Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-02-19
GREAT TRAVELLERS
Mexican Hidalgos Care Nothing
for Expense.
me Comical Notion of a Rich
Mexican Miner.

comparing notes about travellers fro
lle land of tho Montczumas at Il
brand Pacific Yesterday. al tell yc
they're the greatest travellers in Il
world said Reau Campbell. who
'he author of a pleasing romano,
emitted - Trip Through Mexico.
''''id they care nothing for none,
II a rich Mexican is travelling alon
I'e takes section in a sleeping cal
II his wife is with him they take m
U'a"ing room if they can get it, an,
"lieh there is party Of five or 81
'ney just charter a sleeping car all fo
themselves, Not long since. a ricl
hidalgo came up here. In the part,
were himself, his wife, two childreI
VINO were not charged fare, his brother
iH'iaW and three servants. He had
S'eePlhg-car chartered for his private
use all the way from the CITY Of Mex.
lco to New York. To have the On,
hauled by the railroads he had TO bny
nIleen flrst-class tickets from Mexico
10 New York, although there were but
SIX persons in his party. Besides This.
q liad TO pay S3j a day for tic use Of
Tue car Then he had a cook and a
pullef on the ear, and had Il bio stock
OF delicaclos for use en- route. When
nc came to me he said he would slav
over two Or three weeks | tod him
ne neol not keep The sleeping-car
Standing in the railroad YARD all that
'i''s ~ an expense Of S35 day. lie
could save that amount by givino mn
the car and taking another when Lo
resumed his trip. lie replied That he
liked 'hat car and guessed he would
Keep T. And SO he did, paying s85 d
day for it for two weeks Then he
changed his mind about his trip, fArew
away his fifteen tickets to New york
and bought fifteen moro to New Or.
leans Monte Cristo isn's in it with
those Mexican hidalgos."
"faats So" corroboratiagly re-
marked Clerk Bamford. "When ]
t4sr15tso .n ay4i.tsr-
na'i, one of these same chaps camo
there on his way 10 Europe, where he
md his family intended to remain five
years. The party comprised the old
nan himself, his wife, eight children,
welve servants, physician and a
1ricst. There was a servant for each
# the children, two for the lady and
wo for the head of the family. They
:ouldn't get anything good enough
or them. They rented the entire
,arlor floor of the Burnett House and
lad special service, table and cuisine.
They had two carriages made to order
t enormous cost to take TO Europe
With them, and they bought four
plendid horses to u,e with The car
iages. They bought a piano to take
With them and chartered a SPECIAL
rain to take them to New York
'hey came from New Orleans to Gin
innatl on the steamboat Guiding Star,
hen the finest craft plying the Mis-
issippi and Ohio. The captain told
nc tl.at at New Orleans ne 1ftx'c,la /
ried to arrange it so that the boat
you'd carry 10 passengers but him.
elf and party. To provide for both
hysical and spiritual ills tile family
octor and tho family coufcssor were
aiken with the party. l lave seen
oyalty of almost all degrees on its
ravels, but | never saw anything to
quail that Mexican in utter disregard
f expense"
"Sonetimes these same Mexicans
re quite comical in their ideas of
MODERN travel, said Rcau Campbell,
gain taking up the story. 'In what
nc might call tic 'bacl, countries of
iexico the mode Of travel is exceed
Ugly primitive. The only method of |
is by diligence or
lumsy stage, with no convcniences. !
here are no hotels and travellers
lust provide for themselves with
lattresses, blankets, plates and other !
lings pretty much as Storage pas
,ngers on a steamer do. One day one
f these rural wayfarers, a miner
hose income was possibly $4,000 |
ay, bu. who had never been far
way from home before, came into
ly office at Mexico, fresh from the
and bought a ticket to
ew York. lie had with him his bed /
nd bedding, cooking utensils and the
hole paraphernalia Of a traveller by
iligcnee. | explained 10 him as well
, | could the workings Of a sleeping
If, but he insisted on taking his bed
q the car with him. | was told after
ards that when he discovernd tbn
Ixuries of sleeping-cars aud hotels
Q threw his impediment off the car
I'd enjoyed himself with the new
,und pleasures like a child with
ew toy. lie wanted 10 buy The whole
lsiness and take it back to the mines
it'll him.--[Chicago Post.
Old Curious (o shocmaker)-What
the first thing you do when You be-