New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-19
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CREAM OF THE MAGAZINES.
A BREAKFAST IN MEXICO.

Nuoenr Robinson IN The Catholic World.
The Fonda Vera Cruzlana, towaru wnicu We w"
bent steps-what an appetite nau. ne on
taken of nothing hut orange ana cup o. cohoe o
hoard the CITY of Mexico-consists OF large, the-
atrica-looking apartment. Visible from tne ssIget'
surrounded by galleries and surinoun'eu ny q snl
Ijghtin fact sort of enclosed patio. or courtyard;
with tables set in coignes OF vantage ana .roposi
plants hedging each table: The walters were ~
tired IN WHITE and extremely civil.
ono ~ the prettiest table ornaments i have
ever seen anywhere Is common TO Mexieo-nameiy.
n dish of radishes. each rad'sh reposing Oh a.
small thin pat of butter shaped IKE rear
The fanc,ful manner in which this dish ~ made up
and It's delicate colorcon trasts, lmpart 10 !. an III
d scribable prettiness introduced u az Drol'oe
dining the radish season with wonderful success;
Now observed senior Gonzales, " shai 0Iue,
a Mexican breakfast pure and simple. 4 ms,
helping me 80 brown mess anout tue nt 49,
of stirabout. " is national dsh ana WnH P p,
ana beans are 10 a B0stonian, maccaron 10 an lIai
iau bouilli abasse to Freneaman. cavIauo 10 80
Russian the tocs are to Mexican n lney are
plada where they flourish" .ho g..
COLES lost upon me. You should eat theln Win
a t0rhlla." presenting me with r0uhu, 'hln Tahe any
NOT unlike pancake. Follow me; see now use
IT." Rolling the tortilld as one would piece vi
paper he dipped the end into ms plate. moving IL
round and round in the purple-brown mess; thes
lifting it to his mouth, he bit large piece on
Through a sense of politeness endeavored 10 roi-
low his example. but hungry as was Iie enoto
proved miserable failure was more fortunate
IN an omelette and fillet served with olives anG
ms for the red muet with sop0te sauce pqnante, u
was fit for of those little DINNERS lna. LuJniiI'
was III the habit oil giving NJ MS cndiui"s '"
ii am so glad you like our mullet!" observed
Senior Gonzales 1--WE THINK RIeat deai VI az Il,
flavor; in fact. cannot be beaten IN thls nsn'
Moutezuma used to have II served freNu III he cpl-
tai distance OF two hundred and nifty miles; ne
moment fish caught IL was placed In basket
OF ice and the basket handed TO q runner, VINO ran
with incredible swftness exactly one nun
bred yards. The runner banded his precious
Ike a fash on his hundred yards, and
SO on until the capital was reached, runner peluE
in readiness at every hundred yards. lhere u -
fish You Will get in the capital called Pescaao Ut
laqo Now do not fail 10 eat It, nave traNeiien a
good deal. | have eaten your celebrated wmqug'
your black sole, your turbot your iresh saldlne'
vouy-v Have You ever tasted DnD1n bay neI-
yrno Yp bursf in. II nave" "WellT 1T IS abSo-
lutely delicious; but. as was saving, TINS ptScaao
de lGgo or lakc-ish-lt is Caught III Lake IeScoco
and Lake ChacO quite close 10 the clty-poSSeSseS
sounds of alteration mingled with threats OF
dire vengeance IN Voie arose s"e in the ad
! ioining apartment, where Billy Briefly was en-
gagged in discussing his first Mexican meal.
| =" Your fellow seems to be pitching INTO s0meoOdy
or every odv" LAUGHED Gonzales and ut that IN
stant B,lly his face one blaze of indignatlon ana
holding something out before him between hls fore
finger and thumb, strobe INTO the Gomeoo'' VI uhnh
| room where SeTOr Gonzales and sat-.
"D'ye know what they're afther dom on me
| Mastner Joe. bad luck to their impotence = nc
a ''' Christian land at all, at alli What b.. DC
| they take me for! IsItfor basic or cannibai
fnk at that Mastber joe May never if it's not a
snail-a snail strand there's whole dish full av
| thin beyant in the next room =!
| II took deal of persuasion, both on the part OF
| senior Gonzales and myself to prove TO Billy tha'
snails are regarded as delIcacy IN Mexico. =" B'
the mortal its rats and cats. and worse they'll DC
givin' MS afore we're done, Masther Joe. wou't az
| n bit of sup-barrin' bread an butther, and mehb
an egg-whe Pm in the cunthry. wouitn
| take the barony O KillOughin an taste Dit al
| their matt, afther this turn"