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THE LAND OF LITTLE RAIN
THE LAND
OF
LITTLE RAIN
BY
MARY AUSTIN
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY
The Riverside Press, Cambridge
1903
COPYRIGHT 1903 BY MARY AUSTIN
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Published October 1903
TO EVE
“THE COMFORTRESS OF UNSUCCESS”
I confess to a great liking for theIndian fashion of name-giving: everyman known by that phrase which best expresseshim to whoso names him. Thushe may be Mighty-Hunter, or Man-Afraid-of-a-Bear,according as he is called byfriend or enemy, and Scar-Face to thosewho knew him by the eye’s grasp only.No other fashion, I think, sets so well withthe various natures that inhabit in us, andif you agree with me you will understandwhy so few names are written here as theyappear in the geography. For if I love alake known by the name of the man whodiscovered it, which endears itself