The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-02

cases the landlord can be induced to
furnish you with meal. But he will
always hrst protest that there is moth
Ing In the house, that this is poor
country and he does not care 80 furnish
food for travellers; but after good
humor has been established by protter-
ing sundry reales (shlllings) in advance,
he suddenly remembers that there may
be chicken or two, and some beans,
tortillas and coffee about his premises.
The same shelf that later answers for
bed, serves you for a table-unless by
virtue of another transfer of the circu-
lating medium the landlord can be per-
suaded to furnish table. The chances
are that he has not such thing in the
house; but, wishing 10 earn the money
aud prove himself obligipg, he will
spend so much time in scurrying
around that the dinner will grow cold
and probably no tsble at last be forth
coming The wiser wav is to content
yourself with the situation; to spread
your own towels, or newspaper, on
THE sUsPICIoUsLY BgsPECKED SHELF,
and keep sharp lookout for migratory
vermin. The horses are sure of good
care and plenty to eat; but every article
which their owners obtain must be
struggled for, convincing one that IN
this country inns are kept for animals,
rather than for human beings. Knives,
forks and spoons are never obtaineble
in a p0Sdde; therefore you must carry
such conveniences, or eat like the
Iraaehefos. With your fingers ana scoop
made of d rolle33-up tnrthla; H6avouring
scoop and all.
Before daylight in the morning the
nlSSOnerO comes into your room, with
dream of doing that, bringing small
mugs of coffee or chocolate and little
loaVes of sweetened bread-and his bill.
Small as is the sum total, the landlord
has not failed to cheat you according to
his valuation of things, and the score,
though not exorbitant, is very long
one. The food aud grain seem absurdly
cheap to a northerner, but you are re-
QUired to pay for much mere than has
been consumed; and if you have been
so unreasonable as to insist upon chair,
table. dish, or any other article of
common necessity, you are charged for
its use nearly its original value; and
the candle which dimly lighted you to
bed, cost nearly as much as your supper.
When you depart from the meson,
the proprietor who seemed so unhos-
pitable the evening before, now con-
siders himself
YOUR AFFECTIoNATE FRIEND
and insists on shaking hands with you
stpartlng, calling after you with fervor,
AdsOs, amigo qIeridO, UGyG con DiOs-
Farewell, my dear friend, and may
God 60 with you.''
High as is the stage road that climbs
the heights between San Jose and Es-
parze, the shadow of the Aguacale
volcano follows US all the way: and
still the frowning giant persists in in
terposing his great body between Es-
: ! ARIA aud the sea. By noon of the
second day we discern a silver cord
stretching along the horizon-Nicoya
> Gulf-and suddenly white = winged
ships come into view. looking
like so many sea- birds perched upon
it. Now, nearing the coast and the
> hour of departure, INDUCING in back
ward chances over the country we have
i learned to love, our minds revert to the
, words of another no less faithful lover
of Costa Rica-a famous author. who
on leaving this sunny land, wrote as
follows Looking back toward the
+ mountains among which we had spent
+ these pleasant holidays, [ saw the vol
cano of the White Doves high in the
heavens, burning in the gray light of the
daWn-in another world. it seemed to
me, so remote and isola ed it looked.
That it is unknown, as if in reality it
BELONGED TO ANOTHER WORLD
millions of miles away, and that they
who have nearest to 1t are those who
most fear to tempt the solicituds which
invests its unviolated grandeur, can
: not help feeling sad and abashed to
q think. But when my thoughts revert
to the country of which the flag above
nae is the glorious type, and when the
exploits of her explorers near to me,
my mental vision, the conviction arises
within me that the day will come when
q the lost gold of the EStrella shall return
t to light, and the secrets of the mysteri-
q Gus valley of the Frio shall be made
. known, and even the White Tower
l shall be sealed. In that pillar of smoke
. by day and fame by night read the
! sublime prophecy of confirmed liberty
j to this land, wealth and power instead
of comparative insign ficance and
, humble fortunes-the wilderness a
r garden-and for the people purer
happiness, statelier altitude and a
t brighter aspect"
To behold this vision and boldly to
9 disclose it, requires no prophetic sight
! nor hazardous philosophy. Presenting,
> as it does, a permanent barrier to the
r encroachments of the two great seas,
: and gradually rising from their level in
q series of ample terraces. each exhib
? iting its peculiar sort and climate and
distinctive forms of animal and vege-
table life, and each it's adaptability to
some especial physical condition-Cen
trail America furnishes to the scientist.
the agriculturalist, the merchant, the
!, lover of nature, the miner, the herds.
r man, TO the industrious and adventur-
= Gus of every class, field of
INCOMPATIBLE NOVELTY AND EXHAUST
= LESS WEALTH.
Especially is this true of Costa Rica,
whose plateaus vary from 5000 to g.
2 600 feet in height, divided by chains of
= mountains. crowned with volcanic for-