Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770.

CHAPTER XII.

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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