The Republican journal., 1904-09-15
SOUTHERN CfN1AUkS.
ara CUACHo is MOSTLY ON
TIE LEX The MOST PICTUR-
H0F9r prbPLE OF THE WESTERN


World
r4,pondence of The Journal ]
az ..1 PARAGUAY, Aug. 3, 1904.
y interesting figure in all these
U. EtpubIics Uruguay, Para
}rgentina, which were once
e0'. united proyince), is, beyond
a s. ,iaacho-an odd species of
.omo closely related to the
tautau COW boy, but infinitely
4-que There is certain
....f nm of the epic order, as,
.- Nag. about the Moors of
.l,aders of the middle
r altogether imaginary
... .su' OF Fenimore Cooper,
... after he is slowly being
... civilization from off the
--t. European immigra-
... Md sheep-farmlng have
.. Like poor Richard,
......s gone, and today not
Ue found within many
... .ae1tr cities. | have not
.-co} Il the derivation of
,ac.o.' pronounced Cow
the corresponding class
1850. IN Bolivia, Cholo; in
auero; each name, per
1aly underivable origin,
.--tuE a people whose dis
agacteristics are clearly
ae the plebeian Hauso,
4-go. the Guacho is pretty
... t4r- noble blood inside his
.... diTt-coated skin, his
.... -1dfather having been
..H 4astOcrat from AndaluSia
4li an Indian woman: for in
naughty hidalgoes who
spanish colonies did not
.-. nate with Pocahontases of
....4I tribe, for want of better
....- Nowadays the term Guacho is
10 .ae better class of people,
,. ..-.5,s "a the educated Mexican,
....,. ipls-ood to indicate a person
.... .u local Aabitation but leads
.... ir IN the pampas-a rude,
-.r.-e talfbreed, whose pastime
..#.. ~ aud riding wild horses, and
..aoyment. when he condo
.-... FL. atF is slaughtering cattle.
-4u--aIy a small, dark man, very
...-. .a... with straight black hair
. IS shoulders, long, scanty
.r entruance bespeaking hardi-
..ess0ess, terocity and wild,
g. He wears a cotton shirt and
.. Ears of tie same material, a
..uu with fringed edges. and
ulet, or poncho, with his
st tAToagh a slit in the middle
curse Ire is bare footed, and
...-.4 LAT it j, a soft, black felt,
.. agIm and NANCY of aspect;
.aaEs carries long, sharp
3elt and sits On his horse
lr On human life, either
That of another, ne places
yet he is said to be kind,
amt Watchful in sickness
uIed, full of generosity,
and fo1bearance. This
tradlctlon may be best il
Ny a few anecdotes. The
peon laborer) on an estate
rom Asuncion was stabbed
u. while asleep on the ground
aPr. He sprang to his feet
eIti III severely Wounding his
The attacking party then
the man he had injured and
that. he was guilty of a mis-
mg Intended to kill another
.De TWO wounded men were
aeloTe the authorities, both
-te.v hurt, but by that time the
trends, and when the magis-
.. ".errogated the first one attack
legged Tor the other with all his
Dh, the poor fellow. he make
s.5r He did not mean to murder
. my brother Juan, with whom
j. quarrel and l happened to be
- rolled up in my brothers
@ Let him off, Senior Judge, let
aor Madre de Dios.'
tH.ie Rios true specimen of the
~e calling at the hut of an &C
"Ate, found him groaning under
e'st violent rheumatic pains. The
--eaEted fellow looked commiser-
7n hls suffering friend and ejac-
'.e5. Oh, povrecito! povrecito"
.wr fellow, poor fellowY tenderly
..s M by the beard with one hand
-7Ally drew the sharp edge OF his
'-it across the sufferers throat to put
ELL Oh, Of his misery. Then, piously
mtnding him to the Blessed Virgin,
f l"ie away satisfied of having per-
MED humane act. Whoever Of
los Uaucho must fight or fy-and
last and far-because his ven
rtit7 is as enduring as it is vigi-
'~. Ihe statute of limitation, is not
euted by him, and he will kill an
-'.s on sight whom he has not met
it lifetime. He never shoots.
HNes with his fists; his weapons
.- knife. to be used at short range,