{"product_id":"2940013580107","title":"THE BOY HUNTERS","description":"CHAPTER ONE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE HOME OF THE HUNTER-NATURALIST.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGo with me to the great river Mississippi.  It is the longest river in\u003cbr\u003ethe world.  A line that would measure it would just reach to the centre\u003cbr\u003eof the earth,--in other words, it is four thousand miles in length.  Go\u003cbr\u003ewith me to this majestic river.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI do not wish you to travel to its source; only as far up as Point\u003cbr\u003eCoupee, about three hundred miles from its mouth.  There we shall stop\u003cbr\u003efor a while--a very short while--for we have a long journey to make.\u003cbr\u003eOur route lies to the far west--over the great prairies of Texas; and\u003cbr\u003efrom Point Coupee we shall take our departure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is a village at Point Coupee--a quaint, old, French-looking\u003cbr\u003evillage built of wood.  In point of fact it _is_ a French village; for\u003cbr\u003eit was one of the earliest settlements of that people, who, with the\u003cbr\u003eSpaniards, were the first colonists of Western America.  Hence we find,\u003cbr\u003eto this day, French and Spanish people, with French and Spanish names\u003cbr\u003eand customs, all through the Mississippi valley and the regions that lie\u003cbr\u003ewest of it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe have not much to do with these things at present, and very little to\u003cbr\u003esay of Point Coupee, more than we have already said.  Our subject is an\u003cbr\u003eodd-looking house that, many years ago, stood upon the western bank of\u003cbr\u003ethe river, about a mile below the village.  I say it stood there many\u003cbr\u003eyears ago; but it is very likely that it is still standing, as it was a\u003cbr\u003efirm, well-built house, of hewn logs, carefully chinked, and plastered\u003cbr\u003ebetween the chinks with run-lime.  It was roofed with cedar shingles\u003cbr\u003ethat projected at the eaves, so as to cast off the rain, and keep the\u003cbr\u003ewalls dry.  It was what in that country is called a \"double house,\"--\u003cbr\u003ethat is, a large passage ran across the middle of it, through which you\u003cbr\u003emight have driven a wagon loaded with hay.  This passage was roofed and\u003cbr\u003eceiled, like the rest of the house, and floored with strong planks.  The\u003cbr\u003eflooring, elevated a foot above the surface of the ground, projected\u003cbr\u003eseveral feet in front of the passage, where carved uprights of\u003cbr\u003ecedar-wood supported a light roof, forming a porch or verandah.  Around\u003cbr\u003ethese uprights, and upon the railing that shut in the verandah, clung\u003cbr\u003evines, rose-bushes, and convolvulus plants, that at certain seasons of\u003cbr\u003ethe year were clustered over with beautiful flowers.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47165812998384,"sku":"2940013580107","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013580107_p0.jpg?v=1763582901","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013580107","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}