The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-01-22

may wander by the hour, watching
the shrewd devices of trade, and
picking up those nick knacks, trl-
fling in the country OF their origin.
which are certain TO be curiosities
elsewhere. From time to time psss
across tie view, dark and Egyptian
like in appearance, in q peculiar
dress of their own, and tFudging
under heavy burdens, Indians who
have best preserved the traditions of
their race. These have affected me
as the most impressive of sll. Fol-
lowed to their homes, they are found
to dwell among ruined walls in the
outskirts, in adobe huts which can
have changed very little in aspect
since the conquest.
These Indians have peculiar, plea
SAINT voices, rather in contrast {, thu
Spanish voice, which is apt to be
harsh. Their manners, too. are
above their surroundings. It ia q
favorite Mexican expression TO say,
This is your house," snd ] Lave
had them on being introduced say,
"Well, remember number so-and-sc
Of such a street is your house." SO,
in the same way, it happened to me
once, on locking with curiosity into
one OF these abodes, to AJAX an
elderly woman who stood near by,
by way OF making talk, il it wore
hers. Yea" she replied at once;
t'aD0 vOuFe also. sir +"
The trees neither in the Zocslo
nor the Alameda IA park occupying
somewhat the position of the Com.
mon in Boston) have the hoary an
tiguity one would expect in such
time-h.nored places. But it appears
that the setting out OF the trees, and
the formation of the Zocslo en-.
tirely. is largely OF modern date, and
the work of Msximilian, a mon
arch who in his short, Inflated
reign had many excellent ideas.
The centre OF the Zocalo is occasion
ally allowed to be Enclosed, tor
some select fessiVity orstions were
delivered on the national festival Of
the 9th of May. Again, there was
charming flower show, to which
came Ihe ladies of the upper So
cie,y, the young ones in charge OF
their chsperons, and almost all in
the graceful nantilla instead of the
bonnet.
Tramways run out OF the plaza In
many directions. The city early
utilized this invention, and boasts OF
having one OF the most complete ex.
;sting systems. Their inscriptions
have an attractive look. One is en-
ticed to take all the different routes
at once. Patience ! it is all accom-.
plished in time-to Guadalupe Hi
dalgo. with its treasures and its
miraculous virgin; Tacubsys, with
its villas; Dolores, with its cemeiary;
La VigA, with lis picturesque canal
giving access 70 the chiH0mpGS or
flowers and vegetsbles-the floating
gardens. which after all really do
exist; the gates of Bel.m and Niho
Perdido, familiar IN the story OF the
American capture of the city; and
psrticularlV-yes, above ALTO Cha
pultepec, theatre OF Wanted exploits
of American vslor, and of moving
events in every historic epoch.
Mexico is extraordinarily fat, and
its streets laid ss regularly ut right
angles as in our own most symmet-
ricAl town. At the ends OF all Of
them, in whatsoever direction, Ine
view is closed by mountains. Its
hatness, together with it's position in
reference to the adjoining series oil
lakes, is enc OF the circumstances
which have occasioned the greatest
solicitude in the past, and still call
for almost as much. Bad odors be-
Sc. the nostIils, and stagnaDt cutters.
neglected heaps OF garbage, tee
sight, OF the wayfarer about the
Interesting streets. The situation in
this particular is q crying shame.
The citizens OF Mexico should stop,
as ifan enemy were at their gates,
and devote themselves TO its remedy.
Not another railroad should be
built, not another dollar voted to any
public purpose, till it is attended to.
W. Il. BISHOP, in Harper's Maga-
zine torI january.