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Marching with Gomez
scouts boasted that it was because they
dared not venture against so large a
force. There was something in this, for
two Americans, who crossed with a
guide a short time afterward, brought
tales of a hair-breadth escape from a
patrol of cavalry who followed them
some distance from the line.
The security of the country encouraged majaces, and Gomez despatched parties in all directions to " round them
up." Every evening a
silent, abashed line was
drawn up before headquarters, while officers,
soldiers, and asistentes
crowded in anticipation of
__ the lecture to come.
'Ah-h-h, ma-ja-ces, Finally Gomez would
neat, well-fed ma- COme out from under
ja-ces! 1 • • r • 1
his piece 01 canvas with
a towel in one hand that served for a
handkerchief, and look them through
from under his bushy gray eyebrows, with his hawk's eye.
"Ah-h-h, ma-ja-ces, neat, well-
fed ma-ja-ces, living in hous-es,
on fresh pork and chicken and
milk, the food of the women and
children, swindling the republic,
what do you do for the fatherland ?
" Do you wear the weapons of
'' Do you wear the weapons of the republic for
ornaments ?''
| 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 | 00000207 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 164 Marching with Gomez scouts boasted that it was because they dared not venture against so large a force. There was something in this, for two Americans, who crossed with a guide a short time afterward, brought tales of a hair-breadth escape from a patrol of cavalry who followed them some distance from the line. The security of the country encouraged majaces, and Gomez despatched parties in all directions to " round them up." Every evening a silent, abashed line was drawn up before headquarters, while officers, soldiers, and asistentes crowded in anticipation of __ the lecture to come. 'Ah-h-h, ma-ja-ces, Finally Gomez would neat, well-fed ma- COme out from under ja-ces! 1 • • r • 1 his piece 01 canvas with a towel in one hand that served for a handkerchief, and look them through from under his bushy gray eyebrows, with his hawk's eye. "Ah-h-h, ma-ja-ces, neat, well- fed ma-ja-ces, living in hous-es, on fresh pork and chicken and milk, the food of the women and children, swindling the republic, what do you do for the fatherland ? " Do you wear the weapons of '' Do you wear the weapons of the republic for ornaments ?'' |
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