Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-24

their Salue fuctuated to such an extent
that which, at one time, one Spanish dol
lar could purchase twenty pesos, few
weeks later not eight could be obtained
for the same sum. At the present time,
a peso is valued at four or FIVE cents Of
our money.
1t is said that the President, having
put this currency into circulation, realized
several thousand dollars from it by mon
opolizing the money market, and causing
the paper to rise or depreciate at his
pleasure.
WILD DOGS.
These animals hunt in packg, and though
of a cowardly nature will, when fierce with
| hunger, attack man. The following incl
! dent proves the often-coutested fact:
A cdpdtdz foreman of an estancia farm),
| while returning from distant village TO
his home, met pack of these dogs. The
instinct of the brutes told them that a
| tired horse could not outstrive them in a
long run. They gave chase aud soon
| brought the horse and rider to the ground.
The cqpataz had no other weapon than his
knife, which proved Intellectual for his
| defense, and both man and horse we're
torn to pieces and devoured.
The wild dogs are of slight frame, and
are generally of brown and yellow color;
their mouths are of dusky. brown or black.
Without doubt they descended from
the domestic dogs brought into this
country by the Spanish or Portuguese
Jesuits during the period of the early set
Element OF the La Plata promises.
THE LOVE OF A sEA-CooK.
The author made the acquaintance Of a
detected individual serving in the capaci-
ty of cook on board a vessel, who, consoling
himself, meanwhile, with the bottle, relat-
ed his story Of his FIRST and only love, as
follows:
"When l was only sixteen years of age,
my father had a friend, who was also an
Irish barrister. This gentleman had a
daughter like an angel. l was young and
beardless; she few years older than my
self became so deeply enamOred that
| offered her nae hand and me hat (helrt);
at which she softly replied, "Mr. W., you
are too young" /, however, pressed me
suit, for women want a desl of coaxing;
but she only smiled. AT last, when grew
quite urgent,-fOr an Irishman courts in
earnest, -she referred me for an answer to
the second Of Samuel, tenth chapter, and
the last part of the fifth verse. | turned at
once to il, for l thought that by it she meant
TO accept me suit, and in a bashful way told
me as she did; when what was me horror
and shame to read the following words
"Tarry at Jericho until your beard be
grown, and then return"
HOW HORSES ARE FOUND.
"You are here after information, I
gues-?" INTERCEPTED a North American
resident whom the author met at Rosario.
"If so, come with me for few days and
will show you how to be a gduch0. Ny
shoulders are lame with being tossed in the
saddle while breaking bolts; but the job is
through with for while, and I'd just like
to show you about"
author replied. Were can l find
another"
"Never mind" responded Don Daniel,
as the American styled himself "Just
you mount him. If it comes TO the vast
WORST, l can find one myself"
FARM LIFE.
The estancia (farm) is generally left, by
VIII, 10 Tue vile anu CulluTeD,- Wllo
one-third, the boys and girls equal shares.
Sometimes she who has been called wife is
not legally entitled to the same; but this
matters little; she has the right Of the
properly while her spouse lived, and the
same rule follows after death, unless
specially mentioned in the last will and
testament by her lord, to the contrary.
The members of the family rarely divided
the property, but live together as before
the head of the family died, each member
consulting the others before making any
sales of stock, etc.
The poems, or laborers, that live upon the
estancia, rise half an hour before sunrise,
take a mate without sugar (unless the pro-
prietor is unusually considerably, and at
sunrise select the horses from the drove in
the corral. A portion Of the number
mount and galIop of to their respective
heads, to select a new pssturag5 ground,
and to prevent them from straylng away.
The remaining poems select the half
broken colts, and, after tying them to stout
stakes, entangle the animals with coils of
the lasso, tripping them off their feet, and
rolling them on the ground, This is to
teach the young horse to be gentle under
difficulties; or, in other words, not to
prance aud kick when anything touches
the heels.
THE SABBATH.
The Sabbaths and feast-days are strictly
kept by the gauchos in their own peculiar
way. They consider it wrong to work on
these days, and, when they do, fine Is i'm
posed upon the ,ofenderl. But it isPer-
fec,ly allowable for men and women to
dance, gamble, and fight upon feast day.
If the traveller ia, by any chance, in one Of
| the small towns of the Pampa country, he
will see guucho8 galIop up from EstdnciaS
| ten, fisteeU, or even twenty leagues distant.
They pass the day in testing hOrseman-
ship; stealing, pitting fighting cocks, con
Tossing sins to the padres; and not unfre-
quently the grand finale is a general melee,
from which few escape without wound.
THE MANNER OF COOKING.
After the animal has been xii led, the
meat ia cut into pieces, without any regard
for anatomy, or for the butchers regular
CUTS" and an iron spit, called the dSadOr
is run longitudinalIy through each strip.
The dsador is stuck into the ground close
by the fire, and, being carefully watched,
the steak is gradually cooked, in a manner
that would give 10 discredit in we'll reg
ulated kitchen. The result of this method
is. that none of the juice of the meat are
lost.
THE MANNER OF EATING.
Drawing from his belt that companion
which the gdlichO never parts with-a long
knife-a fellow cuts off strip of meat,
and holding one end with his fingers,
dropped the other into his mouth then
followed quick upward stroke with the
knife, so close to his lips that the author
inyoluntarialy started-severing the meat,
and leaving large piece between his teeth
The author attempted to initiate the fash
ion; but, at the fret trial, the blade of his
knife came in contact with his nose, draw
ing the blood.
UNA TRoAP DE MENDOZA.
This troop presented a picturesque aP'
pearauce as it slowly toiled along in divi
sions of ten carts each. The procession
was headed by four or five asses, with
pack.saddles and loads, and a number o
mules without luggage, driven by gaUchoS
After these followed the two divisions
of carts, filled to such a degree will
hides that their drivers we're entirely
hidden by them. This troop carried, a
usual, stock of fre-wood, consisting o