. Adventures of a young naturalist. Natural history; Indians of North America. 100 THE ADVENTURES OF The day was drawing to a close when we returned to the fire; from the stew-pan an appetizing odor was escaping, in which one of the couroucous, with a handful of rice, was boiling, while the other bird was roasting in front; It was really a capital dinner; first we had some excellent soup, of which Lucien had two platefuls; then came what was left of our squirrel, and last of all the roasted couroucou, which PEncuerado served up on a bed of water-cresses. We had an unlimited supply of water; an
. Adventures of a young naturalist. Natural history; Indians of North America. 100 THE ADVENTURES OF The day was drawing to a close when we returned to the fire; from the stew-pan an appetizing odor was escaping, in which one of the couroucous, with a handful of rice, was boiling, while the other bird was roasting in front; It was really a capital dinner; first we had some excellent soup, of which Lucien had two platefuls; then came what was left of our squirrel, and last of all the roasted couroucou, which PEncuerado served up on a bed of water-cresses. We had an unlimited supply of water; and, although my readers may smile at what I say, I really believe we drank too much. A. cup of coffee crowned our feast, and then the remains were left to Gringalet, who licked every thing clean, even to the very saucepan. Lucien, having finished his meal, lay down by my side, and was not long before he was fast asleep. A dismal howling from our four-footed companion woke us up with a start. We seized our arms. The dog, with his ears laid back, his tail between his legs, turned his nose to the wind with an anxious glance, and set up a fresh. 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 Biart, Lucien, 1828-1897; Gillmore, Parker, editor; Benett, Léon, engraver; Simon, P. , engraver; Moll, E. R. , engraver; Pisan, A. , engraver; Gauchard, Félix Jean, engraver; Pannemaker, Adolphe François, 1822- engraver; Harper & Brothers, publisher. New York: : Harper & Brothers, publishers, Franklin Square
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