 | Basil Hall - 1824 - 492 pages
...who had never seen a piece of artillery, till one was fired at them in the streets of Buenos Ay res; they galloped fearlessly up to it, placed their lassos...repaired to the house of a neighbour, an old lady, whose great delight it was to see her friends happy about her. We were soon joined by several other families,... | |
 | Basil Hall - 1824 - 360 pages
...who had never seen a piece of artillery, till one was fired at them in the streets of Buenos Ayres ; they galloped fearlessly up to it, placed their lassos...repaired to the house of a neighbour, an old lady, whose great delight it was to see her friends happy about her. We were soon joined by several other families,... | |
 | 1824 - 666 pages
...and the moment the boats came sufficiently near, dashed into the water, and, throwing their Inssos q! THE LAWYER. (Vol. ip 140—153.) 'Tie my vocation, Hal.—Sltaktpcarc. 'up am то» fytoTov aytt Stop... | |
 | 1824 - 612 pages
...; and the moment the boau came sufficiently near, dashed into the water, and, throwing their lassop round the necks of the officers, fairly dragged every one of them out of the boats.' The agriculture of Chili is at a low ebb. The chief of its produels is wine of a very indifferent... | |
 | 1824 - 394 pages
...boats came sufficiently near, dashed into the water, and, throwing their lassos round the necks of the the officers, fairly dragged every one of them out of their boats. — " Before breakfast to-day, we witnessed the South American method of tilling cattle, a topic which,... | |
 | 1825 - 828 pages
...who had never seen a piece of artillery, till one was fired at them in the streets of Buenos Ayres ; they galloped fearlessly up to it, placed their lassos...fairly dragged every one of them out of their boats. - - " Before breakfast to-day, we witnessed the South American method of killing cattle, a topic which,... | |
 | 1825 - 844 pages
...with fire-arms, rowed confidently along the shore. The guassos, meanwhile, watching the opportunity, the moment the boats came sufficiently near, dashed...fairly dragged every one of them out of their boats," BARBARITY OF ROBESPIERRE. 9i A celebrated gambling-house was opened, during the Revolution, by the... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1841 - 516 pages
...watching their opportunity, and the moment the boats came sufficiently near, dashed into the water, nnd. throwing their lassos round the necks of the officers, fairly dragged every one of them out of the boats." — Hail. When war ¡s declared, the toquis elect a general-iii-chief ; they use the European... | |
 | John Frost - 1854 - 664 pages
...in the boat caring little for an enemy unprovided with fire-arms, rowed confidently along the shore. Guassos meanwhile were watching their opportunity,...fairly dragged every one of them out of their boats. The idea of being thrown, let the horse do what it likes, never enters the head of a Guacho : a good... | |
 | 1858 - 316 pages
...caring little for an enemy unprovided with fire-arms, rowed confidently along the shore. The Gauchos meanwhile were watching their opportunity, and the...fairly dragged every one of them out of their boats. The idea of being thrown, let the horse do what it likes, never enters the head of a Gaucho ; a good... | |
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Ayres ; they galloped fearlessly up to it, placed their lassos over the cannon, and, by their united strength, fairly overturned it. Another anecdote is related of them, which, though possible enough, does not rest on such good authority. A number of... 