Kateplayfullyvoicedheradmiration;Jimmethimwithabrotherlyridiculewhichbespokehisaffectionaswellashisamusement;butColonelZane,havingonceyieldedtothesameburning,riotouscravingforfreedomwhichnowstirredintheboy\'sheart,understood,andfeltwarmlydrawntowardthelad。
Hesaidnothing,thoughashewatchedJoehiseyesweregraveandkind。Inhislongfrontierlife,wheremanyadaymeasuredthelifeandfireofordinaryyears,hehadseenladafterladgodownbeforethisforestfever。Itwaswell,hethought,becausethefreedomofthesoildependedonthesewild,light—footedboys;yetitalwaysmadehimsad。Howmanyyouths,hisbrotheramongthem,layunderthefragrantpine—needlecarpetoftheforest,intheirlastearthlysleep！
The\"raising\"broughtoutallthesettlement——thewomentolookonandgossip,whilethechildrenplayed;thementobendtheirbacksinthemovingoftheheavytimbers。Theycelebratedtheerectionofanewcabinasanoteworthyevent。Asasocialfunctionithadaprominentplaceinthesettlers\'shortlistofpleasures。
Joewatchedtheproceedingwiththesamepleasureandsurprisehehadfeltineverythingpertainingtoborderlife。
Tohimthislog—raisingappearedthehardestkindoflabor。Yetitwasplainthesehardymen,theselow—voicedwomen,andmerrychildrenregardedtheworkassomethingfarmoresignificantthanthemerebuildingofacabin。Afterawhileheunderstoodthemeaningofthescene。Akindredspirit,thespiritofthepioneer,drewthemallintoonelargefamily。Thiswasanothercabin;