The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-06-26
DOWN THE LA PLATA.

DOWN THE La PLATA.
4 VISIT TO THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF
BuENos AyREs.
bishop Fowler Ke.s1ses the Largest City
Of South America-First Sights and Inn
prsssions Of tho Town and Its Wsys-
Street Scenes
The journey from Montsvideo to Busoos
Ayres IL delightful The La Plata seems 1t
its best 1t has breadth beyond the reach
Of tho eye, ami 20 seems like the sea- But 1t
Is quieted by its inland habits, which It has
not yet lost There are di0srout hnss Of
stsemers and competition makes them most
perfect in their appointmsntA They have
8 depth worthy Of seAr going stsnmerA They
are made light and airy, Aks elegant river
boatA Thsy remind QUE Of the great steam.
err on the Hudson river and on ths sound
more nearly than anything sncountsssa
slsswhsr& The morning tnds ~ anchored
out in tine river in trout Of thu city, which,
nsing u little back 1rU1n the water, shows
its stl sets and homes, its spires and d0inss,
to good advantage
lhs La Plata is more than twenty miles
wide opposite the city, 50 the wind blowing
fresh across the river gave " rough ride,
and proved the wisdom Of wearing tho goe-
samers which We had brought from North
America This landing was great impsove-
msnt Oh being loaded into . bullock cArt
and thus drawn through tbs Nstar for twp
miles over the rough rocks tho Old wey es
reaching ths land, and . wey not entareiy
ous Of use. Much Of the day nov 80 ssss
scores Of these carts dragging IN the wstss.
up to the sides Of the oxen, going aod COM
ing with freight The cArts afs built very
high, 70 as e ssssp the merchaadise UP out
OF the water. This landiag i serious item
Of, expense in importing aad sxRoftiaE
gools Freight u brought troa Engaaa4
100 miles and anchored in tho La f.AtA
opposite Buenos Ayres wharves tor lsas
money than 1t costs to cart Il tagoaGa -
low water 70 the Sto.ee1loussl
AN INCUBUS On pRoerERITY.
II Is uncomfortable that ths largest elty =
South America, aud in the s0Uthsfn esme
snnherc, with 10000 inhabitants. should a.
low such as, incubus to hang atout ~ neck
1 Of prosperity. But facts arc moro stubborn
than theories Think oi Chicago rscsiving
and dischaxxing her freight IN this wsy'
There would not bs room enough inside soe
CORPORATION lii0its for the rsquia ID bullock-
carts to stand, not allowing slnce for The
houses or parks IT La Plata, thirty miles
ND the river. the cspital Of tho province Ok
Buenos Ayres, succeeds In bui'dlng ~
larpor there may he opportunity ioI
national capital 30 rspe>ss her tard'nc@
pleasant rtl. brought ~ ehrougn sne no3.
row streets lined with their oss-story eslSo
ings into tho csnte,. 0e the csy, whesS s"S
additional stories ars>found sso1. 10 aso
ut the Hotel Provencs, ., dsstt1ea se'oo cur
headquarters Tor many days y Gsdess'
story building, with one opening su9eegn .
dead wall Into a passaSgeway an0 pe.@
There are several patios, o. interaos CO. =:
in this hotel The place ~ crosvdsd Az
The hotels are full Thsse - Estoas
,un,ors Of rsvolution In Aputsv1so. -
many people have come to BusA.os -Nyse %
remain till the STORM shall pda. NoiAs
with unsettled fsuds must lrovo 4vehea Ssevo.
luton coms& It Il then cDuventsnS Ise
their enemies to get even With them.
~ Going into the streets, one feels eR1np "a
with the narrownsss and much cfuwdsd ~
the very narrow sidswslks-so naysow =
often two persons pass With difficulty Tie
founders OF Busnos Ayres wsfs unequaI -
the work thas fell to THAR hsndA Ths lu,-
preston made by the stores b n,oro plnelDd
than that from tho sidswalka Ihssv azo
only few storss Theirs arc many &eDs
which happen here and slAsrs whse yoe Do
not expect them A sucsessios q s1nsu
front, with the appearance af design + az
ficult to find The spparenAidaa . not -
much to sell tho goods ~ 10 kssp tAsD
against the day OF revolution EvssyWhssU
tho heavy iron grating before Alss wjsdows
Al~>
speak Of siege rather than q businssk
Their, are some streets which upon csossr &C.
quaintanco seem to collect c.Staiu classes
OF busines.. Gallo Marper has msaY msr-
chants, when you can find them Calls
Victoria Is uscd for shops NewSpepeS
Offices and money changers gather on. Gallo
PindaA Aud the beauty and faaAien Of
the city are to be seen on Calle Tlarjas On
tho pleasant afternoons
VARIOUS STRIKING STREET scrNrA
One Is soon diverted from thAss pscullarl.
ties by others quite as striking Here come,
. fellow hoistsd upon . huge bundls Of
sheepskin, on the back Of IN ansiqus hsrsa
What Il he doing up thers, sitting a tho
pack as on . chair, with hie {eet on each
side the horses withersl IA.t y . milk
man from tbs country, and In that Pack are
six or eight large mnk-canx He Is . Bassuc.
and he and his country do most of this mix
business While vs. were wonds:tax how
many OF thess psck=animais ars .nse<ieti for
1000 people, and how much tadvaueaes
the Basque takes of the monopoly. down
the cross street comes native leading two
COWS, and to the tail Of each Il tied the cali
He stops in front Of honss, . servant
comes out with pitcher, the man turns the
calf about, gives him q momsnt's hops and
. taste of reality.
These ows are so mothssly that they
will not give down their milk sxcspt Tor th
calves, which must always stand By IL ir
side. This must be in tn. climsts. q cow
broughs. from North America and trained
10 moro generous habit, soon develop the
same domestic purpose The man shuts Off
the calf, bills the pitcher, snd goes his way.
That seems to be a clear case Of purs milk.
Their. il no use to look for fms In your coffee
now. That is not 50 certain Rulbsr bags
up the milkman's sleeve may yet do tho
business; or a combination between your
"moso" anil tho milkman may result In a.
pale milk here as in Chi. ago o. Now York
A hearty woman goes BY Leading Q mule.
Hug. haskets incloscd III untanned cowhid,
balance each other over mulo's back. She
Is tn, baker, and that il her migratory
sa,ssroom What il that .squawkinc,
horn. 1t /. shriIl and vilainously unpleas,
ant. 1t Is a driver OF tranlces crying
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