| 单词 | gaucho |
| 例句 | Figari, whose art reflects his legal work with Uruguay’s poor, often depicted African-Uruguayans and slavery, gauchos and Indians and the early days of Uruguayan independence. Heads Up: In Uruguay, Prison Cells as Galleries 2011-07-22T18:55:00Z Past participants have included drovers from Australia and gauchos from South America. At the Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Tall Tales, Resonant Rhymes 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z This was in the late 1950s, when the area surrounding the small city of Cruz Alta was, he said, “still known as gaucho land, as primitive as the American West in the 19th century.” Saint Clair Cemin on Broadway and at Paul Kasmin Gallery 2012-09-02T01:00:45Z For the gauchos — nomadic horsemen who hold a place in Argentine culture similar to that held by cowboys here — malambo was a competition of footwork, a test of vigor. Adding Razzle-Dazzle to a Gaucho Dance Style 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z At the accounting firm KPMG, the “appropriate” list includes “gauchos or cropped slacks if worn with jacket or sweater set.” It’s summer in Washington. Don’t put your best flip-flop forward. PALACIO: My father’s memories, Catholic mysticism, broken families, insufferable gauchos, the joy and madness of organization and/or administrative work, longing, Logos, the Incarnation. Salon’s author questionnaire: “Sometimes people say the writing is good to subtly suggest that everything else is bad” 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z It takes its name and technique from malambo, a folkloric dance at least two centuries old, developed by Argentine cowboys, or gauchos. Adding Razzle-Dazzle to a Gaucho Dance Style 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Patagonia is one of the most celebrated travel destinations on the planet, a wild and remote expanse of towering peaks, rushing rivers and vast grassy pampas steeped in gaucho culture. Angling for a Whopper in the Fly-Fishing Paradise of Patagonia 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z Sorority sisters wearing skirts and gaucho hats worked as greeters. The swirly, brain-freezing origins of the frozen margarita machine 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z We pass puestos, small shelters used by gauchos before the fences were removed and the land returned to its natural state. Patagonia’s controversial new national park 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z The rigorous first movement bursts with evocations of gauchos. Review: Miró Quartet Looks to the Overlooked Ginastera 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z He was a leathery gaucho, prone to knife fights, who was murdered decades earlier by the villagers in the sleepy beach town of Garopaba. Daniel Galera’s ‘Blood-Drenched Beard’ 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z Is a gaucho life better than one on the Sceptred Isles? At home and abroad, the supermarket is the church where I worship 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z A towheaded orphan, the narrator is raised by a domineering woman whose husband loses La China in a card game to the drunken gaucho Martín Fierro. In Shaping Her Own Story, She Upends a National Epic 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z This would certainly explain why cowboys are better known than vaqueros or gauchos, but not, I think, the full range of the international vibrations they set up, or used to set up. The myth of the cowboy 2013-03-20T18:00:01Z It's served in swashbuckling style by "gauchos" who patrol the dining room brandishing spears of meat and carrying knives for tableside carving. At Fumaça Brazilian Steakhouse, meat gets top billing, but small plates are the prize 2012-11-15T22:24:08Z The gaucho/sloucho look at Hermès did justice to the brand’s mantra as a house of true luxury in its slow and measured place. Fashion Review: Sex in the Saddle at Givenchy, Herm?s and John Galliano 2012-03-05T18:59:13Z “The gauchos are an integral part of the culture here, and seeing their way of life is a unique way to get a sense of the country,” he said in a phone interview. A Front-Row Seat for a Gaucho Festival 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z I was thinking about nature and ecology and tropics and Mexico,” said the designer backstage, among the welter of palm leaf hats and bags, trellises of gaucho plaiting and flashes of Aztec turquoise hand jewelry. 2010-01-29T05:30:00Z When we returned to the hotel, Ms. Rajcevich explained that it was a local gaucho festival celebrating the end of the grain-threshing period. Next Stop: Drawn to the Magnet of Chile’s Surf Coast 2012-09-14T16:40:33Z It drops the gaucho costumes in favor of chic, simple black. Adding Razzle-Dazzle to a Gaucho Dance Style 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z "Be kind when you edit this," Thomson told the crew as, topless, he examined his mosquito bites and we studied the gut that results from years of not following the way of the gaucho. Two Amigos: A Gaucho Adventure review – the sordid reality of mid-life crises happening abroad 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z Cropped pants are the favorite look, and gauchos are making a minor comeback. Milan: Hemlines rise and fall for summer 2013 2012-09-22T22:01:04Z The dining room forgoes the gaucho tchotchkes and cowhides of many Buenos Aires steakhouses. A Family’s Dedication to Beef Lives On at Don Julio in Buenos Aires 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z At the recently opened La Vigna, 37 miles south of the historic quarter, guests can learn about organic farming, sheep shearing and other activities worthy of a gaucho. The 41 Places to Go in 2011 2011-01-07T21:03:56Z Known as boleadores, these weapons, invented by the indigenous people of Patagonia, were adopted by the gauchos to ensnare cattle. Adding Razzle-Dazzle to a Gaucho Dance Style 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z He's made elegant turbans and dramatic gaucho hats for Marc Jacobs and jaunty newsboy caps for Dior. He’s designed hats for Dior. Now, he’s created one inspired by the African American Museum. 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z Most of the action happens on the final two days, including a parade on the last day in which more than 4,000 gauchos march through town. A Front-Row Seat for a Gaucho Festival 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z Like a bullet from a gun, a gaucho flies up the bank after it, galloping at full pelt, and lassoes the animal first time. Wining and dinosauring in San Juan, Argentina 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z Their songs’ socially astute portraits of various strangers, gauchos, daddies, losers, alienated curb holders and unrehabilitated returnees stay with us the way a good piece of literature does. Reading Steely Dan: The lyrical genius that helped define a decade 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z I found him in good form and in possession of a dashing green hat of the sort a South American gaucho might wear – or a knight of the theatre. Ian McKellen’s favourite Shakespeare roles on film 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z The gaucho or Argentine cowboy inspired a cool and confident mix of clothes at the Hermes show, set in the Ecole des Beaux Arts in the heart of Paris' Saint Germain area. Equestrian styles on show in Paris fashion week 2012-03-04T23:49:09Z They dress in 19th-century gaucho attire: tall hats, short jackets, cravats, vests, big-buckled belts, fringed shawls worn like skirts over pants. Adding Razzle-Dazzle to a Gaucho Dance Style 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Argentina, land of the tango, gauchos and good wine, is also emerging as the land of the good deal. Visiting Argentina Gets Less Expensive 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z San Antonio de Areco is one of the towns closest to Buenos Aires that provides visitors a sense of gaucho tradition. Frugal Traveler: A Gaucho Detour From Buenos Aires 2010-12-08T04:00:00Z If only the piranhas and crocodiles in the rivers past which the two pals and gauchos herded cattle could read, that would have given them the willies. Two Amigos: A Gaucho Adventure review – the sordid reality of mid-life crises happening abroad 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z On an all-day drive, the closest thing we see to any real traffic is a group of gauchos herding cattle down the road. Wining and dinosauring in San Juan, Argentina 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z He ran straight into them — denim blazing with silver embroidery, serape dresses, gaucho pants with side vents of creamy silk. 2010-01-28T08:06:00Z Wide, low-slung pleated gaucho pants mixed with sumptuous nude leathers - the house's signature material - that were so soft, they moved as if they were living and breathing. Equestrian styles on show in Paris fashion week 2012-03-04T23:49:09Z They're outfits for the type of woman who can pull off gaucho pants, which were indeed part of the lineup. Rachel Zoe collection: Rock-star girlfriend look 2012-02-11T22:14:12Z He gave himself the fantasy of a South American gaucho hat and of a market stall of fruit and vegetables — hence the rich tomato red, russet and asparagus green colors interspersed among neutrals. Fashion Review: Raf Simons at Jil Sander and Tomas Maier Redefine Sensual 2012-02-26T18:29:25Z December 07 A Gaucho Detour From Buenos Aires San Antonio de Areco is one of the towns closest to Buenos Aires that provides visitors a sense of gaucho tradition. Frugal Traveler: A Gaucho Detour From Buenos Aires 2010-12-08T04:00:00Z Days later, passing gauchos found her dead body but were astonished to see the baby feeding from her “miraculously” full breast. The best travel discoveries of 2017 – chosen by Guardian writers 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z It wasn’t until City Center’s Fall for Dance festival last year that I first encountered the form, a blend of drumming and percussive dance practiced by gauchos, or South American cowboys, since the 17th century. Review: With Chests Held Proud, These Argentine Dancers Storm the Stage 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z West’s collection of freaks, cons, cowboys and unpredictable women in his 1939 “The Day of the Locust” predates Steely Dan’s own collection of freaks, cons and gauchos by 33 years. Review | How Steely Dan made its mark on music — and shaped an American cool 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Both nations cherish gaucho or cowboy culture; some people worship soccer as a quasi-religion. In the pope’s homeland, more Argentines are seeking spiritual answers beyond the church 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Both nations cherish gaucho or cowboy culture, and some people worship soccer as a quasi-religion. In the pope’s homeland, more Argentines are seeking spiritual answers beyond the church 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z And it might be easier to achieve than the idea recently mooted by