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Title: The panorama of nations : comprising the characteristics of courage, perseverance, enterprise, cunning, shrewdness, vivacity, ingenuity, contempt of danger and of death exhibited by people of the principal nations of the world, as illustrated in narratives of peril and adventure
Year: 1852 (1850s)
Authors: Frost, John, 1800-1859
Subjects: Adventure and adventurers
Publisher: Auburn, N.Y. : Beardsley
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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nagua (a short petticoat) of redserge was confined round her waist by a gay band ornamentedwith beads, and a chemisette covered the upper part of the body,permitting, however, a prodigal display of her charms. Whilepounding sturdily at the corn, she laughed and joked with herfellow-laborers upon the anticipated American attack, which ap-peared to have but few terrois for her. Que veugan, she ex-claimed, let them come; they are only men, and will not mobsus women. Besides. I have seen these white men before—in mjown country, and they are fine fellows, very tall, and as white asthe snow on the sierras. Let them come, say I! Only hear the girl! cried another; if these savages come,then will they kill Pcdrillo, and what will Juanita say to lose hersweetheart ? Pcdrillo! sneered the latter; what care I for Pedrillo ?Soy Mejicana, yo—a Mexican girl am I, Id have you know,and dont demean me to look at a wild Indian. Not I, indeed,by my salvation i What I say, is, let the Norte Americanoa
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THE MOUNTAINEERS AND THE CALIFORNIANS. 41 come.* At this juncture Fray Augustin called for a glass of aguar-diente, which Juanita was dispatched to bring, and on presentingit, the churchman facetiously inquired why she wished for theAmericans, adding, Dont think theyll come here—no, no; herewe are brave men, and have Don Antonio with us, a noble fellow,well used to arms. As the words were on his lips, the clatter-ing of a horses hoofs was heard rattling across the loose stonesand pebbles in the bed of the river, and presently an Indianherder galloped up to the door of the Mission, his horse coveredwith foam, and its sides bleeding from spur-wounds. Oh, padre mio I he cried, as soon as he caught sight of hisreverence, vicnen los Americanos—the Americans, the Ameri-cans are upon us. Ave Maria purissima !—more than ten thou-sand are at my heels I Up started the priest, and shouted for the Don. That hidalgo presently appeared, armed with the sword thathad graced his thigh in so many

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