The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-07-20
A LAZY MANS PARADISE.

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A LAZY MANS PARADISE.
Tho following is an account Of the daily
life ofa Creole family in the town Of Santa
Cruz, the capital Of the Bolivian department
of that name. For lazy man, Santa Crus
do Bolivia must DO perfect paradise, 70 say
nothing Of q chance o bachelor has Of being
able to secure o partner in city where
there ore Eve women to one man:
Very early in the morning tho Creole,
getting out Of bed throws himself into q
hamac; his wife stretches herself upon o
bed near by, while tho children seat them.
selves with their legs under them on tho
chairs, all in their night dresses. Tho In.
dian servant girl enters with cup Of choc-
olate for each member Of tho family, after
which, she brings some Goals Of fire in q
silver dish. The wife lights her husband o
cigar, then ono for herself. Some time Is
spent reclining, chatting, and rcgaling.-
The man slowly puts on his cotton trowsers,
woolen coat, leather shoes, and yicuma hat,
with his neck exposed to the frosh air-silk
handkerchiefs ore scarce-he walks to some
near neighbors, with whom ho again drinks
chocolate and smokes another cigar.
At midday SWALLOW tablo Is set in tho
middle Of the room, and tho family 60 to
breakfast. The wife sits next 10 her hus-
band tho women are very pretty, and Of.
fectionate to their husbands. He chooses
her from among fvc, thcro being about that
number Of women TO one man in the town.
The children seat themselves, and tho dogs
form o ring behind. Tho fish dish is chupe
|-of potatoes with large pieces Of meat. The
man helps himself frst, and throws his bones
straight across tho table child lodges his
head 10 siyv ir froe passage, and tho dogs
rush after Il as Il falls upon...hc ground floor.
A child then throws his bone, the mother
lodges, and the dogs rush behind her. Tho
second dish holds small pieces Of beef with
out bones. Dogs are now fighting. Next
comes dish with fncly-chopped beef; -
then beef, soup, vegetable, and fruits; final
ly, coffee or chocolate. After breakfast, the
man pulls OF his trowsers and coat, and lies
down Yith his drawers in tho hamac. Ills
wife lights him cigar. She finds her way
back to bed with cigar. The dogs jump
up and lie down on the chairs-the aeas
bito them on the ground The Indian girl
closes both doors and windows, and takes
the children out to play while the rest Of
family sleeps.
At2P. NJ, tho church bells ring to lot
the people know the priest was saying q
prayer for them, which rouses them. The
man rises, strstshes his hands above his
head and gaps; the dogs get down, and
whiningly stretch themselves while the
wife sits up in bed and loudly calls out for
FIRE; the Indian girl reappcars with q
chunk" for the mistress 10 light her mas.
ter another cigar, and she smokes again her
self. The dinner, which takes place bo.
tween 3 and S, is nearly the samo as break
fast except when a beef Is recently killed by
the Indians, when they have broil. The
ribs and other long bones Of tho animal are
trimmed Of Gssh, leaving tho bones only
coated with meat these are laid across q
fire and roasted; the members Of the fami.
ly, while employed With them, look as II al
were practising music. r~ .A. .a.at
A horse is brough, into the house by an
Indian man, who holds while tho pa,ron'
saddles and brides him; no then puts on Q
largo pair Of silver spurs, which COSTS forty
dollars, and mounting, ho rides out Of the
from, door 10 the opposite house; hallins
he takes of his ha, and calls out "Bucnas
,ardss, senori,as, s,'-sood evening ladies
Tho ladies mako their appearance a. The
door orc lights him cigar, another mikes
him glass Of lemonade TO refresh himself
alter the ride. He remains in the saddle
talking, while they lean gracefully agains,
the door post, smiling with their bewilch
ing eyes. Afler spending the afternoon il
his way, he rides into the house again.
The Indian holds The horse by the bride
whils The master dismounls. Taking Of
the saddle hs throws into one chair and the
bride into another, his spurs on third
and himself into tho hamac; the Indian
leads out the bose, tho dogs pull down ih'
riding gear to the floor, and lay ,hemselve
on their usual beds,eads. Chocolate ant
cigars arc rspcaied.-Ffom Lieut.. Gibbon'
Report cfMs Exploration Of The Aniason.