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THE WORLD'S WONDERS. 



ADVENTURE WITH A BOA CONSTRICTOR. 



AFTER leaving the country of the dwarfs, while hunting wild 

 pigs one day, in thick, tangled grass, in company with several of 



his men, Du Chaillu met with an adventure of a peculiar char- 

 acter, and which made a lasting impression on his mind. They 

 had been out several hours, when, hearing the grunts of a herd 



