The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-19
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,a ', , .',V ly' i,' '.'' uu 'iiauy V.ner Ainerl
~ ,So uV.e Mno uMe neu rom 'ne winter
aro w. .'.e summer OF MEXICO,
VS.. ,n,, eV.'' ~ y, '.se ~ ''ss.o , lu sohoreros'
,,o ,, a., " ~, hil.'e aavhs IN
,,,, ~ ~ =" .s"'' "ae" We u.st nearu vi tnls we
~, ~, II, out ''e Poi've !eeoius prove lne gnasty
,, ne p"sue slo' VI MeNivo % 'he lhulan' and
',,,, W so il,u.u ia"'Vesuess Is puipue' rms
-, y, % ~ % 'vueu'ueu III '''s Guy at tne
v. ,vVvV sa'.ohs per uiein' ana pulque traln
@ .,'''S '.',.' 10. ,e vtVs III .he h'es States'
'o ''sN'oo u'ny' IL Is solu ior TWO OF three
@ sea's luai'' anu Wnen 'ne ioWer orders mere be-
.o,,,e , nn,oNleaeu OUT COMES 'he ueadly Mexican
~, 1,r W 'u. ,, iuuiutI ruus rlo'
m w ~, pi.',,'H mayer passeu year nero pacS III
~, ' n"" "to'e MeN'e" US u Nasahu Us u is'
w Wv Nv" II was 'o pass OUT oi Tue city
s,,s wen III proau uay' ihnes nave improved In
s''ive '"en' ou' iaets are iacts anushouid
s'is rear vi ia'or' anu mere they are; of
m e'el'en' III .u's ci.y lhere were' IN ISIS,
-O''V poi'ec iorce' l,'Eo' anu III that year there
VIZ. o'''o An,ie ATTACKS anu S's'o roooeries! we
~ .Vu'eiu ''e "aoU VI carrying arms III the United
.'e' a'' !. Is ,oo senerai 'here' out VINO camp
"! vo ~, 'uoA'is as,A'snoo'er uhuer MS coat'tail
I'll ,nIs vapllal ana keeping MS eyes open:
y n'sn. Vi Two ago we passed TWO or three hours
in one oi the many gambling houses here. Gam
@ @e " '.e"seu un' is s"i""ihey prevalent, ana
s,s " ~ 'ae oo",''aou , ""uheries anu stanu Ola
r nvuses na'c oeeh converted INTO spacious
'.o' . ae,' ouIe''e, 'io' lionle, heho' anuothe
.uanoe are lnuuseu IN without stunt. The
'' ',e' iieense 'nese insutu'lohs' anu quite
a 10 .. oU,a'heu .neteiot inc Mexican
@ suu .oses "l.u apparent ihulnerehce' ahd uur-
s s"v @ s ". ,,e gaines ho'nng Is hearu out
.ne 'ie o,luh vi tne Wheeis tue shut
a,, anu ''e ol',nh U, .ne eoIu ounces ana
- uo.'s IL was ah interesting sght, weird ano
'l.ss w. see q uuhuleuo Ut more MeNlcahs' win
ana.,,,a !aoAe's, sohioror's' ana
.. s S,s ., eas.iiy n'en. upon tue gahes'p put
.'s.,' "o.u. ine .aoies were pheu win
Vi eo,u anu slVer CON- ana every
' was an al MS anu revolver
- " - , "' -. ."'o '"e eiius are shuineu ny
, au' p.,.e. "uo WISHES W anu are turned oy any
on'' p'a'et, o"' .he ueaier Watches tnem win the
81. ua" NJ an. any sniue trch "oulu ne ioi'
W i,su. lueh anu there such
LING a' ,he ueaer 10 turn tue cards out of
va NJ. oe .o'eta.eu moment oy the
s.e.,. .,. s,, III out party was gentleman
..e '',es, VINO informed US 'hat IN the
-. @ ~, va ,"e ueu'ei uta"s 'necalus, one
,a,ass ooN anu M anouiices IL 10 tue
-. ss &c :, 49, ~ w iu' was ah Ner! as.ohishhgly
49,. .a .s, " u'. we hao d iiiuuoy impress
$500 s a,, ',V "ns sVeuH i'ne eroque' ou' as
,aa.s,w '''' " ''e N"'s"'' we must i've anu
,ou s.o "oo''' 'hese s'teets oy uay everything
% see 70 ~ s''anse auu new 10 'he american that
NJ, , t, NV, nass ,ili 'atieue oVertahes MN
Ss! 70 "s ie1ei Us otrh tne s'reets run AT risht
"nse'' anu 'hey are iairsy wei paved Win rubule
s,oue VI squaic erahi.e oiochs' lhere are some
anu useepnohes ahu street-cars run IN
e'e,y u"eouoh 'ue superintendent OF the street.
