ne, and the
dandelions spread their yellow carpet for it to pass over, or, nodding
silken heads scatter their tiny fleet of a hundred fairy balloons upon
the wings of the summer winds.

Down the road, whistling blithely, comes a slip of a boy, with fishing
rod, cut from the adjacent thicket, over his shoulder and a can of
bait tucked securely under his arm, happy as a king in anticipation of
the fish he may never catch. At his heels trots contentedly a yellow
dog. True companions of the highway are they, for no country road
would be complete without its boy and dog, and as I pass them I call
back, "Good luck, my doughty fisherman," and the road answers--or was
it an echo?--"Good luck, good luck."

But at last the shadows creep down canon and hillside, the soft light
of evening touches the tops of tree and shrub with a rosy splendor,
shading from green to gold, from gold to purple; and through the
gathering dusk the road sinks into the surrounding gloom, toiling on
in silence with only the stars for company, and the lights from
firefly lanterns to guide it on its lonely way.

[Illustration]

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