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WHAT MR. DARWIN SAW. 



ARGENTINE REPUBLIC. 



baud, and the horse fairly secured. Luckily he was an old 

 practised animal, and knew what it meant, otherwise he 



USE OF LAZO AND SOLAS. 



would probably have kicked till he had thrown himself 

 down. The Gauchos roared with laughter; they cried out 

 that they had seen every sort of animal caught, but had never 

 before seen a man caught by himself. 



About two leagues beyond the curious tree of Walleechu 

 we halted for the night. At this instant an unfortunate cow 



