, 1873-11-16
a Chinaman Worried BY
Drunken Sailors.
Popular Interference in Rows Between
Man and Wife.
How an American Naval Officer
Had Some "Fun,"

Anu Whlcn Lave been laid On tho shoulders ol
:? Henry Meiggs and hta corps Of onginoors, on
account OF their opening up tho innor raaources,
OF the country; and now NC are In danger Of d
aNl1 moro serious sories Of calamitica from the
immcnHo
which have takon place down tho mountains on
the new Oroya Railroad. aud which Threaten
Lima with inunuation. Those land-slidos hsyo
destroyed life and property, and still seriously
threaten the city, AZ Linn stands In valley sur
rounded BY mountains. But, as your papers
havo givon accounts Of the dangers that may
occur from those iand-Blidos, shall not oulargo
upon thou.
I believe that in no other country In tho world
fB there suoh q complete absence Of tho htnoss
OF things as among tho Inhabitants Of Peru.
They aro constantly doing and saying the most
grotesque and inappropriate things, with Tho
eame unchang,ng air Of dignity and sober
earnestness, that Makes It only tho moro ritlcu-
tous. To illuatrate:
A r1ouB DoNKEy.
Daily thore passes my door IN old Oholo water
man, carrying his rater-jars on tho most d.
minntive and btuntcd Of donkoys, and daily is
the eame Hcono enacted. As Peru is Catholic
, country, thcro is erected in tho centre of four
stroets largo wooden or stono cross, and It is
tho universal custom for every man, woman and
child, whonever they pass one Of these waysido
crosses, to stop. and; making the sign Of
tho crosu, to bow before 1t. Some OF tho
more devout kuool, and mutter an
Ave Maria, while every ono dofrs the hat and
makes tho sign Of tho cross Either this little
donkey Of tho aquador Tor wator-carrier) has
been brought up by priest, or olao he possesses
more devotion than the rest Of his Bpecies, for
no invariably atopa square before tho eross, Bets
his four legs sturdily at right angles puts up
his long, ears and Rtraightons his atubby tail.
and obstinatoly and perHietcntly refuses to move
s ni Kicks aaS ahi sSeas rs ss1Sn M L. s po M
bolabors him with stout cudgel,; but all
to no purpose. Standing as immovable
as rock. tho donkey. brays and
snd, 1t svory BLOW, only plants hss foot moro moro
firmly and brays tho louder. Little donkey boys
Say: :" Let him alone,-.he is Of his dovotionsi"
bystanders cry, "Look at tho pioty Of tlo
despair at the crowd, says, 7what ,9aN do :
What can do ?" In tho most hopeless tones
then turning TO the donkey. ho says aavago!y to !
It, g" Beast! stop your braylngi you are nothing |
fore you'll" This aettles tho donkey, for he |
moves on, amid tho jeers Of the loolers.on and |
my own laughter.
/. 1 on1NAMAN WORRIED BIZ pnuNKEN sA11onn.
have been much amused at the drunken an
tics Of couple Of sailors, ashore for a spree |
after long voyage. In front Of n Chinese eat |
ing-house (caliod fonda) those realing tars SEQ
standing 8: donkey, whose Chinese Waterman has
Just gone into tho fona7 with his jar Of fresh !
water, leaving. the little donkey patiently watt
ing for him. In moment one Of tho sailors ia |
across the street, and has mounted astride the !
ana a onF ees snest or qus
touching the ground. The other sailor takes
tho poor boast by tho bridlo and by blowa aud |
curaos tries to induce the dopkoy to go
h..A.S 10 L. %..l
1turdily, and sets his hoad atifly in the sir. Out
comea tho Chinese Waterman, and begins to rem |
aon with the drunken sailor to get OF from his |
jars. But the sailor is drunk enough to want to |
have little frolio, and refuses to got off, or to
allow the Chlnamsn to pull him on. Ih9 Water %
Ing higher .spd louder. The sailors, who can |
neither understand Spanish. nor Chinese, ro-
tori. in oaths and in Englishi go that |
f sailor puils is at % tIs dopkoys d bridlo9oiu; and
tho one seated upon tho animal jerks the beast's
tail up and down. and digs his knees into;th |
donkey's sides, shouting. and kicking Of him to |
. fhe sailors, and some with tho Chinnman. After
exhausting all his arts to lislodge tile jolly tar,
the Cinnamon appeals to the crowd. and saya in
Spanish, " Gontlemen, pity me and help no
'seee how am hinacEod and tormentel BY this
. drunken Americana. Will not some Of you bo |
good enough to bring Ills mother, that she mty |
coax him to got OF and leave mo to goin peaos!"
Tho idea of bringing his mother!
:! .s:,, 4 coNJuoA1 ROW.
= And still another queer thing occurred IA l |
was passing blacksnith'a shop tho other day, |
md 1t serves to illustrate the peculiar humor OF
smlth's shop was crowd OF pcoplo. all looking
in ut tue open doors and through the grating Of
+ the windows. Some wo1o laughing. some wero
.scoIding' aud, making my way through the
I nnin t,,t1 Ali,
what / saw: Tic tlacksmith~a al, halo, hearty
man Of about 80 years OF age-had become tired
OF the scoldings aud up6raidings Of his Sife,
and. it seems, had told her that he waa not going
TO i've With her any more aho WAS DID, .-Bho Maa |
c1oBs..-ahe was fadoa and d terrible scoll; and
. 80 lo had left her and taken younger and bot
te9SSkng agor WIFE, she hsd nfo tho baek
thst she ard hor ohilaron should stsryo.
hore daily and I Will food III them; y11as but,
10 aa for you'-yoa had bottor 50 and drown your
SWELL" said she, 1--WE. will SOC who Is tue |
strongest, you or Il" and ehe began chasing him |
around among the acraps ot old iron, and ovor
11ore she had him where sho could do hi,n aome
from = rod-hot tron-bar. and began to burn him
With ono end Of it. She aingea lis lair; :, aheo
shirt: ahe belebored him and singed him here
and there, untu he began to bag for help. like a
whipped child. Tho crowd kept calling out to
hor. "alyo it to himI'' 'tserysd him right!"
pinned him to tho wall bohind tlie forge, and
was flying At him like very fury. Then
tholr mood changed in an instant. As
sho scratched Ills faco with hor long
nats, until the blood howod FREQ
Vi; as. she bit him, and tore out his hair,
they cried ont ''What furyl" "What aho.
aeyil!" "Mo wontler, he loft hor, poor mani"
"sho Will kill him !" " He ought to defend him
self r. Co.. &c.,, until, becoming exaBporatod
the crowd burat in tho place. took the woman
prisoner, bound her hands, and marched her Oft
to tho lookup.
INTERPRETING nETwEEN MAN AND WIFE.
was walking, one evening, down the street
whore the rabouos (aoldlers) live, in small tents
One OF theac rabosleB was beating hia wife most
ferooioualy, and, attracted by her erica and lia
blows, : large crowd had assembled. in front OF
bis, tent. :" The brute l." "Tho drunken
fooll He will kill hor!" 'sWe will inter.
fore!" say they; and. tearing down tho tont-