the Argentine and Brazilian presidents - a common currency for the two countries, possibly to be called the "sur" or even the "gaucho". How Argentina learned to love the US dollar 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z Three decades earlier, the two countries had approved a proposal to create a common currency for trade known as the “gaucho,” but it was never implemented. Proposed Brazil-Argentina common currency is met with doubts 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z In the late 1980s, Brazil and Argentina discussed the idea of a shared currency for trade called the 'gaucho', which fell by the wayside due to challenge implementing the idea. Explainer: What Brazil and Argentina's 'currency union' really means 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z We stood in the shade on a ranch called Los Ombúes, for the wide canopied trees common to the pampas, and watched three gauchos separate cattle, marking those for slaughter with red paint. What Does Sustainable Living Look Like? Maybe Like Uruguay 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z On Thursday, Dudamel presented the full ballet score that follows the day in the life of a gaucho out to prove himself and win his love. Review: Gustavo Dudamel puts a remarkable 'Rite of Spring' in a revealing Latin American context 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z It was brought to Argentina's sprawling plains, or pampas, by British immigrants in the late 1800s, where it found a home alongside the South American country's iconic gaucho cowboys. In Argentina, the mecca of polo, women swing mallets in first World Cup 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z As such, this currency may meet a fate similar to the peso real and the gaucho. Proposed Brazil-Argentina common currency is met with doubts 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z That gaucho aesthetic is essential to Argentine farmers, who are Argentina’s biggest source of export dollars, forming the backbone of Latin America’s No. 3 economy. For Argentine farmers, pandemic threatens livelihoods and upends gaucho traditions 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z As I left the ranch, the gauchos came up to meet me. What Does Sustainable Living Look Like? Maybe Like Uruguay 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z The umbrella-like canopy provides shelter for gauchos on the Argentine pampas. Where are L.A.'s oldest planted trees? In its first arboretum, hidden in plain sight 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z Strip away the Humvees and athletic fields, and the base could be an Argentine estancia, home to gauchos instead of guardsmen. At half-ruined Puerto Rico base, hurricane recovery funds pulled for Trump’s wall 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z In his response, Macri invoked an elderly gaucho who recently appeared in a viral video, expressing his worries about Argentina’s current juncture. Argentina Considers a Return to Peronism 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z Life as a gaucho in the wetlands is one of watery isolation. Riding with the gauchos of Argentina: a photo essay 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z One gaucho with a faded pink beret and a scar over a missing eye shrugged. What Does Sustainable Living Look Like? Maybe Like Uruguay 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z The decor vaguely evokes gaucho country, with framed Andean vistas, ornate metalwork and horseshoe-shaped booths. Patagon: Chimichurri your way to deep South America via this new Seattle restaurant 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z The sight of the horseback “gaucho”, Argentina’s equivalent of the US cowboy, trailed by dogs, has disappeared from the landscape. Soy destruction in Argentina leads straight to our dinner plates 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z The gaucho recalled a childhood episode, when a neighbor asked for his help to get several foals across a wide and choppy stream. Argentina Considers a Return to Peronism 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z They say that the true gauchos of Argentina are made in the east. Riding with the gauchos of Argentina: a photo essay 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z In addition to frequent visits to Porto Alegre and other southern cities, four presidential candidates, including Bolsonaro, have picked “gauchos,” as natives of Rio Grande do Sul are known, as running mates. Violence spurs support for a radical in once-calm southern Brazil 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z Elegant basics included classic overcoats with down-to-business scrunched-up sleeves, and buttoned gators worn under Bermuda shorts, pleated gaucho pants or dresses for a boot effect. Nicki Minaj struts into Fendi; Max Mara rewrites classics 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Across the great landscape of understanding are the gauchos, at once both rugged and audacious. The Strange Case of the Missing Joyce Scholar 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z “We used to see gauchos making their own bridles, knives, belts, all by hand. We decided to do the same thing, but in the city.” A Creative Small-Business Community Flourishes in Buenos Aires 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z It’s no surprise, when we reach La Pampa and Patagonia the following week, that many of the gauchos we meet are from the east. Riding with the gauchos of Argentina: a photo essay 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z Then styles from the gaucho horse riders that were popular in 19th-century Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay were included. Dior travels back in time for couture-infused menswear 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z His father was a shop owner who later worked as a gaucho. Salvador Minuchin, psychiatrist who revolutionized family therapy, dies at 96 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z The way Andrea styles sneakers is so elevated — juxtaposed with beautiful dresses, amazing leather pants or velvet gauchos — that it speaks to all generations. L.A. designer Andrea Lieberman reinvents Nike’s classic Cortez sneaker 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Increasingly, young people are leaving the islands, and it is rare to find a gaucho as young as Mr. Bitsch. Shearing Sheep at the End of the World 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z Here, the gaucho tradition ran so strong it inspired poetry and novels throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Riding with the gauchos of Argentina: a photo essay 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z Pope Francis has canonised a "gaucho priest" from his homeland Argentina, making him the country's first saint. Pope Francis canonises Argentina's 'gaucho priest' - BBC News 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z "He lived simply, and for others, at one with the gauchos and poor folk." Pope to canonize 'gaucho priest,' earlier version of himself 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z “He lived simply, and for others, at one with the gauchos and poor folk.” Pope to canonize 'gaucho priest,' earlier version of himself 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Then we watch an actual, professional gaucho work his magic on a horse. Illustrated Bachelorette Recap: the horse whisperer 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z The city is no place for a gaucho, so they remain. Riding with the gauchos of Argentina: a photo essay 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z But Pedro Melchiades, 23, laments that many younger gauchos no longer keep the cowboy ways, instead opting for easier jobs in bigger cities. AP PHOTOS: Keeping southern Brazil's cowboy traditions alive with 'Ragamuffin Week' 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Cattle and sheep roam the meadows and through the new-grown forest, very lightly supervised by the gauchos. The land of trout and gauchos 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z Then, when we were ready for the parade o’ meat, we would flip over our coaster to green and the gauchos/chefs would begin proffering their mouthwatering meats. Customer Experience Lessons From A Brazilian Churrascaria 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z It really is a picturesque scene though, the two of them riding on horses in their gaucho outfits. Illustrated Bachelorette Recap: the horse whisperer 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z As if this weren’t enough to confuse the fashion crowd, Tisci then went Hispanic - with gaucho looks and glitter-clad Latin jackets. Galliano missing at Margiela, with Paris tense after terror 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z As if this weren't enough to confuse the fashion crowd, Tisci then went Hispanic — with gaucho looks and glitter-clad Latin jackets. Galliano missing at Margiela, with Paris tense after terror 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z The gaucho way of life clings on with surprising tenacity in this remote valley in Chile - perhaps because no other way of life is available or indeed is easily imaginable. The land of trout and gauchos 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z But the real differentiator is the slate of “experiences” offered, which include gaucho; tango; music; architecture; art; food; polo; and culinary. Hotels Of The Year 2014 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z Judge Patricia Millett wrote that “the performance of cultural gaucho skills and an ability to share a comprehensive understanding of churrasco traditions with customers are indispensable aspects of the ‘company product.’” Court Says Brazilians Might Really Slice Steak Better Than Americans Can 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z Patagonia, then, is a place where Welsh is spoken with a Spanish lilt, and where the guitar and the asado, the gaucho and the siesta are part and parcel of Welsh Argentine culture. The Argentines who speak Welsh 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Chef Juan Bochenski adds a hint of gaucho flair to the Anasazi restaurant’s New Mexican flavors—he’s from Argentina, after all. Rosewood Inn Of The Anasazi: An Art-Rich Santa Fe Hideout Gets A Makeover 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z If you read the papers, you would believe that the land of tango, gauchos, Malbec and great steaks is on the verge of self-destruction: “Argentina dances with default”, groused a Wall Street Journal headline. It's the end of Argentina as we know it, and the world economy will be just fine 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z During Tuesday’s raucous Berlin victory party, six players bent double and sang “this is how the gauchos walk,” then jumped up singing “this is how the Germans walk.” Germany players criticized over ‘gaucho’ dance 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z Among them is a group of Argentine cowboys, or gauchos, riding