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Chapter 5

           The"wildChina"—atruesapindal—thepecân,theelm,thehackberry,andtheoakofseveralspecies—withhereandthereacypressorCottonwood—formthecomponentsofmanyasylvanscene,which,fromtheblendingoftheirleavesofvariousshadesofgreen,andtheeverchangingcontouroftheirclumps,deservestobedenominatedfair.

           Thestreamsofthisregionareofcrystalpurity—theirwaterstintedonlybythereflectionofsapphireskies.Itssun,moon,andstarsarescarcelyeverconcealedbehindacloud.Thedemonofdiseasehasnotfoundhiswayintothissalubriousspot:noepidemiccandwellwithinitsborders.

           Despitetheseadvantages,civilisedmanhasnotyetmadeithishome.Itspathsaretroddenonlybythered-skinnedroversoftheprairie—LipanoorComanche—andtheseonlywhenmounted,anduponthemaraudtowardsthesettlementsoftheLowerNueces,orLeona.

           Itmaybeonthisaccount—thoughitwouldalmostseemasiftheywereactuatedbyaloveofthebeautifulandpicturesque—thatthetruechildrenofNature,thewildanimals,haveselectedthisspotastheirfavouritehabitatandhome.InnopartofTexasdoesthestagboundupsooftenbeforeyou;andnowhereisthetimidantelopesofrequentlyseen.Therabbit,andhisgiganticcousin,themule-rabbit,arescarcelyeveroutofsight;whilethepolecat,theopossum,andthecuriouspeccary,areencounteredatfrequentintervals.

           Birds,too,ofbeautifulformsandcolours,enliventhelandscape.

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