CHAPTER II.--MANNERS OF THE HUNTERS.

Indian derivation of the word Buccaneer--Flibustier--The three classes--Dress of the hunters--West Indian scenery--Method of hunting--Wild dogs--Anecdotes--Wild oxen--Wild boars and wild horses--Buccaneer dainties--Cow-killing, English, French, and Spanish methods--Amusements--Duels--Adventures--Conflicts with the Fifties, or Spanish militia--The hunters driven to sea--Turn corsairs--The hunters' _engagés_, or apprentices--Hide curing--Hardships of the bush life--The planters' _engagés_--Cruelties of planters--The _matelotage_--Huts, manners, and food 35