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were forcibly ejected. This triumph on the part of their 
adversaries was, however, but transitory ; and a few months 
after our sturdy countrymen were attain cutting their log- 
wood as busily as ever, in spite of the enmity of man and 
the innumerable hardships of tbeir laborious occupation. 
Their mode of life is thus quaintly described by Dampier 
in his Voyage to the Bay of Campeachy " The logwood- 
tTf ISO THE IKUIOO i'LAXT. 
cutters inhabit the creeks of the lagunes in small com- 
panies, building their huts by the creeks' aides for the 
benefit of the sea-breeze, as near the logwood groves as 
tbey can, and often removing to be near their business. 
Though they build their huts bat slightly, yet tbey take 
care to thatch them very well with palmetto leaves, to pre- 
vent the rains, which are there very violent, from soaking 
in, For their bedding, they raise a wooden frame, three 
