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During that day they had found the road in several places choked up with underwood, and Guapo had to clear it with his machete a sort of half-sword, half-knife, used throughout all Spanish America, partly to cut brushwood and partly as a weapon of defence. Where the ridge ended, however, what had once been a road was now entirely overgrown vines and llianas of large size crossed the path.
Instantly Walthar looked about him for another weapon, but quick as thought Hagen seized the opportunity and cut off his right hand, fearful to peoples and princes. But, undismayed, the hero inserted the wounded stump into the shield, and drawing with his left hand a Hunnish half-sword girt to his right side, he struck at Hagen so fiercely that he bereft him of his right eye, cutting deep into the temple and lips and striking out six of his teeth.
The tigrero usually depends upon fire-arms for destroying his noble game; but where his shot fails, and it is necessary to come to close quarters, he will even attack the jaguar with his machete a species of half-knife half-sword, to be found in every Spanish-American cottage from California to Chili. Very often the jaguar is hunted without the gun.
During that day they had found the road in several places choked up with underwood, and Guapo had to clear it with his macheté a sort of half-sword, half-knife, used throughout all Spanish America, partly to cut brushwood and partly as a weapon of defence. Where the ridge ended, however, what had once been a road was now entirely overgrown vines and llianas of large size crossed the path.
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