The Alhambra . Roman Bridg^e, S TIIK ALIIAM15RA large and well-armed trains on appointed days; while additionaltravellers swell their number, and contribute to their this primitive way is the commerce of the country carriedon. The muleteer is the general medium of traffic, and thelegitimate traverser of the land, crossing the peninsula from thePyrenees and the Asturias to the Alpuxarras, the Serrania de ^h. a^ ^^^^ ^*ij. Ronda, and even to the gates of Gibraltar. He lives frugallyand hardily : his alforjas of coarse cloth hold his scanty stockof provisions; a leathern bottl
The Alhambra . Roman Bridg^e, S TIIK ALIIAM15RA large and well-armed trains on appointed days; while additionaltravellers swell their number, and contribute to their this primitive way is the commerce of the country carriedon. The muleteer is the general medium of traffic, and thelegitimate traverser of the land, crossing the peninsula from thePyrenees and the Asturias to the Alpuxarras, the Serrania de ^h. a^ ^^^^ ^*ij. Ronda, and even to the gates of Gibraltar. He lives frugallyand hardily : his alforjas of coarse cloth hold his scanty stockof provisions; a leathern bottle, hanging at his saddle-bow,contains wine or water, for a supply across barren mountainsand thirsty plains; a mule-cloth spread upon the ground is hisbed at night, and his pack-saddle his pillow. His low, butclean-limbed and sinewy form betokens strength; his com-plexion is dark and sunburnt; his eye resolute, but quiet inits expression, except when kindled by sudden emotion ; his THE JOURNEY 9 demeanour is frank, manly, and courteous, and he never passesyou without a grave salutation: ?• Dios guarde a listed! Va listed con Dios, Caballero ! God guard you ! Godbe with you, Cavalier ! As these men have often their whole fortune at stake uponthe burden of their mules, they have their weapons at hand,slung to their saddles, and ready to be snatched out fordesperate defence; but their united numbers render them KALEVI
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