Before Us, At The Distance Of About A League And A Half, Rose
The Mighty Frontier Chain, Of Which I Have Spoken Before; Its Blue
Sides And Broken And Picturesque Peaks Still Wearing A Thin Veil Of
The Morning Mist, Which The Fierce Rays Of The Sun Were Fast
Dispelling.
It seemed an enormous barrier, threatening to oppose
our farther progress, and it reminded me of the fables respecting
The children of Magog, who are said to reside in remotest Tartary,
behind a gigantic wall of rocks, which can only be passed by a gate
of steel a thousand cubits in height.
We shortly after arrived at Manzanal, a village consisting of
wretched huts, and exhibiting every sign of poverty and misery. It
was now time to refresh ourselves and horses, and we accordingly
put up at a venta, the last habitation in the village, where,
though we found barley for the animals, we had much difficulty in
procuring anything for ourselves. I was at length fortunate enough
to obtain a large jug of milk, for there were plenty of cows in the
neighbourhood, feeding in a picturesque valley which we had passed
by, where was abundance of grass, and trees, and a rivulet broken
by tiny cascades. The jug might contain about half a gallon, but I
emptied it in a few minutes, for the thirst of fever was still
burning within me, though I was destitute of appetite. The venta
had something the appearance of a German baiting-house.
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