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Page 187
As usual , the halfbreed population were sunk in idleness and poverty . We
stopped at one of the houses to get a drink of “ tiste , " and were visited by a fussy
little man who told us that he was secretary to the judge and keeper of the “
estanco ...
As usual , the halfbreed population were sunk in idleness and poverty . We
stopped at one of the houses to get a drink of “ tiste , " and were visited by a fussy
little man who told us that he was secretary to the judge and keeper of the “
estanco ...
Page 195
By and by an elder girl came along from some other hut , and told us that the man
was away hunting for deer , and that his wife had gone to her mother ' s , about a
mile distant . She also informed us that the hunter had not a gun of his own ...
By and by an elder girl came along from some other hut , and told us that the man
was away hunting for deer , and that his wife had gone to her mother ' s , about a
mile distant . She also informed us that the hunter had not a gun of his own ...
Page 228
These we were told were the last we should see on the road to Chontales . On
the other side of the range the descent was very steep , and the road was carried
down the precipitous and rocky slope in a series of zigzags , so that we saw the ...
These we were told were the last we should see on the road to Chontales . On
the other side of the range the descent was very steep , and the road was carried
down the precipitous and rocky slope in a series of zigzags , so that we saw the ...
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua 561. number of Everyman's library 561. number of Everyman's library, ed. by Ernest Thys. Travel & topography 561. number of Everyman's library: Travel and topography |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | J.M. Dent, 1928 |
| Original from | University of Texas |
| Digitized | 6 veeb. 2008 |
| Length | 306 pages |
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