The Republican journal., 1891-10-01
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rSpecial correspondeace of the journal
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NALDlN1A, CHILE, Aug. -, 1871. Our camp
| in the Llan4ta village was arranged with the
| ,i;, Io,;,,, ta,,+ il, +bo oa,,tro +L tya o,b
| r
ef tents SET cl2se around IT, me hu'ts anu
| horses tethered at little distance where a
| woo,le,I hi,lock served as \ break weather-,lI
| ur1ar tLn shnltnr Of = snlpndiJ Grove of III
| mont, G1ennnrl traes whose drnnuint, branches
rnvrTeG win f1,therv leaves Of darkest Green
| snd lnn,, lunches Of I,i, X nrunrr-corns rr.rlv
| tonrhpd tho ,rraund ON either side A c,Iird
of armed servants and muleteers was posted
NIGHT ana Iay ana The gentlemen took turn,
| in overseeing the watch. But our precautions
proved ID Ne entirely unnecnssary We were
never safer in the midst of civilization than
here in the heart Of Araucanin in the. un.,lr-
yeyed wilds of ibiS distant country: and had
any outside danger menaced Us, | believe that
the indanS-who considered Us their guests
| and therefore under their special protert1oE-
would have defended Us with their live, if
| need be-
| 1t happeued that n storm came nn-a three
| lays chilly drizzle, common in tbiS latitude at
any time of the year where a wet season and
| a dry, which prevail nearer the equator, are
not 50 distinctly defined. Horseback travel
| ling in the RAIN through an uniuhablted dis
| trict, would have been extremely uncomtor-
/ table; 50 We We're easily persuaded to remain
| Ii camp until the skies cleared have camp
and picniced with all sorts of people, but have
| never enjoyed such real ''canping OUT (the
| intended spirit of which i a return to aborlgi-
nal life), as here among one of the most war
| like tribes on the face of the earth. whose an
CeStOrS for centuries successfully resisted civil
| lied arms and Spanish crueltes and maintain
| ed their independence intact, while all the 9th
er nations of South and Central America fell
under the sway OF the conquefors. The >GuawS
| insisted III taking entire care Of the animals
| an Epr NIL iIlN w
| ter from distant spring and brllsi-wOod for
| cooking purposes; and every morning the car
| cass of young sheep, freshly killed and dress
| ed, was brought as gift from the chief.
| Knowing that money was one Of the least de
| Sllable things We could give these Alnd-healtcd
| barbarians as they had no Use for the currency
| of civilization, we got even" to their un-
| bounded delight, by presents Of trinkets->uch
| is toilet articles, hand-nrr0r>, buttons cut
| from our clothes, sewing materials. silk ties
and handkerchiefs. etc The articles that ap-
peared to give most heartfelt pleasure were a
mouth-organ, leWs-harp and am accordion,
| Whlrh we purchased for the purpose from the
muletters, my silver Soap-ca>e, which the
| chief Immediately filled with tobacco and hung
| around his neck Ivy a strtngl, and 4 rose-col-
| ored, bC-rbboned jersey under-vtSt, which
| thenretorth served his hlghneSS favor1te
| daughter, chld about twelve years oId. as a
| costume complete, reaching from shoulders to
| knees and beng the only garment she Wore.
| heralded bv skurrving clouds and muterng
| thunder, the Indians appeared to be greatly
| excited, for they knew there WAS COIN. TO be
| another great battle in the SKY between their
| dead ancestors and the SpauiarCls who bad
killed them Relieving the thunder to he the
| latter's cry of fear and distress they turned
| out en- ma>>e in the pouring rain to cheer the
| wraiths of their Warriors When the storm
| began to abate they watched the skies with ut
m0.t nm xiety. for they have one ,ure sim by
| which to know which side has won the gno-tly
battle; if the cloud, move toward the village
| the Indians have been victorious but if they
| move from il the conollj,tadoreS have won.
| and eyerybodv i, sorrow fuI. In this instance
| the cIo,ni. s,yrut ,tloriousIy. finn uhaIanX to-
| ward thp town and all we're bopnv 4 feast
| was snread to which we were hidden. and
| d,nrin,r and sin0ir,r Tor rather howljnul WAS
| kent M all ujDht
may mpniiou ru uassaut that thcrIuh we
| attended thp fea.t for to have remained away
| wouId haye been construed AS showing ayn-
| nathv win ina defeated SnauiarIs and uiyen
| iIaalI, o};4nSaN \ AR annatitps ,vura ,,nt ynrg.
| rinus lhi.h, hn,na.,bnwad- ~ rnur.e No,y
ed far more abundantly than water. ana Stew
4I nmnnv ti,uIred nrominantiy u,unno the deli
| l~,..i.s irhartx hnwn,er tn rho hnr,,a ~ ji,-
in,, ,.ninas th,t nrnu,I,.J ,,rou' th .,nallin.e
,.ir.In ,,,l tn n,ra,,l,,,ar,lnns. hnth ra.l .uT}
| yti,n,,a,aI wa ,,1,na,,..I ~ ,li.nnvn Of oU nL-
,antjnnul,Ln vi,n1. ,nnn,i,,.I ,oiiI Ne General
hilaritT ,rhn ,'nrst ti,., ,,,,a ,,,itb IT,. .4ra-
NAM. ~ Irintin,t ran, thnsn h,,nla,, .l,1jls
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tron III hnrrihie ,Iutv tLa III h,,in, Ia III
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