Vi CONTENTS.

CHAPTER X.

An enemy in the night—The vampire bat—The hermit discourses on
strange, and curious, cand trteresting Ehrngss... cece terete 81

CHAPTER XI.
The her nit’ s SLOT Yo evcceccccececee ence eee eee EEE 90

CHAPTER XII.
A hunting expedition, in which are scen stones that can run, and cows that
require no food—Besides @ desperate encounter with w jaguar, and
other Strange ENINGS...cecce cece cee cre ee ee 106

CHAPTER XIIL

Martin and Barney continue their travels, and see strange things—A mong
others, they see living jewels—They go to see « festa—They fight and run
LUWLY oe ccaccccnecenceececenseersetescesneessessaennaeens genes eget 123

 

CHAPTER XIV.

Cogitations and canocing on the Amazon—Barney’s exploit with an alliga-
tor—Stubborn facts—Remarkable mode Of SLCCPIUNG. ... cc ceevese renee eenees 137

CHAPTER XV.

The yreat anaconda’s dinner—Barney gets a fright—Turtles eggs—A. satis-
factory “blow out”—Senhor Antonio’s plantation—Preparations for a
GCE BAUM cae cee cece ee en ee Ee ee 150

CHAPTER XVI.

An alligator hunt—Remarkable explosions—The rainy season ushered in by
Cun, CW feel VESUNTECLLON eee ceceec creer tenet ee ee 162

CHAPTER XVII

The Gapo—Interruptions—Grampus and Marmoset—Canocing im the
woods—A night on a floating tsland.e...ceccccercsereereteertee ies 176

CHAPTER XVIII.

The sad and momentous eva referred to at the close of the chapter preceding
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CHAPTER XIX.
Worse and worse—Everything seems to go wrong LOG EEN .... se vserereesenees 195