te which was calculated to teach him not to behave in the
same manner again. Whenever we asked Kallolo to try and catch us some
more pets, he invariably replied, "Wait till I can make my blowpipe and
some poison, and then I will bring you as many creatures as you may wish
for. Ah, the blowpipe is a wonderful instrument; it will serve to kill
anything, from a big tapir or a fierce jaguar or puma, down to the
smallest manakin or humming-bird."

Frequently, during the day, Kallolo crept from our shelter and took a
look round in the direction of the Indian camp, to make sure that none
of the savages were approaching. He was certain, he said, that they had
no canoes, or they would have found us out before this. Just at sunset
he came back with the alarming intelligence that he had seen an Indian
in the distance, who was evidently making his way towards us. He
advised us to remain perfectly quiet, so that, unless he should really
come close to the log, we might escape being seen. "As I saw but one
man, he cannot be coming with any hostile intention; though he might
possibly, should he discover us, go back and return with his
companions," he added. We all accordingly withdrew within our leafy
arbour, where, as the night was already casting its gloomy mantle over
us, there was little probability of our being seen.

We remained without speaking, for fear the stranger might hear our
voices. The sounds I have before described began to issue from the
forest, preventing us from hearing the noise he might make in
approaching. We had begun to hope that he had turned back, when
suddenly a voice close to us exclaimed, "Halloa! what has become of them
all?" and to our great satisfaction we recognised it as that of Maco.
Uncle Paul immediately called to him; and he soon scrambled on board,
exhibiting infinite satisfaction at finding us. He had, he told us,
many adventures to narrate, in addition to a message of importance which
he brought from the captain. We replied that we were eager to hear what
he had to say.

"I must be a very short time about it," he answered, "as the captain
begs that you will come forward at once and join him. You must know
that we found the voyage on the raft, far more difficult than we had
expected, on account of the number of large roots projecting into the
stream, and the boughs which hung over it, almost close to the surface
of the water. We frequently had to jump off our raft, and, where the