, 1881-09-16

Ih9 houses are one story, and b.Ill. of adobe
sn,i, witi, tiled roofs. AZ ! locked along, the
through the centIe of wliici, raj n strcan, OF
prominent t!tan the rest. It was one OF The
most l,rctent!ous in ting place, npncartng with
~ sef e o5r %us apaea ke a sSss S.s s2aSs IsS
Alannfactory Of BREAD" In fact, nearly ajl
the stores we noticed wcrc bread stores ard
n!n9thecary stores. Whether Or not tho only
,t,i,nstry o. the place ls TO provi!e for tho
1reda Of pilgrims who used to ro-
is the startlne.pulnt from which
sGatt visitors to popocatapesl set out. It is the
lean town, It Inns Its Erent square OF plaza,
aud Of ample proportions On ono sldo is
the cathedral. on another the cIty-i,all. Near
tho city-liaIl, and t one corner of tho square,
stnnas Iai 1iarxc nrcl Of at prcsont ~ real nse
back before tue conqucstt and II certainly
compares favorably with The architecture of
ttie modern town: Tic place numbers n pop
ulnllon Of about 10, 0W.
has aatie the tt,wn famous In past years
tic. Sncred Mountain. Taking winding
path, we snof1 enter the woods: Tile place Is
wo,'eFfttl5y va a stt5aGtlyS: Wlll towers q
sides Of tho roatt. Tho profusioti Of flowers,
THO almost tropical luxurlance Of vegetation,
With the distant view Of immense beds Of
tlazZltnE."Eite snow, FORM q curious con-
trast; 10y tfio pl9ce would delight tho eye
reached, and VIC find there small chapel
and burytng- GROUND. The most hasty OBJ
server cnntlot full to notice tho large number
Of feet and haiias scratched out In outline on
Ing. During the Spanish dominion TUG peo.
pie were encouraged In the belief that IL
they left here the mark Of their font, anu ut
the same ting paid the church-fathefs n
ffw so ffes @ sE ss ' s lyeSs osn aay wSd 5 bs sayS
!Mine Of wealth 10 the Church. 1t WIS one Of
the most profitable sl,rines In tho country.
But Its wealth and also It's prestige llaye now
to 4 considerable axtont departed.
top Of the dome, We obtained magnificent
view Of the surrounding country. As We de-
scendc1, the boy who served as guide wished
to show ,'s the grotto where, 10 Informed rs.
of couTse followed Him. 4 little way towa
Church. Ws wcfe eouductstl 10 ' it's iaaS; rear,
where, Was III reality beautiful grotto
lioorsd viii, inuell-worn, tiles. Between 1t
side BY Elnss, III WHICH ls figure Of Christ
III the scpulchre. We take seats and lfstun
nttentivciy, but none perceived the lnirac,l-
loas i musG AZ TINT wns heard y: wns u.e cry.
viii the propsr spirit, or whether it lie Tins tins
was not propIttous, do not know. Certain
1t Is, from sdif1e ctttse or another we were
not favored by tho musicians.
4 short distance from the cave Is the sum-
nit Of tho broad assembling roadway up
Which pilgrims used to 10 On tiloir knees.
On one stde are shrines, fourteen iii number,
on which are printed the prayers they used
to SPY. II years past this used to be crowded
bull-ring, still used; but both are becoming
thinE8 Of tho past.
The train BIZ which We returned to Mexico
was due at $3.50, but we did not leave until
nfter L.. Just before VIC started the clouds
parted for few moments. md popocatapetl
came out III all Ills majesty, as II to bid rs
ndieu and E0dspecd. We arrived ut the
station In tile capital about Q o'clock In the
afternoon. only d!spseased With one thing,
posal, e. H. b.