2009, ISBN: 9781150528507

General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1875Original Publisher: Carleton Subjects: New MexicoFiction / WesternsSocial Science / Ethnic Studies / Native American Stu… Plus…

General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1875Original Publisher: Carleton Subjects: New MexicoFiction / WesternsSocial Science / Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1875Original Publisher: Carleton Subjects: New MexicoFiction / WesternsSocial Science / Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER V. Carlos, seated in his sadJle, was silent for a while. He seemed puzzled for a reply. The manner of the two officers, aa well as Roblado's speech, stung him. To have proceeded to the performance of this very common feat after all others had given over, merely on the banter of Roblado and the Cora- mandante, would have been vexatious enough; and yet to refuse it would lay him open to jeers and insinuations; and, per baps, this was their design. He had reason to suspect some sinister motive. He knew something of both the men - of their public character - he could not otherwise, as they were lords paramount of the place. But of their private character, too, he had some knowledge, and that was far from being to their credit. With regard to Roblado, the cibolero had particular reasons for disliking him - very particular reasons; and but that the former was still ignorant of a certain fact, he had quite as good a reason for reciprocating the dislike. Up to this moment Roblado knew nothing of the cibolero, who, for the most part of his time, was absent from the valley. Perhaps the officer had never encountered him before, or at all events had never changed words with him. Carlos knew him better; and long ere this encounter, for rea sons already hinted at, had regarded him with dislike. This feeling was not lessened by the conduct of the officer on the present occasion. On the contrary, the haughty jeering tones fell bitterly upon the Books, Juvenile / Children's Fiction~~Children's Fiction~~JUVENILE FICTION~~Legends Myths Fables, white-chief~~Mayne-Reid, 999999999, White Chief; A Legend Of North Mexico, Mayne Reid, 1150528508, General Books LLC, , , , , General Books LLC<