Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-10-14

THE balconies open. anu water IS spnnk
He'd out before every house.
| Now the goat keepers with their little
herds enter tbe gates, crying milk, milk
lgot's milk fresh and warm !! who viii
Ihaye anyp There / see market women
IDass by with their asses loaded with We.
lgetable, bakers with bread, in carts mace
Ipf Spanish reed--water carriers and por-
tiers Fastening to commence their days
work, while with hoarse voice two con.
lsequential looking alguazils proclaim the
THEFT committed on the preceding night.
Bv degrees, all the warehouses, shops.
land boothes. are opened. The publicans
ttaberneros) expose their wine cups the
chocolate women get their pots ready
THE water carriers begin TO chaunt their
Is Quin bebe ~ (whoM drink p and the
hackney coach and hackney chaise dri-
lvers, with the persons who let mules for
hire, take their usual stands.
] Soon the whole street resounds with
various cries of numberless cfiers--G od
white cod Onions, onions from Gallicai!
lWalnuts walnuts from Biscay !--0ran-
lges, oranges from Murioa Hot smok
| ed sausages from Estramadura! IONA
ties, large tomates sweet citrons' sweet
|citrens BARLEY water ice water /! a new.
journal a new gazette Water-mellons !
Long Malaga raisins !! Olives, olives from
Seville Milk rolls, fresh and hot Grapes
grapes! Figs, new Figs Pomegrantes.
ipoDegrants from Valencia
Itstrikes ten; the guards mount. dra-
|goons, Swiss regiments, Wailoon guards
Spanish infantry, = Also pies win Dome
Manueia p (Let us go to mass.
Alt the bells are ringing. all the streets
are covered with rock roses, rich carpets
banging from every balcony, and affairs
raised on ever square, under. canopies|
If state. The procession sets oet.f What
number ofneat little angels, with paste
beard wings, covered with guilt paper !
images Of saints with fine powdered bobl
wings, and robes of gold brocade! What
swarms Of priests How many beautiful
girls all pleasant and in mixed groupes.l
The clock proclailns noon day. Wei
return through the square of the Puerto
del Sol. All the rilus ratfcs have be |
qua, all the hackney waters are busy
and the whole square throDsed withpso
Pile.
One O'Clock we are all called to din
aer great deal of saffron many loyel
apples, plenty of oil aud pinento Butt
then, wine from La MaRclia. Oil Ceres
and Malaga! What nice thing is Spa
nish cookery.
LA Siesta! La Siesta Senores A
deadly silence is in all the streets. ali /
the window shutters are put up or the
curtains let down even the most indus
trious porter stretches bis length on hisl
mat, and falls asleep at the fountain with
his pitcher behind him.
At four o'clock every body repairs to
the bull FIGHT, to the canal, or to the pradol
all is gaiety and meri:rent, one equipageI
after another drive full speed to those
places Of Diversion.
The Puerto del Sol becomes as crowd
ed as before and the water carriers and
the orange women, the PROGRESSES OF
the frail fair, are all as busy as bees.
Thus passes the afternoon !. aud the
dusky SHADES oteyenins set in at last.
All the bells, ring, and every Spaniard
says the prayers of salu alton to tie viz
gin.
Now all hasten to The tertuiias and
theatres. and in few minutes the rat
ting of carriaees resoaDds in every street.
The lamps before the houses or the ina |;
ges of the Virgin, are already lighted Il
the merchants and dealers have iIIumi-
mated their houses and shops, anti the
sellers of ice, water. and lemonade. their
stalls. Every where are seenrush lights,
paper lanterons. and peugies on the tables
of fruit women and cake men.
Mean while tie crowd on the squared
has prodia iously increased, and it is soon
stawed with people. In one part you
will hear the soft sounds of the guitar, erl
scnuidiIla: in another, a female ballad
singer tells in rhyme tie tale Of the Iastl
murder committed in third a thunder
ing, missionary attempts to move the
hearts of obdurate sinners while the light
footed Cyprian corps carries of his audi
ence by dozens. Soon passes the rosary
and tattoo with music and the equipagesl
return from the theatres.
1t grows still later; the crowds begin
to disperse--by one o'clock in the morn
ing all the streets are still quiet, and only
here and there reseuads solitary gui
tar through the solitary gloom of night.