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geranium, which grows most luxuriantly in 
this climate, and is now in full blossom. I have 
seen some plants seven feet in height. In a 
yard adjoining the garden, is an amusing- 
company of turkeys, ducks, bantams, pigeons, 
rabbits, and guinea-pigs. Here also is a ga¬ 
zelle, lately brought over horn the coast of 
Barbary; she is a beautiful little animal, 
though her legs are quite disproportionately 
small for the size of her body, and there 
really seems some danger of their being 
broken by her extraordinary leaps and gam¬ 
bols. On this account, as the ground in the 
yard is rugged and uneven, I am almost 
afraid to play with her, though she some¬ 
times invites me to a game of romps by but¬ 
ting at me with her head. To teach her 
better manners I catch her by the horns and 
gently punch her soft nose. Her eyes are 
large and dark, but she can throw a very 
