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THE SERTANEJO. 



shoulder ; his hat was of the same, with a very 

 shallow crown, and small brim ; he had slip-shod 

 slippers of the same colour, and iron spurs upon 

 his naked heels, — the straps which go under the 

 feet prevent the risk of losing the slippers. A 

 long whip of twisted thongs hung from his right 

 wrist ; he had a sword by his side, hanging from 

 a belt over one shoulder ; his knife was in his 

 girdle, and his short dirty pipe in his mouth. 

 Fastened to his saddle behind, was a piece of red 

 baize, rolled up in the form of a great coat, and 

 this usually contains a hammock and a change of 

 linen, — a shirt, and drawers, and perhaps a pair 

 of nankeen pantaloons ; his boroacas hung also 

 on each side of the back of his saddle, and these 

 generally contain farinha and dried meat on one 

 side, and on the other a flint and steel, (dried 

 leaves serve as tinder) tobacco, and a spare pipe. 

 To this equipment is sometimes added, a large 

 pistol, thrust partly under the left thigh, and 

 thus secured. The usual pace of the Sertanejo's 

 horse is a walk, approaching to a short trot ; so 

 that the horses of these people often have ac- 

 quired the habit of dragging their hind legs, and 

 throwing up the dust. The usual colour of the 

 Sertanejos is a dark brown ; for even those who 

 are born white, soon become as completely 

 tanned as the dress which they wear, from expo- 

 sure to the sun. The annexed print will give 

 some idea of the Sertanejo, as he is daily seen 



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