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

comparing notes about travellers from
Il land of The Montozumas at the
Grand Pacific yesterday. 81 tel you
they're the greatest travellers in the
world" said Reau Campbell, who is
the author of a pleasing romance,
entitled ~ Trip Through Mexico, +"
"and they care nothing for money
If rich Mexican is travelling alone
lie takes a section in a sleeping car
If his wife is with him they take the
drawing room if they can get it, and
when there is a party of five or six
they just charter a sleeping car all for
themselves. Not long since, a rich
hidalgo came up here. In tho party
were himself, his wife, two children
who were not charged fare, his brother
in-law aud three servants. He had
seeping-car chartered for his private
use all the way from the City of Mex
leo to New York. To have the car
hauled by the railroads he had TO buy
fifteen flrst-class tickets from Mexico
to New York, although there were but
six persons in his party. Besides this,
he had to pay S5j day for the use of
the car. Then he had cook and a
butler on the car, and had big stock
of delicacles for use en- route. When
lie came to me he said he would stay
over two or three weeks, | told him
he need not keep the sleoping-car
standing in the railroad yard all that
time at an expense Of S55 day. He
could save that amount by giving mp
the car and taking another when lie
resumed his trip. lie replied that he
liked that car and guessed he would
keep it. And SO lie did, paying s35
day for it for two weeks Then he
changed his mind about his trip, ihrew
away his fifteen tickcts to New York
aud bought fifteen moro to New Or
leans. Monte Cristo isn't in it with
those Mexican hidalgos."
"T1afs So corroboratingly re-
marked Clerk Bamford. "When !
a WI - y, y go
mai, one Of these same chaps came
there on his way to Europe, where he
aud his family intended 10 remain five
years. Tie party comprised the old
man himself, his wife, eight children,
twelve servants, a physician and Il
priest. There was servant for each
of the children, two for the lady and
two for the head of the family. They
couldn't got anything good enough
for them. They rented the entire
parlor floor of The Burnett House and
had special service, table and cuisine.
They had two carriages made to order
at enormous cost to take 10 Europe
with them, and they bought four
splendid horses to u.c with the car
riages They b aght a piano TO take
with them and chartered a special
train to take them to New York.
They came from New Orleans to Gin
cinnal on the steamboat ending Star,
then the finest craft plying the Mis-
sissippi and Ohio. The captain told
Inc that at New Orleans the Mexican
tried to arrange it SO that the boat
would carry no passengers but him
self and party. To provide for both
physical and spiritual Ills the family
doctor and the family confcssor wero
taken with the party. l lave seen
royalty of almost all degrees on its
travels, but never saw anything to
equal that Mexican in utter disregard
Of expense"
"sameliues these same AIcMcans
are quite oomicul in their ideas Of
modern travel" said Reau Campbell,
again taking up tie story. 'In what
one might call the back countries of
Mexico The mode Of travel is exceed
ingly primitive. The only method of
transportation is by diligence or
clumsy stage, with no convoniences.
There are no hotels and travellers
must provide for themselves with
mattresses. blankets, plates and other
things pretty much as Storage pas
sengers ON a steamer do. One day one
of these rural wayfarers, miner
whose income was possibly $4,000 a
day, bu who had never been far
away from home before, came into
my office at Mexico, fresh from the
mountains. and bought a ticket to
New York. lie Lad with him his bed
and bedding, cooking utensils and the
whole naraphernolia Of a traveller by
diligence. | explained TO him as well
as l could the workings Of a sleeping
car, bu, he insisted on taking his bed
on the car with him. was told after.
wards that when lie discovered the
Injuries of sleeping-cars aud hotel.
he threw his impodiment oil the cal
and enjoyed himself with the new.
found pleasures like a child with
new toy. lie wanted 10 buy the whole
business and take it back to the minel
with him. = Chicago Post.
Old Curious Qo shocmakeD- VIVA
ia the first thing you do when you be
gin 70 make pair of shoes? Shoe