I had no machete, and though the mounds were not far distant, I was excessively scratched and torn in getting to them.
"Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I."
John L. Stephens
I was extremely desirous to get this off entire, but found, by experiments upon other parts of the plaster with the machete, that it would be impossible to do so, and left it untouched.
"Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I."
John L. Stephens
A few days before, by some awkwardness, he had given his left arm a severe cut near the elbow with a machete.
"Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I."
John L. Stephens