The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-07-09


them the national airs OF her country or
their own She commended herself to
her hosts by her ready enthusiasm; they
were genuinely pleased to hear her de-
clare many things in Mexico much bet
ter than in the United States.
"You particularly understand how to
make life stately" she told them, "and
that the Americans, with all their ex-
penditure, rarely arrive at"
The leaning to the picturesque and
decorative was strongly developed
factor in her life. She went about with
little sketch books, in which she put
but with tangible enjoyment to herself.
cit is like living in picture land" said
she. Fancy my waking up in room
with saint and cherubim in the corner
and the bed standing on a dais with
steps! Sometimes get up very early In
the morning and climb a low staircase
to the bells like to sit there and look
off at the fresh lovely landscape with
the great bell just over my head helping
to frame it in. Even the kitchen has
hooded chimney and blue tiles. feel as
ought to happen to me here"
II can hardly appreciate the differ
ences you dwell upon, scarcely ever hav-
ing been used to anything else," said
Don Walter.
And he was led into questioning her
with interest on the appearance of things
in the United States, about which his
recollections of infancy were so exceed
ing vague. He was evasive, and checked
himself, however, when there seemed
any approach towards a need of declar-
ing who his connections were there and
under what circumstances he had left it.
They also rode together good deal
about the hacienda, the young women
sometimes accompanying Walter, and
sometimes repairing, under proper
guard, to the curious points some dis
tant corral, or an aqueduct or an irri-
eating pond, large enough for lake,
where he was at work. Amy had looked
forward to mounting into the saddle-in
which she had had but slight experience
with kind of longing dread, but, the
ice once broken, she made up in courage
what she lacked in skill.
YOung w alU0T G1OuSuG Her masculine
looking English habit, with her high silk
hat, from which foated blue gauze veil
like light smoke in autumn, even more
becoming than her costumes of every
day life.
They two, as Americans, to whom all
things are permitted, were allowed to be
together with more freedom than might
otherwise have been the case. The fam
lily thought good to warn Amy on the
score of Don Walters rather improvident
character, and that he would not be at
all good match in the pecuniary way,
but they were treasured by her smile,
and felt that this companionship was
only another of her ways Of enjoying
with keen zest the novelty of the
country. Besides this, too, their atten-
ton was drawn away from it by some
thing of especial interest to themselves.
The Jefe Politico, Senior Corcovedo, it
appeared, had been taken by the looks of
Senorita Luz, young as she was, and,
though he himself was a widower of
even more than middle age, was coming
there to pay her his court.
"He is too ugly; he has odious high
cheek bones and great yellow teeth like
gorilla, and he is stupid and without
manners" objected Senorita Luz, aroused
on this score at least to plenty of vi