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On the way they had fallen in with a small band of treacherous Indians, but they had been saved by the timely arrival of some friendly Caddos, under the leadership of Canoma, a chief well known throughout the length and breadth of Texas. On reaching the Guadalupe River, a stop of two weeks had been made at Gonzales, and then Mr.
"Thank God, we are out of that!" exclaimed Stover, fervidly, and Dan uttered a hearty Amen. "I think the fust thing we want to do is to git sumthin' to eat," remarked Stover, after they had rested for a bit. "I'm that hungry I could eat most anything." "I don't know this location at all, Poke. Where are we?" "Not many miles from the Gonzales road, lad. About a mile back is Nat Woodver's cabin.
"If Gonzales by the way, Miss Polly, don't mix him up with Pablo Gonzales who is a general of note and one of the candidates for the next presidency " said Hard, laughing. "If Gonzales is trying to get in with the new party, he must have inside information that the revolution is going to be a success."
The water supply being found very bad, though Gonzales is said to have found good springs, and the fresh food for sale but scanty, the stay was cut short, and on 16th March sail was made for the Marquesas, discovered by Mendana in 1595.
"Are you and Ralph safe?" was the question, as soon as the man could catch his breath, for he had been running with all the swiftness at his command. "Yes, although I've got a scratch on the throat. But father do you know anything of him?" "Yes, he has gone to Gonzales to bring help. He says he signalled to you from the tall pine." "So he did. Did he have a fight with any of the Indians?"
Influenced by this example, and by the glowing representations of the rewards which were sure to follow the acceptance of the Christian faith, more than thirty-six thousand of the natives were baptized within the space of half a year. The baptismal fees charged by Gonzales amounted to over four hundred thousand dollars.
My dress clothes would have been bad enough, but there was no trace of them to be seen. Evidently I should have to call Dr. Gonzales to account, and having descended to the now familiar red drawing-room, I sent Red-Fez with a request for an immediate audience. A few minutes later he appeared. "Am I a prisoner here?" I asked, abruptly.
For my own part, I thought myself doubly interested to distinguish my valour, not only on account of my own glory, but likewise on the supposition, that, as I was acting under the eye of Gonzales, my conduct would be narrowly observed.
There were also Claudio, a lean and seasoned robber from the mountains of Sonora, adept in disguises, skilful as a spy, able to mingle with the crowd in any plaza unrecognized by men who had known him for years; and Pedro Gonzales, a specialist at horse-stealing, who had driven off whole bands under the very noses of armed herders.
In 1649 a Frenchman, Jean Baudoin, published his Journey to the Moon by Dominique Gonzales, Spanish Adventurer. At the same epoch Cyrano de Bergerac published the celebrated expedition that had so much success in France.
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