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Travels and Adventures 



of the village and making a meal of one of the dogs. 

 So, to pass the time while waiting for the boat, I 

 determined to try a system employed by the Indians 

 to take them — that is, to tie a calf or a young pig 

 to a stake in some open place in the forest and wait 



A STREET IN BODEGA CENTRAL. 



in ambush. The nights were beautifully light, the 

 moon being full, and with clear air in this climate 

 it is possible to see well by moonlight ; so, accord- 

 ingly, I fixed upon a situation about half a mile from 

 the village, and tied a pig to a stake. I then climbed 

 into a luxuriant mango-tree, preparing my gun with 

 a good charge of ball to be ready for any visitor. 

 Just at this season the luscious mangoes are ripe, and 



