As the nearest sheriff was in Carthage, frontier lawlessness abounded in Joplin. While results were more one sided elsewhere, everywhere confusion abounded. River shoals abounded in freshwater mussels and turtles. May. Recriminations abounded with the British and French claiming the Belgians had betrayed the alliance. It was a water-logged jungle, in which tigers and other wild beasts abounded. Society was in upheaval and fear abounded. Winter landscapes with frozen canals and creeks also abounded. In his later life, rumours abounded of Ferdinand's trysts with lieutenants and valets. Rumors and fears abounded on both sides. Rumours abounded of mutiny, and even seizure by the Russians. Rumours abounded about the family's promiscuity, alcoholism and that they engaged in incest. It was a time of unrest; rumours abounded. Rumours again abounded that Shuuya was responsible, resulting in his dismissal and subsequent imprisonment. Collins was a complex man whose character abounded in contradictions. Rumours abounded concerning a possible PAVN offensive aimed at Phnom Penh itself.