Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-09-17
MISCELLANEOUS.
FROM SKETCHES OF TRAVELS IN
PERU. lS3S-lSl2

J. J
THE FAIR LIMANEsE. "The fair Llmena rises
at late hour, dresses her hair with assamine and
orange flowers, and waits for breakfast. After this,
she receives her visters and pays her visits. Du-
ring the heat of the day her solace is swing in
her hammock, or a cigar After dinner, she visits
her friends and the day is concluded in the theatre
the great SQUARE. or on the bridge. But few ladies
employ themselves in needlework or netting, altho
some of them are very expert in these arts. In
ciety such work is never inroduced-happy city,
where we may meet with ladies mol knitting stock
ings! The pride with which the ladies' of
Lima cherish their tiny feet can hardly be eX-
aggerated Whether they walk, or stand, or swing
in the hammock, or recne on the sofa, their prin-
cpal care is to keep their pretty feet in view. No
praise Of their virtue, their intelligence, or even
their beauty, will ilater them SO sweetly as a com.
mendation of their delicate feet. great foot (pd-
taxa ingieSd-" an English paw" as they say Is
horror 10 them. | once heard the praises of "a far
European from some ladies' in Lima; but they end.
ed with the words, pero que pie uaigGme DoiS =
parece una lancha!-but what foot! It's like
great boat !"-yet the foot in question would have
been reckoned Of a moderate size in Europe. u
AT certain age, the ladies Of Lima generally
make a great change in their mode of life. Their
bloom Is gone, and they 10 longer charm or, sa-
tlated with the pleasures OF an unchaslened lite
they leave the world, devote themselves to religion,
and become so-called BedtdS." They must at
ted church twice or thrice daily; confess, at least,
once in week retire for penance during passion
week; send delicate Injuries to their contessor, or
a calash to carry him when he is not disposed to
walk; and in many other ways expose their sane.
ty as a spectacle. THIS seeming pety, far remov-
ed from every thing like sincere devotion, is so
much more disgusting as 1t is generally accom-
panied by bitter and uncharltable humor. These
devout ladies having renounced ali other pleasures,
enjoy the more keeny the luxury OF scandal-and
turn their vennmed sllDgs against their nelghbors;
SO that the BeqtaS" may be reckoned the most
dangerous class of society in Lima"
CERo DE PAsCO. The love OF silver has COL
leced in dreary cline, bordering on the eternal
snow, the men of various nations -Spanlards, Ger
mans, FnglIshmen, Swedes, Americans and ltal-
ians The beauty Of the place is subterraneous-
in lis rich silver mines. Many tale OF wild spec
ulation belongs to this remarkable town. Gamb-
linz is the favore amusement. The Indians en-
Moved in the mines of Cerro de Pasco are among
the most degraded nhab tants Of Peru. Our trav-
eler relates some stories of the faculty OF secre-
tveness, as developed among these natives, who
have been made the slaves of European rapaclty.
We cannot decide the probability of these tales;
but instances as striking are recorded Of the lndl-
ans Of MeXico:-
FATAL ADVENTURE. "The Indians have dis
covered that their silver mines have made their con-
dion rather worse than better. They determine,
therefore, to keep secret their knowledge OF some
rich veins of silver not yet explored by Europeans.
Traditions of these mines have been handed down,
A'N'S'''S - -. ,l.-...IL 10.
IL Supposed iroh laliei " SUI,
Even Orahdy' wncn w''i opeii vac i"uan V ee,"
on any otner suoJeI' ai,s in .ns Iaoo q L. ~"
years hso' tne'e ilVeui ~ 'ho sJ W
ahcayo' tne orotlieIs bol Jo'e anu Doh eu'o A.
rlarle-"no were aiiohg tne "eai'iilesl h''ne Plo.
Prletors OF feru' AS tiey nau leueou " SuoPe h
the existence OF rlcn uheAPloreu veins among 'iie
nelghborng hills, they sent out young man IN
,iieii e'P'oy W Iie .,o 'ou'.1, S Gnu ho
lkelIest means oil discovery. Accordlhg'y' ne re-
pared TO Viiiage "nerc he 'ouhu lodgings III 'ne
nut OF an lhdiah shePhefo-iToii "hoh lie conceal-
ca MS OBJECT III lhe course Vi lew lion''s' III
a''achienI nau grown up petweh we young
turef anu the shePIerus aaugh'ei' anu AZ las' tHo
young man Succeeueu 50 lar III MS opect as 70 WIZ
from the gun promise lllat sue wouiu point gu. "
nun the mouth Oh rich sli'er niue Que ulrec'eu
nun 10 ioilo" hel' az solio uis'Snoo, oi ee''aiii
gay Wien she shouiu 20 u 'euu heI hooh On spe
nils ana 10 notiCe wheFe sh9 uroPPsa her
mania, "a WOODEN shawl mere, siie 'oiI nm num-
ne would ma lle entrance oil the hihe' ne d"
gent ooeyed ner directions; ana alter some u'g-
siHg, l'uIu us way l,lo d H'9ue'aie,y ueeP shui
"hich lea 10 rlch VEN OF sNVor' ne was Dusty
engaged III ureahlh5 on some specimens OF tne
ore "n'h h9 "as eu 'ii91u ~ .lie oiu a..
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Gu MS ussis'aioo, nliei "oihtis 'oSe'ne' 20
linie lhey Iesleu anu '"e inI'In J ~ VI.
young hau cup % e''ou, "N'.' az
ai.ef ar'hhllg nc ie't un"en anu 10 IuS W
OF oelhg PVi99'eu naaneu uPon ms NM, ~
stanty paG L ~, ,b P,,IoGa ana tbanca rode