The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-23
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A iIAPpyuAMMrR IN MEXICO


Houston. Texas. Dear flaphammer;
Continuing my trip to Mexico, l VIII now
tell you about the pIscu de Ii Rriorna.
1t Is the drive of the city, 1t ia about
two and half milcs long, reaches from
the city ia chapultcpec, and IS maEnifi-
cent boulevard. The carriage way "
| broad, shaded by great ,rc"s, two rows on
| each side, between which is a wide prom
cnade, At regular intervals the InHeo
widons into a "elor' eta. circle 400 feet
in diameter whore there are stone bench
IS. IN three Of these circles arc placed the
nations heroes. That of Charles ".
statue hl the world, IL at the entrances
then Columbus and Guatimotzln, further
along Juarcz ana others AZ the further
,Dd OF The RHaro rise the nil and "aN'lr
OF rhapultcpcr, which is surrounded by q
forest OF cypress. Most OF these grand
Old trees date back over twenty centuries.
In this forest d Is almost dark at midday.
standing on the terrace or the grand oli
castle one looks across the valley Of McX-
leo ana sees two mountains which are Gov
cred with snow rise IN the distance. Thc
scenery is most beautiful. thApnlicpcc
WAS once the ityOri,e park OF MonioHuna.
Later tho palace built there by Ont OF tlr
Wceroys Of Spain wae used by MaNimillah,
and it, Is now the Mexican White House.
the summer residence of President plR2.
The National military academy ia also
here. Here also Is the arh"r OF Monte,
yuma t'TrCc OF Mpnteguna' y tn-rhllrh
because he wopt there after his dctclt IN
this bark Also saw some rocks with hier-
Oelyphics which date back ia tho Astccs.
All sorts of birds arc seen In this park, n
complete monagorle OF wild BEASTS ana
very large alligatore,
Now / viii tell you about the street cars,
They arc horse cars 1hc driNer CARRIES
n tin horn, which he blows as wiruihg
"a every street intersection. Conductors
sell ticket. and conductor EriH on the
cars at certain points of the route ana
lakes ihom MP. The street car companies
do not confinc themselves to PASSENGER,
lint la ipb
have special freight cars. They also 30
the undertuker's business, hach lne ms
It's funeral car black, WIN l"ui-pnsi"r
pnPnda. suru ounicd by cross unut :
which rs n black cHtafalpuu. This Kind If
arrangement IS cheaper man h"nrse nhd
carriage You order a funeral car to be
at the nearest point to tho residcnec. The
corpse is put on board and the monrners
follow In tho other cars, with while cur
taiua on tho windows.
There arc five theatots but what liked
hfBt was the orrin (circusl. This w n
large building fixed lilte q thchler inside
with n large ring Ia the middle, They per
form tho whole year The best American
tr0upos go there. ! enjoyed myself there
Among tho fine bindings are Ia Es.
mernda" which Is n iewelry store "El
palacio lie Hero" the iron Palnce, 1hero
are many other nice ones. s,n oo,,,oy
do. Although 1t is said that they are
stupid, this one proved ~ he an exception,
Ne was led by an Indian aud had a barrel
az tcutia on his back As the CROCK
struck p he laid down The indian
whiuucd and also kicked him. but he
would not move; 80 tho Indian sihrlsi
with tho barrel on his back. When me
donkey saw this he got M and followed
MS master. After carrying It distance
the master put Il back on the donkey,
but he ldid down again, eng We mum pa ~
dostination. There tho donkey stood be-
fore him shaking his head as If TO say,
81 have carried II long enough no" .