. . d over thatdesert waste, the nightswere often made hideousby the howling of prairie-wolves, or coyotes, whichprowled around in largepacks. They were arrantcowards and always kept ata safe distance from thelines of the camp. Oneman could put a hundred ofthem to instant were harmless, butvery disagreeable neigh-bors. The horned toad,so often seen in Texas, wasa curiosity, but it was whollyLloyd fordim., innocuous, Probablyhe company i., mxty-fifth. couldnt hurt anybody if he tried, which he never did. This little animal
. . d over thatdesert waste, the nightswere often made hideousby the howling of prairie-wolves, or coyotes, whichprowled around in largepacks. They were arrantcowards and always kept ata safe distance from thelines of the camp. Oneman could put a hundred ofthem to instant were harmless, butvery disagreeable neigh-bors. The horned toad,so often seen in Texas, wasa curiosity, but it was whollyLloyd fordim., innocuous, Probablyhe company i., mxty-fifth. couldnt hurt anybody if he tried, which he never did. This little animal seems to have beenmisnamed, for he bears no resemblance to a toad. He does nottravel by jumps, but runs nimbly along on his four feet, like any-ordinary quadruped. Another point of difference is that he has along tail for his size ; orthodox toads do not have tails. Uponthe top of his head are two hard, sharp horns, a quarter or three-eighths of an inch long, and from this peculiarity he takes hisname, though why even the scientific men class him as a toad is. MOCKING-BIRDS AND PECANS. 755 not clear. When we Left Texas a large number of the men tookwith them one or more horned toads each. Most of them died onthe way to Ohio. In the groves skirting the streams were many birds of rareand beautiful plumage, which we had never seen before. Mock-ing-birds were numerous and many of these were caught in trapsand snares. Very few of them survived captivity. While onour homeward way, some invested part of their surplus in mock-ing-birds, at New a ptain Hinman, of theSixty-fifth, paid ten dollarsfor a pair, took them out tocamp, and both died thatnight. During the north-ward trip his comrades tookdelight in harrowing h i sfeelings by singing andwhistling in his ears Listen to the Mocking-bird!at all hours of day andnight. Pecans grow in abund-ance along the rivers inthat part of Texas. Dur-ing October and Novemberthese toothsome and favor-ite nuts were gathered inlarge quantit
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