The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-02-15
Letter frem Demlnlca.
PuERTo Plata, CDcminican Republic,)(
January 81, lSCi.


De~, sir-Your valuable paper sometimes finds
la way into the rural districts OF San Domingo.
That vas the case last week, when an American
gentleman had the kindness TO distribute . larss
rumlrr of weekly papers and magazines smon-a q
party Of my friends. We were born in the United
States and love the friend, we len behind us, and
love to get news from the old folks at homs Per-
hsrs they would like to hear from us-whst We
thIk of our ncw country.
We hsd q Christmas party ont In tho country,
and we all asrced thu, II would be good idea 70
ds-ribe IL TO you, aud ,ha, you might perhaps be
pleased " state the principal items In Tur SUs.
There were fourteen persons, Eve of whom were
ehilufen, atd the table was tp small for many,
go we carried door ou, by the SIDE Of the beautiful,
clear spring, and made table Of II. You don't Aet
your Christmas tables out d 'ors in NV York, but
here the year Ia the san summer weather.
Tic shade OF the mango trees was slusi 70 ro,f,
end the table was covered with plenty Of
every thing most Of /, was Of our own raising,
though none of us has been here two years, except
the family ths, gave the party.
Mr. JAxrs came here six years ago, the steward
Of an English brig, aud was eft here very sick and
very pojr ur bc, an ~ work for hts board ~ this
piscs and in tiS month. he made b,rsniu To buy
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gts with his n'ishbors for Other little matters. He
cold three 'ncce.sve cuttings oil oorn fodder 10 the
mule'eefs ~ Port" y "a At his own door, at an ave
rage Of forty dollars tho crop, and had plenty Of
gr'in corn for his table every week OF ths year,
bes des what lie sells as market with his other veg
s'abes
Such 'hingss' sweet potatoes c'ru' beans toma-
toes siuashe"' ocra' eggplant ne ru" IN tue
ground mon'h N'er month"; anu mas s's"y sue
ecseion Tor 'he h"'ke' 'he year ronh' oay "me
oi 'hem he bas 70 WAFER once OF r'"l'e "uon ne
u"nsilans them iroin Toe sedins oed' vi 'heSo
thipgs he .old ono moh'h win sno'her ABOUT S''
worth 70 the market folks who come 10 MIN quite
regularly ouy. We bad on our ChriH'mas tsoe,
quite irtsh IRON mis- sround' nine or Ten xmas oil
vegetables, which he can always depend upon irom
January 70 December. have named his sale OF
corn fodder and vegetables, the produce solely OF
his own labor, a. bringing In nearly fve hundred
clear dollars. That is not the whole story by any
means. lie has nearly his whole living of the
place There Is Stun for his pigs, his poultry, and
his COW, and ho raised sugar cane enough 70 make
sugar for his family use.
This Is what any smart, industrious man, with .
tidy, hsathful vile, can do afssr tho hrss year II he
takes the right ssars whom he comes here Hut
mus' resurn 70 eur enri@mAs 'aole. hwas srreAd
with almpls home made fare, The cold roast nick.