. The hunter-naturalist. : Romance of sporting; or, Wild scenes and wild hunters. Natural history; Hunting; Hunting. 44 WILD SCENES AND WILD the gnomes; they are a very funny sort of people. They cannot see at all after day, and they are so fond of their antics, that sometimes- light overtakes them, and then they have to crawl under shelter of the first stone they can find, until- night comes again. Whenever you happen to turn over the stone and see a blind, sluggish creature under it, looking like a brick-dusted lizard, don't hurt the wee, helpless thing, for when dark comes it will
. The hunter-naturalist. : Romance of sporting; or, Wild scenes and wild hunters. Natural history; Hunting; Hunting. 44 WILD SCENES AND WILD the gnomes; they are a very funny sort of people. They cannot see at all after day, and they are so fond of their antics, that sometimes- light overtakes them, and then they have to crawl under shelter of the first stone they can find, until- night comes again. Whenever you happen to turn over the stone and see a blind, sluggish creature under it, looking like a brick-dusted lizard, don't hurt the wee, helpless thing, for when dark comes it will dart about and sparkle in the most beautiful manner, like a living carbuncle, among the strange night-flowering fungi that droop like it in the morn- ing. You often see them at play, and if you do not notice, will think they are nothing but fire-flies. There were many more creatures that these gnome-people loved very well, and which lived under the earth, too. They lighted the long galleries of the tiny shrews, and when the. 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 Webber, Charles W. (Charles Wilkins), 1819-1856. Philadelphia : J. B. Lippincott, Grambo & co.
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