Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-07
MEXICO.
kments and Customs Of Som
! brereto,
Flowers in the valley and lee
nm the Mountain Tops.

pnce OF the Gazette.
hereto, MEXICO, Dec. Fl.
mot some kind souled ed
ish a formula for beginning
? The first plunge over,
~. newspaper correspondent
ler out of his depth with the
less abandon, discourse at
~ any topic, only determined
oder Bedottr to give folks
n their money.
Eys until Christmas--ah the
plum pudding, turkey, etc,
hing OF the kindly greetings
hut what is all that to one
~ Only a memory. Lest
sentimental, we will only say
q all, "a merry Christmas
yht new year"
e had a fiesta since writing |
That they are very unusual,
day in the calendar belongs
Saiut but some are grander
fkrrs, and this being in honor
4Rnmaculate Conception" was
Lone. At four O'Clock a. m.
bills in town commenced their
which was celebrated
#Siine music and many
WI until noon. AT four
yespers began, with
Ceremonies. All through the
ND be seen children beautifully
going from house to house
3{eaths and punches of flowers
1fate affairs in private houses,
"a in honor of the Virgin
der the name of Gaudelupe is
oness of Mexico. Every FAM
ANY pretension has an image
In their house, some of them
dressed in satin and tinsel, sur
by vases of flowers made of
b silver leaf. All this is in
h a glass case, and ON special
Sll wax candles are kept burn
bre her. In fact, these seem to
Important adjunct to the proper
Hnce of religious worship. AT
8iust outside of the town there
sIngular play enacted by persons
lower order. although all classes
Bed it. Very crude drama il
kind of passion play, to illus
Me life of Christ, yet n mixture
thenism and burlesque, that one
hardly expect from people so
a in their faith. Judas plays
portant part in all this; they
iim and buffet him all day, and
de the affair by burning him in
at night, mid wild shouts
|sion. What with Indian tradi-
, and priestly instruction, these
furious people, and an American
.estant faith, with our freedom
5dictation cannot understand
| witnessed a scene from my
Nv few days since, which, a
led mother at home could hardly
Stand, land yet they profess to
Il, their little ones are angels in
IA; of these mothers faith there
q no question. i was attracted
& sound of music; looking out, ]
ahildren walking the centre of the
with green branches in theil
81 They, as well as the Older
n were chatting and laughing
*and one would naturally sup
4 was a holiday procession. Or
pvement / saw q man carrying
9cofiin painted pink, with silve
but tenantless, for on
borne by two men, lay u LITTLE
Is baby, dressed in pink gauz
silver stars all over it, flowers il
,nds, the table, vertically u bed o
and Il gilt crown upon its head
leath sharpened features seem
, me sadly out of keeping, ant
nc mother walked erect, "A smil
her face, for was she not tn
CIR OF an angel? The dead are al
borne through the streets will
vered face. Some of their Gus
here are quite pretty; for in
e, few days since, as friends O
amily, we received n very prett,
from q newly arrived young lad,
the day of her birth ant
ism, together with the names O
parents and grandparents, and II
lop ofthe card fastened by trans
ut seal, tiny lock of her hail
!, ambitious mothers of my cour
cannot you introduce this uniqri
IN? | find these people kind an
Il, have many visitors, and whe
ecially pleasant, gentlemen an
IS visit together. ! don't mean b
the girls have beaux. Oh, M
have magnificent parlors, but II
*, still they do not seem half 6
rable as an American girl woul
k. Whatever a Mexican asks
socially or in matters of bushes
manner always conveys the idt
you are comforting n great fave
4 him, and whatever other Law
nay fail to remember, the law
uette is kept inviolate. Don
X me Munchausen if l tell yo
e was Il little ice this morning, an
Mr.. Editor, could put on yol
:, from the public garden in frol
ur house as beautiful a bouquet
roses, fuchsias, geraniums NJ
ny other flowers, as you would wis
&c. Think what you will, only b
e me, for we are living in an e
nelly rarifled atmosphere, over nil
isand feet above the sea. Ic
m is made here. The ice is o
ed at any time by putting water
leaves and leaving it on top OF q
lntain until morning, when Il
ow in the center is fall of ice.