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under my head^ and slept sound till broad day- 

 light next morning. 



December 29th, Without waiting for break- 

 fastj we started for San Luis^ a distance of seven 

 leagues^ and arrived there about half-past nine : 

 the road was bad, and the weather very sultry. 

 I went to the same house that I last put up at, 

 belonging to Don Joze Gil, there being no Fonda 

 in the place. I made a hearty breakfast, then 

 went to bed, and slept sound till the cool of the 

 evening, and much regretted having engaged the 

 courier, or I would have gone on without waiting 

 for him ; but, as the night turned out very rainy, 

 and we had a tremendous thunder storm, I re- 

 conciled myself to the delay, that every thing 

 was for the best. This day was very sultry ; at 

 eight, A.M. the thermometer stood at 80''; at 

 two, P.M. 94" in the shade. 



Sunday^ SOtk. Was a fine day, and much 

 cooler. Heard a report that robbers had been 

 seen between San Luis and the next post. I 

 had two good brace of pistols with me, one of 

 which I gave to my peon ; and making every 



