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On the March

           TherewereGuineafowlsinlargeflocks,heath-cocksofvariouskinds,verydifficulttoapproach,andsomeofthosebirdswhichtheAmericansoftheNorthhave,byonomatopoeia,called"whip-poor-wills,"threesyllableswhichexactlyreproducetheircries.DickSandandTommighttrulyhavebelievedthemselvesinsomeprovinceofthenewcontinent.But,alas!theyknewwhattoexpect.

           Untilthenthedeer,sodangerousinAfrica,hadnotapproachedthelittletroop.Theyagainsaw,inthisfirsthalt,somegiraffes,whichHarrishadundoubtedlycalledostriches.Theseswiftanimalspassedrapidly,frightenedbytheapparitionofacaravanintheselittle-frequentedforests.Inthedistance,ontheedgeoftheprairie,therearoseattimesathickcloudofdust.Itwasaherdofbuffaloes,whichgallopedwiththenoiseofwagonsheavilyladen.

           FortwomilesDickSandthusfollowedthecourseoftherivuletwhichmustendinamoreimportantriver.Hewasinhastetoconfidehiscompanionstotherapidcurrentofoneofthecoastrivers.Hefeltsurethatthedangersandthefatiguewouldbemuchlessthanontheshore.

           Towardsnoonthreemileshadbeenclearedwithoutanybadincidentormeeting.TherewasnotraceofeitherHarrisorNegoro.Dingohadnotreappeared.Itwasnecessarytohalttotakerestandnourishment.

           Theencampmentwasestablishedinabamboothicket,whichcompletelyshelteredthelittleparty.

           Theytalkedverylittleduringthisrepast.Mrs.Weldonhadtakenherlittleboyinherarms;shecouldnottakehereyesoffofhim;shecouldnoteat

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