Chapter XXVII: Business and Pleasure on the Llanos

Venezuela--Don Ramon Paez--An extraordinary
commission--Looking for Indians--Finding them--Native
fishermen on the Orinoco--The _payara_ and the _caribe_--A
vicious fish--In search of the three thousand wild
horses--Business-like lassoing--The aide-de-camp's first
attempt--The struggle with a wild horse--The race--Rescued
by a Carib--Deer-hunting with masks 340

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

A Startling Experience Frontispiece
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A Gallant Rescue 20
A Narrow Escape 40
A Plucky Rescue 52
A Bully Well Served 64
A Game at Ball 76
The Snow-shoe Dance of the Red Indians 92
A Fierce Retort 126
Almost a Tragedy 186
Red Indian Attack on a Store 198
A Bison Surround 220
Stocking the Larder 234
A Primitive System of Telegraphy 286
A Novel Bridal Ceremony 298
An Arduous Task 312
Crane Stalking-Masks 346

ADVENTURES AMONG RED INDIANS