mule-bells

Updated: June 17, 2025

The fresh face of the world bathed in sparkling dew; the greetings from tent to tent as we four friends make our rendezvous from the far countries of sleep; the relish of breakfast in the open air; the stir of the camp in preparation for a flitting; canvas sinking to the ground, bales and boxes heaped together, mule-bells tinkling through the grove, horses refreshed by their long rest whinnying and nipping at each other in play all these are charming variations and accompaniments to the old tune of "Boots and Saddles."

Henry Van Dyke - Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land: Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit