Aware of the importance of a plentiful1 supply of water for the cattle during the season of drought, we resolved to build a large reservoir in the heart of the savannas2 before leaving the pampas, and with this object now turned our steps toward the lagoon3 of Los Borales—so named in honor of a species of water lily very abundant on its borders—which, although quite a lake during the rainy season, often lost its waters by evaporation4 and other causes when most needed. This required a dam to be raised across one of the many creeks5 traversing these plains in all directions, to arrest the flow when the floods begin ebbing7, thus leaving an artificial reservoir where previously8 only an extensive bog9 existed. We installed ourselves within the shelter of a solitary10 grove11, and immediately commenced raising an embankment to several feet above the level of the plain, taking the earth for the purpose from the bed of a creek6 connecting with the lagoon. Digging to the depth of twelve feet, we came upon a tree with trunk and branches in perfect{316} preservation13, which, although it had evidently been thus entombed for ages, a breath of air had power to crumble14 into dust. As from the time of our arrival it had rained unceasingly, the water rapidly accumulated in the now completed reservoir, though our satisfaction received something of a damper from the fact that the fires were thereby15 constantly extinguished, until we bethought ourselves of erecting16 over them a covering of green boughs17 about three feet from the ground. Upon this we laid large pieces of meat, which, covered with palm leaves, were speedily cooked by the fire beneath.
In that retired18 and solitary grove, seated on a pack-saddle, and surrounded by lazos, bridles19, and other emblems20 of our peaceful occupation, I wrote under the dictation of our Leader, his emphatic21 refusal to accept the Presidency22 of the Republic for a third time. Little did we then dream that this spontaneous act of political abnegation would be hailed with exultation23 by his enemies, in the hope of working, as it did for a time, his ruin as well as that of the Republic; and that the same plains where occurred this disinterested24 proof of patriotism25, should shortly afterward26 witness a scene of bloodshed and persecution27 to him who, not long before, had been the acknowledged guardian28 of his country’s liberties.
Thunder storms were now of frequent occurrence. One night we were awakened29 by a fearful clap from the approaching tempest. The prospect30 was not inviting31. Sheltered in our hammocks only by our toldos, and raising among us all but a very small umbrella of philosophy, we awaited the coming storm.{317} In a moment it was upon its with a raging wind that threatened to overthrow32 and crush us beneath the falling branches of the trees. Then from the heavens descended33 so continuous a sheet of commingled34 fire and flood, that these at last appeared to become a part of the atmosphere we breathed. Terrified by this fearful uproar36, our madrina of supernumerary horses, which, fearing the snakes, we had quartered in the bed of a dried-up lagoon, dashed madly across the plain, in spite of the combined efforts of their keepers. But no sooner had these refractory37 animals abandoned the secure pastures for the high grounds, than, attacked by snakes, three of them paid with their lives their insubordination, and one of these unfortunates was afterward brought staggering into the camp, groaning38 piteously. Unable in the darkness to discover the cause of his sufferings, a light was speedily procured40 by igniting a rag rolled in fat, when a most revolting spectacle presented itself; the poor beast, so covered with blood that he appeared literally41 to have been plunged42 into a bath of gore43, had evidently been bitten by a snake, possibly the same which in killing44 the others had probably nearly exhausted45 its poison upon them, so that what remained of the venom46 had not power to produce immediate12 death, but effected a complete diapedesis or transudation of the blood. A curandero present undertook to restore the poor animal by means of the famous oracion, but on this occasion his skill was vain—the horse in a short time expiring, apparently47 in great agony. The groans48 of the dying animal, the thundering of the others along the waste, the shouts{318} and curses of their pursuers, who in the darkness were in danger of being trampled49 under the feet of more than three hundred frightened animals, mingled35 with the appalling50 fury of the elements, until it seemed as though earth and heaven were struggling for the mastery. This fearful scene oh, my unhappy country! shadowed forth51 but too faithfully thy dark night of despotism; the anarchy52, contentions53, and wretchedness of thy children; thy ravaged54 borders, where the “Wise and Good” had formerly55 scattered56 plenty over the smiling land, and portrays57 now to me as faithfully the night when I, with a handful of brave youths from Maracaibo, was surprised upon the borders of its lake by the myrmidons of the tyrant58 Monagas, and carried prisoners to the capital while endeavoring to save the remnant of constitutional liberty in the republic.
