The Somerset reporter., 1895-03-07
USES Up ALL ENERGY
THE CLIMATE IN THE TROPICS MAKES
ONE lNDOLENT.

termined to See the Country.
Energy doesn't grow down there
I've been III the country long enough to
discover that fact, he exclaimed as he
cut off generous piece of rare roast
beef
The yigor with which he spoke and
the evident relish with which he mas
ticated the beef left the impression that
the speaker had never spent any consid-
cradle time in any place where energy
was scarce. He had just landed from "a
Panama steamer, having come from san
Francisco by that route, and had mado
short visits to various Mexican and Cen
trail American ports.
Not only is it not indigenous to the
country, but the exotic article always
withers and almost always dies. . he
said after the keen edge of his appetite
had worn off Then he ordered pot of
coffee, lighted a cigar and continued:
After we sailed from San Diego it
was several days before we arrived at
another port We crossed the gulf Of
California and touched at Mazatlan, i'll
Mexico. | had promised myself that
should 60 ashore and see every town at
which we stopped in Mexico and Cen
trail America, so when the fleet of ma
tive boats surrounded the ship a party of
passengers hired one, and we We're soon
on our way to the shore The distance
from the place where the ship was an
chored to shore was about three miles,
and before the distance had been half
covered was impatient and thoroughly
disgusted with the lazy movements of
the native oarsmen. Our time was linn .
ited too, and that Increased my irrita
ton, because | was anxious to see all
possibly could of the place within IA
short time
Il jumped ashore at last and hurried
mp to the town first to the postotfice and
then to other points of interest. 1t was
i'll the middle of the day, and the sun
beat down and reflected again from the
white house and the streets, which were
paved with small cobblestones. Scarce
ly a person was on the street, except the
people from the ship. The natives
lounged about III their shops or the So
Gluucu courts Will NnlCu oaCn uouao -
supplied. The shOpkeeperS were lnyarl-
ably smoking cigarettes, and 1t was
with difficulty that l induced one OF
them to rise from his indolent position
to supply me with some small purchase
which | wished to make.
Walking rapidly from the postoflicc
through the principal street To the ca
thcdral, and then to the markets, and
again to the public square, | was in q
perspiration before } realized ii. But
my soul was filled With contempt for
the lounging, lazy natives, who, it
seemed To nae, could do nothing except
smoke cigarettes. rest their heads ON
their hands and feehly say, Manana
(tomorroWl. ! saw everything there was
to be seen and found the party at the
landing inpatiently waiting my arrival,
so they could return to the ship While
| had done the town thoroughly. had
to admit tomySclf that had never been
SO tired IN my life a. | WIS when
reached the deck OF the City of sydney
and stretched myself in steamer chair
to smoke and think over what | bad
son.
Ny spirit, revived WHOM We cot un-
aor way again and had the benefit Of am
ocean hfse2e. renewed my determine
ton To So all the towns at winch we
touched, and sec them thoroughly. We
dropped anchor again day or - later,