206 WILD LIFE UNDER THE EQUATOR. 
and branches of trees a little shallow creek—almost a 
pond—which communicated with a larger one, in order | 
to prevent the fish from going out, and thus there was a 
prospect of having plenty of fish to eat. Then, when 
this work was done, we went again in search of bee- 
hives, which are abundant in these forests. We dis- 
covered two, which were very high, and, of course, in the 
hollow of the trees. We concluded to come and smoke 
them out the next day. . 
These two hives were made by two different kinds of 
bees, one very small black kind, looking almost like a 
little fly, and the other by a bee of the size of our bees 
in America; the honey of the latter is excellent when 
the comb is white and new. 
So after all we were, I thought, ina pretty good 
country, but unfortunately not very safe, on account of 
its warlike inhabitants; hence we were always on the 
alert for fear that they might find our whereabouts. 
TRAPPING THE MONKEY. 
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