Our men, finding it impossible during the darkness to trace the horses—among them all of those used for the saddle—were obliged to postpone59 their search until sunrise. At length, as if wearied with its wild orgies, this tumultuous night passed away, and the morning star appeared leading the timid dawn. The earth, so late the dark abode60 of chaos61, now in bloom and beauty, seemed the favored daughter of the spheres, sparkling in liquid gems62, and radiant in the gorgeous splendor63 of tropical spring, while myriads64 of white lilies, far as eye could reach, mantled65 the plain, flooding with perfume the pure morning air. Countless66 flocks of waterfowl, from the tiny güirirí to the soldier-like crane of the pampas, crowded the{319} miniature lakes, which the late storm had left in every hollow of the ground, and made the air resound67 with their harsh and varied68 notes. Conspicuous69 among these last were the several species of garzas—herons—those “Ladies of the waters, delicate in form, beautiful in plumage, and graceful70 in their movements,” whose slender, arching necks, curving here and there above and through the sprouting71 grass, reminded one of the deadly snakes lurking73 about the plain. There, too, the carrao, a bird less prepossessing in appearance, but endowed with keen perception of a coming change of weather, announced by loud cries, from which it derives74 its name, the near approach of rain with singular precision. Clouds of fluttering gaviotas or scissor-beaks75 (Rhynchops) skimmed the water in wild, irregular flight, ploughing up the smaller fish with their scissor-like beaks, and vexing76 the ear with harsh and piercing cries. On all sides bellowing77 herds79 of cattle and troops of emaciated80 deer wandered, panting as they sought for water and fresh food; while, rescued from the torpor81 into which the protracted82 summer drought had plunged them, the drowsy83 crocodiles and sluggish84 tortoises moved slowly over the plain in search of the reviving element.
It was no easy task to keep the fires burning after the deluging85 showers of the previous night, in consequence of which we were threatened for a while with starvation in the midst of plenty, as not only had our temporary kitchen been destroyed, but every log of wood was drenched86 with water; so were also our scanty87 garments and ponchos88, most of them being{320} likewise in a few hours covered with the larv? of myriads of flies which infested89 our camp. These petites misères were, however, forgotten for the moment in the all-absorbing topic of the whereabouts of our runaway90 horses. Happily the Llaneros, accustomed from their infancy92 to observe the instincts of the animals surrounding them, possess a sort of intuitive knowledge—with them it might be called a science—of their movements and impulses.
In following the trail of stray animals amidst thousands intercepting93 each other in every direction, it is of course necessary to determine the right one in order to prosecute94 the search with some degree of success. The long experience and sagacity of our sturdy majordomo, whose word was considered infallible in such matters, were of incalculable advantage on this occasion. Calmly seated on his hammock, his weather-beaten countenance95 turned toward the far horizon, he assembled around him the wearied watchmen of the missing drove, still drenched by the late tempest; and directing each squad96 as to the probable course followed by the separate groups of horses, he ordered them to disperse97 over the plain in pursuit of their uncertain errand. As the subsequent results proved, on the afternoon of the following day, it was executed with gratifying punctuality; and here I may be permitted to utter a passing word of praise in behalf of these hardy98 cavaliers of the desert plains, upon whose courage and sagacity often depends, not only the success of such expeditions, but sometimes even the fate of a whole army, whose progress would be seriously endangered without a competent{321} body of cavalry99 to procure39 the necessary supply of beef. Scantily100 provided with raiment, poorly paid, and the simple fare of the Llanos for rations101, they are at the post of duty at all hours, in the hot sunshine of day, or “in thunder, in lightning, and in rain” by night, always cheerful and happy, providing they have with them their inharmonious guitar and plenty of tobacco with which to satisfy their appetite for stimulus102 of some sort. Among the various duties of their vocation103, one of the hardest to which they are subjected is that of keeping a constant watch over the cattle at night to prevent their dispersion, as they are compelled to remain for hours on horseback and “wide awake.” In order to accustom91 the cattle to the voice of their nocturnal guardians104, a constant chant in a peculiarly plaintive105 strain, in which cattle seem rather to delight, is kept up until morning, when only a few horsemen are necessary to retain them within the grazing ground. Should the unruly herd78, despite their vigilance, take alarm, as is often the case, or evince any symptoms of uneasiness, the first care of the men is to close in, in circle, and if this prove unavailing, they place themselves at the head of the stampede, in order to check, if possible, the progress of the affrighted multitude; but woe106 to the unfortunate watchman whose horse, missing his footing, throws his rider, for he will be trampled to death in an instant!