horses. Argentina’s gutsy World Cup team is welcomed home 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z They are one of many activities that are part of a larger movement started to preserve and celebrate the culture and traditions of the Brazilian gauchos - the cowboys of the South American pampas. Brazil's singing gauchos 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z It seems half the Brazil jerseys from the beaches of Copacabana to gaucho towns in the interior carry his name, and with good reason. Neymar Leads Brazil to Win Against Cameroon; Mexico Beats Croatia 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z A gaucho without a horse is simply not a gaucho, explains Andrea Vigil, who directs the town's historic gaucho museum. Argentine gaucho tames with whispers, not whips 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z Moreover, locals and even foreign academics lament that in their zeal to protect wildlife, the Tompkinses will drive the gauchos, the cowboys of Patagonia, into cultural extinction. Patagonia Dreaming: Kris Tompkins Works to Build the Best National Park 2014-04-17T20:39:47Z Agriculture, particularly here in the hinterland, no longer conforms to that romantic image of Argentina as a wild land, tamed only by horse-riding gauchos. Argentina's economy prompts protests 2014-03-12T11:41:51Z Guests get their own personal “gaucho” — a play off the traditional Argentine cowboy — to set up winery excursions, horse rides, or even helicopter trips for backcountry skiing. American Develops Resort to Share the Argentina He Loves 2014-01-21T22:12:24Z Grilled meats are served tableside from skewers wielded by chef/waiters in gaucho garb. Off the Menu: River Café Opens Again After Hurricane Sandy 2013-12-17T21:33:28Z The figure of the gaucho is to Argentina what the cowboy is to America. In pictures: Before They Pass Away 2013-11-28T08:19:07Z Yiddish remained the dominant household language here for generations, spoken by everyone from gauchos to pharmacists and itinerant salesmen. Moisés Ville Journal: Traditions Fade in Argentine Haven for Jews 2013-06-10T00:12:17Z Throughout Easter Week, gauchos from all over Uruguay and neighboring Argentina and Brazil visit Montevideo to compete for the title of best rider. Photos of the Day: March 26 2013-03-26T20:06:54Z From the stage, the bassist Mr. Miller, in a black gaucho hat, also hailed Mr. DiCioccio as someone who saved lives as surely as any pediatric surgeon. City Room: A Jazz Reunion at the 'Fame' School 2013-01-30T00:26:37Z The shepherds and gauchos agree that the panther is always a kitten at heart, so far as man is concerned, but it has an instinctive dislike for dogs and love for colts and lambs. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Folktales romanticized the gaucho lifestyle on the wide open Patagonian steppe, sharing maté around the campfire. Cochrane Journal: In Patagonia, Caught Between Visions of the Future 2012-03-02T04:20:24Z Tragedy enveloped his early experience here, as it did for many other pioneers from Eastern Europe, when a gaucho killed his father. Moisés Ville Journal: Traditions Fade in Argentine Haven for Jews 2013-06-10T00:12:17Z Throughout Easter Week, gauchos from all over Uruguay and neighboring Argentina and Brazil visit Montevideo to compete for the title of best rider. Photos of the Day: March 26 2013-03-26T20:06:54Z Old gauchos have told me that fifty years ago they were abundant all over the pampas, but have disappeared wherever the giant grasses have been eaten down, and have given place to a different vegetation. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z The bar was thrust into the ground so that the beef was inclined like a shelter tent above the blazing fire, and there it remained for about two hours, being turned occasionally by the gauchos. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z The gaucho are still very much part of life in the Patagonia region of Chile. Cochrane Journal: In Patagonia, Caught Between Visions of the Future 2012-03-02T04:20:24Z “I’m the type of gaucho who is still here, a survivor in a place where we once thrived,” he said, dressed in bombachas, the loosefitting pants worn by Argentina’s horsemen. Moisés Ville Journal: Traditions Fade in Argentine Haven for Jews 2013-06-10T00:12:17Z Found amidst a scattered population and inheriting the far from sedentary habits of the Spanish mother race, the gaucho preferred the free and roving existence of the pampas. The Social Evolution of the Argentine Republic 2011-11-24T03:00:43.903Z Articles until then beyond the reach of all but the wealthiest now became cheap enough for the purses of the gauchos. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Although this was the first time I had seen beef roasted in just that fashion, I was much more interested in the gauchos and certain other things they did than in their roast of beef. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z The men were gauchos, all but one—a short, rather grotesque-looking Portuguese with one eye. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z Educated men, they lead the life of a gaucho. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The creoles of the country districts and the gauchos in their turn vied for the possession of the horse. The Social Evolution of the Argentine Republic 2011-11-24T03:00:43.903Z The inhabitants of Jujuy and Salta had been driven from their homes, and for the first time gaucho horsemen appeared as the principal element of an Argentine army. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z The gauchos tell of ranges up to 100 yards, with a two-ball outfit made of iron. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Bolas, bō′las, n. missiles used by the South American gauchos, consisting of balls or stones strung together, swung round the head and hurled, usually so as to entangle the legs of an animal running. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z Altogether the gaucho forms a picture of strong vitality and vivid color. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z His concerts were a mix of philosophy and folklore, spoken-word poems and music reflecting his roots in the gaucho culture of rural Argentina. Folk Singer Killed in Ambush in Guatemala 2011-07-10T12:53:46Z With the country up in arms, and the exasperated gauchos harassing his march, the Spanish general did not dare leave Belgrano's army behind him. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Here the gaucho and his family, and his mother or his wife's mother, and a sister or two pass their lives. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z He speaks slowly in a measured tenor, with the singing accent of his native Rio Grande do Sul, Brazilian gaucho territory. Welcome to Rio's Shantytown Counterinsurgency 2011-04-24T16:00:00Z There is a class of men in Uruguay called gauchos who devote themselves to breaking the wild horses of the pampas for domestic use. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z Two of the party were gauchos, evidently attendants—the other two as evidently the husband and brother of my fair hostess. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z The possession of horses, as much as of firearms, gave the gaucho his military predominance over the fiercest aborigines, and the horse was also the cornerstone of his industrial system. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Next to an intrigue, the gaucho loves to gamble with cards and play billiards. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z I once applied to a half-naked gaucho, who, with his red capote wound about his head, was dozing in the sun on the plaza, to carry a portmanteau. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z The gaucho reminds one of the cowboys of our Western States. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z Yielding to these, the young man sprang out of the stirrup, and surrendered the rein to Tommaso, who had come round from the stables, and who, with the gauchos, at once led the horses away. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z Civil wars broke out between the Buenos Aires oligarchy and local military chiefs in the gaucho provinces and soon hurled Posadas from power. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z And the gaucho dinner is a tremendous affair, so far as quantity is concerned. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z In most places the gaucho has changed as our own cowboy has changed. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open This class of men is composed of individuals, half Spanish half Indian, who resemble the gauchos of the South American Pampas. History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1 How like to reality were the gigantic thistles, the ombu-trees, the wide-stretching pampas, the ostriches, the wild horses and other animals, the gauchos and their costumes—in short, everything delineated. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z Considerable Spanish forces followed him down into the Argentine plains, but, as San Martin had predicted, the gaucho cavalry under Guëmes were able to keep back their advance. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z This is not because the gaucho is a glutton, but because a meat diet does not fully satisfy the demands of the human system. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z It was gaucho land through which we were travelling. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open The Mexican ranchero is somewhat superior to the gaucho of the Pampas. History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1 The salutation between two gauchos—even though they be the best of friends—who have not met for a long time is prefixed by a pass of arms with their knives. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 He became the model and idol of the gauchos. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z The gaucho is the handiest man with a knife in the world, and his estimate of the value of human life is as low as that held by any class of men. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Shepherds in Sinkiang, multi-millionaires in Switzerland, fakirs in Pakistan, gauchos in the Argentine were raised to a zenith of expectation. Off Course The gaucho had risen, bruised with his fall, and thinking it not prudent to seek revenge, rejoined his mules, muttering threats. The Pearl of Lima A Story of True Love The guasos of Chile, who correspond to the gauchos of the Pampas, are, however, a very different set of beings. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 Agricultural in their habits, they disliked the hard-riding gauchos of the southern plains hardly less than the turbulent Indians of the Chaco. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Many people affect not to believe any of this class of gaucho stories. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z The gauchos of the Pampas, observing the birds rise together on the wing, hurry with men and dogs to the chase. