CAMP SATURDAY 85 



tlie skins," and the Doctor began to unroll several 

 bundles that smelt of camphor, which had tilled the 

 biggest cedar chest in the attic. 



"Beast skins!" said Nat, "all kinds, shaggy, and 

 bushy, and hairy. Oh, do tell us what they belong to, 

 uncle ? " 



"Not now ; we will hang them up aronnd our camp, 

 and you shall learn about each in turn, for though some 

 are but fragments, every one lias a story." 



" Do those liorns that papa is bringing belong with 

 the skins ? " asked Dodo, as ^Ir. l>lake brought in a 

 pair of smooth, curved horns, like those of some enor- 

 nu:)us bull, and also a pair of branching antlers that 

 ended in little twig-like points. 



" The smooth horns belong with this shaggy skin," 

 said tlie Doctor. " I will fasten them u[) over the fire- 

 place. Have you ever seen a beast with such a coat 

 and horns ? " 



"They might belong to a big Avild cow," said Nat. 



" I know," said Dodo. " Oh, Nat, why didn't you 

 guess the AVild AVest Show and the Buffaloes ? " 



" Here are a lot of little skins, like Squirrels' with- 

 out luuch tail, and one like a big, striped pussy cat. 

 Oh, how can we wait to hear about them all ! I shall 

 keep wondering and guessing. It's worse than the 

 puzzles in Sf. Nicholas. What a glorious tire, too, — 

 as big as the one Nez made in the wood ; and there is 

 a hook that swings out to hold the kettle, so when we 

 want to cook, we only have to fix two logs to hold the 

 pots the same as Nez did. But there are not enough 

 ashes to bury potatoes." 



