The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-01-05
Mexico in Midwinter.
ANIMATED PICTURES SEEN FROM WINDOW
DREADFUL PENASCE OF THE DISCIPLINE
THE PRINCESS SALM-sALM AND EUGENE
BAZAINE.

DREADFUL PENANCE OF THE DISCIPLINE.
THE PRINCESS SALM-SALM AND EUGENE
BAZAINE.
Correspondence of the journal.
CITY OF MEXICO. Dec. 2Gth. While you at
the North are wrapped in snow this md-winter
season. Eve MeXicans' are luNuriating in 4
perfect summer time of fruits and flowers.
Armed with pam-leaf fans and in dresses of
thnMcst nrl>ip. we spend many of the drowsy
hours III hanmocks swung in the patio. or in
pirnicing among the floating gardens (Which
70 longer loau away up the Niga canal.
As for flowers, there is 10 end of them, and
at this tine Of year they are maryellously
cheap. Hne may buy 4 peck of panses or
English 'iUlet>, or AN ar;nful OF the most
gorgeous r"sc>-Jacqucminot, and ''Fiee of
the Cloth uf Gohl' for twenty-five cents: and
nobody thinks of paying at ali for heiiotrope,
mignoMclte. na>turtun, ageratunl, and either
floral beauties, which grow wild here and are
no more valued than common weeds.
The Vegetation hercabcut> is wonderfully
varied. Half a day railway journey will take
one through the fora of every zone-pines,
hcmlock> and alues in the higher altitude, :;
GUS "''' ""N> "e'7"'t" WI" my ''''s u
brilliant orchids 3; magnificent expresses tralihg
sombrc curtains of Spanish moss; fronled
palms of every variety; cact of twenty differ
cut species, filling every vista with pupy grotn-
ness; c"liee-@foEe> WIN thclr dark. I'iStfous
leaves starry iHo>SoiiS ahu .'eWeheu "ahs' )
orange, !'e'o,i, banana. NJ. ohesrahltc' man
20 and aguacate trees. freighting the air with
fragrance; golden pine-applcS glowing behind
nopal hrsige>-every house and hoNel over
grown WIN hiosN"illl'iS 'IcVpelS. hoMtis iioi-
~ very "heFe' ana over an SKY OF celestial
hlut.hi7A@h "h'E ''l tue PEAKS Oh 'h"W-capped
No,r"hGtS.
ne '"l i With 10 'i''t'ii'eSS'Hi Hii"- iph'Gih"
~ tie "i'''"'S' "e s'e h''hl
Nl'h STUNTS
which would IKE to describe to YOU. The
atchiec'uft "i MtAFaii houses = qute as
queer a> lhc itoI'ir OF .le 'at'l;ti ltu>eal'e.
fil'fE ''E street. III "Ai"h one mouse Is Ky :
"iae' 'H' itNt hi'i's@ ,t"o"' HtAt Paie i,i'in.
an 50 on 'Ii'ou5h t'tls 'oii'tNn1e IVA. Sn'''t 1i
eoi"f' a'tfIhaten WIN an oFea>ioiia' CASA mace
ehiHeil OK '"ifH t,'c>' oi titiii'cu M 'ntSh>.
stripes or hgurc>: IKE printed ralGe' All OF
'heii aI' q! "ll,h oF ado"t' nstN IT.. S'"Ffocd
~ tiN ",'>''it' H'' '"pi,". VII" iu''ni -"iSo
!e>; All" hi''tS ''II' "'it '''tre 'o stunts ''i''
"nSti>' ever. "I'''o" 'ioi'-'a' ~ ana ."ius
h'a4eh itoI'' .'le pa>>el> NieH M''h'.i thc "al:'
AithoHIh !here Is 30 ihu'i u'otSup'ea 'erli-
tory III MeAico, lne popt'la'!oh ol tile tliies
great! over cfo",' mere INC HI VI ttotehuo
.s,en' - 'o iu'' '','' " f
hou>e Is 'he eAcep'ioi' oiilee ti'e ''e'i.,io ior
' Io..s ,,nt .nnn 'Lr.v yanLna ion"tit
,l.' .,,L ',r;'i h;n.,lf ~, n,,;,'j:... ~ -,
the people and enrich himself ny b"lidihS
Greal many 'o'Nti'ieh. 'lr,'e me-, cases mere "l
from >iA 10 yen rooms! ince sioulu MOI ne
Mo"rish castles hoi spanish lolts' me nio>l ol
& ~, T, ''"l % ia ~ @ oaa ' n'i,
;,l - ,; . ,.,,..,nrI in H.. 49,, n.
