The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-11-22

side, with door opening on a back street or
vacant lot
This place, designed to accommodate more
horses than the house could hold of guests,
was entirely in the occupation of dog of the
Newfoundland breed aud feminine gender.
whose offspring We're held by the Sonora at
high prices. as they were difficult to raise at
lower attitudes. These would do well but
tor the supposed nightly visits of the bats,
who are said to keep them poor by sucking
their blood No one doubts these vampire
stories, but some confirmation OF them would
be desirable.
While | was looking at these things. ser
want girl had ared on the pa,lor- table a
little cup OF chocolate, slice Of cake. aud
saucer o! >wertr,eats. This was my dinner
that day, as frequently happens on Journey.
This over | sailed OFT to meet NV baggage.
which. fortunately, was Just enferluy town at
the close OF twilight. We proceeded to the
little Plaza Of San Nirtorin" and had halted
for an Instant, when heard an English voi,.e
ask. Z" Is there an American here ;" 1t was
Mr.. john \. Bennett. our excellent consul,
who had learned that he had countrvman
coming IN the purity. And | have never
toun him less prompt or less friendly 10 anv
stranger, even though he comes, as | did.
without any letters TO him.
Thus settled nv>r!t IN the family of u N
Fu!ano de Tai. \ little cot bed gave ,n- a
warmer rmhrar, than NV cOI cou.h A. FL
Bo'cilo awoke from II. aud waited in the
morning TO see whether was 10 Eat IN the
house. While mcdl!,'ng on 'h>. I.na-ia an
lidian uiri o. l. wears and a li't!. over five
feet IN stature. came mo NV room alii >urcad
a cloth on my t,ble. What else she rut on
| can not say. only first ;hrre was something
that they called >ol,a, bcrau>e II rr>rrnh.h
>"rp 1t being eaten with >I"n n. lean uticr
no con lecture As TO the ingredients Another
dish WAS the a. lirO that We saw at Cur: IT
contained potato. tlulh a little TIN. kcncd with
something, aud traces of mrt. Another dish
contained what com .fa,ivr ANATOMY would
call chicken. nni the palate would conjecture
might he lizard. Bu; it i colorcd yellow -
THIS Is one ut the inventions .: Spanish cook
erv. Ii is often done with arr,otto. called a
,ho'r hiia. some Inn" at;crwirl object
rd to l!> addition. which only served 10 pre-
vent the eve from nd .lu. OF the real cund,-
ton of things. Ia Sonora named 1t cover
. dirt-tapa n.u.rr--and b,ni>h,.h it from her
kitchen My breakfast ended in chocolate
Ny dinner seemed :ut arcprtitlon of IN,
: breakfast. except thn It ended IN >wecimeai,
: instead ot chocolate. " 10 what OCCUPIED
, ;h,. hutttr-r'a;r. | >cnturcd TO suggest thu,
If The butter were on one plate b> T>e,t
u and the other ingredients on another. ! couio
perhaps make a ni\turr more IN accoId.nc,
with my own r.la'". The good lady tiIcd tt
Improve on nv suggestion. tut with ludiiler
ent success. - minute were the PARTICLES
i and 80 ln,irate their discrimination through
r the bntyr, cons gan.ue. that 1t seemed a
4 easy tor the Ethiopian to change hi, skin. -
Tn result was, that though Bo-o'a turni>he:
dozen kind, of good bread, | soon iorso
the use OF butter.
All bread /, made in small loaveS of 16 fol
a a dim, Ga ru,rto each \ouc i, mAie ii
i families. a> far a> | ever knew, nor have We
seen a bakery. suspect those that make j
: sell bat a dollars worth or 50 per day. Their,
l. little consumption toc the article, as 1t i
\ BEYOND the reach OF the poor
Onv the last session al the table a!forde,
unm,ncl-d pleasure. can II call it a meal
1t was but a slure cup Of chocolate. with
> piece of bread or cake, "A saucer OF dulre-
e >wcctmect>-and d silver goblet Ut cold Wa
D ter.
l.. After day or two asked permission t
come to the family table which WAS arcet,l
ed TO with much satisfaction, but my ii:tle tt
Is continued to be in nv own room. Til
Y. change of table gave INV landia'y a bette
opportunity to study my tastes, winch she ,i
with the diligence that | attcrward gave I
Is those OF an armadilo. She spared no pain
re to SratIiv my palate. ] am sorry she sue
la ccedcd no better; but. while my pet starve
~ to death, hers has survived. And, If variei
would have Suiiictd, none could have excel
'" ed her: and my dishes were almost as e,
es cluslyclv mine as when ate alene. Ncvs
40 was hostess more interchangeable. nor que
k more omplalninS in his >uilerInS>. Su
:, fee it that the experiments lasted the tw
'" months OF my stay.
or dare not undertake to tell YOU of all Il
be strange things | ate and attempted IN I'll
,r. time. One of their dishes was blood thIcke
!: ed, seasoned, &c. This could not eat.
Va based NV refusal on the decision OF the Cou
c,l Of Jcru>cium Acts, Nv, 20 y but tn,
70 make nothing OF that, Tor they seem TO thu
49,. that in DEGREES of councils, as IN acts Of LIE
islatureS, the last is binding to the eXcusi'
ar of all the others. Now, aS the Council
his Trent did not command, a, ] am aware.
nI. abstain from meats offered TO idols and tro
-, blood and from things stranScd, aud tr,
= fornication,' they cannot be expected to
o''' very scrupulOus on such points.
er- One day wanted to see the Sonora, a
roe she was III the kitchen. So went III. No
M. good reader, | am caught. ] have be
dread,ng these fifty pages the necessity
ec' describing kitchen. Well, submit to !
lay tate. Oh course, the kitchen has 10 hoor.
of chimney would be impo>sible-therc are st
ex. eral in Boso'a, but OF what use are the,
Smoke consists of creOSOte, acrtic acid, a
~" carbon. The last is perfectly inert, the ii
"o valuable antiseptic, and the other an .
the portant condiment, and no harm can ar
md from an a,lmx,ure of tbs !brce as in bac,
=, A portion OF the root is raised, so as to -
NIT the pureSS of smoke and steam wItht
e"' admitting RAIN.
on Most ordinary cookery is done in sort
the forge, having series OF little IRE places .,
L.. which olIas can be placed. These are po
WI earthen, OF course, often unglazed, and of
rious shapes and sizes.
eral And now wha, is doing here? Prtron
'ul- is busy at the grinding stone bruising v
do, maize to dough. The Indian corn here nt
er enters a water mill, nor does 1t enter lar!
'"'S " into Granadan cookery. La Srnora is st
by ed on a low stool before her Is jar-toI
had ion-as large as the oil jar in the Fol
rl,.n,..- .a,b Of mI: oh was aI,lu of ..r