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Chapter VII
The Prefectura Pedrosa
THE Prefectura Pedrosa is in the district of
Pedrosa, where canefields and pastures
end, and the everglades and palm forests
of the south shore begin. It is a short
day's march from Navajas, a large garrison town,
and consequently not an entirely safe neighborhood.
To reach it you must follow winding paths, through
stretches of porous gray limestone, every crevice
of which is so luxuriantly grown with pineapple,
bananas, and malanga vines, that it is a splendid
place for ambuscades. The paths are of brick-red
dust that penetrates like the alkaline dust of our
western plains : it rises in the air from under your
horse's hoofs and works into your clothing, and is
hard to wash out.
The prefect lived with his family in one of three
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| Title | Marching with Gomez |
| Creator | Flint, Grover |
| Publisher | Lamson, Wolffe and company |
| Place of Publication | Boston, New York [etc.] |
| Date | 1898 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000109 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | Chapter VII The Prefectura Pedrosa THE Prefectura Pedrosa is in the district of Pedrosa, where canefields and pastures end, and the everglades and palm forests of the south shore begin. It is a short day's march from Navajas, a large garrison town, and consequently not an entirely safe neighborhood. To reach it you must follow winding paths, through stretches of porous gray limestone, every crevice of which is so luxuriantly grown with pineapple, bananas, and malanga vines, that it is a splendid place for ambuscades. The paths are of brick-red dust that penetrates like the alkaline dust of our western plains : it rises in the air from under your horse's hoofs and works into your clothing, and is hard to wash out. The prefect lived with his family in one of three 72 |
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