Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-05-09
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dogs rush behind her. The second dish
holds small pieces of beef without bones.
Dogs are now fighting. Next comes a
dish with inely-chopped beef; ther beef
soup, vegetables. and fruits finally.
cogee or chocolate. After breakfast the
man pulls of his trousers and coat. and
lies down with his drawers in the hamac.
His wife lights him cigar. The dogs
Jump up and lie down upon the chairs
the ieas 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 2 p. m. the church bells ring to let
the people know the priests are saying a
prayer for them, which rouses them up.
The man rises, stretches his hand above
his head and gapes; the dogs get down,
and whiningly stretch themselves; while
the wife sits up in bed and loudly calls
for "fre;" the Indian girl reappears
with "chunk |" for her mistress to
light her master another cigar, and she
smokes again herself. The dinner, which
takes place between and 5. and is near
ly the same as breakfast, except when
a beef is recently killed by the Indians,
then they have boil. The ribs and
other long bones of the animal are trim
med of flesh. leaving the bones thinly
coated with meat; these are laid across
a fire and roasted: the members of the
family, while employed with them, look
as if all were practising music.
A horse is brought into the house by
an Indian man, who holds while the
"patron" saddles and brides him he
then puts on pair of silver spurs, which
cost forty dollars, and mounting, he
rides out of the front door to the opposite
house halting, he takes off his hat and
calls out Buenss tardes, senoritas -
good evening, ladies. The ladies make
their appearance at the door one lights
him cigar; another mixes him glass
of lemonade to refresh himself after his
ride. He remains in the saddle talking,
while they lean gracefully against the
door. post, smiling with their bewitching
eyes. He touches his hat and rides on
to another neighbor. After spending
the afternoon in this way he rides into
his house again. The Indian holds the
horse by the bride while the master dis
mounts. Taking off the saddle, he
throws it into one chair, the bride into
another, his spurs on third. and him.
self into the hamac the Indian leads
out the horse, the dogs pull down the
riding gear to the floor, and lay them
selves on their usual beds.
Chocolate and cigars are repeated
Should the Creole be handed letter oi
introduction by a stranger travelling
through the country. he Immediately Of
fers his hamac and cup chocolate
The baggage will be attended to, and
as long as the traveller remains, he is
treated with degree of kindness and
politeness seldom met with in fashions.
BILE parts of the world. No alteration
will be made in their mode of living on
account of his being among them, except
that the dogs and horses are kept out ol
the house, and there is less lodging oi
bones. Pride, and a natural feeling oi
good manners, prevent the stranger from
seeing such performances. The Creele
speaks of the wealth of his country in
the most exaggerated manner he has
so many of the good things of the world
at his door, that he naturally boasts
he thinks little of other parts of the
world; he has no idea of leaving hi
own fruits and flowers. The roads arr
bad he cares little for their use. Wher
he leaves his native city, it is more fol
pleasure than for commerce. He is no
obliged to build railroads that he MAJ
receive at low rates of freight the tea o
China; the sugar of the West Indies
the -four, iron, or cotton goods Of Nortl
America. His own climate is so sgrea
BILE that he seldom wishes to travel
there is no place like his homel Whel
the traveller inquiries how he would lik'
to see steamboat come to the mouth o
the Piary river. the water of which h
drinks, his eyes brighten, and he smil
ingly says "he would be delighted =
at once telling what he would put OIL
board of her as cargo for the peopl
who sent her. He is contented with th
roads constructed by the hand Of tn
Creator of all things; but the Creole
honest in his desire to see what he ha
never seen-a steam engine move YES
sci. He is ready to sell his produce t
those who come to him; /; yet when 20
inquire what he desires from other part
Of the world, it is very certain, from tn
length of time it takes him to answer
that he seldom thinks he is in want {
anything; and If asked how much he
willing to subscribe towards purchssin
steamboat his usual answer is, thi
"he has no money, and is very poor p
1t is calculated that two hundre
thousand men have perished in the pre-
ent European war