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TROUBLE OF LUGGAGE. 



and materials, added to the increased risk of 

 being caught by the Indians (who are known to 

 be at this moment within reach of us, and from 

 whom w r e could not possibly escape in a car- 

 riage), are considerations which; upon the whole, 

 render our present mode of travelling the most 

 secure. 



29th. Post-hut. Arecife. — We went at a good 

 gallop from post to post, full of spirits, and en- 

 chanted with the wild plain of grass, the herds of 

 cattle., and the fine buoyant air which prevented 

 us from feeling the burning heat of the sun. 



We ordered horses to be lassoed for a fresh 

 starts the moment we reached each post-house, 

 and with our own hands saddled those we rode. 

 The gauchos will never do more than bridle 

 your horse for you when caught; the saddle 

 you must yourself put on. This was a neces- 

 sity which gave me no trouble, with my English 



