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Rh “Hurrah, for the chase, father!” cried Jack. “Nothing like real hunting after all. And just to see how Storm and Grumble go along over a grassy plain! It is perfectly splendid! We soon tired out the little antelopes, and were able to catch them.”

“Yes, father,” said Franz; “and Fritz has two Angora rabbits in his bag, and we wanted to bring you some honey. Only think! such a clever bird a cuckoo, showed us where it was?”

“My brothers forget the chief thing,” said Fritz. “We have driven a little herd of antelopes right through the Gap into our territory; and there they are, all ready for us to hunt when we like or to catch and tame!”

“Well done!” cried I; “here is indeed a list of achievements. But to your mother and me, the chief thing of all, is God's goodness in bringing you safe back to us. Now, let us hear