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America "I understand, señora," said the old woman, shaking her head, "and will not speak of the gaucho." The Pearl of Lima A Story of True Love The gaucho, though he may be a cut-throat, is a gentleman; the guaso is in few respects better, but at the same time a vulgar, ordinary fellow. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 The gauchos of Corrientes, trained for generations in civil wars, quickly assembled to oppose the Paraguayans. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z But the gaucho does not become degraded in this respect; he is born so. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z The gauchos say, that when wandering at night, it is frequently followed by foxes yelping at its heels. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Rejoining the gaucho, all three mount into their saddles; and, without further dallying, ride off down the riacho, to make back for the main river. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco With such heavy stirrups it may be imagined what a weight the gaucho’s horse has to bear, when we consider the component parts of the saddle or recado. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 Although born in Montevideo he had lived the life of a gaucho from boyhood, and since 1797 had been a leader of the gaucho bands who were continually fighting the Rio Grandenses. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Of the gaucho's religion, a sentence will suffice. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z The man we let go is a gaucho of the Pampas named Cruz. The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America Therefore, when the gaucho in coming back draws nigh to the fig-tree, he sees a form within the periphery of its shadow, that of Cypriano, standing ready to receive him. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco It often happens in the gaucho communities that some one gains a reputation for bravery. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 Shortly after, a Spanish detachment, which had reached the western part of Uruguay, was captured, and the gaucho leaders advanced almost to the walls of Montevideo. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Because these eggs are a hearty kind of food they are usually eaten at the gaucho's evening dinner. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Gerald’s horse was the best, and reached the tree which was to be our goal before either of the young gauchos, who, however, got in before me. The Three Lieutenants “No matter for the hen,” rejoins the gaucho. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco One gaucho in the north and another in the south hear of each other’s bravery, obtain a meeting, and, after returning compliments, draw out their knives and fight to the death. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 The number of Brazilians then in Uruguay was small, and infantry could not be expected to do much fighting on the plains against gaucho cavalry led by such experienced guerrilla fighters as Rivera and Lavalleja. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z However, with his guanaco, his ostrich, and his panther meat, with his mat� cup after, and his pipe after that, the gaucho is contented, if not entirely satisfied. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z The seamen, however; again rapidly forming, fired a volley which prevented the gauchos from cutting their way through them. The Three Lieutenants But whatever the purpose of the notches, the gaucho knows they will enable him to climb up with ease, and see what rests upon the platform. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The gaucho dress is peculiar,—a poncho, which is placed over the head by a hole in the centre, and which falls over the body to the hips. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 The gaucho and Creole element, although still politically dominant, was diluted by the infiltration of a more industrially minded population. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Compared with North American cowboys, we find that there are more rough riders among the gauchos. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z The gauchos, discovering from the flight of their party in other directions that the day was lost, continued their flight: had they turned back, they would probably have cut down the whole of their pursuers. The Three Lieutenants There, lying at full length, the gaucho perceives a form, easily recognisable as that of a human being, though swathed in various kinds of cloths, which cover it from head to foot. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The skill and endurance of the gaucho in the management of horses is very remarkable. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 The half-Indian gauchos lived a semi-nomadic life and needed and received little help from the authorities in their constant fights against the Indians. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z There are now a few at Coy Inlet, a few hanging about each settlement, and a few along the Andes—perhaps 500 all told, according to the gauchos. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Bodies also of gauchos, who had been hovering in the rear during the action, came sweeping down, endeavouring to cut off any of their assailants whom they might find unprepared to receive them. The Three Lieutenants But, unfortunately, this particular riacho is of a kind which forbids even their swimming it; as almost at the same glance, the gaucho observes, with a grunt expressing his discontent. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Two lines of horsemen, each from ten to twenty in number, are placed at distances so far apart as to allow a mounted gaucho to pass between them. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 The vast plains between the settlements were largely governed patriarchally by the ranch owners and the popular and capable gauchos who grew into leaders. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z They also make bows and arrows, spears and what the gauchos call "the lost bola." The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z “Halloa! who are these fellows?” cried Tom, pointing in the direction in which he had seen a large body of the gauchos flourishing their long lances, as they galloped fiercely forward. The Three Lieutenants “Having their breakfast,” observes the gaucho, “or, I should rather call it dinner,” he adds, with a glance upward to the sky. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco And now the activity of the gaucho is displayed, for he comes on his feet without any injury, smoking his cigarette as coolly as when he lighted it at the starting-post. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 The Argentines went wild with joy when they heard of the victory which the gauchos won over the imperial forces at Sarandi. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z With its head in the sand it often escapes even the keen-eyed fox, the gauchos say. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z “Only occasionally, sir, and Tom and I had finished all I had when we were captured by the gauchos.” The Three Lieutenants Glancing over his shoulder, the gaucho sees that the other horses have also halted, and are behaving in a precisely similar manner, their riders giving utterance to excited exclamations. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Many of the gauchos wear purple or yellow handkerchiefs over their heads, inside the sombrero, and others have wide belts around their bodies, that are glistening with silver dollars tacked on. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 The gauchos of the southern provinces rose en masse to fight the unitarian regulars, while the generals of the latter began a series of campaigns against all the federalist provincial governments and caudillos. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z More curious still, when the number of charging gauchos is enough to surround the flock, and the noise and excitement is in consequence great, the birds are actually frightened to death. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z The hedge might, for what we knew, extend for miles, and we were almost in despair; for should the gauchos follow us we should lose all chance of escaping. The Three Lieutenants And the same on the face of the gaucho himself; for he, as the young Paraguayan comprehends the situation, and well knows what has brought their horses so abruptly to a halt. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The costume of a gaucho is, however, only complete when he is on horseback with the bolas, the lasso, and a knife at his girdle. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 Military chieftains, called "caudillos," organised the gauchos, who were excellent cavalry ready-made to their hands, and defied the Buenos Aires oligarchy. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z The gauchos are a heartless lot as a class, and many birds that are only simulating death are mutilated in the most cruel fashion. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z They were received with a hot fire of musketry, but the gauchos, brave as they were, could not stand the bayonets of the marines. The Three Lieutenants Saying this, the gaucho relapses into silence, the others also ceasing to converse. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco A gaucho without his steed is an impracticability. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 Between the aristocratic Montevideans and the gauchos of the country districts there was little sympathy. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Having galloped over the plains all day, with, perhaps, a stop for luncheon, a cup of mat�, and a smoke at midday, the gaucho is hungry when night comes. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z We pulled several of them out as stakes, which, to assist in disarming suspicion, we gave to one of the gauchos to hold for us. The Three Lieutenants Besides, there are several kinds of them, as we gauchos know; though, I believe, the naturalutas are not aware of the fact. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Indeed, it is rarely that the real gaucho puts his foot in a stirrup,—for practical purposes of riding never,—as it is only on state occasions that he uses them. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 But the new governor was ambitious and tried to take advantage of the jealousies among the gaucho leaders to make himself supreme. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z That is to say the gaucho gets drunk whenever he goes to a settlement. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Our only fear was that some of the gauchos might take it into their heads to accompany us, which would have effectually prevented the success of our undertaking. The Three Lieutenants The gaucho’s conjecture is correct, as they soon discover. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The original popularity of Rosas was founded on his gaucho dexterity. