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CAMPS IN THE CARIBBEES. 



afforded me was three fence, and if " found," it was 

 usually after a long search. Baptiste accepted the ex- 

 pression of confidence that this act of mine implied, 

 and took me at once under his protection and care ; 

 hence it is that the little maiden aforesaid appears in 

 the morning with my coffee ; at noon, when I return 

 weary from the hunt, with a dish of eggs fried in oil 

 and yam sauvage, and at dusk with the same, varied 

 with a plate of mountain-cabbage, or salad, from the 

 little wattle-enclosed garden on the hillside. 

 The cabin of Bap- 

 tiste is not far from 

 mine, and my wants 

 are promptly supplied 

 when the hour ar- 

 rives for meals, even 

 almost anticipated. 

 But there are many 

 things connected with 

 the attendance of my 

 little cook and waiter 

 that, in the light of 

 my early education 

 in New England, 

 seem, to say the least, 

 queer. For instance, 

 when the knives and 

 forks require clean- 

 ing, their surplus 

 coating is removed 

 by being brought in 

 close contact with the 



iJM 1 - - = 



The j^irst pAMP. 



skirts of her garment. I say garment, and use the 

 word in the singular advisedly. 



