THE ADVENTURES OF 



shooting, and his silent laugh, often led me to compare him to 

 Cooper's " Leather-Stocking ;" but it was " Leather-Stocking " 

 become a man of the world and of science. 



Next let me describe my son. Like all children, he was 

 imitative, so had commenced very early to make a collection of 

 insects, and this was sufficient to give him a precocious taste 



for natural history ; but in his character he was earnest, reflective, 

 and very eager for knowledge. Sumichrast took pleasure in the 

 boy's intelligence, and often amused himself by arguing with 

 him ; from the flashes of childish humour which he would display 

 on such occasions, my friend sometimes gave him the nickname 

 of " Sunbeam." 



Next to the child came I'Encuerado, an Indian of the Mistec 

 race, — a strange mixture of delicacy, simplicity, kindness, can- 