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 The adherents of the two historical imperial parties and the gauchos of the southern part of the state joined the movement enthusiastically. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z In all other respects the Patagonia gaucho is a picturesque savage, the Arab of the Southern desert, who passes his days in wandering from oasis to oasis. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z The gauchos seemed to think it very good fun, not in the slightest degree suspecting our intentions. The Three Lieutenants For, as known, the gaucho had slipped off without making noise, or saying word. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco I saw a pair on a gaucho at the estancia of my friend Dr. Perez that measured seven inches in diameter. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 Soon the gauchos were in possession of Entre Rios as far as the Uruguay. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z He wants to appear well, especially before strangers, and so it has come to pass that to call a gaucho a gaucho is to insult him. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Without cavalry we shall have no chance of overtaking the gauchos, and I can only hope that they will not treat their prisoners ill. The Three Lieutenants “But how lost?” inquires Ludwig, who, with his more limited experience of pampas life, is puzzled to understand what the gaucho means. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The guaso is perhaps more expert with the lazo than the gaucho, but, from the nature of the country, he does not know the use of the bolas. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 The Charruas east of the Uruguay could not prevent the gauchos from making their way across the river to build their cabins and ride the plains after cattle. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z The gaucho said, 'with pleasure,' and the Frenchman was soon puffing his cigarette. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z “You don’t suppose that the gauchos have killed the poor lads?” The Three Lieutenants Both Ludwig and the gaucho, but especially the latter, sit regarding him with puzzled looks. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Lucien could throw a lasso almost as well as Basil himself; and that was equal to a Mexican “vaquero” or a “gaucho” of the Pampas. The Boy Hunters With a considerable army of gauchos from both banks of the Uruguay and of patriots from Buenos Aires he began a siege of Montevideo. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z I did not see any of them when in Patagonia, but the gauchos told about them, and I have no doubt they are to be found there now. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z What might be his and Desmond’s fate it was impossible to say, though he could not suppose that the gauchos, savage as they were supposed to be, would put the two young midshipmen to death. The Three Lieutenants Advancing cautiously, and in silence, the gaucho gets within six paces of it. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Without a word of explanation, he bent sideways, caught her in his arms, drew her up until she was seated on the holsters strapped to a gaucho saddle, and wheeled his horse into a gallop. The Stowaway Girl When a gaucho wishes to take a wild horse, he mounts a horse that has been used to the sport, and gallops over the plain. New National Fourth Reader The killing was nothing—a gaucho put his knife into his throat and it bled to death—but now the gauchos will have an asado. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z “I should like to hear all about it, and how the gauchos did not kill you at first.” The Three Lieutenants “Forgotten what?” both inquire, with a surprised, but not apprehensive look; for the gaucho’s words were not in this tone. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco All were armed with spears, the longest, as I afterward learned, being wielded by Colombian gauchos. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance The gauchos drive the wild horses into a corral, which is a circular space surrounded by rough posts firmly driven into the ground. New National Fourth Reader The outfit of the Patagonian gaucho is simple and not expensive. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Arriving there late in the evening, we had the greatest difficulty in obtaining entrance on account of the chorus of barking, snapping dogs, and on account of the innkeeper's fear of drunken gauchos. Argentina from a British Point of View “Bueno!” is the pleased exclamation which proceeds from the gaucho’s lips, as he sits contemplating the cranes. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The Colombian gauchos swear that they will hack you to pieces wherever they find you. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance In an instant a gaucho was seated on his head. New National Fourth Reader With one good horse and three dogs he can start, but a swell gaucho may have a score of horses and a dozen dogs. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z This is the most general way of teaching horses to stand in the Chaco, as, if taught to stand singly, they would fall too easy a prey to the Indians and gauchos. Argentina from a British Point of View As for the gaucho, though formerly one of Naraguana’s truest friends, from what has happened, his faith in the integrity of the old Tovas chief is greatly shaken. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco If any of the gauchos get there before us we are lost. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance The herdsmen—gauchos, as they are called—are generally mounted on horseback when they use the lasso. New National Fourth Reader The weapons of the gaucho are simple, and with one exception inexpensive. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z What matters it whether a man is a muletero, gaucho, toreador, or what? Wide Courses Not the particular one which exclusively forms their repast, but of ostriches in general, and more especially those of South America commonly called rheas; though to the gauchos better known by the name avestruz. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Sometimes Ramon gave us an exhibition of his skill as a gaucho. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance The chief gaucho, mounted on a strong, steady horse, rode into the corral, and threw his lasso over the neck of a young horse and dragged him to the gate. New National Fourth Reader The gaucho born to the life is of the very best class of riders. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Sulivan for the purpose of seeing his gauchos use the lasso and bolas in catching some cattle required for the ship. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2 For the sage gaucho mentally sees further than either of his less experienced companions; and that now observed by him gives token of a new trouble in store for them. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco He's a hillbilly gaucho with a rhumba beat. U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1963 January - June Some would actually scream while the gauchos were fastening the saddle upon their backs, and some would instantly lie down and roll upon it. New National Fourth Reader The gaucho will gather the berries because they are everywhere abundant. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Meanwhile one of the gauchos rode over from Captain Sulivan's establishment on the main by a ford passable at low-water, and was sent back for a companion to assist him in catching the cattle. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2 “Santos Dios!” exclaims the gaucho, as he sits in his saddle, contemplating the transformation, to him no mystery. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Several of the peons or gauchos had come to meet us. Through the Brazilian Wilderness "By a treatment which never fails, the gaucho brings the horse to such complete obedience that he is soon trained to give his whole speed and strength to the capture of his companions." New National Fourth Reader There are gauchos, as has been intimated, on the cattle and sheep ranches. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z He was an old weather-beaten half-bred Pampas Indian of the name of Escalante, whose capability of enduring fatigue and privations of every kind were described as being remarkable even in a gaucho. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2 With this, the Spanish synonym for “Come along!” the gaucho gives his horse a dig in the ribs, with spur rowels of six inches diameter, and starts off at a swinging pace, the others after. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco We saw gauchos, cattle-herders—the equivalent of our own cowboys—riding along the bank. Through the Brazilian Wilderness While two men held the horse by his ears, the gaucho who was to mount him fastened on the saddle, and then quickly sprung into it. New National Fourth Reader Now, the gaucho is above all things a man of pride, and even of vanity. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z North American ranges have called forth nothing to compare with this fully illustrated, thorough, magnificent history-dictionary of the gaucho world. Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations “Maldita sea!” exclaims the gaucho, as the birds show their backs to him, an exclamation morally the reverse of that he uttered on seeing them with heads turned the opposite way. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The agility, nerve, and prowess of the ranch workmen, the herders or gauchos, were noteworthy. Through the Brazilian Wilderness Then another horse was brought from the corral; and so quickly was every thing done that twelve gauchos were mounted in less than an hour. New National Fourth Reader The home life of the gaucho of the pampas can be duplicated on the plains of New Mexico. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z His counterpart in South America, developed also from Spanish cattle, Spanish horses, and Spanish techniques, is the gaucho. Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations It is the gaucho, therefore, who imparts most of the information, the others being little more than listeners. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Theirs was the spirit which upheld Darwin among the gauchos of the Argentine or Wallace among the head-hunters of Malaya. The Lost World He said that while out one day with another gaucho looking for cattle a puma was found. The Naturalist in La Plata Rarely, if at all, will such a one be found now, but the gauchos and others with whom I talked assured me that men of six feet three and four inches were quite common. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Literature on the gaucho is extensive, some of it of a high order. Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations Gaspar, too, remembers it; for pearls are precious things in the eyes of a gaucho, whose hat often carries a band of such, termed the toquilla. