Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-05-20

ounces spread out, and where the games
Of roulette and faro were played all night
long. Standing hard by, we watched the
playing for an hour, and then retired to
bed, with brass band, blowing away mad,
only about ten feet from the thin doors Of
our apartments.
THE BALL
could not be called success, for only two
couples were dancing and they, merely q
few turns. as the attendance was mainly
around the gaming tables, which were
thronged.
We spent three delightful days at Orr.
zaba, visiting the many curious and inter.
csting old Spanish churches. in wandering
around the picturesque streets, in watch
ing the odd manners and customs of the
ancient Aztec Indians, hundreds of whom
were ever and ever struggling about,
bringing their flowers aud fruits and char.
coal Qheir chief articles of merchandise,
into the city for sale, loaded upon their
own backs, or the not much stronger backs
Of their dirty, sleepy little donkeys.
At 0rizaba, one evening, on my way tt
the /" Lonja." or club, l met the famou,
onc-legged General Santa Anna, and one
day We had the thrilling excitement Of
GENUINE SPANISH BuLL-FIouT
with Napouca bulls. Mrs. c. and
Mr. B. remained present only untl
after the first bull was killed, out the Col
and l stood, or sat, the whole thing brave
ly through, from three until halfpast siA
in the afternoon. Several bulls were
killed, and plenty of horses nearly SO, ant
one mar pretty well punched. 1t was ra
ther a ckening entertainment, but no
quite as bad as one that took place a
the city of Puebla few days thereafter
where three men, as well as many horses
were killed! The women and children
Of which there were many, enjoyed th'
spor!(D quite as keenly as the male spec
tators, if we could judge by the gusto witt
which they shouted, laughed, dcvouret
sweet meats, and drank puiQue. N, B
-PmlQue is drink much INDUCED In b,
the middle and poorer classes of Mexico
and which tastcs something like rancic
milk, boiled onions, and eggs that have
remained too long in the family. A viii
fluid, until you get accustomed to th'
taste, and, as it is always kept in hogskius
instead Of jars or bottles, TO prevent break
ing, and the hog.skins not presenting
too clean or agreeable appearance, we don
think we shall soon get accustomed to th'
national beverage. 1t is made from th'
leaves Of the magucy, large plant lik'
aloe or cactus.
THE ANDES
We left Orizaba on the morning o
March the ninth by rail; and in an hou
began the ascent Of the famous Ande
Mountains. Iu two hours we CLIMBED
four thousand feet, making eight thousand
above Vera Cruz. At one little town
Mallrata--at the foot Of !he mountain
we looked up, and nearly over our head
was the "down train. four thousand fec
above US. In two hours afterward w
had exactly changed places, and ourselve
looked coaUn upon the same train that bu
two hoais earlier VIC were looking up to
1t is one of the most remarkable and stu
pendous railroad works Of the world, ant
pecrng down from our immense heigh
upon the lovely fertile plains immediatel.
below US, was something fearful. Thi
great road, although not quite 300 mile
in length, has cost about $50, 900, 900 il
gold! They use enormous double locomo
tires made in England, which carry thei
wood and water on top of their backs, lik'
gigantic camels, to make thelh heavier
that they may cling to the rails. Thu
temperature was so much colder up j,
these mountains that VIC had 10 wrap our
selves in heavy overcoats and shawls
whereas we had been baking in the val
leys two hours earlier.
We arrived about dark at the city o
Pucbla de los Angeles, where we were II
spend two or three days, chiefly in seeing
the splendid cathedral, which is richie
and grander than the great one IN Mexico
although not quite as large. Here W
found another " Hotel Diligencias," bull
around great courtyard. where the.
were shoeing mules all day and yell
ing and quarreling with each other al
night ; and where our rooms we're so i'm
mcnse that we could hardly see one anoth
er across them. and where the window
were the doors. and the doors had lock
upon them like those on the Inquisition j
Spain. or the BastiIe in Paris.
AT the cathedral one day VIC assisted
at solemn Function" for the dcparte
soul of some defunct priest, and where tn
ochestra played. among other pieces, th