Mohave County miner., 1890-02-08
TRAVELLING IN SPAIN.
LIFE As 6EEN FROM THE WINDOWS
or A RAILROAD CAR.

Or y hAiLHOAO SAH.
How Peasants sleep I'm Route-Ths Hor-
ross Of GarIic-Ths spaniards Insvi-
table Cigarstts.-A Chat with . Jolly
Family.
A third class carriage II not q very
pleasant place. even II you can zee the
beauties of Spain from its dirty windows.
can but describe the one travelled in as
resembling an American cattle car fitted
up with park benches At the ends Of
each car Is printed the number which de
sigrlates the number Of passengers car
is expected TO intellectually ninety
The time Of which am writing was
early spring. yet n, night there was
damp chill In the air. and the atmosphere
of the car was icdo.rn' with the smell OF
that highly 1ayor,si spanish delicacy.
garlic pudding 'ii.is popular relish
every sp.riird takes with him. In an
earthcn pot. whenever be travels II he
II only Going few rIiles the pudding
goes too. &c 80 handy In case Of elner
gericy
As night grew on apace. my conparr
ions. the ra.san's tiy pared Themselves
for G,ccg he preparations were seed
lily accomplished, ciei Eia1 mui..ing him
self in Ms cln ( up TO hiS eyes. n;ll oil
leaning M ol3e t.ireci i'.il OI each beiIch. as
If BY previous nys,s-,Icn;, those on the
next ben b lean!.t.; &c 0. sier way But
for this equalization l6dorld have thought
tho car tipping and abcai 10 slide down
one Of the steep sides 81 ,'a rlonlltain
They breathe taronga ti.i5t loals SONG
tiraes the t0;h Is "a hc.,ogil. and tho
continual breathing .I:Di.,,i Il by few
general ions s-oes I!c Jse ti,is article Of
their apparel r'p@ tI:able
t.t.t. iait..G
Some siayt r,r.se inr u while to smolse
their cigareles icn voliid imagine
from the as,siduous way tho peasants of
fercd each other tobacco and that garlic
delicacy OF which have spoken, that
they we're very po'ite by na; urc found
out afterward. however that in Spain you
are expected to decline when anything is
offered to you--if yon understand eti.
quetfc. Eoi being aware. at the time. Of
this social law. too, some garlic pud
ding which villainous looking peasant
offered me thouglt that the act might
please him, showing that ! was not too
proud or ''stuek up TO eat what he and
the rest ate paid dearly for my expert
ment. for II nearly strangled me with its
odor; yet found strongth to murmur
.sbueno. though Tho tears surged into
my eyes while thanked the d9nsr
In my pcraisbnlaiions around the world
have come upon many viilainous smells.
but never before slieh concentrated
combination of odors as that { r.ic pud
diEg emitted Later learned To distin-
guish localities and streets by 1t. The
Spaniards cannot cook without garlic
Often as | have asked for something
without aio, never did find anything but
had some faint of garlic.
1t may be unnecessary to speak OF i'c
inordiiiatc smoking Of the Spaniar'-5
They are uneqaaled by any nation in tho
world as smoke producers. 1t is very
hard to meet one morning, noon or night,
without the inevitable cigarette attach.
n,ent. mention 1t as discovery that ]
met one Spaniard who did not smoke.
TIP sPASIAED's CIGARETTE
The Spaniard bends his cigarette down
ward, at nearly right angle. At home
and abroad. except In cathedral or rnuseo.
the rings of smoke are always rising In
perpetual incense. The scnora at her
toilet in the window smokes her cigar
cite The beggar asking aims. and rat
Ting at the iron gate OF the patio. smokes
meanwhile. Only burrc. the patient
donkey. doesn't smoke.
by and by the train stopped and a
portly peasant and his two daughteI3 en-.
tered. tho Liter clad In the national cos
tune, viii the naantilla They had the
grace of leopards in their movements.
and eyes that seemed full Of hidden fres.
One was dark. with blue black eyes and
golden brown skin. that lovely color
which only comes from a life In the sun,
at wor,; In the fields Tho other had the
blonde heir aiurillo so loved to paint.
Though simply dressed. there was some
thing strangely picturesque and poetic
about tacnl Both sisters spoke pure Cas-
tilian-'tlc tongue Of tie north" TIC
me there ID no language under tho sun SO
musical as the soft .i2lnish tongue when
spoken by q woman OF CASTLE. 1t Is like
the murnaur of brook flowing over pebr
bes and full of dreamy harmony, like the
murmur Of water ct night, which the
Spanish call "tle cigh of the Moor"
IN a JoylaL MOOD.
Thisfamily party, the rotund father and
his two graceful daughters. were In .
iovinl mood As we sat on tho same
bench, We soon entered into conversation.
They tho,i-si, il great fun TO make me the
subject oi .s.r OldiAige. My future was
prophcsied " Gue uf tae daughters. Was
l b.chciorf lid | expect to escape all
the fair Cast ilians unmarried. They were
indeed jovissl set, aid did much, by
their talking and singing. to enliven the
trip.
1 was surprised to find many Of the
Spanisrds In the car were Of enormous
stature Usually the Spaniard Of the
towns Is slight and undersized. The
numerous cloaks. saslles, knives, and 30
forth. make the slen,ierest Spaniard quito