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The captain's prophecy was fulfilled and at the next throw the harpoon pierced the soft hide of the hind leg of the reptile. From the beginning of the chase the alligator had been making for the river and was within a hundred yards of it when struck. They headed it off from the river and Dick dragged on the line while the others poled until the skiff was beside the 'gator.
"The old boy that had 'em says 'Oh, yes, they would make fine pets, and don't I want a couple for ten dollars to take home to the little ones? But I don't. You come right down to household pets I ruther have me a white rabbit or a canary bird than an alligator you could step on in the dark some night and get all bit up, and mebbe blood poison set in."
"I had to come to Washington," the boy answered "and so my people wanted me to go and see my sister down in Florida. She married a fellow who's busy reclaiming some swamp land down there, and he promised me a try at alligator hunting." "That sounds prime," suggested Hamilton, "and I should think that in that reclamation work there would be lots of chance for it.
She limped as she walked, for her feet were still tender from the recent blisters; but, in spite of the pain, her smile was one of unalloyed bliss. Two pairs of sturdy little legs were keeping step in two new pairs of watermelon stockings. The "'Gator" The alligator, or "'gator," as it is usually called throughout its home, the Southern States, is an object of great curiosity at the North.
"What do you think he would say to a mess of fish?" and Ned produced his fish-hook and line. Dick's eyes glistened. "Oh! I am so hungry for some broiled fish." Most Florida streams are alive with fish that are not fussy about the tackle with which they are taken. Ned baited his hook with a piece of alligator, which was promptly seized by a salt-water cat.
"'Twas er hist'ry lesson, an' the question was, 'Who was Columbus? an' the answer was, 'He was the son of er extinguished alligator, an' Miss Carrie laughed, an' said that wan't it." "And I rather think Miss Carrie was right," said the father. "Go and bring me the book." Diddie soon returned with her little history, and, showing the passage to her father, said eagerly,
The Portuguese in India, like the Spaniards in South America, affixed the name of lagarto to the huge reptiles that infested the rivers and estuaries of both continents; and to the present day the Europeans in Ceylon apply the term alligator to what are in reality crocodiles, which literally swarm in the still waters and tanks in the low country, but rarely frequent rapid streams, and have never been found in the marshes among the hills.
Let them be cautious, however, how they approach the pool; for beneath its surface the alligator and anaconda lie hid, or the electric eel which with its powerful galvanic battery may strike the steed which ventures within its reach. Even in this arid region the bountiful Creator has not left his creatures without the means of sustaining life.
Before he had done two steps, however, Alligator sofa roused from his nap and said, "Did I hear someone say they wanted some cookies? I'm full of them. Just open my side a bit there, Malay Kris, and help yourself." Kris quickly opened the sofa and all his cookies fell out on the ground. They quickly filled their pockets, just as the king came up to them. "How is this?
But there are a great many near relatives to be fed before the bowl of plenty gets to him." "Dear, dear!" murmured Mrs. Wrandall, quite appalled by her way of putting it. Leslie looked at her and coughed. "What a delicious dressing you have for these alligator pears, Sara," she went on, veering quickly. "You must tell me how it is made." After luncheon, Leslie drew Sara aside.
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