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Title: The Southern states of North America: a record of journeys in Louisiana, Texas, the Indian territory, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland
Year: 1875 (1870s)
Authors: King, Edward, 1848-1896
Subjects: Southern States -- Description and travel
Publisher: London : Blackie & son
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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e upon a Mexican camp,where a group of lazy peons, who have wandered across from Mexico, braving MEXICAN CAMP THli CAMPAGNA. 143 danger and death daih% have at last found a safe haven. The dingy fathersleeps under his little cart. His mules crop the dry grass, tethered near asmall, filthy tent, wherein reposes an Indian girl, with a cherub-childs headresting upon her exquisite arm. A gipsy-looking hag is munching dried meatbefore a little fire where coffee is boiling. Now along a rolling prairie, in a route disfigured by what is known as thehog-wallow; then, up to a range of hills: and O gioja! the matchless beautyof a wide expanse of vale below filled with masses of dense foliage, and beyond,forest-clad hills peered down upon by a blue, misty range, far away. A com-fortable farm-house crowns the hill up which we climb; shepherds are drivingflocks of sheep afield ; horsemen are mounting and dismounting; bright-eyedmaidens flit about the yard, bareheaded and barearmed; half-naked negro
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Here and there we pass a hunters camp children tumble about on the turf, and little white boys on ponies play atComanche. Majestic waves of sunlight flit across the valley; the campagna towhich we are now coming swims in the delicious effulgence of the perfect TexasApril noon. Here and there we pass a hunters camp. We spin forward mer-rily, having had plenty of relays of fresh horses, and put the Blanco riv^er behindus almost without wetting their hoofs, so low is it; though in times of freshet itholds the whole country round in terror for weeks. A halt for dinner, which is served in a long, cool kitchen ; a swart girl stand-ing at one end and a swart boy at the other. Each agitates a long stick adornedwith strips of paper, and thus a breeze is kept up and the flies are driven off.Buttermilk, corn-bread, excellent meat, and the inevitable coffee are the concom- 144 SAN MARCOS—NEW BRAUNFELS. itants of the meal. The landlady stares at the paper-currency offered, as onlygold and silver

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