va. tios, "u hhs'isnnah, 'ou us taat ne hau three
ilIes e,hpIoyeu constantly. lhelr iced is
uh' auu oaiey .hey are very small put hardy, and
w, ne ea'' a.e ouul III 'he ohiteu states' whenever
,no o"' ui Soi ner Tue urNers do" ear-splttlng
D'"', oi "hi'" are siuug ABOUT their hecks win
r~aM-ntue ~ 'noues. hiulhs out 10 Guadaloupe WAR
uaSioopeel Win young Methodist clergyman, one
u. ouI uay OF TWO ago we tound the car full
VI WIN e!oi'ouseyes,s" s"arthy conpleSlons,
iaoe lhahtes ana heau-uresses, cigariltoes, fans,
many iinss' elosses ABOUT ther necRs, small feet,
.'u n'su,hecieu hiu sippets ana olack SILK skirts.
Iie ,,leu desperately 10 hirt with them, but they
"ouiuh hirt worth cent ana ne was so heavily
shiit'eh that we packed MIN In refrigerating car
anu shippeu MN BACK 10 the United States this
morning. should he turn up all right in Washing
'on Piease take care OF MIN I'LL we return. II Is not
goou form mere lor senorita OF the better class to
De seen on the street without an escort Should she
go ~ cohiessioh' mass shopping, or visiting her
holher OF some elderly female always accompanies
her as chaperoh. rms custom came from the Span
arus' anu IL is rgdly adhered to- The young of the
oeller classes OF opposite sexes are never entrusted
'ogelhera moment without the presence Of an older
person, even though they be courting, and it is
common sight TO see love-slck cavalier paying his
addresses 10 sehofa through the iron gratings of
.he hrsI-story WINDOWS, he with his guitar and she
listening listlessiy with cigarriio between her
pretty 'eeln one OF the institutions OF the city are
.he d9"ddo'S, the water-carriers. They trot along
orssly with Dig stone crock on their backs, with
iea'her pelt 10 hod II up whlch passes over their
'oieheaus. lney wear shlrts, drawers, and sandals
ohs, anu ther business Is TO carry water from the
fountains 10 private houses. more industrious set
VI iieh canho' pe iouhu anu each mas certain dis
trict, upon which no others Will intrude.
Inc peraihou!atihg bntcher-shops We don't re-
member seeing anywhere across the water. huge,
covering sauuie Is placed on mule, the top OF which
Is gathisheu WIN iron HOOKS, and from them hang
quarters Of beef' mutton pork, etc. The ice-cream
ooys Sing the freezer on their backs, carry the
plates anu spoons IN haVersacS, and go about ring
ing triangle 10 attract notice. Formerly all the Ice
used IN this city was brought from the volcano of
fopocatapetl, but now an entsrprising American
mere makes Ice by machinery, and you may depend
that he gets his price for it.
Ihe conservatism of the Mexican is astonishing.
10 Illustrate; smoked hams here are worth from
hity to sixty cents pound, and they ore Imported
from the United States anu England. An American
cahie' salteu anu smoked hams, and exposed them
ior SAFE, but Inc Mexican wouldn't touch them be-
cause they were not imported. What did he? lie
sent them to Vera Cruz, brought them back, and
then sold them FOR imported meat.
Ihe Indians trot about the streets with all kinds OF
articles Tor sale on their backs-chickens turkeys,
ducks, eggs, ETC. We heard that the Mexican has no
Faculty OF using his fists. II Ia a fact. We saw
bloody row In pulque shop a day or two ago. 10
which two men and woman were slashed horribly
with knives, but there was not blow struck with
the iist. The women are as handy with the deadly
knife as the men, and have an ugly habit OF using
from behind. 1t IL said that they very faithful TO
their husbands and lovers; will work themselves to
death to support them, and stand many abuses;
but In case OF unfaithfuness they have been known
to follow the wretches thousand miles and knife
them.
These damnable puique shops are so very numer-
GUS In this city about 5000 that you pass them
everywhere, and, were you blindfolded, you would
know when you were near them by the peculiar pun
gent, sour odor that emanates from them. There is
always squabbling crowd Of half-drunken Indians
about them, and you see very great deal OF lntOxi
cation In the BtreetB-amOst n a Inuch ynu cnull