPECKS WHICH INCREASED IN SIZE EVERY MOMENT SO RAPIDLY DID THEY APPROACH
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