The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-09-07
4 LONG JOURNEY
go THE BOUNDLESS PLAINS OF
,reNIINA. OSTRICHES OF THE
Wv AND HERDS OF WILD HORSES


- all through is fiat, monot-
"A undressing. The way
trr limitleSS pampas, fiat as a
ol the cultivated fields and
and outlined by interminable
ately-grown-up eucalyptus
nit the most mOurnful look
md IniSshapen specimens of
tree family, though SO uni
a-cted in all new countries.
..e scores of miles of marShy
iuls, divided into squares by
luur lines of Wire hitched to
w,fs, interspersed by immense
corn fields, and farther on
renced plains. Trees are
are, Only an occasional
lie gums, a tail ondu, or
sly eacti Is seen, or stunted
acacia shrubs marking the
ar-course. Birds are slug
Ri the hedges, cattle and
tnes are feeding i'll home
overs literally carpet the
golden sunshine smiles
u all But presently you
d uuaccouutauly depressed,
tl this loyelness, by the
the pampa over which, as
ulyeus bend to the ground
lie 4 bright, inverted TN
Ak of it-a single prairie,
.a miles long by five hun
vide. with a total area of
.,ae I,250,O00 square miles.
b, except little ones made
ceiy a tree but the lately
uyptus, breaks the even
.uudary line.
HJects that catch the eye.
,r already mentioned in the
\ vi blue sky and grayish-
are coarse grasses-Some
wing i'll tufts or 'bunches.'
, smooth and velvety as a
,Wn. anon rough with
iuterspersed with desert
AID straight lines of wire
telegraph poles. stretching
tin all directions as if grid
ole, BY and by incessant
Md geese, ducks and par
encountered, and later on,
uements have been left be-
Is Qt wild horses and cattle,
.rr and long-legged ostriches
.yer the country like strange
.tl all sails set" You see
,-e white birds of the stork
a4I vultures swoop down
leath has provided them
4etl, AS a rule, whenever a
seen your nose is similtane-
Iavd 10y an appalling smell.
tram gets well out over the
r- and is making good
- speed is frequently slack
Me engineers whistle blows
assessed" In an instant
out of the window to see
matter, although every
r- we'll enough without look
lre to be a troop of wild
-e track, than which moth
-uore awkward to encounter.
would be perfectly easy for
10 escape, as there is room
the boundless prairie. But
-tlation d bunch of them
mass Of stupidity each
N4g close 10 his fellow and
coward a common center.
So" may scrAech and the
J the din by opening valves
g # steam: these terrifying
G provoke a stampede, and
features simply fly the
uddle closer together i'll
.0. shrieking monster. But
iood cannot stand long
.u. and neither can the
10 wait; 50 by and by the
ueludes that there is no
Just to clap on all speed
no the middle of the herd
.s5lve coW-catcher set like
ram. And then what
S. aalns-what horrible sounds
zones and sight of CULVER
nd mangled flesh tossed
rtt. 1t is over in a few
-at has lasted quite long
poll ones appetite for the
e lay, particularly if he has
70 get a glimpse of the cow
red with hair and blood.
-43 towns, which are invari-
some distance from the line,
-1ek houses and look fairly
u.s. out uninteresting except
imam types collected at the
The majority belong to the
saIs collection which Europe
7rr, and most of them have
lures with striking black eyes.
native classes there are la
usian costume and Indian
Myking cigarettes, provincial
Wearlng clothes of London
lrh-skinned guachos, or ma
ats, IN their peculiar cos
t after are unique enough
minute description. The
o'gered with white cotton
nat come down to the ankle
'tteu fringed or embroidered
yes, while the poorer peasants
-Hsd a strip of cloth around the
'.ltmities. The drawers are
-9uclllas. On top of them is
square piece of wooden cloth
talripa. The material varies
y from the coarsest flannel to
expensive cloth of woven vi
Dol. One straight side Of the
5 listened around the waist by
.@tner belt, which is profusely
.tel with coins or big silver
and the short ends of the cloth
@n IA front. The center of the
SIDE opposite that which is
around the waist, is brought
Zen The legs in front and TUCK
n'ler the belt, the two cor.
}.n9 loose. 4 chiripa always
t2earance of being just ready to
lie square is large enough to
y OF room when riding, and
.nrlUence when the wearer is
The slack of it behind. or that
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