Vulgar words in Aztec Land (Page 1)
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Ill-advised as was the attempt to establish an empire on American soil, and although it resulted in such a bitter failure, involving the death of its principal actors, and terrible waste of human life, it must be admitted by every candid observer that Mexico made great material advance during the brief period of Maximilian's bastard government.
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There is a low, scrubby growth of wood on the table-lands and mountain sides, which is converted by the peons into charcoal and transported on the backs of the burros (jackasses) long distances for economical use in the cities and villages.
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It was not until the eighteenth century that the jackass was introduced; cattle, sheep, horses, and hogs long preceded them.
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These little animals are called jack-rabbits because their tall, straight ears resemble those of the burros or jackasses.
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We expressed surprise to an intelligent citizen at seeing long lines of burros laden with freight beside the railroad, and going in the same direction, remarking to him that the railway ought to be able to compete with the jackasses.