The hylas make a delightfully pure and tranquil music after sunset; and coyotes, the little, despised dogs of the wilderness, brave, hardy fellows, looking like withered wisps of hay, bark in chorus for hours.

太阳落山后，雨蛙会发出令人愉悦的纯洁宁静的音乐；还有郊狼，这些荒野中受人鄙视的小狗，它们勇敢而顽强，看起来像一束枯干的干草，一连数小时齐声吠叫。