. St. Nicholas [serial]. g down astream in the way I have described. It was ina creek that runs into Indian River on the At-lantic coast of Florida. This creek was knownto be a great place for alligators, and I went up water all about me. They did not seem at allafraid of me. Every now and then a big fellowwould raise up his head and look at me asif he wondered what I was doing there. Soonsome of them swam so close to the boat that Iactually imagined that they were consideringwhether or not it would be a good idea toclamber on board and see what was there. Idid not fire at any of them, for, to
. St. Nicholas [serial]. g down astream in the way I have described. It was ina creek that runs into Indian River on the At-lantic coast of Florida. This creek was knownto be a great place for alligators, and I went up water all about me. They did not seem at allafraid of me. Every now and then a big fellowwould raise up his head and look at me asif he wondered what I was doing there. Soonsome of them swam so close to the boat that Iactually imagined that they were consideringwhether or not it would be a good idea toclamber on board and see what was there. Idid not fire at any of them, for, to tell the truth,I did not wish to excite the angry passions ofthe great creatures. It would have been easyfor them to upset my little boat, and then theycould have bitten me into as many pieces asthey liked. Before long I thought that this wasa very poor place for me to be in, and that Ihad seen all the alligators I cared to see thatday. So I laid down my gun, took up my oars,and quietly pulled down the stream toward the. we tied a rope around his body and hung him to a pole. to the mouth of it in a sail-boat. When I gotthere, I said that I wanted to try to hunt alli-gators by myself; and so I took a small skiffand rowed up the creek. I saw alligators oneach bank as I went up; but I kept on forabout half a mile, and then, drawing in theoars and taking my rifle, I prepared to floatdown. Very soon I found myself in the midstof a colony of alligators. Some were on thebank near by, and others were swimming in the sail-boat. Even then I was afraid some fellowmight seize one of the oars in his jaws and crunchit into little bits. But I got away safely, and Iam afraid the men in the sail-boat laughed at mea little when they heard my story. Now, doyou think it was cowardly in me to run awayfrom the alligators in that manner? I dont know, said Charles, after some hesi-tation ; but Stephen remarked that he thoughtit looked rather like cowardice. 1904. ALLIGATOR HUNTING. It was not cowardl
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