Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-20
OUR SERIAL LITTER.
Something Of Salvador and Its Sur
roundings.

Contributed to the Public Lodgor.l
Imbued with fresh vigor by u
three days rest at Saco, which a
fatiguing, though by no means mo-
notonous, journey of several days had
necessitated, we are again in the sad
die and pursuing a zir4ag route
through the volcanic regions of San
Salvador. Our course, for many
leagues, lay upon the very SUBMITS of.
the mountains, occasionally descend
ing into a narrow valley of tropical
yerdure and then returning to a more
agreeable and delightful temperature.
\ frequent sight, as we passed along,
were extensive wheat fields, q grain
which will grow nowhere else except
in these elevated districts. Wheat
and all the cereal grains of the Tenn
perate one are produced in these
highlands, though, as yet, but meagre
attempts have been made at their in
PRODUCTION.
Our first stop was made at Sauce
(sau-see), a village which merited the
sobriquet of my Interpreter as Hiies
Moroso signalling baby. 1t seemed
as though the entire infantine popu--
lation ("and their name was legion"
had resolved to signalize our appear
ance by an universal uprising, and in
spite Of the wrathy admonitions Of
angry mothers, that unearthly confu-
sion OF screams rent the still night air
and were echoed and reverberated
among the distant hills, rendering the
place a perfect bedlum. AT last sleep.
which we had long craved, came over
us, but it only reserved for our dreams
a reproduction of all the scenes of
Pandemonium. With the hearing
faculties so acutely aroused, it was
natural that a cessation of these noises
would easily awaken one. | awaked
to a hairy tickling sensation on one of
my hands. | slightly moved it. when
there was a sudden but slight pres
sure. In a moment visions of the
hairy tarantula, that deadly spider
which infests this country. came to
ng mind | could see it-there it
was, ready to spring and infict its
deadly poisonous bite! l was all but
paralyzed with fear, though had left
me some courage. Wheeling myself
suddenly over in my hammock, out
jumped a dastardly pet monkey. which
had ventured to descend from his
perch after our nocturnal serenade had
ended, and couch himself beside me
in the hammock. | was too weak to
pursue and chastise him, as his impu-
dence deserved, but prayed for morn
ing to relieve me from this horrible
place.
At an early hour the next morning
w we're on the road, wishing to put
Sauce and the name of Sauce as far
behind us as possible. There was but
little variety in the scenery during
this day, except a view OF the volcano
of Sociedad, about three leagues to
the right of Santa Rosa. 1t was too
far off for anything like a distinct
view. There were volcanic indications
all along our route for the next two
days, and Our road frequently led over
lava discharges. Several mountains
were pointed out to us as having had
eruptions in the past, but had long
since ceased vomiting their fire and
smoke and assumed the quiet de-
meanOr Of the sister host that sur
rounded them.
Up to this time We had always man
aged to reach some village or hacienda.
where we could stop over night. but
deluded By representation Of distance
and otherwise, we travelled this day
until 10 o'clock at night, when, weary
and hungry, despairiRg Of reaching
any hospitable shed from the night
dews and wild animals. we resolved TO
take apartments in Natures temple
and lay down by the roadside. The
only rations now left me were a couple
OF tor6lles, Of which a thieving cav
ote deprived me during the uncon-
scious hour of slumber. But what
was our surprise the next morning to
una ourselves within two hundred
yards of a comfortable hacienda, for
which we had so earnestly struggled to
reach the previous evening. After
.partaking Of a strong pot of coffee and
otherwise gratifying u hunger. we
felt none the worse for our night spent
in the forest.
At this place we observed a herd of
swine Of that peculiar breed common
IN Central America-they being of
that species commonly denominated
in the backwoods Of Alabama as
razor backs" Indeed, the title IL
not ludicrously inexpensive when you
observe them in a fright scamperinp
away with their bristles on end. An
other peculiarly with them is an ex-
traordinary long, keen nose, which
would all but enable them to drink
out Of a jug.
Pursuing our journey, at noon we
had reached San Miguel, the Queen
City of Central America where we
we're to make a sojourn Of several
days. A. j. MILLER