Mountains and molehills; or, Recollections of a burnt journal (1855) (14598222760)

Identifier: mountainsmolehil00marr (find matches)

Title: Mountains and molehills; or, Recollections of a burnt journal

Year: 1855 (1850s)

Authors: Marryat, Frank, 1826-1855

Subjects: Marryat, Frank, 1826-1855

Publisher: London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans

Contributing Library: University of California Libraries

Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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ver it, but to please his egotism I mustadmire it his loay and sacrifice my own pleasure ; buthow I hugged myself when I considered that here atleast were no fat pigs, no model styes, with which tobore one; no oatcake-fed bullocks to be measuredwith a cambric pocket-handkerchief and praised,whilst you held your nose; not even a heap of compo-manure to sit and gloat over. At theworst it was but a pleasant gallop over the wild oats,in a pure air, and through a lovely country. In front of the house was a court-yard of con-siderable extent, and part of this was sheltered by aporch. Here, when the vaccaros have nothing tocall them to the field, they pass the day, looking likeretainers of a rude court. A dozen wild, vicious littlehorses, with rough wooden saddles on their backs,stand ever ready for work ; whilst lounging about, thevaccaros smoke, play the guitar, or twist up a new riatta * of hide or horse-hair. When the sun getswarm they go to sleep in the shade, whilst the little * Lqsso.

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horses, who remain in the sunshine, do the sameapparently, for they shut their eyes and never stir.Presently a vaccaro, judging the time by the sun,gets up and yawns, and staggering lazily towards hishorse, gathers up his riatta and twists it round theanimals neck ; the others, awakened, rise and do thesame, all yawning Avith their eyes half open, looking aslazy a set as ever were seen, as indeed they are Avlienon foot. Huppa!—An da!—away they all go in a cloudof dust, splashing through the river, waving theirlassos round their heads with a wild shout, and dis-appearing from the sight almost as soon as mounted.The vaccaro wants at all times to ride furiously,and the little horses eyes are opened wide enough QUILP. C)7 before they receive the second dig of their ridersiron spurs. We found great bustle and preparation going onin the court-yard when we rose; it was full of horsesand vaccaros, and some neighbouring rancheowners having arrived, their horses, which werehandsome and of l

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