CHAPTER XII.. Miss Picard Lives in the Island of Safal--Her

Miss Picard lives in the Island of Safal--Her Manner of living--Sufferings she endured--She gathers Flowers which contain a deleterious Poison--Her two Brothers fall Sick--They are conveyed to Senegal--Miss Picard, overcome with Melancholy, also falls Sick--State in which she is found--A Negro boils for her an old Vulture--Return of Miss Picard to Senegal--Her Convalescence--Her Return to the Island of Safal--M. Picard goes there to Live with all his Family--Description of the Furniture of the African Cottage--Country Life--Comfort of their Fireside--Walks of the Family--Little Pleasures which they enjoy 120