The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-05-21

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.-rrespondence of The Journal.
,,,.... YrCArAN, April 4, 1896.
-r. n ucatan, you may choose
.... several methods of locomotion,
..-to..l own rusty feet and the ON
..elr donkey. The railway brings
.,a-q me coast to Merida, but goes
.asr else in particular, though wan
# III au aimless way by two or
ls branches from the capital.
.,.rr,ions in the city and its suburbs,
generally take what is known as
.s,a-a queer sort of chaise shaped
...... -..are box and loosely set between
.....g..-, at the far end of a very long
.t...tts. Its wood work is gorgeous
..r lilded. and over the frame a
an cover is drawn to ward eff
r dust. Two persons can sit
..l .l.eSa ard the driver rides the
Az. when the latter is urged to a
Vehicle bobs about the stony
ship on a stormy sea, giving
ur all he can do to keep his
samantha would say, If go
ther into the country, you
.. .Ar volan coche, or travelling
n.'ch is built with a special
4 5bominable roads of Yucatan.
-- wheeled and boXshaped-
-u -.dlow TO admit of seats-and
-a.sF i wood except the cotton COW
u ut IRON tires of the wheels. 1t
...-. .led on broad straps of leather
.u ayy under frame, close to the
a.. .t Iee mules harnessed abreast,
.r.n. silver sits on the foot board, as
.Mudau caleche. The bottom of
. b.E - ned with stout flax net, on
r... q mattress is spread to partially
H.t. terrible jolting; and from the
utains depend, which may be
M ref let down at will If there is
passenger, he lies full length on
... -.re-s-or two may do so in case of
un-Uul' but more persons riding at
-- sit Turkish fashion and hold on
la, as best they can, regardless of
- pains. The natives pack them
t4 . sometimes or 10 of assorted
..s olan. and do not seem to mind
.-f-rle position; but an American
srn-
~.etp. then his legs, then his
muddy dat after the first half hour
.. N.-.-> To walk any number of miles
t ride another minute. If there
.-.-. ID is piled behind on pro-
af. sine, punching the passengers
10y sliding forward in going
.r declivities, or >training back
...- -ing up hill-often breaking
.. eu Is moorings and rolling off
dusty slope, to the infinite re
oukeys. There are also many
in the Countrywide usual
n.. detestable vehicles which
N1e be eschewed when there is
possible alternative In the
us regions beyond Uxnal,
liHgencas do not penetrate
are scarce as angels visits,
compelled to resort to an inn
.alan, or litter-a hammock
uguhwise ON two poles, with a
uepy atop, upheld 10y a rude
W twisted willows, in which
lsc borne on the shoulders of
eG fashion you take it, travel
interior Of Yucatan is by no
-oyed delight, owing not only
nse heat and wretched roads,
Vulnerable pestiferous insects
perils of serpentS, scorpions,
jarantulas, etc. There are
which select your hair for a
t" tce and proceed to populate it
ushing extent in a days time
arripotas which insinuate them
'1- Ween two stitches of your gar
-e-. between the soles and uppers
Oes, and then, burrowing into
l~ "r under the toe nails, become
-.o et grandmothers in course of a
le whole interesting colony,
na children continuing to increase
t 'tio until cut out with knife
wound cauterized to kill any in
-4'' aa egg that may remain. To avoid
.Ht glare of the sun, journeys are
aN' ght whenever practicable Oul
hy excursion was to a hacienda
| -8t 'ns Fillage of AXE, some 80 miles
..'h Merida. We went in volan coches,
'-| a-orGing to the custom set out as
as the moon was high, expecting tC
fa' "ar estimation an hour before sun.
''t pen can do justice to the glory
pic night on sea or land. Mine
'' A'' attempt it, but leave you to i'm
's1' he round, yellow moon, by whose
A-i one might read printed page
~' 'I.t sweet scents and sounds of the
'F!As world, through which, reclining
7r mattresses, we were whirled al
'IedH The first few miles lay among
"i'au GARDENS where the air was heav,
'- .oe "ior of orange blossoms, roses
'A-4 ln- and the wild musk whicl
IFS golden flowers over all tn