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Chapter 5

           The"wildChina"atruesapindalthepecân,theelm,thehackberry,andtheoakofseveralspecieswithhereandthereacypressorCottonwoodformthecomponentsofmanyasylvanscene,which,fromtheblendingoftheirleavesofvariousshadesofgreen,andtheeverchangingcontouroftheirclumps,deservestobedenominatedfair.

           Thestreamsofthisregionareofcrystalpuritytheirwaterstintedonlybythereflectionofsapphireskies.Itssun,moon,andstarsarescarcelyeverconcealedbehindacloud.Thedemonofdiseasehasnotfoundhiswayintothissalubriousspot:noepidemiccandwellwithinitsborders.

           Despitetheseadvantages,civilisedmanhasnotyetmadeithishome.Itspathsaretroddenonlybythered-skinnedroversoftheprairieLipanoorComancheandtheseonlywhenmounted,anduponthemaraudtowardsthesettlementsoftheLowerNueces,orLeona.

           ItmaybeonthisaccountthoughitwouldalmostseemasiftheywereactuatedbyaloveofthebeautifulandpicturesquethatthetruechildrenofNature,thewildanimals,haveselectedthisspotastheirfavouritehabitatandhome.InnopartofTexasdoesthestagboundupsooftenbeforeyou;andnowhereisthetimidantelopesofrequentlyseen.Therabbit,andhisgiganticcousin,themule-rabbit,arescarcelyeveroutofsight;whilethepolecat,theopossum,andthecuriouspeccary,areencounteredatfrequentintervals.

           Birds,too,ofbeautifulformsandcolours,enliventhelandscape.

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