New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-05

cI.reef9r' with that eKquliie tact whoh f.ei uasN
rir,ly The rgtt m"mtnt when to Sei. dssreetr,.
,7, NM, nrysde all TIC move neuts q IL taoa IN,
ss,I - ;c- lie NUT be sngulaflJ free from vs.,y
sr - geDetsl found Ia be enthusiast who he. "a.
ar 20 Ccrcesl his tDthusiusm'
IN bis account of the discovery and settlement. T
Nicaragua. Mr.. Helps Describes national cus'cs
in ,re,rj 70 marriage, which Le remarks, "amo,s
81 the strsuge things that have been dooe IN "a.
usy Of matrmory is perhaps uh'quo IN @s
ali ala of the World
NIcARAcUAN MARRIAGE
A y,urg Nicsrssusn beauty woud have tosny "a
coed loyt r., but attef tLe be'Iinkng tsf thstW
uould be well to marry aud 'ete, sac "ouls sss her
T. Ter 20 give Der portion Of land near TO whers rs
lived Wien te had app iutec what land sac shoud
have he ~oud cell her lovers t"g.'hr aod Tel thea
n st wished 20 marry and 10 tske Que II them -
h. husbsr5. that che did not p 'ssss'a house: bh
Il at - desired that ,he. would buh her one ON The
,sud which her fatler lad giVen utf Ihe praisat
dsu-el did rs, best,ie TO enter Into se!s ., 70 we
la os bnuse abe wished Ia have built, and would
adj tbst If the, loved her well, the house ~odd he
buif by such day giyingt 'em moan or sAweeks
10 comDl,e It in. To one she w"ud give tnr 20
OF ,hng the woodwork; 10 ano'her' 70 nnu '.s
canes which were 20 form the walls 20 anothrr 70
nroy ide the cordage; another 10 gather tue srsv
Tor the roof TO another, to procure .he dns' nsa
.ock the house y snoiher to got deer aId p,s> 'f
her: 20 another 10 collect maize. ms ~orS was
usually out ia band with the utmost prOGptnde, no1
the least thing dispt need VITA tnst she hau
for. On the contrary, anxious Go $40" ,nei' heA V
he LAD, Of their affections they sometimes brougns
cubls Of what hsc been demanded. Their friends
I'd relations aided them, for It was always thougnt
reat honr to be the successful comp ttor ana 'oss
would reflect honor upon bis kindred.
We may easily imagine what elotts were insdc ~
he couteudrg parties to promote ther severs ruts,
oy be, relatives bonored and 1sttered, now hen
oupsnions were way laid, and what ,ies we'e c,a-
20 her ears Of the dangers and cbors that were
Lan f,,b bar lp a
never Lave been brought distinctly before the eyes
Of the world in The pleasant province y NieHAsa.
a, lss. the house was reacy. fho provisions sns
the iurule were put in and the hearts OF the over
woke coz pettois beat rapidly as tie fortunate cr
the fatal moment approached. xv,
A solemn fes,. was held ia the new house Wncn
supper wss concluded. the damse rose, and msde .s
short but gracious speech. She first thanked tnem
Al heartily for the labor they had uacergone on her
behalf She then said that she wished II Wa ~ ase
power 10 make many women that she cou'u P'o,"s
"a wife .or each OF her sutton. ln times past tney nsI
seer vha, a loving mi tress she had been 10 each of
them: but now she was going to be married, AMI 70
belong TO one aone-shd this Is the one, she saiu;
whereupon she took the chosen s1iIof oy tne oaaa,
ard ,etired from tie apartment. Her choice havus
beep decaled the disappointed sHtors and their re-
specve factions went away anicaoly, ina conciuded
the fesst by dancing and orpklog, uhth 9 senses"
most Of the n were overcome. . =.
a. 10 the bride she was heDcef1rward utterly colo
to all her former lovers, and showed herself TO bes
true wife. Tie disappointed suuOrs, Tor the doss
part bore their disappointment meekIy, out 'ome-
lin es NJ happened that uthe morning after the mar
rinca one or tw O Of them were found hanging from
tree and there the boo les remained, ghafy sPeota'
Gle Of Aonor Ia show the world how the fatf Nioara
guam had been loved an lost.
Reverting to Mexico, We have an interesting
description of the members Of religious orders.
which took such an active part in tho civilization
of the country The Ffanciscans were tho first
mcuks who entered Mexico. group of those
remarkable enthusiasts as described BY cur author,
presents a curious picture.
A CLUSTER OF MONKS.
Martin de Valencia the head OF tie Order of Saint
Francis was q monk who, in ca ~ lie, had intended,
from Mis- love ~ solitude and contemplation 10 become
Caithusian. He afterward gave up this iatenti,n,
but eneied into franciscan convent IN very ietued
situatOn There he suffered terrible pertur5atiOns,
annrebensions and imaginatons concerning tho
things Of our sacred faith. In the end however, he
cane out vctorously from all these troubles and dan
gers and was suddenly struSk with "a great wish 10
Convert The ipfcels. To go and preach in Africa vas
what he lCnged for most. This wish was not grated
bit he rose IN his order until he became provincial Of
he province of San Gabriel Ii Is mentioned as an
instance Of his humility at this time OF bis life that,
ding to his country 10 see his relations, when he
had arrived at the town where they lived, he began
consider witt himself what cauee 1t was that had
brought him there and imagining that IL mere
worldly one, he resolved TO morty and humiliae him
elf wbereupon, diyestng h nselt OF his uppor gar
meuts, he put cord about his neck, aud bsds his
IL
lis relations lived as If he were common msef .ct0r.
Having gone through this humiliation and without
having spoken TO any of his relations be re.
turned Ia bis convent.
When ne arrived in Mexico he maintained the most
rigid mode Of lite. He went barefoot with poor and
torn robe bearing his wallet and his cloak Gu his own
shoulders without permitting Indian to assist
in carrying them la this fashion be used to visit tho
converts under his jurisdiction Being already an old
man when he arrived in Mexico he could not lrarn
the language with the same facility as his psnions
SO that what he most devoted himself TO was teach
ing the little Indian boys to read Spanish. Besides
he eethought him that they would become tho
teachers OF their parents. After the "canoncal
hou-sr' 5e sang hymns with the little children aud
a. ~ are tod. cid great good in the Iudian villages
where be resided. The love of solitude which so be-
set hun in his youth, had not quilted him n his old
age ara be used occasionally retire TO an oratory
On mountain, where he mig esoy the most pro-
found CCntempatiop.
Frsu'isco de Soto was the next man in that order
who attained to high estimation aneng his brethren.
tie was q man Of singular piety who afterward re-
lueed the bishoprc OF Mexico. The next was Toribio
MotOlina, before mentioned. He devoted him ,elf to
teaching catechlzng, and baptizing the Indians and
ia said that he baptized no less than four hundred
thousand Of them
But among the Franciscsns the man who perhaps
die mot service was Peter of Client Flemish lsy
brother, who, in bis humility never would be any
thing bur lay brother. He was the first who taught
the Die deans to read, to write, to sing and TO play
upon musical instruments. He contryed 10 get q
large sclool built where he not oaly rad his pupils
taught to read and TO write but also TO paint To
make on anenai work 10 stone, and TO employ them
selves Ia other arts. He was well acquainted h the
Mexican language and would preach when there was
priest to undertake that office II il said that bo
Instituted c0frdd,as among the Irdians. Many idols
and temples owed their destruction 10 him. and many
churches heir building. He spent a long hs-no
LEES than fifty years-n such abors and was greatly
beloved BY the Incia whom he h bsh