, 1877-02-03
tho outer wall has been turned into furnace

LHE OtltEF NHll DECH tAfnCu ll1lO a luEu4fC
The ptaza Is pretty, open aquarc in tho
centre Of Tho town. Around It arc grouped tho
ancient market, tho Cathedral. tho tioyern-
mont palace, and other interesting buIldihgs.
In the middle Of the rlaza Is The monument
greeted IL 1872 IN commemosntton Of tho Spanish
Liberal Constitution. The old palace Ii nol-
ernfzetl and used ~ the pust-ofllcc. The market
consists Of roof, .atprorted BY dozen hcavy
Ing tho same scenes arc enastel a.
cungregatc there with their. lnny wares,
and from MY window in tho hotel can hear
them n 1abber1ng in their odd, brokcn' spentsf.
like The fort,ts scemIngly impenctrnbte TO tlc
assaults q. Of time. u was eonstrnsscd IN l7gs.
ts as si s NC G'e o%r q s IL s1tss Il
inches, tue whole w,tl! tho clock forming d
cross. One Of the bells Is dated 1859, and Is
sal! to have hccn taken from = chapcl which
9nee t e1fste;l 1ust outside tho eity, gnte:
called " "Nuestra scnora dc la Lcche. Or "Our
Lady Of the sfIlk,"-so named from an old Roman
superstition. tho Juno Pronuba being tho deity
whom the Roman matrons invoked IT, supply
ono In town seemed to know tho exact location
OF the old chapel, though | inquired of many
natlves Finally made thorough! exploration
Of tho ground IN tho vicinity of tlie city Elte,
ouce been tho wAl1a Of the structure, but quite
Tic cathedral !. aot:open d vlstors,-a fact
that Will he received with surprise by readers
and priests on the Continent, who arc
decidedly amosuus Of sixpcncea, an.! francs, nt,d
gruscllcn. Seeing tho door Of the cathedral
open yesterday alternuot,. ! seized the oppor::
t,intty to stcal H. Soine Kind Of service scGolctt
tn he IN progress, and, to my extreme astontsll-
1l1a AuplEauH co.si.TBp snrtHILr or
NEaNpEs.
According to popular belief. the negro has but
where in .raro instances lie is given to fetish.
worsl,ir. These, however, wrrc evidently Cath
ol!cs. Most Of them were children, .only
.. very few. older. heads being visible by
siy s q pre.t tsRf sm q .sen sn e4a s9sa' and black
sktrts was going through some fncantattons, and
nlutterlng now and then unlnte1lfclblc LatIll
,cxclasnatlons. The audience was icstlcss and
needless many of te children eating oranges r.;
scate. by and by, at signal. fouF negro i,oys
steppe,l forward and llfted little white
ooS that had not observed hitherto lying 2 near
she a'sar. Eycrylsdy gos Tp iron. tasr 1';!
order. llt,st1Ing past the boys carrying
tho box who, indeed, were scarcely more set1atc.
This rabble talked and laughed IN mnnner
Tint was quito inappropriate in church, much
!c9s az Iauc[alf i1F elleA Waa the eaAtaete9 u
the servlec. Ono 'somatl alnno seemcl to feel
differently from the rest. She followed tho cof-
I'm cl,tcly md Wcpt. Poor th[ng She was
probably tho mother. Of the dead child. IN a
moment tue church "as closed, tho nolsy
crowd had shutllctl out Of sight, and the Spun
islI priest with shnvcl' heat was colaIy notion
Ing inc TO 1cavc Il WIS ali like dream, and
strolacd ot1t quito bcwsldercd.
OTHER POINTS or INTEREST
In the town aro tho sea-sval', built Of co4ulna,
and extending along tho ent!Fc front OF tho.
city for over q mile, the barracks, whcre several
companies Of troops arc stationed. the old E!u-
Racnot buryang.ground, aud tho city Eate. Tho
luttor is line ruin, being tho remnant OF tho
wall that once protested the northern side Of
tho town. 1t has l0op-holcs and scntry.boxes,