{"product_id":"2940013484191","title":"The Young Yagers","description":"CHAPTER ONE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE CAMP OF THE YOUNG YAGERS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNear the confluence of the two great rivers of Southern Africa--the\u003cbr\u003e_Yellow_ and _Orange_--behold the camp of the \"young yagers!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt stands upon the southern bank of the latter stream, in a grove of\u003cbr\u003eBabylonian willows, whose silvery foliage, drooping gracefully to the\u003cbr\u003ewater's edge, fringes both shores of the noble river as far as the eye\u003cbr\u003ecan reach.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA tree of rare beauty is this _Salix Babylonica_--in gracefulness of\u003cbr\u003eform scarce surpassed even by the palms, the \"princes of the forest.\"\u003cbr\u003eIn our land, as we look upon it, a tinge of sadness steals over our\u003cbr\u003ereflections.  We have grown to regard it as the emblem of sorrow.  We\u003cbr\u003ehave named it the \"weeping willow,\" and draped the tomb with its soft\u003cbr\u003epale fronds, as with a winding-sheet of silver.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFar different are the feelings inspired by the sight of this beautiful\u003cbr\u003etree amid the _karoos_ of Southern Africa.  That is a land where springs\u003cbr\u003eand streams are \"few and far between;\" and the _weeping_ willow--sure\u003cbr\u003esign of the presence of water--is no longer the emblem of sorrow, but\u003cbr\u003ethe symbol of joy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoy reigns in the camp under its shade by the banks of the noble Orange\u003cbr\u003eRiver, as is proved by the continuous peals of laughter that ring clear\u003cbr\u003eand loud upon the air, and echo from the opposite shores of the stream.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho are they that laugh so loudly and cheerfully?  _The young yagers_.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd who are the young yagers?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLet us approach their camp and see for ourselves.  It is night, but the\u003cbr\u003eblaze of the camp-fire will enable us to distinguish all of them, as\u003cbr\u003ethey are all seated around it.  By its light we can take their\u003cbr\u003eportraits.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47145648193776,"sku":"2940013484191","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013484191_p0.jpg?v=1763592954","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013484191","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}