The Tiger Hunter
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Reid Mayne. The Tiger Hunter
Prologue
Chapter One. The Grito of Hidalgo
Chapter Two. An Irksome Journey
Chapter Three. An Enigma
Chapter Four. The Hungry Travellers
Chapter Five. Black and Red
Chapter Six. The Tiger-Hunter
Chapter Seven. The Chase of the Jaguar
Chapter Eight. A Grand Spectacle
Chapter Nine. The Cascade
Chapter Ten. Strayed from the Track
Chapter Eleven. A Ludicrous Spectacle
Chapter Twelve. The Diadem
Chapter Thirteen. Who goes there?
Chapter Fourteen. Precious Moments
Chapter Fifteen. A Friend in Need
Chapter Sixteen. Las Palmas and its People
Chapter Seventeen. A Creole Toilette
Chapter Eighteen. The Inundation
Chapter Nineteen. The Last of the Zapoteques
Chapter Twenty. A Canopy of Jaguars
Chapter Twenty One. The Student Rescued
Chapter Twenty Two. Rafael and Gertrudis
Chapter Twenty Three. The Honest Muleteer
Chapter Twenty Four. The Lovers alone
Chapter Twenty Five. A Mexican Major-Domo
Chapter Twenty Six. The Vow Performed
Chapter Twenty Seven. Duty versus Love
Chapter Twenty Eight. The Illustrious Morelos
Chapter Twenty Nine. A Course of Study Interrupted
Chapter Thirty. A Soldier against his Will
Chapter Thirty One. Pepe Gago
Chapter Thirty Two. The Secret Signal
Chapter Thirty Three. The Isle of Roqueta
Chapter Thirty Four. An Enterprise by Night
Chapter Thirty Five. Fearful Fellow-Swimmers
Chapter Thirty Six. Unpleasant Swimming Companions
Chapter Thirty Seven. A Deed à la Cortez
Chapter Thirty Eight. The Capture of La Roqueta
Chapter Thirty Nine. The Plain of Huajapam
Chapter Forty. Fatal Misunderstandings
Chapter Forty One. A Rude Reception
Chapter Forty Two. Bearding a Brigand
Chapter Forty Three. Roncador Restored
Chapter Forty Four. The Council of War
Chapter Forty Five. Valerio Trujano
Chapter Forty Six. A Walking Corpse
Chapter Forty Seven. A Decoy Sentry
Chapter Forty Eight. The Morn of the Battle
Chapter Forty Nine. Between Two Fires
Chapter Fifty. A Splendid Stroke
Chapter Fifty One. A Generous Enemy
Chapter Fifty Two. Rude Guests
Chapter Fifty Three. Love’s Malady
Chapter Fifty Four. Topographical Details
Chapter Fifty Five. Sunrise in the Tropics
Chapter Fifty Six. The Bandit Camp
Chapter Fifty Seven. A Real Virago
Chapter Fifty Eight. An Unexpected Reception
Chapter Fifty Nine. A Careless Search
Chapter Sixty. El Zapote and Gaspar
Chapter Sixty One. The Fugitives in Danger
Chapter Sixty Two. Escaping the Toils
Chapter Sixty Three. An Unwilling Ambassador
Chapter Sixty Four. The Talisman Transmitted
Chapter Sixty Five. Lantejas Beheaded
Chapter Sixty Six. Don Cornelio a Captive
Chapter Sixty Seven. The Colonel of Colonels
Chapter Sixty Eight. The Commission Executed
Chapter Sixty Nine. The Catalan Lieutenant
Chapter Seventy. News Sweet and Sad
Chapter Seventy One. The Capture of San Carlos
Chapter Seventy Two. The Enchanted Lake
Chapter Seventy Three. The Invalid
Chapter Seventy Four. An Aerial Couch
Chapter Seventy Five. The Goddess of the Waters
Chapter Seventy Six. Tolling the Summons
Chapter Seventy Seven. The Pursuit
Chapter Seventy Eight. Vengeance Forborne
Chapter Seventy Nine. A Brace of Crafty Couriers
Chapter Eighty. Matlacuezc a Mortal
Chapter Eighty One. Two Happy Hearts
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The great revolutionary war of 1790 was not confined to France, nor yet to Europe. Crossing the Atlantic, it equally affected the nations of the New World – especially those who for three centuries had submitted to the yoke of Spain. These, profiting by the example set them by the English colonies in the north, had taken advantage of the confusion of affairs in Europe, and declared their independence of the mother country.
Of the Spanish-American vice-kingdoms, New Spain – or Mexico more properly called – was the last to raise the standard of independence; and perhaps had the wise measures of her viceroy, Iturrigaray, been endorsed by the court of Madrid, the revolution might have been still further delayed, if not altogether prevented.
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“Bah!” exclaimed the dragoon, with a contemptuous toss of his head. “Poor devils like them are not in the habit of fleeing from marauders. Besides, the country-people have nothing to fear from those who follow the banner of the insurrection. In any case, it was not for sailing through these sandy plains that the canoes and periaguas have been hung up to the trees? There’s some other cause, than the panic of the insurrection, that has breathed a spirit of vertigo into the people here; though, for the life of me, I can’t guess what it is.”
For a while the two travellers continued their journey in silence – each absorbed in speculating upon the singular mystery that surrounded them, and of which neither could give an explanation.
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