The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-09-29
Among the Paranese.

OFFERINGS TO OUR LADY OF NAZARETH
special Correspondence of The journal.
PARA, Brazil, Aug. 10, 1892 What
.gel may be said of the delights and dis
comforts of travelling in Brazil one thing
,rue-that the interest of it never flags.
each city has its own distinguishing
rnuliarities, which render it unlike any
n he others, and each days sight-see-
10y expedition developes things new and
range. This morning we went out to
Marco da Legua, five miles distant, to
,,t the wells which furnish the citys
mixing water. A peculiarly of Para is
fat it contains not one artificial foun-
AIM whereas every other South American
ga has a surplus of them. The group
# wells above mentioned, and some springs
.he eastern suburbs, are the only water
--ru ly for more than hundred thousand
lie. ekcd cut of the chocolate colored
eut Of the river, by The less fastidious.
3EatVly purposes. \ on go to the
! hy tlam-way, along the aristocratic
iencc- street called the Eua le Naza-
which tor the first three miles is lined
both sides with pretty casas. built after
l7ltugueSc fashion, some with walls
utcd stucco, Others coated with blue
yellow tiles, and all fronted by SPLEEN
13lm trees, whose feathery tops are
ttipetual commotion, apparently nod
s. and whispering to one another, while
p-e rlll, colllmn-like trunks remain un-
with the fragrance of orange groves
tclioI gardens, and in the middle OF
.oIv house the trees of the patio
-lNgc trees, known only i'll the tropics
ri, their heads above the messy roofs
About midway i the beautiful Plaza da
Nazareth, circular in form. SO named from
hlwch, which is especially devoted to
t Worship Of Our Lady of Nazareth.
y the wells We find scene of indie
1ahle confusion. a deafening Babel OF
.5yts, a crowd of negro lavenders, (wash-
aomen) and Portuguese water carriers,
iabbering and gestieulatinG like mad
HAT one mOmentarily expects to see
,ase, drawn and blood Shed. But it is
riot, nor an incipient revolutions as
might we'll imagine-only the every
N ,hcerulness of the native lower
--c,. whose customary department.
Fl ~ tWo OF three are gathered together.
ulc like that Of lunatics than of sane
nam beings.
'ara the Watcl-Carliers are called
-a4o4o>, "a term Of contempt which was
applied by the Portuguese to the
~1~h emigrant from Galicia, who took
-4c business OF carrying water when
.y Nlived in this country. as UNIVERSAL
The emigrants from some provinces
to fishing. from others to farming
a So on. by and by the Brazilians
lied the word tallegos, and applied
Jhe few Portuguese who were cngag-
u the same business So that noM eyely
.NN} Who carries water is Il tiallego lis in
N.lro Ill Englsli-speaking people. from
-,l side OF the ocean. are tlingoes
MIL within few wears drinking water
rs peddled about the streets Of Para on
,ehack, each Horse staggering under
enormous Jars strapped to his back !
ltely some benevolent WamdereI from
and of Bcrgl md Humane Societies,
ug the oveI-woIkcd equine skeletons.
..altpcd carts; each to he drawn by an
N i mule. But nobody thinks of ameli-
the condition Of the human beasts
If uldcn, and though several hundred
IcJlts are constantly going The rounds
-.' city, one meets many more negroes
o Indians, male and female bowed
4J-. the weight Of water Jars poised
HO he head, each of which looks heavy
-ll to crush an ordinary skull.
he way back to town we stopped at
>alerh plaza to take peep at the yotive
Ut'H-S which are hung upon the walls Of
auouS chapel, for our Lady of Naz-
.->o say the Brazilians-has wrought |
miracles than all the other Virgins
saints on record. Her festival occurs
october and draws great numbers of
e'N.e to Para from all the Amazoiiian
tinccS. 1t continues a fortnight or
and during all that time the square
-e'ally packed, hundreds of families
~ brought THEN household goods and
"'aped on the spot. The trusting faith
Ike pious Brazilian as well as the eff
'l ot prayer and the power OF Our Lady, |
eAemplitied by the great number and |
4IcjN VI these votes. There are thous-
a~ nj busts and arms and legs and
r@.~ and faces, either nodded III wax OF
N'ed IN wood, each bearing more OF
'>- ille-llke representation of the partic- |
-a' disease on intrmity with which it |
-' 'reh atfilcted-as, for instance, ghast- |
creatures of wounds. ulcers, tumorS,
Aaluding bones. etc There are breasts |
'fIlY eaten away by cancer, necks with
enormous goitres. and other horrors too |
Adl-f 10 enumerate. There are paintings
graphic counterfeit presentmentS
SHIPS AT sea about to be dashed upon +
iIAg rags, and the Virgin flying down
."ellN to the rescue when appealed to: |