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The gaucho laughed a loud and scornful laugh, and exclaimed that the idea was too ridiculous. Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools This 'wild mirth of the desert,' which the gaucho has known for the last three centuries, is now passing away, for the rhea's fleetness can no longer avail him. The Naturalist in La Plata The weapons of the Tehuelche are like those of the gaucho—lassoes, bolas, and knives. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z I gladly obeyed her, for my curiosity was now thoroughly aroused, and I wished to know the meaning of this outcry which had thrown these phlegmatic gauchos into such a frenzied state of excitement. The Purple Land The gaucho had expressed a belief, that from something he remembered, they would not have much further to go before arriving at their journey’s end. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco They saw a bull fight, a spectacle that speedily disgusted them, and witnessed the driving into the stock-yards of a huge herd of cattle rounded up by wild and savage-looking gauchos on wiry ponies. The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic On the pampas I was once standing with some gauchos at the gate of a corral into which a herd of half-wild cattle had just been driven. The Naturalist in La Plata For cooking the Tehuelches use the long steel bar common among gauchos for suspending a roast over the fire. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z "Gandara, you are not drinking," said one of the gauchos, turning to him. The Purple Land “Come, Mam Shebotha!” continues the gaucho, “it’s my turn to have a talk with you.” Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Before Lopez could leap to the ground the dogs had killed it, and the gaucho pulled out the tail feathers and handed them to Mr. Hardy. On the Pampas With the gauchos the union between man and horse is not of so intimate a nature as with the Indians of the pampas. The Naturalist in La Plata Had the officer not told me the men were gauchos I should very likely have mistaken them for sailors. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z "I talked with that old man last night for an hour—an old grey-bearded gaucho, and no more like Santa Coloma than that sailor." The Purple Land Pressing his head between his hands, the gaucho stands considering, while the other three in silence await the result. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco At this moment the gaucho took from the pommel of his saddle two balls like large bullets, connected with a long cord. On the Pampas It is a very unusual thing to eat the vizcacha, most people, and especially the gauchos, having a silly unaccountable prejudice against their flesh. The Naturalist in La Plata You are to remember," he replied, "the gaucho lives on the plains where no tailors find themselves in order to make clothes � la mode, eh! The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z There at the stern still sat the stoical old gaucho, looking extremely miserable. The Purple Land So thinks Gaspar; but in this the gaucho, with all his prudent sagacity, is for once incautious to a fault. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The gauchos are the natives of the country. On the Pampas I concluded that some thievish gauchos had slaughtered a fat cow there on the previous night, and, to avoid detection, had somehow managed to carry the whole of it away on their horses. The Naturalist in La Plata To see the gaucho at his best, that is where he will be found most interesting, one must go where he lives utterly free from all restraint, even the restraint of association. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Just before entering the town we rode through a little army of gauchos encamped on the adjacent plain. The Purple Land After a short time, two of the three succeeded in reaching the bank: these Gaspar and Cypriano; the gaucho, as he feels himself on firm ground, crying out:— “Thank the Lord for our deliverance!” Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The manager with the three pupils and some ten mounted gauchos would ride off to the selected enclosure, and run his eye over the "mob" of cattle. Here, There and Everywhere He was about five feet eleven inches in height—very tall for a gaucho—straight and athletic, with exceedingly broad shoulders, which made his round head look small; long arms and huge hands. The Naturalist in La Plata The gaucho breaks a hole in one end to let the steam escape, and then stands it in the ashes at the edge of the fire and lets it roast. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z He was a tall, well-made, but rather fierce-looking gaucho, with keen black eyes, and a heavy black beard. The Purple Land What this is for I cannot myself tell; though I’ve heard some gauchos say that these stray eggs—huachos we call them—are laid here and there for the young birds to feed upon. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Having selected six beasts, he would point them out to the gauchos, and then pick out two for himself and his younger brother. Here, There and Everywhere Certain it is that an intoxicated gaucho lifted on to the back of his horse is perfectly safe in his seat. The Naturalist in La Plata To this the gaucho will reply by declining with thanks, and the matter is ended comfortably. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Very nearly all the men wore the ordinary gaucho costume, and those who were exercising carried lances, to which were attached little white, fluttering bannerets. The Purple Land I’ve known of a gaucho getting a kick from one he’d started from off the nest, almost as hard as if it had been given by a mule. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco I used to see some of the gauchos' children, little fellows of five or six, practising on the fowls with miniature toy bolas made of string, and they usually hit their mark. Here, There and Everywhere Occasionally the gaucho sleeps in the saddle; the Indian can die on his horse. The Naturalist in La Plata It is an offence to decline bluntly to drink, because in the gaucho's mind such a refusal could only come from one who felt himself very much above the company assembled. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z He was dressed in shabby gaucho habiliments—cotton shirt, short jacket, wide cotton drawers, and chiripa, a shawl-like garment fastened at the waist with a sash, and reaching down half-way between the knees and ankles. The Purple Land And communicating this to the gaucho, he holds their horses while they return to search for them. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The only other venomous reptile was the Vibora de la Cruz, the "Viper with the Cross," much dreaded by the gauchos. Here, There and Everywhere On the desert pampa the gaucho, for a reason that he knows, calls the puma the "friend of man." The Naturalist in La Plata Among the gauchos the chase of the ostrich is known as "the wild mirth of the desert." The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Anselmo was a fine specimen of the Oriental gaucho, dark and with good features, his hair and moustache intensely black. The Purple Land The gaucho has no thought of so appealing, any more than either of the others. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Rosas was born in 1793, and began life as a gaucho. Here, There and Everywhere I declined with thanks, and in accordance with gaucho etiquette added that I was prepared to pay for his liquor. The Naturalist in La Plata A gaucho, who had guided an English hunter from Punta Arenas up into the cordillera, said one shot of the Englishman's rifle one day killed over a hundred guanacos in this way. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z For I had seen carancho eggs brought in by a gaucho, and I was ambitious to take a clutch from a nest with my own hands. Far Away and Long Ago Soon she is far enough beyond to give them an opportunity of exchanging speech without her overhearing it; and of this the gaucho avails himself, whispering— “She’s keeping an appointment with her lover, I suppose.” Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco In 1829, however, a prolonged lull set in, when Rosas, the gaucho leader, having won in company with other caudillos a decisive triumph over the Unitaries, entered the capital and took supreme command. Hispanic Nations of the New World; a chronicle of our southern neighbors I found thirty or forty gauchos on the ground engaged in catching and branding the cattle. The Naturalist in La Plata These gauchos of Patagonia are only one species of a class. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Old gauchos used to tell me that twenty or more years ago one often met with a reciter of ballads who could relate the whole story of the Bien-te-veo. Far Away and Long Ago “It must be on t’other side,” observes the gaucho, as they proceed. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Embarking on a British warship he sailed for England, there to become a quiet country gentleman in a land where gauchos and dictators were unhonored. Hispanic Nations of the New World; a chronicle of our southern neighbors Possibly the gaucho—the horseman of the pampas—is born with this idea in his brain; if so, it would only be reasonable to suppose that its correlative exists in a modification of structure. The Naturalist in La Plata The ordinary traveller see the gaucho at his worst. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Not to waste powder on prisoners was an unwritten law of the Argentine army at that period, and the veteran gaucho clever with the knife took delight in obeying it. Far Away and Long Ago “Ta-ta!” returns the gaucho, in a tone of reproach at being thus bargained with; gentle, however, as he knows it is from their anxiety about Francesca. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The reporters had written that but for the wide-brimmed hats the West was not visible upon these gauchos of the North. Strictly business: more stories of the four million I had often heard of this habit of the female skunk from the gauchos, and one day had the rare good fortune to witness an animal engaged in obliterating her own kennel. The Naturalist in La Plata The gaucho would be greatly astonished as well as angered if called a rascal for cheating. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z To play this game we had bolas, only the balls at the end of the thong were not of lead like those with which the grown-up gaucho hunter captures the real ostrich or rhea. Far Away and Long Ago For the figurative words lead him to believe that the gaucho has not yet revealed the whole of his scheme. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The emphasis on the “him” points to some one not yet mentioned, but whom the gaucho has in his mind. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The gaucho is more or less bow-legged; and, of course, the more crooked his legs are, the better for him in his struggle for existence. The Naturalist in La Plata With this uppermost in mind, I made haste on reaching Santa Cruz to ask the gauchos and other citizens for horses and a guide to the nearest guanaco cemetery, but they did not understand me. