Всадник без головы

Chapter 5

           Onthebluffs,thatonbothsidesoverlookedtherivuletandwhichwerebuttheterminationoftheescarpmentofthehigherplaingrewinabundancethematerialoutofwhichthehuthadbeenconstructed:treeyuccasandmagueys,amidstotherruggedtypesofsterilevegetation;whereasthefertilevalleybelowwascoveredwithagrowthofheavytimberconsistingchieflyofred-mulberry,post-oak,andpecân,thatformedaforestofseveralleaguesinlength.Thetimberedtractwas,infact,conterminouswiththebottomlands;thetopsofthetreesscarcerisingtoalevelwiththeescarpmentofthecliff.

           Itwasnotcontinuous.Alongtheedgeofthestreamletwerebreaksforminglittlemeads,orsavannahs,coveredwiththatmostnutritiousofgrasses,knownamongMexicansasgrama.

           Intheconcavityofoneofthese,ofsemicircularshapewhichservedasanaturallawnstoodtheprimitivedwellingabovedescribed;thestreamletrepresentingthechord;whilethecurvewastracedbythetrunksofthetrees,thatresembledaseriesofcolumnssupportingtheroofofsomesylvancoliseum.

           Thestructurewasinshadow,alittleretiredamongthetrees;asifthesitehadbeenchosenwithaviewtoconcealment.Itcouldhavebeenseenbutbyonepassingalongthebankofthestream;andthenonlywiththeobserverdirectlyinfrontofit.Itsrudestyleofarchitecture,andrussethue,contributedstillfurthertoitsinconspicuousness.

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