The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1863-10-01

| wi -, g., -ah 2Bcsr's saEe, eno sNerw Ard % -
| convent TIE mos. bsauilfal building Of the kin
Mexico. To tell the truth. Pray ssrspio wls j
dom In bis cell but his friendskip insured u,sa|
constant welcome al TIE monastery, thslibrary~1'
which Possessed irerhsus,itle treasures.
Among hs monks whom m Q, In the ccrr.d0N
/ o. Ssu Francisco, there was one. above oil, uh~
seemed 10 me 10 personfy the convent lfe with an
| it's attendants Of g'comy observance and sscrvs
pera1ee. II was an id man, with . shining taA
ie.i, KIND u I'VE, II In lei wi b cri Jsty. ssinsd
me whoue sss hin. I could lave sworn tho
on Of those sombrs pictures upon the walls q u,s
convent, from the p,ncil OF Ro iigues brsrs, a.
Via p.ndo sd efi s from. and come 70 life sssi.
Sometimes surprised him wac rins the gardsA
Borders or gislss lis care to those flowers WHICH
gew nearest the grass grown walks. Ny irnagin-
Atom soon fund soiye romantic link bstwesn thsn
melancholy old msn and tie forsAken bower ~.
solved T. enter into Conversation with him. con.
science 90 troubled as MS .eemsd 10 b. might sursAy
pe sbr 20 MAKO some cutons revtldiiuns; but s1,
repeated ate pts ~ Linn from LA hs itusi
SctlTni'y, wAs 'o-csIto 1i7e Il up IS hopcless.
Despsung ofsu'c;s' "a nv euies,or, 10 ind,,a
te monk TO tfesk silence, resolved 10 aueytos,
Ir1y ssrapio az Vt him aud. with the hope 81
meet.us tn 10 - Trsnc.s,an, Girectei nv stun.
n one Of 'he most uriug spo.s IN the en-trsa
Of Mexico, The o,nsl ofvigs
SoSbe;s ~ NsH.so could thsr. b. ho,,nt . -
weich ltestnis ar app'Arsncs more different.
scoring - tho sasons o; the year, than In Viz.
C'n'h NJ pace IS by turnf more solitary or moro
crowded. more loIy or more sI.nt This canal
atou' wen'y-fnsr i.ies long, mixss ia vssssp
With the lske on which Chalco stands end form.
su,eanI ofiranspors anl communication besv.rn
'hs. town and Mexico. a broad open road, planted
VIII sspsns aud popsrs. runs Along i.s assp.nr
waters
Ifthc pode,trisn did rot observe, ., sons dj..
tancs from the h'hasy, tie buildings which Ell
Close the bull-rns. and, farther off, the towers II
tie csihedra,abovs which shoe, up the two mighty
volcanoes o! Mexico, he might fancy himself ,hrss
hundred miles from ths city Some country hous.s.
whose Inhabitants are always Invisible; the desert.
ed phhs u tie Ca1deldr.d, rival road N She vis,,
sssies scattered here and there In tie midst "
teemins vegetation, on whose surface fost Chin
dmpds ''oauas islsnds,l looking Ike large bss-
kets solitary taquero Luz bore and there n thu
pain Zen range o. hils oysroppsd By
The stra. form tie Irue pal features IN tie land.
scipe.
Every Sunday In Lent, ,he entire populston az
Mexico ensembles hsrc. and = noisy crowd s.resrns
aioag tbs way. The day on which went " Tie
eanSl was tho last Sunday in Lent.
Launches, csro,s prosue,, were constant,
coming .nd gong; some Conveying to Mex CO. TO,
TIRE H5ly Week, Immense qusnsl,s OF a,xeru.
~mc" difgscd . most delshual oaor around.
over boats followed, crowded with iight-hssr,
ef merry PASSENGER wearing wreatis OF villa
poiry AM sweet Ies. and dancing Oh the d. cks -
We 'nsph!iS strains oi A4rps, nlies, snG uAando,-
.lus.
Parties o, hsh4spri,.,. wild looking cavalier,
dresse n 'he national COSTUME, 81 red up aud
down suild ire say throus As prot. sting ~ thei1
rough n-.n'isrs asaHsi tie whimsieal appssrlnc.
oi'he dance hSuite in French style
Evening VAS dra"Ir < on, darkness WAS COMING
down over we 'urrorrdins country, and the NOV.
lug Picture le're ne epidly disco ving when
perceived our hotsulsn seru4ingiy Masking thar
wsy toward ne. / ,'u.d not ~ nrst dis ngu ah
the i.stGgts Their iaces being partly concealed
!" tie wide spreading sombreros tfiinm,d win
Toad rir'.ns' which taey W Re bu'theii APPEAR.
al CAUSED iur - huspstt them
Inrte men, dfess' IN U.dn1ls and sardDvs
seemed 10 lie hemuins tue III with the inteuton OF
.lpos hs my issaseo. They mined ately spurrsd
tneI horses aud gallon Ell opt me
stand r. cred threaten. ny voice and at the
sAiae mcmtnL the Our hlrs .Iilon surround d ma.
Thty were neither rob,es nor slglszils bun
meH vi ose Am vie character and Joyous tenrers.
meat oi'"h lad cccs,iJu u apprec. ate.
In cue recOel-..-d bon Dle.o Aercaio, student
81 iLr ,o.y IA IL, .it. %, -. Joun sc LaneAr.
~ III Ter, 10 IGc D.n Bias; tho third was the
| l4a'go, u n RoA.ly D. r. . politi,al mar.
plot, WAC could never lie sat anel via the govern
'her- clt"e day, hut was siw. 40 Z NJ aLous for
- oppoFtun - / oycsturn H. Who WAS admittr1 4.
n,'"hLs'Ar IA = us " ekuefs, into tho hiyn.st
s-s.eiy N M,Acu. Sac iJuEtu was one whom would
have least cxpe isd to md "a company Ike ths
prs'eut, ani IN such a Gis' Use 4, was no otber
! At Iru'l~ than my by mend, Fray Ss.po
DO really SEQ tne Reverend Frsy ser.pio 30
itN s'hei' DO real! $50 my risad under sLis
bandit Costume ~
tut '' SD tha Fran .Scsn; II am travelling 10.
! CO.'S sAAll to-! you wig me other ttas-
&C Oh" tsid 10 u, tlo!4i II kage s,ln nm
TO ask yen which iLisrests H. 0 al mucn"
"lou are O.a -! our-e yra," SIZED tie oficer
and We 49, SONG 10 co q - you 60 q place out
| q MeNico, where We AZ end ~ Guish he HoI,
Nccs."
"WLere - ~" inquired.
You vii Arow when y.u &c, 0sre" replied
TIE AiiSIgo. know you are a lover o. udvsn,
tHrls vel, lru.e yoI t.r4e, aud OF . su.rgS
enough k,rd"
TINS WAS tski1g me on my weak q de- and 90
copied tie oh,r without tolbing myself any for
tAer ~ T. !!s WLeseALo.ts. nas u.s dss in iul
t'sve In costume, aud A. eN 'ulaioA b. Light wAs
stoVcAl, .Aly sg;,e,Ul. TO me.
w aliF' '"d, and threaded our wav through the
crowd; tLen ltssIus It, we ttru, al, u q Csnde.
IsrA rHA4i sud, rcIloLnGpg, pursued a LorthsrIy
d!rsct on. ic.l bsiiLd tie Iesi, ana joneu Fra,
seiep.u sa- .ssii. renewed M ma Tres sbouI hia
Use .Ise.
TO BE- Continued