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The Rifle Rangers

Mayne Reid

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .; a “macheté”; a banjo made from the gourd-shell; a high-peaked saddle, with bridle and “lazo”; strings of red-pepper pods hanging from the horizontal beams—not much more. A lank dog on the ground in front; a lean “mustang” tied to the tree; a couple of “burros” (donkeys); and perhaps a sorry galled mule in an inclosure adjoining.

The zambo enjoys his dolce far niente while his wife does his work—what work there is, but that is not much. There is an air of neglect that impresses you; an air of spontaneity about the picture—for the yams and the melons, and the chilé-plants, half choked with weeds, seem to grow without culture, and the sun gives warmth, so as to render almost unnecessary the operations of the spindle and the loom.

The forest opens again, and another picture—a prettier one—presents itself. It bears the aspect of a better cultivation, though still impressing you with. . . Read More

Community Reviews

Nice read that takes place during the Mexican-American War.

Good for its age. Take into consideration this was written in 1859. Mayne Reid was a very popular adventure writer in the nineteenth century & this was his first book. Interesting as it is a novel about the Mexican war, which is usually overshadowed by the civil war in American history & literature.