Chestnut
A chestnut is a tree or shrub of the genus Castanea, including the chinkapins[?], or the nut produced by these trees. The nuts are commonly eaten roasted or candied; the latter are often sold under the French name marrons glaces.The American chestnut, formerly one of the dominant trees of the eastern United States, has been almost wiped out by chestnut blight.
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that we were travelling along the side of a mountain. Above us the
became a veritable precipice, in some places absolutely sheer, for the
billows of mist that filled it, nothing could be seen of the gulf
with a drunken coachman, when suddenly I saw.html">saw the off-front mule
hand. Next instant also I saw the driver and his companion spring from
cliff, apparently into the depths below. Then from the narrow compass
of a single word, "Brigands! Brigands!"
The merchants shouted, supplicated their saints, and swore as with
and hats; one of the priests too literally howled in his terror, but
prayer. By this time also the mules had tied themselves into a knot
captors, before meddling with us, cut the animals loose with their
where, like the drivers, they vanished. Then a dusky-faced ruffian,
politely beckoned to us to come out. As there were at least a dozen of
found the courage to fight, we obeyed, and were placed before the
last but one in the line, and beyond me stood Emma Becker, whose hand
merchant, and, stopping his cries and protestations with a blow in the
everything else of value that they could find in various portions of
the lining of his vest. When they had done with him, they dragged him
brigands asked a question, to which, with some hesitation, the priest
whereon his companion looked at him contemptuously and muttered a
question was asked, in answer to which he shook his head, whereon.
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