The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-01-11
DOWN IN MEXICO.
gyfE PEOPLE THERE AND SOME OF
THEIR CHARACTERISTIC.

8eautiful women of the COuntry-An At
Ianta Young Lady Writes of Visit to
Pueblo--That City and Its Suburbs.
From the Atlanta Constitution.
Pueblo, Mex, Dec. 10.-Surrounded
by wall of hills and mountains, Pueblo
nestles in little retreat of shade
A view from the hills in its outskirts
Immediately gives one an idea OF the
beauty Of this little Mexican city. Be-
sides its historic interest, Pueblo affords
much benefit as a health resort. In
driving through the city and around the
hills one sees loom up the many church
towers, some blackened with age, others
dazzling in the sunlight with gold and
silver eupalos, and besides them here
and there is ever before one The various
gardens walled from the outward world,
but beautiful in their yerdure and wealth
of fragrant flowers. have never yet
been able to discern the seeming unreas-
enable motive the people of this
country have FOR hiding the beautiful
flowers.
Among the first sights that greet the
foreign eye is the abundance of flowers,
but that great pleasure of seeing thom
growing is deniedus. Among the most
interesting sights Of Pueblo is its mar
ket on Sunday morning.
The market place is filed with every
article from the minor important ones to
those that go towards furnishing house
hold needs
There | saw old men and women sit
ting guarding their wares, young and
pretty Mexican girls smiling and nodding
a pleasant "buenas dias," young boys
selling articles they had shaped out of
wood and clay, even younger ones play
ing with the babies left in their care, and
beggars of all conditions Of misery, This
sight SO foreign to one visiting the city
is another of Pueb!o's most striking
characteristics.
Pueblo has some very pretty little
"endroits." Chulula is reached by a
train pulled by four mules, which takes
about an hour to make the trip In this
little city stands the pyramids. 1t re-
quires a little Imagination to see the re-
semblance to pyramids, they have the
appearance of being little hills covered
with grass, the whole thing having been
left there after some excavations had
been done. But one is a very high hill
and the firing walk In the hot sun is
only paliated by the anticipation Of a
grand view of the surrounding country,
and to see the beautiful little modern
chapel that has been placed there. 1t is
supposed that buried here somewhere
lies the 'hidden treasure long
sought for by both native and stranger
but guarded by the strictest vigilance of
the Indians that live in the neighboring
valleys. Their religion, mingled with
the simplest faith and superstition, and
their love of this spot that has SO long
been kept sacred from the ruthless touch
Of man, will ever guard it safely. En- route
to and from this little village the scenery
is ever a reminder OF the renowned
beauty and grandeur If the mountains
and valleys Of this grand country. Fad
ing in the distance are the two noble
volcanoor-P opocatepetli and IxtAczi-
hault. The former looms grandly up,
its snowy peak glistening i'll the sun
shine, the misty clouds kissing its feet,
is SONY enhanced by giancing on high at
the beauty of the cleaning snow.
Ixtatzihault stretches out like the YER
liable woman in white as signifies the
namo.
One can truly see he form of wo-
man shrou3ed in the snowy sheet that
covers her form.
Then the Malintzi stretches many
miles in the distance and all appear TO
Join the chain Of ranges and wall the
city, standing sentinel to the town and
village they surround
The Pasio Nuivo and the old Pasio
are the fashionable drives of the city.
These are beautifully laid out in parks
with immense broad drives and here in
the sunny afternoons TIE stylish con-
veyances are seen rolling slowly around.
The elite Of the city meet every Sunday
in tie plaza, where the bands in the
stand which itself is apicturesque little
retreat, play fascinating and catching
little Mexican airs and pretty selections
from the favorite operas.
Here friends meet their friends and the
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