One afternoon we were apprised107 by a special messenger from El Frio, that a tall, red-faced Englishman had arrived from the Orinoco, bringing any quantity{322} of fire-arms, ammunition108, and—what appeared most extraordinary to our informant—a genuine negro servant who could speak English. As no written communication had been despatched along with the bearer of this unexpected piece of intelligence, we had not an idea of who this British Nimrod might be. We, however, hastened to welcome the stranger, and for the purpose left Los Borales next morning for head-quarters. On arriving, we were most agreeably surprised at meeting no less a personage than Lord James Butler, now, as I understand, Earl of Ormond. We then recollected109 that the previous year, when his lordship had honored us with a visit at our home in the valleys of Aragua, he had promised that should we carry out our projected expedition to the pampas, he would meet us there. Accordingly, in expectation of this, he had quitted Barbadoes—where he was stationed with his regiment—in his yacht for the river Orinoco. There he left it and prosecuted110 the remainder of the voyage in a clumsy bongo, up the Apure, arriving at San Fernando nearly a month after quitting Ciudad Bolívar. At the former place he was advised to proceed to Achaguas, where he would most likely hear of our whereabouts. Obtaining there the requisite111 information, he immediately set out for our cattle farm, distant about fifteen leagues; but instead of providing him with a guide across the trackless waste, he was merely furnished with a refractory mule112, which they assured him would take him to the next cattle farm, whence he would be directed onward113. He had not proceeded far on his solitary way, when the vicious animal, taking fright{323} at a prairie-owl just as night was approaching, suddenly whirled round, and my lord, despite his long legs and English horsemanship, lost his balance, was dismounted, and, what was worse, left to shift for himself in the midst of a wide plain; the mule, finding, perhaps, the load rather too much for him, scampering114 off without even a parting compliment. Nor was his sable115 squire116 at hand to render him the requisite assistance, as he had been left behind in charge of the numberless accoutrements for the chase. Fortunately a peon accidentally encountered the mule on his way home, and knowing the tricks of the animal, secured him, and brought him back to the discomfited117 traveller.
His lordship related this adventure with much humor, and on our expressing regret that he had met with so disagreeable a contretemps, he coolly replied that he scarcely considered it in that light, and rather regretted its speedy termination as having, possibly, deprived him of some curious experiences.
Although the best room in the house had been prepared for his accommodation, we observed with surprise that when night came, he insisted upon having his hammock slung118 in the open air. This, we afterward discovered, was in consequence of his great horror for the murcielagos clinging in clusters to the thatch-roof of the house; and I must confess also that the guest-chamber in our Manor119 of the Pampas had few attractions, and could offer none of the allurements120 of the dulce domo to his lordship of Kilkenny Castle. Wines or delicacies121 of any kind we had none; but as we were well aware that the hospitable{324} Englishman always offers some choicer beverage122 than water to his guests, we caused an old corozo-palm tree standing123 in front of the house to be cut down, and from it we procured every afternoon a plentiful supply of palm-wine. To obtain this, a trough is scooped124 out in the upper part of the stem among the footstalks of the leaves; the opening is then covered with the square piece of bark just cut out, and the wine or sap allowed to accumulate in the trough during the night. A few hours are sufficient to produce a pleasant vinous fermentation with a sweetish taste and a flavor similar to that of Malaga wine; but if left to ferment125 for a longer period, it acquires decidedly intoxicating127 properties.
Although our sports were nearly over at this time, we endeavored to entertain our distinguished128 visitor as well as circumstances would permit. We escorted him several times to the savannas in search of game, and even got up a rodeo and branding frolic for his special amusement, with both of which he appeared highly delighted. During the excitement of the rodeo he had another adventure, similar to that I have already related as having occurred to my friend, Mr. Thomas, with a wild bull, and which came very near proving more disastrous129 than his lordship’s previous one with the refractory mule. We had just surrounded a large herd of cattle, when, like the artist, inspired by the excitement of the chase and its accompanying scenes, Lord James seized his sketch-book and commenced to delineate them. He had not been long thus occupied, when a bull, attracted perhaps by the commanding attitude of the draughtsman,{325} broke through the ring, and made at him with fury in his eyes. Unconscious of danger, he continued his occupation with as much composure as if at a stag-hunt in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It was too late to render him assistance, and we watched the issue with breathless anxiety; but the bull, apparently awed130 by the immovable attitude of the rider and his fearless composure, contented131 himself with making a tremendous demonstration132 at the breast of the horse without either touching133 him or his rider, and then, turning tail, vanished in the distance. It was highly amusing to hear his lordship inquire the meaning of all that flourish of trumpets134, when a witty135 Llanero, standing near, replied to him that it was evidently intended as a salutation from the wild multitude to the honored guest.
