Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-04-18

and was soon " IN the lind OF dreams,
but just before daylight down came, land
ing plemP into happy family Of porkers
the mules had gnawed off the rope that sus-
pende my hammock and iumbled me in
TO company where was uninvited and un-
welcome the pigs grun ed their disappro-
val OF my proceedings, and lef. sudden
ly-dont know what damage may have
done, but one thing do know We had
pork for breakfast The view / got #
the Culinary department would not, un-
der ordinary circumstances, have improved
my appetite, as the sights saw weIe more
indicative Of despatch than neatneSs half
dozen hogs and numerous pigs were run ]
ming in and out, occasionally making an
attack and carrying of a portion Of dish;
lame tne eyed native was busiIy employ
ed giving the polishing touch TO the crock
cry with rag, which, It called upon TO
express my belief under oath, should say
tha, it was a dilapldated check-shirt dur
ing breakfast the pigs were rushing in ard
cut between our legs, stopping OCCASION
ally 10 take scratch against the leg of
the table after this splendid " Deguner,"
we mounted little rats called horses and set
out for the city Of Panama, strange and
wonderful are the stories that have been
told Of the sights of the Elephant on the
lshmus, bat the genuine animal is not
fairly encountered until you strike the mule
path and commence the journey over the
mountains towards the Pacific, it is not far,
only "a miles, but any one who had ever
gone over 1t after smart rain would be
glad TO compromise for so miles Of the
worst road the continent, of North Ameri-
ca produces talk about your steep hills
the one in Pennsylvania that Sam Lath-
rop told OF would not be circumstance
we scrambled over rocks, into gullies, over
roots, trees, through ravines, sloughs, up
hills so steep ,hat knife, pencil, and small
change ratified out Of our pockets, down
declivties SO grea, tha, the horses tails
would not stay put where horses tales be-
long, bu, fell over their backs like squirrels
and made a shade for us, q hope my verac-
ity will not be called in question: what ia
ces some of the green ones" made when
the nag coming to few feet oflevel ground
struck a trot, and what grimaces when
mule jumped over a fallen tree, some Of
the specimens Of horsemanship or mule
manship would have been the death Of
Disbrow."
We arrived at Panama at 8 in the ev-
enng, and if We had been favoured with
invit ations ou, TO a dance that night,
don't think many Of US " would have attends .
cd after cruisin! around town in search
of lodgings tor sometime, we were finally
taken in at the American, the best house
in town, where private room may be
obtained which will not contain more than
25 or 30 cots and sleepers. There are
about half dozen sleeping rooms in the
house, and not less than $50 find lodgings
there somewhere. We tried it a few
other crawling and jumping ,hngs drove
US off to sleep was impossible ,and TO keep
the mouth open was 4 dangerous expert
ment, for there was something dropping
constantly, first 4 rat, then a cockroach
and by way of change a Scorpion, or Tar
antula The rats were the most trouble
some, howe yer, and the moment fellow
closed his eyes they commenced scramb-
ling over him, aud drawing their cold tails
across our noses We hired a room near
the mole looking out upon the bay, where
We are famed by the gentle zephyrS from
the Pacific, and here We are with nothing
20 DO but TO sleep and smoke and swing IN
a hammock. Our steamer his not yet al
rived, but is expected hourly and until she
arrives We are destined - inhablt Panama.
For nearly three weeks We have been
watching for her, and g forbearance has
ceased TO be virtue" and we are all out
of patience, the Tennessee arrived on the
/ l2th, an sails about the 25th she reports
the " Sarah Sands at Valparaiso taking
in coal.
The city of Panama is high old place,
one of the " has beens,' and is bot little
\ than a mass OF ruins for stumped tale
dogs, long-bearded goats, squallng chill
dren, feas, scorpions, cockroaches, rats,
sooty SenOritas, and sweet oranges, III
bick it against the world. The dress Of
the ladies is 100 scanty 10 admit of des-
crptiou no, enough of il. They wear
|, Panama hats, smoks cigars, swing in Ham
! mocts from rosy morn ill dewey eve.
Sundays they dress up and 60 ip for hav-
| ING a good time. Mass in the morn
ing, Chicken fights in the afternoon, and
/ it is no unusual sight to sec Padre IN
the Cock pi, smoking his cigar and betting
his dollars on favorite rooster, and alter
wards taking q hand at Monte : great
country this, where you can raise Cain
one day, and get absolulion the next for
une peso 1t is hot enough, no mistake
abou, it, yesterday the thermometer stood
II at IO2 in the shade some days II is too
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