Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1892-01-27
LETTER FROM MEXICO.
EnIroR OF FREE PnEss:

have spent four busy days in Mexico
/ City, have seen all the sights / bad jntted
down in my guide book a. in no case to be
omitted. Ny relics are: medallion frum
the Church of the Virgin of Quad Iupe !;
some sprays from the graves Of Santa Ana
and Juarsz; some pan>ies from thc garden
Of poor Carul!a. have az-d at the great
Cathedral, within and withaut; have care
fully and loiisonrly inspected the an;iqui
ties in the Museum haze gone through the
Gallery of Fine Arts, AMI >.o.nl IA amtz".
ment and delight before paintings by artists
oi hundreds of years agn. iiurilia. Guido.
Echny,. Lem .r'io. aud oIh9T- Wh"sc nsmes
have lived for u> only in lie i'rralure af
European travel aud pnctrv. fhcre They
were with cnlnr. rs vivid Il, il painted just
now, bul wiki canvas droppins to pieces
with The weight of three centuries. have
hpen personally conducted through the
Military Institute, and pointed the telescope
to Iziaccihuail, bat the white lady r-pused
our familisrties and drew coverct Of
ciond over her recumbent figure. | have
walked through the rnoms of Chaputepec;
have thought of Macmillan and Carlolta
Ms ! stood ON the balcony and looked out
on the beautiful city with its lake and lis
mountains, the fair possession that proved
their ruin. And all the rest, from Popacai-
apetl to the state chariot of Maximilian,-
are they not written in the chamber, ot my
brain TO be talked over in the DAYS when
we shall be together once more? And now
am jnurneying to the East have climbed
the mountains almost to the clouds and
seen cities lying like toy houses in the val
leys. Just now The lake and volcano Of
Toluca are due, aud am casting anxious
glances out a. write for fear that, in the
interest of this talk with YOU, should let
them give me the slip Here i, the volca
no cappe with snow and the rays of he
setting sun turning it into gold. Who would
not fall into The language of porsy at such
a light? but let me tell you that there are
i've men in this ear and not one of them *
even looking out of the window> II Wa,
vry warm in Mexico huj grows colder ev-
cry momen; now, aud am glad to draw on
my cloak Ju-t think Of il, this is the lat
day Of 1891, and the country is a. green rs
June. the roses. geranums and how,ring
shrub, nre in ful bonm. saw great Cal
las blooming Ia the aciquias along the high
road this morning. We have stopped at
Toluca aud the crowd around the station
looks very home-Iike Some are chattering
Spanish, but every now and then some one
breaks out into English a boy outside is
calling upon the nina a--myself-to buy "A
bottle OF something; il may be peppermint,
but think it is wh,,key--sD the child
is nni to be euliced At Santa Maria, at
730, / may have a cup OF coffee--nu more,
a. my lunch basket is well filled | have
hOught FIVE oranges, six bananas, two cook
ed sweet potatoes, Il cheromoya and some
fresh tomatoes at au expenditure ot about
twenty cents The last fruit Is said To he
the most delicious that grows in Amrrics.
II is about rs large as a big orange aud near
th- shape Of pear. f. is eaten with
spoon and tastes like union of slrawber.
rlcs aud pineapple. \ gentleman outside
OF the window. whose clothes look like he
h W bought them before he left the States,
h IS bad too much puque and is making
low to the engineer Now We bid good bye
u ro.uca, aud to dayll- ht as we'll, 80 this
chronicle must lay over Tor ;he night.
IAN LUIS PorosI, January Only /
time for lew closing words. fni- l. one
of thr old cities, noted Tor IT, cleanliness -
We have little lime for sight > eng here,
yet called "a, the palace Yesterday, where We 4
were most cordially received 10y tie Cover /
nor, Don Carin- (iutiurrez Diez We went I
then to the new market house, where was a
p cure OF many coiors aud Ou.y activity -
At the side 0! one of the gates at aioaey
Oh niger, with hi- piles of cualeas and other
coins, taking a tribute from the poor in turn
ing peso intn thacGs for their meagrr pur
cnases Aud Jow | must mail this snert 1
pr il will seem an ancient manuscript when I
it reaches You. A. Y. W.