. The fountain of youth. Site of Jran fort at (Iraiid Jcrre. THE FLOATING GARDENS 241 in that swift water. And once over I nevercould have got back to camp until they came tolook for me, hanging to some half-submergedtree. I managed to bag three squirrels, having noend of difficulty in finding them, for theydropped plump down in the water through amagnificent tangle of vines and bamboo it was novel and exhilarating sport, givingone a thrill worthy of bigger game, for one wasfighting every minute against the treacherousboils and eddies sucking under the jungle killed
. The fountain of youth. Site of Jran fort at (Iraiid Jcrre. THE FLOATING GARDENS 241 in that swift water. And once over I nevercould have got back to camp until they came tolook for me, hanging to some half-submergedtree. I managed to bag three squirrels, having noend of difficulty in finding them, for theydropped plump down in the water through amagnificent tangle of vines and bamboo it was novel and exhilarating sport, givingone a thrill worthy of bigger game, for one wasfighting every minute against the treacherousboils and eddies sucking under the jungle killed a huge fish-hawk as I paddled back,catching it so fairly above me that it fell straightdown, landed on mj^ knees, and sat there glaringup. I heard a shout of laughter at this, anddiscovered a Cajun hunter balancing in his pi-rogue, holding to the twig of a tree, and look-ing at me. Das good! he cried. But, man, don yo*try sooch fancy shoots out-a dat leetle coffin!No Yankee can run dat pirogue! I was some set up when I
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