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C A YUBA, A MOJOS INDIAN. 



satisfied, and it was found advisable to change the order of things, and 

 to tax them. 



Cayuba was the wise man of the Mojos tribe. He was respected for 

 his intelligence, while Fratos claimed rank over him on account of his 

 wealth. This Cayuba thought unjust; while he performed bis duty 

 well, and his house was the gay one of the town, he was constantly 

 reminded by the most important man about him that he should be 

 made correjidor. He was a planter, and owned a large chacra on the 

 opposite side of the lake. The prefect took me to Cayuba's and gave 

 me a formal introduction to him. His first question was: "What is 

 your name ?" On being told, he sneezed, shook his head, and said, 

 "Mucha questa" 



When the arrieros reach the foot of the mountains, they point to the 

 tops of the Andes, and describe the difficulties of gaining the summit 

 with the cacao, by saying "mucha questa" — much up-hill. Cayuba 

 used the same expression to explain to me in Spanish bow difficult 

 English sounded to his ear. He looked intently at me and said — 

 "Another language? Where is your country?" I pointed to the north. 

 "Ah," said he; "have any women there?" The Indians think strangers 

 travel about alone because they have no women at home to take care of 

 them. 



Cayuba often came to see me. He spoke a little Spanish, and was 

 so anxious to know all about my country, we became great friends. I 

 asked him whether the people were happy. He said, " Yes ; but we 

 are all slaves to the white man ; we used to have plenty of cattle and 

 fine horses. The white man comes from Santa Cruz and drives them 

 all away." 



By the laws of the land, Indians aTe punished by whipping on the 

 bare back with a raw-hide rope — twelve stripes for insubordination, 

 drunkenness, or idleness. The custom among the authorities has been to 

 punish whenever they deem it proper, with as many lashes as they please, 

 though there is less punishment now than in former times. One prefect, 

 who was exceedingly tyrannical in bis behavior to these people, was 

 recalled, as the Indians all signed a petition against him to the Presi- 

 dent. He was displaced and afterwards banished to Brazil. On the 

 voyage down the Mam ore river, the crew rilled the boat with water at 

 midnight while the ex-prefect was sleeping. They swam to the bank, 

 and he was drowned. 



Cayuba introduced me to his wife — a fine-looking, fat, cheerful In- 

 dian. Juana Jua Cayuba was very industrious ; she superintended the 

 hired women moulding earthen jars, which are used in manufacturing 



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