They would tie ropes and grape vines across the roads, so when the patrollers would come to the scene of the disturbance on horseback and at full tilt, they would be throwing those who would come in contact with the rope or vine off the horse; sometimes badly injuring the riders.

Made of sun gleams, shade and showers Bursting buds, and breathing flowers, Dripping locked, and rosy vested, Violet slippered, rainbow crested; Girdled with the eglantine, Festooned with the dewy vine Merry, ever Merry May, Would that thou could laugh for aye!

An avenue of palms is the epic of the desert; a bougainvillea vine its sonnet.

"Don't you know?" said one of them; "I vonders at your ignorance vy bishop is made all vine vithout no vater vatsomever; vereas negus is made with vine and vater mixedthat's the difference, to be sure.