Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1842-10-08
MES NJ. MORGAN & BERNHART HEM,
Miscellaneous,
KENDALL'S SKETCHES.
OF THE SANTA FE EXPEDITION.

Another Interview with the Governor
Removal to New Prison-Anecdote
Of woman next door--Disfigurlne
Custom-Description Of the Mexican
Women generally--All of US nearly
killed by their kindness.
{. The next morning, We were taken to
new quarters in anothe, part Of the town,
and small room, was provided for our
prison. About nine o'clock the Cover
nor sent guard 10 escort us q his lodg.
ings at the priests. On being brought
before him we found the great man sur
rounded by his principal officers, both
military and civil, and from the obsequi-
GUS manner with which they acted, it was
evident enough tina, ArmVo's power was
supreme.
Saying that he preceivcdfrom our ap
pearance and Howinnd's declarations that
we were cardi1oros, or gentlemen in our
own country, he ordered his officers to
make room for US on the different boxes
and trunks scattered about the room. He
then asked several questions in relation
to General Mcleod and his party, said
his force to meet him, and that il the Tex
ans resisted, every one Of them would be
killed. He then spoke Of the strength of
new Mexico, its great resources, the
pru~ess and daring bravery Of himself
aud the ress,less soldiers under his corn
mand, and drew such a ludicrous picture
and relieved it with such tissue OF bonn
bastic fanlaronade that we could hardly
keep our gravity. Had we not seen the
brave'soldie.s Of whom he spoke, the thing
would have been different; but the whole
Of them had passed in review before US and
..--such taltered hos, ofmounsed scarecrows.
So bare. SO withered, furnished in the march.
That their executors. the greedy crows,
d Flew lowering Ser their heads, impatient Tor
Their lean nheritance!
After this we could with difficulty be-
livs tina, Armijo was not quizzing.
Giving special directions tina, we should
be we'll treated by the Alcade, and that
all our wants should he provided for, he
US. at the same time remarking
that ii one of US attempted to escape du-
ring his absence, life would pay the pen.
atty.
We were then taken back to our quar-
tiers and-a very small guard placed over
10. The Governor and Ill his host in the
meantime departed in the direction Of the
great prairie, leaving not more than q
dozen or twenty men out OF the whole
population Of San Miguel.
The room assigned Us rs prison was
Immediately adjoining the church, and
but that it was completely overrun with
chincAes, would have been comfortable
enough. The guard allowed Ne tosit out
in front Of it, aud in the next door soon
noticed Mexican woman who, bat that
she had an ugly red mark on her check
would have been extremely pretty. Two
thirds Of the woman of the place we're
more or less disfgured by these deep red
marks, and as it never occurred to us that
they could possibly Be put on by their
own hands to improve their beauty. rs q
matter Of course we thought that nature
had dealt unkindly with them, and 70 an
extent which reached nearly every fe-
male in the town. The next day it ap-
peared AZ though the mark on the face Of
our female neighbour next doak had
changed it, location. Not little did We
marvel At this, for all were sure the spot
had been on the opposite cheek the Previ.
Gus day, and still we could not believo
that II was other than mark she had car
ried from childhood. -Early on the third
morning she appeared before US with q
face not only exceedingly fair but very
.pretty-not spot or blenish TO b. dis
covered. At first we did not recognize
her, but ON enquirinR we found that oil
these marks had been placed there by
herself. the juice Of some red berry hav-
ing been used for the purpose. We told
the Sonora Francesca, that she looked
much better plain, and without these ex-
tlaneous ornaments, and after this she
beaMt.fed herself no more. The custom
is universal among the le males Of New
Mexico, and when there is no;sweed OF
terry that furnishes deep red tist they
use ver.millid4: How they can think
these disfigurihe marks improve their APP
pearance Is singular enough, and can on
" be accounted for upon the principle
that there is no accounting for taste. The
bellies OF. New Mexico appear 10 b. igno-
rant OF the aphorism that Abeauty when
unadorned is adorned the apst::"
The universal dress OF the females Of
Mexico is chemise and blue or red vol
en- pet,icoat, and among the more wealthy
these are male with great neatness and
taste. Corsets and tiocks IRE almost un-
known among them, and the consequences
is their forms obtain roundness an1 full
ness .hst tight lacing seldom allows its
votaries. The Mexican bellies certainly
have studied their personal comfort IN the
costume they have adopted, and no one
can see one ofthe prestisr Of the darkeyed
ses.oras without acknowledging that their
personal appearance 10 also enhanced.
Moore's beautiful lines 10 Nora Creina
apPeak 70 anpsy especially TO then,,.. for
their dtssso6vrtainlY leaves
ev6Ty beauty freso~
To sink awsll % Heaven pl6ases.'
b The rabosa il . species Of scarf, some.
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