Deck and port, or, Incidents of a cruise in the United States frigate Congress to California : with sketches of Rio Janeiro, Valparaiso, Lima, Honolulu, and San Francisco (1850)
March 9. I encountered, in my ram- bles to-day, a specimen of Chilian horsemanship. The costume of the rider was in wild harmony with his occupation. His hat rose in a high cone, like that of a whirling dervish in Turkey. His poncho, resembling a large shawl, fell in careless folds around his… … impatient of the bit, and sure of foot as the moun- tain roe. The strong muscles betrayed their swell- ing lines in his limbs; the dilating nostril was full of panting force, while his arching neck seemed clothed with thunder. He was such a steed as you would choose for that last decisive charge,…
Congress (Frigate : 1841-1862) · Voyages to the Pacific coast · Travel
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