. Our search for a wilderness; an account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British Guiana. Natural history; Birds. 228 OUR SEARCH FOR A WILDERNESS. a tiny oppossum with fur of richest brown, and no larger than a mouse. The httle creature was unhurt, but played 'possum until it recovered from its fear when it made itself at home in a small suitcase. When our jolly priest appeared to wish us good-morning, the little Indian lads bowed their bronze figures reverently and. Fig. 95. Father Gillett and his Indian Boys. kissed liis hand. Some of them busied themselves weaving a ha
. Our search for a wilderness; an account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British Guiana. Natural history; Birds. 228 OUR SEARCH FOR A WILDERNESS. a tiny oppossum with fur of richest brown, and no larger than a mouse. The httle creature was unhurt, but played 'possum until it recovered from its fear when it made itself at home in a small suitcase. When our jolly priest appeared to wish us good-morning, the little Indian lads bowed their bronze figures reverently and. Fig. 95. Father Gillett and his Indian Boys. kissed liis hand. Some of them busied themselves weaving a hammock, while others set the table and later served us at breakfast. Our priest was like tlic genial monk of a mediae- val story. He was delightful with his tribe of small Indian boys, ordering them about in a great voice but with his eyes beaming with affection for them. "Man alive!" he would shout, "bring the finger-bowls!" And to our amazement, the wee naked valet not only knew what finger-bowls were,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Beebe, Mary; Beebe, William, 1877-1962, joint author. London, Constable
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