Startled by the noise and rush of so many animals over the plain, the foxes—in the pursuit of which Englishmen are so lavish136 of trouble and expense—could be seen running to and fro, endeavoring to escape; no sooner did the noble son of Albion discover that this favorite game was also to be found in the pampas, than he abandoned the exciting hunt of the wild cattle for the first fox that crossed his path. He had not proceeded far, however, when another fox, and then another, and finally a legion of them offered to his eager pursuit. Bewildered by so many bushy tails, he gave up the chase in disgust; and I am sorry to state that this species of embarras de richesse, spoiled sport for him in all his subsequent sorties, excepting when, on a visit to the creek of Macanillal, we “caught a tartar” in the shape of a full-grown{326} crocodile, which we mistook for a young one. This adventure, however, afforded him a good deal of amusement, and some surprise to those engaged in the undertaking137. It so happened that only the end of the reptile138’s tail was out of water in a very shallow spot, the rest of its body being entirely139 buried among the roots of a large stump140. Judging from the apparent smallness of the tail that we could easily drag out the creature, and his lordship having expressed a desire to obtain the specimen141 for preservation, Roseliano immediately volunteered his services. He tried in vain, however, to bring it to light unassisted, whereupon a lazo was brought into requisition, and having noosed142 the tail therewith, we succeeded in pulling the reptile out of its hiding-place, when, to our great astonishment144 and trepidation145, we discovered that it was a large and full-grown female crocodile with a brood of young ones among the roots of the old tree. She struggled furiously in defence of her brood, several of which we captured and presented to our guest; but when the time came for disposing of the mother and recovering the lazo, we found that it would prove no child’s play, inasmuch as she had full command of her jaws146. After several ineffectual attempts to stab her while in water, we succeeded at length in dragging her partly from her lair147, and then only were we enabled to unfasten the noose143. A stab or two in the armpits, causing a flow of blood, speedily brought the caribes to finish the job, after which we returned to the house, much gratified at having rid the creek of this dangerous family.
On our way back I met with a severe accident,{327} and narrowly escaped serious injury from it. We were cantering along a beautifully level piece of ground, covered with short grass; this suggested to my English friends the idea of testing the relative swiftness of our horses. Off we at once started, and had proceeded but a short distance, when we found our way obstructed148 by a dried-up creek. The Englishmen, as a matter of course, delighted, leaped it at a bound; but my pony149, not being sufficiently150 strong to clear the obstruction151, missed the opposite bank and fell, rolling over with me into the ditch. I was a good deal bruised152 in consequence, and the house being still at considerable distance, suffered intensely in reaching it. This accident prevented me from joining in the other sports devised for the entertainment of our noble guest, who, however shortly afterward bade us adieu and returned to the sea coast. He preferred, on this occasion, the route through Nutrias and Barinas, that he might escape the tedious descent of the rivers; a messenger was therefore despatched to Ciudad Bolívar, ordering his yacht to meet him at Puerto Cabello. Disabled by my recent mishap153, I could not, much to my regret, accompany him; a guide of his own selection was, however, furnished in the person of our negro troubadour Quintana, for whom his lordship had evinced a decided126 predilection154, even extending to him an invitation to visit “Old England,” the friend and protector of benighted155 Africa; but we could not spare him for so long a trip; and as Llaneros have an innate156 aversion to trusting themselves on unknown waters, the acquaintanceship terminated on the borders of the Caribbean Sea.{328}
After the departure of our noble guest from El Frio, we began to think that it was also high time for us to be getting ready for our return homeward. The task of retracing157 our steps, however, was not an easy thing to accomplish with three thousand oxen to look after, besides the other animals we brought there; and this in the face of the approaching inundation158 of the savannas.
As soon as our preparations were completed, we took our final departure from El Frio, which perhaps we were destined159 never to revisit, stopping at San Pablo for a few days to make further arrangements at the pass for crossing the river with our immense train of animals and baggage. On our way to San Pablo, we were nigh being put to rout72, and our labors160 scattered to the winds, by an invasion of a small bloody161 fly termed mosquilla, which makes its appearance at the commencement of the rainy season, and which, for destructiveness to flesh and blood, surpasses any thing I have yet seen in the shape of an insect. In an instant we were enveloped162 in a swarm163 of these terrible creatures, which fastened themselves upon us and the cattle with a tenacity164 like that of hungry leeches165, maddening both man and beast, and causing streams of blood to flow from the bites. The only relief we found for a while was to drive the cattle at full speed across the plain; but this expedient166, although for the time it frightened away the flies, came very near producing also a complete dispersion of the herd. We therefore resigned ourselves to endure their torturing attacks until they had gorged167 themselves with blood.
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