To refresh us, he broke fresh leaves from the orange-tree and steeped them in hot water, sweetening with sugar.
After supper, good beds were made upon the floor, with plenty of mats and blankets.
We had hardly risen in the morning, when the village was thrown into great excitement by the appearance of a band of soldiers.

They had come to arrest a young man supposed to be a leader in the local opposition to Governor Cahuantzi.

This opposition was just at fever heat; the election was approaching, and a fierce effort was being made to oust the governor.

Forty-four towns were in open rebellion, among them, all of those which we had visited.

There had been new laws passed regarding land and taxes; these had been resisted.