Dick Boldhero : or, A tale of adventures in South America (1845)
Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860 · Philadelphia : Sorin and Ball · leaf 160
r day, I could see this sublime moun-tain, seeming like a thin blue cloud, andappearing almost to blend with the distantsky. I had now given up every hope ofmeeting with my uncle, and thought onlyof finding my way back to Guiana. Anopportunity was soon offered for setting outon my return. Three… … Llama. We crossed the mountains on mules,sometimes employing llamas for carrying ourbaggage. These animals are about twice thesize of the sheep, and have a gentleness ofcharacter that seems to win kindness fromevery one. They have indeed one habitwhich seems incompatible with their generalcourse of…
Children's stories, American
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