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Show 382 LEFT ALL ALONE. panied by those two, and followed thereto by a great crowd of boys and girls. They pointed out to me therefrom the road by which I was to go to the other pueblos, and this was all that they offered ( to do). I objected to this, for I saw that they were about to leave me all alone; and not even would the Yabipai accompany me. Observing my objection, the old man became much excited ( se enfervorizo mucho), and told me that I and my mule both knew we were hungry, and must go to the ( other) pueblos; that he would wait here for five days, because he had not yet finished selling the mez-cal and other things which he had brought With this I resigned myself to go alone, and having completed the descent of the declivity entered upon a plain of sandy soil, to which on the south no end was visible. On one side and the other of the road there were many fields of maiz and beans, and therein various Indians working at their respective employments. Having crossed this valley I ascended another mesa similar to that of the pueblo ( of Oraibe); whereupon I saw another level tract ( llanada) not less extensive than the former. On this mesa I found some small flocks ( atajitos) of sheep with two pastors, and one woman who was going with her hatchet in search of wood. Yelled the three when I drew near to them, whereupon was I completely convinced of the ill will |