The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-02-10
PASO DEL NOIsTE.
sketch 81 the Quaint ola Tuwn-Ii-
COMEDY iR4~e- The Nrsideuf
Americans.

sketch "f the Quaint ola Town-Ti.
COMEDY Ia.-o- The tp.ldent
Americans.
A quaint old town i, Po-o del Nortc,
in Chihuahua, and quite m important
one. The trees are planted thickly
along the sides Of the streets md grape.
vines are seen at every step In the
proper season there Is no end 10 the
amount Of grapes produced. and the
wine Of this region rs famous through.
out the length and breadth Of The land.
Sllycr-skinncd onion, are raised here,
which are 80 pleasant and mild that thcy
are highly priced by travellers and from
tiermcn They have the nnmo Of being
the best onions la the world.
Along the bottoms bordering on the
Rio Grtndc an immense amount of land
has been placed under cultivation by
means Of irriguling bitches, and almost
everything necessary for the human
family in the shape Of fruit and ycgc-
tables is raised without much difficulty
The McNcans are masters at irrigation,
aud well know how to use The water in
the bitches. The adobe houses are hid
den among the fruit trees and grape
yincs, and for twenty miles along the
course of the river the settlements con-
tinue almost like a continuous town. Tho
men are thrifty and respectable. and the
women comcly Sud polite; some of the
young ladies are very pretty aud their
picturesque Mexican styles look winning
enough There is an air Of thrift and
wcll-doug here which is satisfying in
the highest degree and morris admira-
ton.
The white house, ARE cool in summer
and warm in winter and look inviting
enough with their long halls aud shady
Nttlng-ruums. In the evenings the
moonlight rests ON the scene like a
dream Of iniryand. and one ccascs TO
wonder az the passionate fondnc,s the
natives have for their favored land. In
oldon times lew Americans difted in
and mover left it again. taking unto
themselves wives and rearing largo and
respectable families 4 few wears ago
II was % great Journey 70 this place, and
a man who had hron "a pa.o del Norto
had something to hrgg OF Tho settle
mcnts Ina New McNcd were much m adj
vance of those In Chihuahua, especially
those near the river though puso del
Nurto can claim au age which Is most
respectable and ruuc- as back TO the
time of hpvIvprul of Spain Men who
have good farms do not, as u grurnl
thing care much about politics. and tor
thi, reason probably the people here
ahuute never rH mHrh uf l.rurC IN the
history ul Tine country They Wero con-
tent literally Ia live under the shade of
ihcir own Vine, and lig trees and let
vain glory and pump pass quietly by
still, WHOM MAMMALIAN WAS emperor Of
Mexico the good old President ,Hurcz
found % homo and friend, here and
went forth from here 10 drive the hated
scion Of the house of lIapsmrg or the
face of the earth How gratifying It
must be- Ia those who htiriuuded him to
look back on those scenes, and think
how much they did toward keeping
alive the ljrsuf rpuhlicnni>m, until
the mouaryhl,,s were driven ont and
banishcd iorNurmorcl The house
where Juarcz lived was pointed out, and
,u' o""'' N''iI'" ll'uuu oi ''' i"'' th"'
ne nad gwen ann shelter
inr oiu vn"Ieh III inc pla@a Us qn'
4" CURIOSITY III us way ana wen worth
ago, and is in fair state of prescrva.
ton, though some repairs would help
1t very much The beam, which stretch
"croSS Ii'e 'h,ii'h anu support me ROOF
arc e,'oora'eiy carved tue designs bo-
ing pr'u'l,ui, \ great zeal OF lahor
N"s 'NP'uue" on lh'S' huGe h'aek-wal-
nu' p'''''A' uuI II was pfoeaoiy u mnorr
u rove P'tI"rh'u ny p'oHS hand ana
sale elnla"lh'hl 10 many oil me pleS,lS,
anu l''o''N,' 3, laN' many 81 Tue "l9
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