The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-04-21

the valley Of the Amazon. or rather of one OF
its main branches, the Madeira river, tcxccu-
tive document No. 3G) from the Pacific side,
we find the following account Of the daily
life Of Creole family in the town of Santa
Cruz. the capital of the Bolivian department
Of that name. For lazy man Santa Cruz
d. Bolivia must be a perfect paradise, to say
nothing of the chance bachelor has of being
able to choose partner in city where there
are five women to one man:
Very carly in the morning. the Creole get
ting ont of bed. throws himself into ham
mock: his wife stretches herself upon bench
near by while the children seat themselves
with their legs under them on the chairs, all
in their night dresses. The Indian servant
girl enters with cup of chocolate for EACH
member of the family after which she brings
some Goals Of fire in silver dish. The wife
lights her husband cigar, then one for her.
self Some time is spent reclining chatting
and RECALLING. The man slowly puts on his
cotton trowscrs, w6ollen coat leather shoes,
and vicuna hat, with his neck exposed to the
fresh air--silk handkerchicfs are scare--and
walks to some neighbours with whom he
again drinks some chocolate and smokes an
other cigar.
At mid day a small low table is set in the
middle of the ROOM and the family 90 to
breakfast. The wife sits next to her husband
the women arc very pretty and aftcctionatc
TO their husbands. He chooses her from
among live, there being about that number
of women to one man in the town. The
children scat themselves and the dogs form
a ring behind. The first dish is chupc of
potatoes, with large pieces of meat. The
man helps himself first and throws his bones
straight across the table: child lodges his
head to give it II free passage and the dogs
rush after it as it falls upon the ground floor.
a child then throws his bone, the mother
dohgcs and the dogs rush behind her. The
second dish holds small pieces Of beef with
mt bones Next comes a dish Of finely
ci,,pped beef. then beef soup, vegetables. and
f ATS: finally coffee or chocolate. After
breakfast the man pulls off his trousers and
coat and lies down iii the hammock. His
wife lights him a cigar. She finds her way
back to bed with her cigar. The dogs jump
up and lie on the chairs-the iicas bite them
on the ground. The Indian girl closes both
doors and windows, takes the children out to
play. while the rest Of the family sleep.
At Q p. NJ. the church bells ring to let the
people know the priest is saying prayer for
Them. which ronScs them. The man rises.
stretches his hands above his head and gaps:
tt" dogs yet down and stretch themselves,
@h;Ic the wife gels up in the bed and calls
loudly for fire: the Indian girl rc-appcars
with "chlInk" fol her mistress to light her
master another cigar, and she smokes again
herself The dinner which takes place be-
tween three and five, is nearly the same as
N, aklast. except when n beef is recently
killed by the Indians. then they have boil
The ribs and other long bones of the animal
arc trimmed with flesh. leaving the bones
only coated with meat: these are lid across
fire and roasted the members of the family
while employed with them, look as if all were
practising music.
y horse is brought in the house by an IN
dian man, who holds him while 1.-The patron
saddles and brides him; he then puts OH
large pair Of silver spurs which costs forty
follars, and mounting, he rides out OF the
front door to the opposite house; hating, he
fakes off his hat and cries out 'Buenas tardes,
stnori:as, good evening, ladies'. The ladies
make their appearance at the door, one lights
him cigar, and another mixes him q glass
nt lemonade. to refresh himself after the ride.
lie rernSins in the saddle talking, while they
lsau gracefully against the door post, smiling
with their bcwitching eyes. He touches his
hat and rides off to another ncighbor After
spending the afternoon in this way, he rides
into the house again. The Indian holds his
horse by the bride willie the master dis
mounts. Taking off the saddle he throws it
into one chair, the bride into another, his
spurs ona third and himself into the ham
mock: the Indian lsads out the horse, the
dogs pull down the riding gear to the floor
and lay themselves in their usual bedsteads
Chocolate and cigars are repeated.
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MARROW ESCAPE OF MIR. FUDDLE.-Old
MIR. Puddle fell down in a puddle, just as a
runaway horse and shay came dashing and
splashng and tearing that way in helpless
plight he roarcd with. fright; the horse came
quick all gallop and kick. when the old man