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"We won't coax them this way if we can help it," said Betty. "You may be sure of that. But we must do something. We can't stay out on this almost-island much longer. We'll have to eat, and " "Where's Tom?" suddenly asked Grace. "He ought to be able to rescue us. He knows all about alligators and and such things." "Yes, maybe he can charm them away," suggested Mollie half-sarcastically.
Two large ones attacked him at the same time, with their heads above the water, and their mouths spouting water all over the botanist. They struck their jaws together so close to his ears that the sound almost stunned him. Bartram beat them off with his club, and paddled for the shore. When he got near the shore, the alligators left him. He went a little farther up the river, and got some fish.
"Oh! do you know," she called out, "that there are alligators in this river? Do you think they could crawl up into the boat? We go awfully near shore sometimes. They sleep on shore. I do hope I'll see one soon." "Well, keep a sharp look-out, and perhaps you may," said I.
In few countries can more exciting adventures be met with than in Mexico and the southern and western portions of North America; in consequence of the constantly disturbed state of the country, the savage disposition of the Red Indians, and the numbers of wild animals, buffaloes, bears, wolves, panthers, jaguars, not to speak of alligators, rattlesnakes, and a few other creatures of like gentle nature.
"It's in my big pencil box," Bunny answered. "I brought my pencil box to school this morning, but I didn't open it and " "Teacher! Teacher! I know!" exclaimed Sue, raising her hand to show that she had something to tell. "Well, how did it happen?" asked Miss Bradley. "If you please, Teacher," said the little girl, "Bunny's pencil box was out in the barn where we keep the alligators.
No, if I can't carry this rabbit home myself, you shan't!" "I say the same thing. I'm going to have my rights." Now, while the two bad alligators were talking this way they did not pay much attention to Uncle Wiggily.
Somers and I spent most of the time firing chance shots at alligators, but they never gave us a good chance as the birds warn them when they are in danger. One old fellow fifteen feet long beat us for some time and then Somers and I started across the river to catch him asleep. It was like the taking of Lungtepen.
"Well!" said Martin, in an under-tone, "you did it that time, Barney. I verily thought the old fellow was hanged. He became quite livid in the face." "Och! bad luck to the lasso, say I. May I niver more see the swate groves o' Killarney if iver I meddle with wan again." "Hi-i; you is fuss rate," said Sambo, as he and his comrades returned and busied themselves in cutting up the dead alligators.
How propitious the swamps and slimy beds of the rivers, heated by a downward sun, to the amazing growth of alligators, serpents, and innumerable insects. How inviting the forests to the feathered tribes, where you see buds, blossoms, green and ripe fruit, full-grown and fading leaves, all on the same tree. How secure the wild beasts may rove in endless mazes.
"Aren't you afraid the alligators will bite you?" asked Mary, as she cut up some bits of meat for the children. "Course not; we aren't afraid!" boasted Bunny. "They're only little alligators, and they're real tame." One of the long-tailed, scaly pets given to the children by Mr. Bunn had been brought from the South where the Browns spent part of the winter, and later Mr.
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