Dick Boldhero : or, A tale of adventures in South America (1845)
Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860 · Philadelphia : Sorin and Ball · leaf 146
yside there were objects to attract my atten-tion. The strange but gorgeous flowers thatwere scattered in profusion on every hand;the gaudy birds; the contrast between themountain scenery on one side, and the wa-ving plain, marked with cultivation, on theother, — afforded constant topics for… … Indians of Peru. The Indians constituted the chief inhabit-ants upon the route. These were markedwith a peculiar character of gentleness, andtheir hospitality was unbounded. They al-lowed us freely to share in whatever foodthey possessed, and would seldom accept ofpayment. Their houses were of the…
Children's stories, American
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