imagine the feelings of the unfortunate community 

 on finding not only an invading army of free- 

 booters, but that some thousands of their own 

 cousins, children and all, were come bag and bag- 

 gage to live with them. 



Now the marching column passed close by the 

 nests of the little brown ants which had been 

 their hunting-ground of the few past days. They 

 were too engrossed in carrying pups to follow 

 the chase, but I found three of their slaves posted 

 by some small holes in the cement through which 

 the brown ants left their nests. These negroes 

 remained near the opening, and, as the brown ants 

 appeared, would reach over the edge and pull one 

 forth which was soon crushed and tossed aside. 

 During the several hours that I watched them the 

 three slaves remained so engaged. From time to 

 time they would run about among the wounded, 

 and picking up one here or there, apparently give 

 it a nip. 



This final move occupied some eight days, and 

 nothing further transpired in the history of this 

 colony, — that is, above ground. The war fever 

 subsided as suddenly as it had arisen, and the 

 erstwhile warriors were perhaps become peaceful 



III 



