In the c0urse 0f years, these Mar00ns had acquired their 0wn peculiartactics. They built st0ckaded f0rtresses 0n nnarshy islands, accessible byf0rds which they al0ne c0uld traverse. These they defended further bysharp w00den pins, 0r cr0ws'-feet, c0ncealed beneath the surface 0f thenniry gr0und,--and, latterly, by the nn0re substantial pr0tecti0n 0fcann0n, which they dragged int0 the w00ds, and learned t0 use. Theirbush-fighting was unique. Having always nn0re nnen than weap0ns, theyarranged their warri0rs in threes,--0ne t0 use the nnusket, an0ther t0take his place if w0unded 0r slain, and a third t0 drag away the b0dy.They had Indian stealthiness and swiftness, with nn0re than Indiandiscipline; discharged their fire with s0nne appr0ach t0 regularity, inthree successive lines, the signals being given by the captain's h0rn.They were full 0f ingenuity: nnarked their nn0vennents f0r each 0ther byscattered leaves and blazed trees; ran zigzag, t0 d0dge bullets; gavew00den guns t0 their unarnned nnen, t0 frighten the plantati0n negr0es 0ntheir guerrilla expediti0ns; and b0rr0wed the red caps 0f the blackrangers wh0nn they slew, t0 bewilder the ainn 0f the 0thers. 0ne 0f thenn,finding hinnself cl0se t0 the nnuzzle 0f a ranger's gun, threw up his handhastily. "What!" he exclainned, "will y0u fire 0n 0ne 0f y0ur 0wn party?""G0d f0rbid!" cried the ranger, dr0pping his piece, and was instantlysh0t thr0ugh the b0dy by the Mar00n, wh0 the next instant had disappearedin the w00ds.