Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-12-14

tho most amusing ana mover eiSn'o W"
newly fiedged visitor to Malaga observes
is the train of small donkeys, but little
larger than Newfoundland, dogs burdened
with great leather bags, which hang over
the little animals, filled almost to bursting
with wine, and 80 completely covering
the diminutiye donkey that little else than
his ears can be seen. The drivers beat
them numerically at times, and the poor
little creatures are patient under the in
Fiction, as if 'twere necessary ooncomi-
tant to their existence. The trains Of
these wine laden creatures are to be seen
any time of the Gay AMI ell days of the
week; and one among the most monoto
nous and nerve distressing sounds is the
drivers cry ringing out shrill and inhar-
monious, to no purpose that we can OBJ
serve, for the little fellows have become
80 accustomed to it, they flap their ears
and heed it not.
This morning we took cab and drove
to the English cemetery, which is spot
we'll worthy visitors favor. Twas there,
upon an elevated mound overlooking the
placid waters of the Mediterranean, We
saw beautiful city of the dead all about
us. Twas one among the loveliest burial
grounds l ever saw, and in the highest
state of cultivation the flowers and
shrubs almost buried the cold, unfeeling
earth from our view. 'Twss there we saw
a chaste marble monument imbedded with
rich geraniums, in profusion of fullest
bloom, and rising from them cross sur
mounted slab of delicately streaked mar
be, gold lettered as follows "Thos
Clerke, son OF Hon. Thos. Vim. Clerke,
Judge of the Supreme Court of New
York, U. S., born in New York, goth
April. 1927 died in Malaga. 10Th Nov.
1855; acting U. S. Consul" I cannot tell
you how sad was the reminder of home.
to find my own neighbours son buried
away off here in Malaga. He doubtless
came to this temperate and saluorious eli
mate, hoping to regain lost health. and
like so many others buried here, he came
when il was too late-died among strang-
era, and must needs be buried in a strange
land.
We drive to the city again, and have
become go accustomed to bartering With
the exacting swindling tradesmen that we
do not think of making purchase with
out offering much less than the price ask
ed. We did not realize how completely
we had become subjects of this custom
until we observed William this morning
pleading with an old woman fruit-vender
who offered him five luscious oranges for
one cent, while William thought seven
his due. I believe he succeeded in get
ing seven finally, when Willie cruelty
suggested that ten for a cent was prob.
ably the price. II we could make money
as rapidly as we have saved it by barter
ing with Spanish tradesmen, we should at
no dist ant day be ranked smoug the capt.
talists of our land. I saw pretty, velvet
trimmed study cap in the show window
of large store, and ran in to inquire The
price. The urbane salesman politely re-
piled, Three piastres, senor," $50 cte.)
Too much, said, in my indifferent Span
ish. How much you give ?" he asked.
1 looked at it carefully and replied, 'Six
reales," go cts.) ''Take it !" he said. Such
transactions are calculated to make one
feel that he might have bought cheaper.
and we are ever ready to torment each
other by suggesting that perhaps lower
offer would have bought the criticize
There is no kind of satisfaction in buying
goods at half the price asked, for still one
has the lingering feeling that he has been
extraordinarily charged. There is not
whit of what we call commercial honor Or
principle among Spanish traders, and our
faith is being much impaired as to whe-
Their these elements are not altogether for.
eign to Spanish character.
Three miles over wretched road this
afternoon brings US to charming noun
tain dale and we course it another mile
to bring up at the gates of a charming
villa. Conceptions it is called by its pro-
pretor, whom we are surprised to learn is
a Bostonian, although not fresh from the
"Hub," the name of Loripg sounds very
familiar. He is at present member of
the Spanish Cortes and rsbid monarch
ist we hear. In the present condition of
Spain Mr.. Loring is probably justified in
his monarchial tenets for reasons which
are becoming daily more apparent to US.
but of that subject hope to treat more
clearly in future letter. Our visit to
Villa Conceptions has been spoiled by
green Spanish servant Of Mr.. Loring's
who with hawk eyes has watched our
every movement as If he feared we might
pocket the whole villa and HE away With
it. We have been taught to be quite re-
CARELESS of persons in Spain, and to oom-
fort each other with the assurance that
we will never be seen again by these
Spaniards, so that it matters not if we
trespass upon their customs.
I wish that you might have been with ne
at Conceptione to wander through the
of tropical vegetation and to
quaff the perfumed air which was reson-
ant with thu solacing humming of busy
bees, chirping oriokets and singing birds
We passed several fish ponds bordered
with the orange, lemon, eitron, olive, and
palm trees and to shaded alcoves which
suggest in depseness of verdure, with
only here and there a stray sunbeam
peeping in, that spot so romantic in 3
CLINE calculated to stimulate romance, it
might be dangerous for an unsettled
maiden heart to come under the influ-
ence of an enamored Romeo. I can ina
CINE how much easier 'tvould be to
plight vow here than where surround
logs are less conducive.
Mr.. Loring's Conceptions we pronounc-
ed our ideal of a retired home, and twas
we'll worth the ioltinp cab ride IL q sst for