Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-11

From Paul Marcoy'. South Ameriea.rI

Ifr0M I0Il MlrcOy e " South America.
For fashionable woman of Arequipa
the very height of bon ton is to have for her
carpet bearer when She goes to church
(hassocks or pr5e-dIeus are unknown in
Peru. and pieces OF carpet are used to kneel
upon) little Indian IRON the Sierra Neya
da whether boy or girl Is of no c0nse-
guence. but the little dwarf should be as
round a tub and clothed in the tradition
al costume, which Is designediy exaggera-
ted to render it grotesque. 10 be followed
by a couple OF these marmOts Is the very
height oi iashiyn These little Indians are
bought in the Sierras from some native
family for a ie~ piastFes and a supply OF
cocoa and brandy. An edmlrer cannot
present the lady of L,s heart with gilt
more sure t. be highly apprcclated, and a
parting Injunction to the traveller leaving
hDme Tor the S.erras Is almost invariably,
Ny lie, 90 not forget to bring me little
Indian The young autocthOne Is for a
few years naGe great pet OF. hen he
reaches h.s twelfth Or thirteenth year, how
ever. his legs are found to have grown too
long for the Office OF carpet bearer. lie IL
accordingly banished from the parlor, de-
prlved % his livery, and passed On to the
kitchen, where the dOme>;ics, OF whose
little secrets he has - long been the ;aie-
bearer. make him pay by Hany a tWItch o.
the nuSe tor hi past lnGl~eroiiUns aud pros
perity. Sometimes the yOun. man VIII re
main III the family u . llcn lac Ia, been at
tached IN the capacity of domestic ZINC
times be quits 1t and suc- e.>ew Aesr, Or be
comes one of the ljat.ns dt-dOor Pupula-
ton Of Artquipa.
rne Stroye Tuesday Festival in Ar,q Iipa
throws into the shade all tae stories I'D ui
| carnIyaiS elsewhere, WnctheI IN Rome n
Ncs-Orleans. Hen eggs p.aY Il most IN
| pOrtant part in this sOlemnltY- Indeed, Il
| Is estimated that on ShrOye Iue-cay over
! Sl5O, 600 are spent on eggs alone in Arequi-
/ pa. All through the YEAR the eggs, a they
| are consumed, are bcuken only at one end,
| and the shells are carefully preserved Ihe
| week preceding the festival l. spent ia pre-
/ pairing them iUr use. Ihrc5 women unite
In this employment One oil them diiutes
, gambJse, indigo, and cdrmine IN Il tuoiul
OF water. The second h.ls the egg shells
with the tiucsGro, while the third close the
opening by means OF little squares Ot cloth
fastened with Il lIquehed wax, which con-
reals Immediately. These shells are tnen
/ exposed tor sale by the bd>ket;u! at The
Corners OF every street. and at day ylgnt On
Shroye Tuesday the lua begins. The Two
sexes clothes themselves IN white from head
to iOot Those OF family who are hrst up
assall all v hOm they eau eaten IN Del win
three OF four eggs ui various cuiOr>, anu
follow up the accDIats with plentiful
sprlnkllng OF fur. TIe uLlucSs victim
removes hi, pa>ty mask a. beet he can,
clothes himself In us tuTn VIII tine "hlte
armOr of the combat, AMI, supplied win
eggs and flour, revouees On sli around Eim
the aifrOnt he has received. The iun thus
commenced wakes more furious a. tle day
! l., I-sf he ait
la Is one immense mouth, from which e.
capss continuous ruar." Ihen troops OF
hoIses-iecayeG, one-eyed, fUundered are
brought from the PampIlla, desert North
of the city, and are offered for sale On the
Plaza Mayor. The price Of these Shroye
TUESDAY cOursers yar.es from i've to twelve
francs. according to their degree Of yltali-
ty. The battle Ol the eggs has all day been
raging IN the streets. and now the detach-
ments of cavalry. extsmpOrlzed by the pur-
chasers OF these steedS. make the combat
tenfold more furious. Etch cavalier mounts
himself on his jade, taking IA husketiul oil
eggs on his arm, and organizing into de-
tachments they put themselves beiofe I'LL
ferent balconies which are defender bY per,
sons of the gentler sex. These, armed
with pumps and syringes, boldly sustain
the assault TO the eggs Oi tie enemy they
oppose torrents of water more or less Imp
| III The ,.ombat often lasts more than an
hopr without victory declaring for either
of the combatautS The men drenched like
Tritops. the womel di-heyeled Ike Bacchan-
tes. rival each other IN tae haTdiho0d and
fnry into which they uur! defiant epithets
ag.,n.. one another Ia trde ilJmcrlc style
In the heat of the engagement piercing
sbries. issuing from jhe he>ieged balcony,
rings like the note ni a ITS m chaT'rdri'
Tbis cry. received BY the Iaen Tith gene
raj roar ot laugh comes trOm some i'ir
one who has been struck in the eye. or
otherwise hurt, by q piuk OF blue egg.
thrown by vigorous hand, and who iaiiS
. temporarily into the arms oil her eompan-
r ions. The victim is conveyed to sale dis
tance from the field Of battle, aud the ae-
ton. suspended for a moment, Is recon-
!. menced. The Amaz0ns now averge tho
hurt of their sister with no such gentle
shower as that with which they have been
: themselves assailed. They reply to the enc
: NV with flower pots, broken fragments o
plates, and. indeed, with anything tha
: comes to hand. Under this shower q
i crockery wounds innumerable are inflicted
: the dismayed warriors are repulsed, and g
10 besiege another balcony. AT the strOk'
Of the bell of the evening Anqefus thes
street orgies abruptly cease, the reveier
withdraw to their homes, where they con
l. tinue the orgies through the night In
d next day the greater part Of the inhabi'
sr ants are enveloped in bandages. but e'sc
( one consoles himself with the belief that
re Ia inflicted q much damage o hs has sa
tanned.