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gown, under which he wore a shirt, drawers, and 

 a pair of stockings. After the first greetings 

 were over, he brought out a small bottle of 

 liqueur made in the country, to which he him- 

 self helped his guests, one solitary glass, which 

 was filled, and then emptied by each person, 

 being made use of by the whole party. After 

 supper a guitar player belonging to the house 

 entertained us until a late hour, whilst our host 

 sat upon a table smoking from a pipe of fully 

 six feet in length. Several hammocks were 

 slung in two large apartments, and each person 

 either talked or went to sleep, or occasionally 

 did one and the other, no form or ceremony 

 being observed. 



The peasants began to assemble early on the 

 following morning, as three companies of the 

 Ordenangas were to be reviewed. These were 

 the first which were to undergo inspection, as 

 the Capitam-mor purposed visiting again the 

 places through which we had passed on his re- 

 turn, and intended then to perform this duty. 

 The men wore their usual dress of shirt and 

 drawers, and perhaps a nankeen jacket and pan- 

 taloons were added, and most of them had mus- 

 kets. The Capitam-mor came forth this day in 

 his scarlet uniform, and sat himself down near 

 to a table. The captain of the company which 

 was about to be reviewed stood near to him with 

 the muster-roll. The names of the privates 



