. Bruno. ers, so that heand the hens had constant feasts of them andthrove apace. 62 BRUNO CHAPTER X JULIUS and I always like to experimentwith new articles of food. We have nosympathy with the kind of f ussiness that travelsaround the world with its own lunch-box, dis-daining everything strange or new. It is to uspart of the charm of changed surroundings totest the native articles of diet. We had tried roast possum and stewedgopher; we now began to long for a taste ofalligator steak. We had heard that to be atall eatable the steak must be taken from thefleshy part of the tail of a young anima
. Bruno. ers, so that heand the hens had constant feasts of them andthrove apace. 62 BRUNO CHAPTER X JULIUS and I always like to experimentwith new articles of food. We have nosympathy with the kind of f ussiness that travelsaround the world with its own lunch-box, dis-daining everything strange or new. It is to uspart of the charm of changed surroundings totest the native articles of diet. We had tried roast possum and stewedgopher; we now began to long for a taste ofalligator steak. We had heard that to be atall eatable the steak must be taken from thefleshy part of the tail of a young animal beforethe creature grows large enough to lose itsshiny skin; so we were quite delighted one daywhen we found that Bruno had cornered ayoung one about four feet long. It was in alittle glade about three hundred yards from thehouse; and as soon as Julius found the causeof Brunos excitement, he hurried to the housefor the axe, and soon put a stop to the creaturesdemonstrations. He was hissing at Bruno like. He was hissing at Bruno. — Page 62. BRUNO 63 a whole flock of geese, the while snapping athim with his teeth and striking at him withhis tail, which he had a most astonishing wayof flourishing around. When the steak was cut the meat lookedwhite and fine-grained, like the more delicatekinds of fish. When cooked it was very invit-ing, being a compromise between fish and thewhite meat of domestic fowls. We enjoyed it very much and were loud inour praises of alligator steak, but — we did ntwant any more ! I cooked the rest of it for Bruno, and he ateone more meal of it; then he struck. Wehave since heard that most people who tryalligator steak have the same experience. Afirst meal is thoroughly enjoyed, but one notbrought up on such a diet never gets beyond thesecond. It is a useful article of food in southerncamp-life, because it makes the campers go backto bacon and beans with renewed relish. Thesame may be said of roast possum and stewedgopher, — that is, for the human c
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