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z And when not working he could gamble and drink like any gaucho to the manner born—and fight too. Far Away and Long Ago “Naraguana dead!” exclaims the gaucho, as standing upon the scaffold he gazes upon the form at his feet. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco But louder than all is that raucous reverberation sent up by the slumbering gaucho. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Take, for example, the gaucho: he must every day traverse vast distances, see quickly, judge rapidly, be ready at all times to encounter hunger and fatigue, violent changes of temperature, great and sudden perils. The Naturalist in La Plata If approached carefully on the lee side one may get very close, however, and then the action of the sentinels is something that makes the gauchos laugh. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z To the gaucho who lives half his day on his horse and loves his freedom as much as a wild bird, a thistle year was a hateful period of restraint. Far Away and Long Ago Now, the gaucho knows he has had no hand either in the murder of his master, or the abduction of that master’s daughter. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The others seeing this, also bring their horses to a stand; then watch the gaucho, who is apparently engaged with a fresh inspection of the trail. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco For some reason, the gaucho horse manifests the greatest terror at an Indian invasion. The Naturalist in La Plata The gauchos say the Indians are always in such a hurry to begin eating that time to cook a roast through is never allowed. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z In those distant primitive days the gaucho if a poor man was usually shod with nothing but a pair of iron spurs. Far Away and Long Ago As they might truly anticipate, the gaucho’s conjecture proves to be correct. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco For a moment the gaucho stands in the entrance gazing out; the others doing likewise. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The gaucho labours to give his horse "a silken mouth," as he aptly calls it; the Indian's horse has it from birth. The Naturalist in La Plata They also carry big kettles for boiling, and a rather better outfit of dishes than the gauchos use. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Hitherto I had thought that what was wrong with our native friends was that they believed too much, and this man—this good honest old gaucho we all respected— believed nothing! Far Away and Long Ago If caught—” “Of course it will be dangerous,” interrupts the gaucho. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco This a tree, a grand vegetable giant of the species called ombu, known to every gaucho—beloved, almost held sacred by him, as affording shade to his sun-exposed and solitary dwelling. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The gauchos maintain that the horses smell the Indians. The Naturalist in La Plata Still, courts were held sometimes to decide conflicting claims of shepherds, and a gaucho who had slashed a comrade in a drunken brawl was arrested just before I arrived. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z For Don Evaristo knew his letters and had the reputation of a learned man among the gauchos. Far Away and Long Ago A movement, which puzzles Kaolin and the gaucho, who were about going back to the gorge with the design of taking steps for defending it. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco And a gaucho he is—Gaspar, the hero of our tale. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco In this desolate spot I found a small rancho inhabited by a gaucho and his family, and I spent the night with them. The Naturalist in La Plata They are mud-walled huts, of course, but larger than the homes of the gauchos. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z If his boy friend wanted to learn the gaucho way of fighting he could easily do so. Far Away and Long Ago One of these resplendent in a feather-embroidered manta, Kaolin recognises as his rival Aguara; while the gaucho identifies the other as his oldest, deadliest, and most dangerous enemy, Valdez, the vaqueano. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco At which, he hoists the ostrich—by the gauchos called “avertruz”—to the croup of his recado; where, after a rapid manipulation of cords, the bird is made fast, beyond all danger of dropping off. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco On the pampas the gauchos frequently take the black-necked swan by frightening it. The Naturalist in La Plata The native rum is consumed in vast quantities by the gauchos, but it is not popular with ranch owners simply because it is cheap. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z The gaucho wrapped his poncho on his left arm to use it as a shield, and flourished his facon, or knife with a sword-like blade and a guard to the handle. Far Away and Long Ago “And where is she kept?” further questions the gaucho. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The gaucho’s countenance seems to take its cue from them, growing graver as he stands contemplating the change. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Yet I have seen gauchos, who are very cruel to animals, practise the most barbarous experiments on a captive fox without being able to rouse it into exhibiting any sign of life. The Naturalist in La Plata That the gaucho is hospitable, and in his way generous, need not be said. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z He was not a fighter by inclination; he wanted to live with and be one with the gauchos, but not to fight. Far Away and Long Ago Soon as Nacena had started on return to the town, the gaucho and his companions commence making preparations to descend from the hill. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The gaucho well understands the sign, soon as he sees this recognising it as the dreaded dust-storm. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Now the gaucho when taken from his horse, on which he lives like a kind of parasite, is a very slow-moving creature, and I soon left my friends far behind. The Naturalist in La Plata The drinking of mat� among the gauchos, and among all Argentines for that matter, is like the smoking of the calumet among North American Indians. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z The gaucho is inordinately fond of the two gamiest-flavoured animals in the pampas—the ostrich or rhea and the hairy armadillo. Far Away and Long Ago Notwithstanding all this, Gaspar the gaucho is not to be baulked in his design. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco And as for word, he has not spoken one all day, neither to the gaucho, nor in soliloquy to himself! Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The gauchos say that dogs attacking the iguana are sometimes known to have their legs broken, and I do not doubt it. The Naturalist in La Plata "I am astonished to learn that you do not carry a good revolver," said I to a gaucho who talked English fluently. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z One of our favourite games at this period—the only game on foot we ever played with the gaucho boys—was hunting the ostrich. Far Away and Long Ago Just such a thought passes through the mind of gaucho Gaspar, as his eyes rest on the grand array displayed on the cacique’s tomb. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Leaping back into their saddles, all three again go off in a gallop; no longer upon the Indian trail, but in a somewhat different direction, the gaucho guiding and leading. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco One gaucho had so repeatedly distinguished himself by his boldness and dexterity in killing jaguars that he was by general consent made the leader of every tiger-hunt. The Naturalist in La Plata The gauchos I met when told that a skunk's bite is supposed in parts of the United States to cause a malady akin to hydrophobia were incredulous. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z This spectacle greatly excited us at the time and was vividly recalled several months afterwards when one of our gaucho neighbours told us of a curious thing he had just seen. Far Away and Long Ago Of your brother the fair-haired youth, your cousin the dark Paraguayan, and the gaucho who has guided them hither. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco A good judge of character, as most gauchos are, Gaspar cannot think of the aged cacique having turned traitor. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco A gaucho I knew was once bitten by one. The Naturalist in La Plata Of her crew, should they escape, at least one will become a gaucho. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z I was angry at being rebuked by an ignorant ruffianly gaucho, who like most of his kind would tell lies, gamble, cheat, fight, steal, and do other naughty things without a qualm. Far Away and Long Ago For, having recognised the gaucho and his companions—all three of them—what purpose could they have there other than to release the paleface girl she has in her charge? Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco But between them and the ground is a figure extended at full stretch; the body of a man to all appearance dead; which at a glance the gaucho knows to be that of his master! Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco It also sings by night, "counting the hours," the gauchos say, and where they have congregated together in tens of thousands the mighty roar of their combined voices produces an astonishingly grand effect. The Naturalist in La Plata Meantime the gaucho is ever before them with his swagger and dash, his hearty laugh, and his quick anger. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z When out riding I went oftenest in the direction of Los Alamos, which was west of us, or as the gauchos would say, "on the side where the sun sets." Far Away and Long Ago But again the gaucho, no: greatly given to sentiment, objects. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco For it is Gaspar, the gaucho, once his rival in the affections of a Paraguayan girl, and successful in gaining them. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco In such a case "even the armadillo defends itself," as the gaucho proverb says. The Naturalist in La Plata With two or three of these the gaucho can pass the night comfortably in the lee of a bit of brush even when a blizzard is raging. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z When several gauchos are galloping over the plain, chasing horses, hunting or marking cattle, the one who is head of the gang shouts his directions at the top of his voice. Far Away and Long Ago But no gaucho he, nor individual of any honest calling: instead, a criminal of deepest dye, experienced in every sort of villainy. