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on horseback^ he declared they were nothing to 

 the feats of the officers of the United States* 

 navy at Valparaiso. " Why, sir, what I tell 

 you is a ge-nu-ine fact : our officers would often 

 ride ninety-five miles to Santiago, drink a cup 

 of coffee, smoke a cigar, and then ride slick back 

 again the same night to sleep P 



