boga's encampment. I J5 



longing to the canoe, or the paddles, are stuck 

 into the ground at about eight feet apart ; 

 a line is extended between them, passed 

 through the tape loops of the toldo, and 

 drawn taught ; this leaves the toldo hanging 

 from the line. The boga then creeps in 

 under the toldo, places a stick about four 

 feet long horizontally at each end, to keep 

 the cloth stretched out, and tucks the side 

 and ends of the toldo under his mat, on 

 which he lies secure from the musquitoes; 

 but I must say, having tried it myself, that 

 a sandy shore makes but a very hard bed. 



April 16. Rose before day-light; the 

 morning agreeably cool. We were obliged 

 to promise the patron that we would hire 

 another man to supply the place of the run- 

 away. At this moment we were in sight of 

 high mountains, whose dark appearance af- 

 forded an agreeable relief to the unvarying 

 greenish hue that surrounded us. In the 



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