14 CAMPS IN THE CARIBBEES. 
afforded me was three pence, and if “found,” it was 
usually after a long search. Baptiste accepted the ex- 
pression of confidence that this act of mine implied, 
and took me at once under his protection and care; 
hence it is that the little maiden aforesaid appears in 
the morning with my coffee; at noon, when IJ return 
weary from the hunt, with a dish of eggs fried in oil 
and yam sauvage, and at dusk with the same, varied 
with a plate of mountain-cabbage, or salad, from the 
little wattle-enclosed garden on the hillside. 
The cabin of Bap- 
tiste is not far from 
mine, and my wants 
are promptly supplied 
when the hour ar- 
rives for meals, even 
almost anticipated. 
But there are many 
things connected with 
the attendance of my 
little cook and waiter 
that, in the light of 
my early education 
in New England, 
seem, to say the least, 
queer. For instance, 
when the knives and 
forks require clean- 
ing, their surplus 
coating is removed 
Tus First Came, by being brought in 
close contact with the 
skirts of her garment. I say garment, and use the 
word in the singular advisedly. 
