Wanderings in South America, the North-West of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, and 1824. With original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, &c. for cabinets of natural history / By Charles Waterton.

  • Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865.
Date:
1825
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Wanderings in South America, the North-West of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, and 1824. With original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, &c. for cabinets of natural history / By Charles Waterton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    tell thee that hard has been her ftite too ; and at intervals, Eibst JoURNEy, “ Whip-poor-Will/’ and “ Willy come go,” will take up the tale of sorrow. Ovid has told thee how the owl once boasted the hiiinan form, and lost it for a very small offence ; and were the poet alive now, he would inform thee, that “ Whip-poor-Will,” and Willy come go,” are the shades of those poor African and Indian slaves, who died worn out and brokenhearted. They wail and cry, ‘‘ Whip-poor-Will,” ‘‘ Willy come go,” all night long; and often, when the moon shines, you see them sitting on the green turf, near the houses of those whose ances- tors tore them from the bosom of their helpless families, which all probably perished through grief and want, after their support was gone. About an hour above the rock of Saba, stands the Simon’s hut. •habitation of an Indian, called Simon, on the top of a hill. - The side next the river is almost perpendicular, and you may easily throAV a stone over to the opposite bank. Here there was an opportunity of seeing man in his rudest state. The Indians who frecpiented this habitation, though living in the midst of woods, bore evident marks of attention to their persons. Their hair was neatly collected, and tied up in a knot; their bodies fancifully painted red, and the paint was scented with hayawa. This gave them a gay and animated appearance. Some of them had on necklaces, composed of the teeth of wild boars slain in the chase; many wore rings, and D