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Tames Goats

           However,forthepresentIlethimgo,knowingnobetteratthattime. ThenIwenttothethreekids,andtakingthemonebyone,Itiedthemwithstringstogether,andwithsomedifficultybroughtthemallhome. 

           Itwasagoodwhilebeforetheywouldfeed,butthrowingthemsomesweetcorn,ittemptedthem,andtheybegantobetame. AndnowIfoundthatifIexpectedtosupplymyselfwithgoat-fleshwhenIhadnopowderorshotleft,breedingsomeuptamewasmyonlyway,whenperhapsImighthavethemaboutmyhouselikeaflockofsheep. 

           ButthenitpresentlyoccurredtomethatImustkeepthetamefromthewild,orelsetheywouldalwaysrunwildwhentheygrewup; andtheonlywayforthiswastohavesomeenclosedpieceofground,wellfencedeitherwithhedgeorpale,tokeeptheminsoeffectuallythatthosewithinmightnotbreakout,orthosewithoutbreakin. 

           Thiswasagreatundertakingforonepairofhands; yetasIsawtherewasanabsolutenecessityofdoingit,myfirstpieceofworkwastofindoutaproperpieceofground,viz.,wheretherewaslikelytobeherbageforthemtoeat,waterforthemtodrink,andcovertokeepthemfromthesun. 

           ThosewhounderstandsuchenclosureswillthinkIhadverylittlecontrivancewhenIpitcheduponaplaceveryproperforallthese,beingaplainopenpieceofmeadowland,orsavanna(asourpeoplecallitinthewesterncolonies),whichhadtwoorthreelittledrillsoffreshwaterinit,andatoneendwasverywoody; Isay,theywillsmileatmyforecast,whenIshalltellthemIbeganmyenclosingofthispieceofgroundinsuchamanner,thatmyhedgeorpalemusthavebeenatleasttwomilesabout. 

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