% nv ~ y, i''' '' ,,.t
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4 MENItAN HOUSE
would hc ,inn,,,icity itself. There are no chin
meas TO Luild. nor cellars. nor attirs. no costly
and elaborate, Noot.;iui,hiu,e and very I;ttlp
paint. If there are eIazed win.iows-whcl i
seldom outside the larger ciiio,-;he glass is of
the poorest quality: and far better and more
hc1titifuI Than vuu,irn floor, ar,. those uf
cement. tiles. OF square bricks. in general Use
here Mexican holis,, do moi REQUIRE expensive
repairs which are CONSTANTLY necessary in The
United States, Being pretty much OF solid
masonry there is no Wood-work TO rot. md
never any frost to ,i,i,ettlc the foundation.
for the market comes to you, and from, a
balcony or window one may purchase almost
every i,rn,i,trt Of fine ro,i;ilry! Here comes a
rnyD,gIoyc. in sandals. leather brrechc. and
;pr0u of rita fibre. who t,1lI>es and looks I'D
without sayirea word on his back he carries
Il Ioa, of charcoal weighing Al least a hundred
uoinds. which he has toipl 20 miles or %.
from away beyond tie cor,iilleras. This in
dsl"'n-ahe comm0iitN sells here Tor about -four
HIS '''H Nm iolN i,'., ~. ~" '"'''s''i
tH' "''"'i No'9"'l't ''"t "ii'' i'o'i1 =
lei'ia''! 'oi M"' ,i'iiii IL. .,..;,,,Ir,
Wv " tl'''! h''t~ o"',. "'''' '.'i'', ~ =
H"!ot "ot'to ~ t''i'it 'oui ~ -, N"''-
aH'laia m'tIeI" ii.uh-''ht hi'l' oi po''ei!, ~
p4.,pms ;.i'' we i"i'u ''i.,, az 'o' i" '.1l
, mnni" y iiNe n.y. N ""it> d m.e"tD fes'
.ii'''i "o''l !oi u't'c' am ir"'t1 ii', ~
IcsI"" i'"iiti'i9 O"tNil' l. ""''H "oi"'e 'le
i"9.e!' ..,,,,... -. .:,;.;. ;.,.
h.iF Foi'.tS " Fo,ItTtor o' a.i,iui,'tS' WIN
W N"pi'' nav "t"'I ','io' Nn' SloH
>iiariNf a'.' ih"f' u''r'asoilapie every week
Nih'e AH'''! ai: " ~ 'heit IeU't i'"i >eS' ii,e
cunt i"'N'il'= NV '"t '"u''ti! '',,l i,'t me
pilF:s up "a cH,fpS ~ ~ soll>' We necNoh
h'i' a. "nN ~ ti'ipf, ,'' iicaNs polll. c4osSe
~ ''",i F"tt" "iitie ~ Ilai2te al" iii'ti'i'-.
'pAHl'S ~ p't'" "> ne VhtcA o''i apart
@!ipH! @ Mitn " t"ulteous pu',h'' u',h''> uiaN' 7eioi-
~ 'Hoh' Eia"'lh2 S,H y aiVuh' ~ ilaNe sure
l'tt. t'e - va ~ "I Na'loa" ,e'',''f'S
"i iAe h'u>GH"i"' he 'ihioits i I'aIcf' ih" u
Pi"HS j." haH'ii"' % 'usls i'oh Hlii'h 'o"A. iiAt
"nu 81 ;tiil'Yue clii-aliiioI. III l. species OF
spiritual arnoE- being those
INSTRUMENTS OF SELE-rORlIEE
whicI, Komi.h ,,eu4jenfics u.c,l in 1,>, rot
lone oyo. There i, a hand four inches wi,l4
to Inri;la aronrI tho w,i+ tha in.iIa If il
covered wjth srurs and ,ron.e. 10 l,.eratr thc
Hp.h Their arr. similar ,h,iu-h,nds fnr lie
rcrk mo lrrS ,,.d n.n,. ali f,ru;.hoJ Win
barbs >.arp a, Din, and Twin. inuubitable