The captain exclaimed, "Look there! a man who has seen half the world says it is the case; we always thought so, but now we know it." My excellent judgment in combs and beauty procured me a most hospitable reception; the captain forced me to take his bed, and he would sleep on his recado.
NOVEMBER 21, 1833.
Started at sunrise, and rode slowly during the whole day.

The geological nature of this part of the province was different from the rest, and closely resembled that of the Pampas.

In consequence, there were immense beds of the thistle, as well as of the cardoon: the whole country, indeed, may be called one great bed of these plants.

The two sorts grow separate, each plant in company with its own kind.

The cardoon is as high as a horse's back, but the Pampas thistle is often higher than the crown of the rider's head.