The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-24

l. and uncle of the late Emperor. used to
divert himself and his profiigate associates
by seizing a sucking pig from some poor
woman stall in the public market. throw
ing it aloft. and receiving 1t neatly upon
the point of his sword. while all the moth.
ers whereabouts hastily hid their babies un.
der their petticoats, expecting them to be
served in the same manner. Sometimes the
sport was varied by the dainty nobleman
throwing up the squealing victims. that
his HiRhness might catch them upon his
weapon with less exertion.
1t was in the days of King Joao VI that
q wealthy merchant of Rio. named Elias
Antonio Lopez, presented to the sovereign
his W residence. situated in the beauti-
full suburbs OF Sac Christavao. which N
that day was considered the finest private
house in South America. Whether the
princely gift was q voluntary contribution
or not, L Am unable to say. Old King John
had often visited the place IN course of his
country drives. and had conceived a great
fancy for IL; and there have been other
Amounted heads whose fancies it was not
noun ct tuum. The happy recipient
dubbed the estate the Real Quinta da Boa
Vista"-."The royal garden of be autiful
view" but it continued to be quite as
f1ssa e aa sao 0' C 5hs Sla nam t. G Gs
certainly well suited for an imperial resi-.
dence. occupying a commanding site over
looking the city, In one OF Its most plctrr-
ebQu6 buDuIDS. i Q6 eUlUC6 0ab Deel so mSesE
times ENLARGED since the generous LopeZa
day the result Is q queer absence of arch,
ltecural harmony. Its most prominent ieat-
IRE being the left wing. @ square structure
three stories high, while the other wing
has two stories: Yet. as q whole. 1t ia
charming, it's white walls in bold relief
against the dark-green mountains OF
1ijuca. in tho midst of extensive grounds
of much natural beauty. laid out in wind
ing avenues. stretches of emerald lawn,
ARTIFICIAL lakea fhlckefa of Orna-manf-
frequent intervals, all shaded by the
most splendid trees of the tropics.
on THE WAY TO THE PALACE.
To reach Boa Vista palace. take O car.
riage at your hotel door and drive down
the Rua Cattete, skirt the bay along tho
Praya de- Gloria. rattle through the Rua
das Manguerras (street of leather pipes.
dash under the aqueduct arches of Mata-
Cavallos (horse-killing ~avenue), turn into
the Rua das Invalidas ~(street of sick peo-
plel, and then follow the Mata Porcas pig
killing street.. until at last you come to
the direct road that leads out to Sac Chris
tavao. The ~well-paved avenue has lamp
posts set on either side. and is lined with
handsome suburban homes. set in gardens
of perpetual bloom. shaded by feathery
palm trees. That huge white building on
the left. its glittering walls aud cupols
browning an eminence overlooking the bay
is one of the few institutions of Rio
which we shall not visit. 1t is the famous
Lazarreto-"Imperisl Hospital dos Laz-
oras"-founded by the Jesuits more than q
century ago. and still cared for by the
brotherhood Santissima acramen da
Candelaris. 1t is said TO be crowded all
the year around with lepers In all stages
of the loathesome disease, and good Bra
zilians never look at its white walls with
out crossing themselves and muttering
prayers for tho helpless wretches. You
pass groups of mules. with skin covered
panniers containing fruit. vegetables. poul-
try aud charcoal OH their way 10 market:
lavenderas (wash-womenl. clad In 'the liv-
ery of the sun" BLACK hide. and not much
else. balancing huge baskets of clothes on
their heads; jaunty negresses. fat and be-
jeweled. and carriages of the wealthy,
with coachmen 3sd footmen in COR.
geous liveries ell SO precisely like
other suburban streets that you are not
aware of being within imperial grounds,
till suddenly the great palace looms mp be-
fore you. But II - not so near at hand as
IT looks. for the drives are winding and
circuitous and you bowl along steadily at
q smart space for a full half hour-during
the greater portion of this time the
building Is invisible-before you enter the
splendid avenue OF mango trees that leats