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco It yet wants full two hours of sunset, as the gaucho and his companion come within sight of the estancia. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco This I thought a rather startling declaration, as I knew that he had killed several individuals of his own species in duels, fought with knives, in the fashion of the gauchos. The Naturalist in La Plata The story of the life of the half-wild gaucho on the desert is full of adventure. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z It is commonly said among the gauchos that when a man has proved his prowess by killing a few of his opponents, he is thereafter permitted to live in peace. Far Away and Long Ago He had been fortunate, also, in securing the services of a gaucho, named Gaspar, a faithful fellow, skilled in many callings, who acted as his mayor-domo and man of confidence. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Then the gaucho is witness to an exhibition of grief and rage, both wild as ever agitated the breast of a boy. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The gaucho, who is not merciful, frequently saves himself all trouble and delay by knocking it senseless with a blow of his whip-handle, and without checking his horse. The Naturalist in La Plata The gaucho's day begins with the capture of a horse from his herd. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Among those present was an old gaucho who took a peculiar interest in me on account of my bird lore and who used to talk and expound gaucho philosophy to me in a fatherly way. Far Away and Long Ago “Because that’s the name we gauchos give it, and the name by which it is known among those who make use of it—these Chaco Indians.” Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco On making this announcement the gaucho himself sets about preparing their evening repast. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco I was once riding with a gaucho, when we saw, on the open level ground before us, a fox, not yet fully grown, standing still and watching our approach. The Naturalist in La Plata The gaucho once mounted, where will he go and how will he pass the day? The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z He was not a bad-looking young man and was well-dressed in the gaucho costume, but he was strangely silent and ill at ease the whole time and did not win our regard. Far Away and Long Ago It would not be the gaucho to surrender to despair. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Though the gaucho thinks he has at last got the clue to what has been mystifying them, like all skilled tacticians he intends for a time keeping it to himself. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Gaspar—as all gauchos, skilled in the concoction of it—in a short time has the three matés brimful of the brew. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Strangers should always avoid insulting a gaucho until after they have got the drop on him with right good guns. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Next to cummin-seed cinnamon is the spice best loved of the gaucho: he will ride long leagues to get it. Far Away and Long Ago But the gaucho’s work is still unfinished; the horse has yet to be rescued from his dangerous situation; a task, even more difficult than releasing his rider. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Were the gaucho of warlike habits, and accustomed to making predatory expeditions, he might be taken as returning from one with a captive, whom he is conducting to some safe place of imprisonment. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco But the man upon his back stays there, while the gaucho acts differently; dismounting, and attaching the bridles of both horses to a branch of the tree. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco I was in a gaucho saloon up the river one day last summer," said a Buenos Ayres man to me, "when a Frenchman looking for a ranch to buy came in. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z But he had lived so long among the gauchos, having left his country when very young, that he had almost forgotten his own language. Far Away and Long Ago For the gaucho, having a stronger stomach, and consequently a quicker digestion than the others, feels some incipient sensations of hunger. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco “Calm yourself, young master!” rejoins the gaucho, now close up to him; “I have found them—that is, one of them.” Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco It is the gaucho who has made most of these observations, but about the deductions to be drawn from them, he is, for the time, as much at fault as either of his younger companions. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Instead of returning the worthless stub with thanks he dropped it on the floor, intending, as he said afterwards, to ask the gaucho to do him the favor of taking a fresh one. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z The gaucho, from the poorest worker on horseback to the largest owner of lands and cattle, has, or had in those days, a fancy for having all his riding-horses of one colour. Far Away and Long Ago But he knows everything about balls of another kind—the bolas—that weapon, without which a South American gaucho would feel as a crusader of the olden time lacking half his armour. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco All the above implements, with a little sugar for sweetening; and, lastly, the yerba itself, has the thoughtful gaucho brought along. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco It is no new idea to the gaucho; instead, the very one his own thoughts have been dwelling upon. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco And those are the horns of the dilemma often presented to the man who interviews gauchos in their native haunts. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z The gaucho alone surrenders not to the drowsy god; but, repelling his attacks, still lies reflecting. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Familiar with its character and capabilities, no wonder, then, that our gaucho and his companions should feel fear, as they take in the perils besetting them. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Need I say it is Caspar, the gaucho? Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco While waiting for the gaucho to rejoin them by the fire the two youths are not silent, but converse upon the event which saddens and still mystifies them. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Though ignorant of books, the gaucho is a keen observer of nature. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z The gaucho has a reason for not hailing him at a distance, or calling him to come under the ombu, till he first held speech with him. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Soon, however, to re-appear; but now carried under the gaucho’s arm. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Unlike a true gaucho, he cares not what mischance may befall his steed, so long as it serves his present necessity. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The pause is for a different purpose; of which some words spoken by the gaucho to himself, give indication. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco They contain illustrations of, and conversations between, men and women that are almost always indecent, and invariably of a sort of wit that makes the gaucho scream with laughter. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Instead, commanding his warriors to make halt, Kaolin himself dismounts; and signing the gaucho to keep him company, the two step crouchingly forward and upward to the outer edge of the cliff. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Magnificently mounted, for a gaucho would not be otherwise, he succeeds in his intent, after a run of a mile or so, getting close enough to the birds to operate upon them with his bolas. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco And they are first sighted by Gaspar, though the gaucho has not been looking in their direction, little expectant of pursuers to come from that quarter. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Ludwig thus interrogates, not thinking how easily the dexterous gaucho can alter his complexion, nor recalling what he has said about his having done so to disguise himself as a Guaycuru. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The worst feature, all things considered, of the character of the gaucho is his cruelty to animals. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z The hand on the horse’s muzzle is that of Caspar the gaucho, the fingers that grope to get a gripe on the rider’s neck being those of Cypriano. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Thus predicating, the gaucho pulls his poncho around his shoulders, and composes himself for sleep; though it is some time before he succeeds in procuring it. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Throughout all the vicissitudes of his eventful life, never had the gaucho one so perplexing him, or fraught with such fears. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The gaucho pauses, partly to enjoy his own jest, at which he is grinning, and partly to consider whether Shebotha can be disposed of in any other way. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco In asking herself these questions, Kaolin’s sister is under the belief, that the sorceress is herself still a prisoner, in the keeping of that stalwart and redoubtable gaucho. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Though the gaucho rides at the head of the quick marching party, and alongside their leader, it is not to guide them. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco But he, as the gaucho himself, sees the impossibility of proceeding further, till they and their animals have had a spell of rest. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco For Francesca’s recognition of Valdez has confirmed all the gaucho’s conjectures. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco With this admonition, and a word to his horse, the gaucho goes off at a gallop; the others starting simultaneously at the same pace, and all three riding side by side. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The gaucho would prefer a patch of soft grass to lay his limbs along, and this very thing he has noticed while they were out on the brow of the eminence overlooking the town. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The gaucho, as he approaches, has the moon full upon his face, and by her light the other has observed the troubled look. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco For they have the three kinds—gun, bolas, and lazo; and in the use of the two last he is almost as skilled as the gaucho himself. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Thus again challenged, the gaucho, who has meanwhile been doing his best to trace out some course of action, responds, speaking in a slow, meditative way. 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