The Republican journal., 1897-02-04
housekeeping in Nicaragua.
....,tle. of The Central American &tnange.
,r, Ba,N Ina Hammock. Ways Of The WO.

..m. spondence of The journal.
..> NICARAGUA, Dec 10th, 500. We
,s..i oar stay another week, in Or
.ao1 the novelty of housekeeping
film. manner of Central Americans.
...,.. 4greeable things, it came about
..aqted]v. Our letters of introduction
cameo us several pleasant acquain-
.a. o Leon, among them the Gonzalez
The senior, and his good wife
..gru. ont to their cafetal for week,
5ammiserating our condition in the
g...n VI. tel placed their city home at
sposicion" during their absence.
e5a.r emurred little at accepting so
,. .ror they were kind enough to
s, favor to themselves "To
M..-. servants do not run away with
.... -ji the senior, with twinkle in
....-s lud that they water the flowers
......,t..e AXE it," added the sonora
,... .l.a-. from hotel life in Central
.... .H10l be a boon to the hungry
..... 5ri to this we'll ordered, we'll
casa was bliss indeed.
rs for whole week we may
..-.. ..L h. is of adobe, like those of
ngighbors. You enter it from
n ugh enormous double doors,
.. ..- ON. which is divided into two
PARTITION running part way
..at sala, Spanish for parlor)and
barred windows, guiltless of
..-... NclY wooden shutters inside
3nZ the sidwalk OF one of
ipal streets. Facing the wide
5- smaller door leading out to
umtyard-the hollow square
.. ..el the house is built and
p. the most important part of
... l0 American establishment
~ H occupies the whole front of the
...,r. sable in the rear of it beyond
ONE long apartment on the left
H.,-. .-.. -eryes for the family sleeping
r. 7. wv bamboo partitions afford
.-.t. uJe privacy to each of its sew
e' ats while the opposite side is
r Store-rooms and servants
II the far corner of the patio
a shed, called by courtesy a
. eened off by bamboos stuck
WOUND Behind the bamboos
t.. yc range-a regular altar OF
y- lobo, with sort of bonfire
a'l- u,o, on top. First broad bench,
5iobes is built, and on top Of
N- M t-e stones are placed, so as to
4s' .t hole in the center. In the
o- is built, Of long crooked sticks
ot trees, which poems bring
..F tle mountains on donkey back
hy the bundle from door to
.H. wood is pushed in between the
-.'- n~umed, and the cooking is
pots set over the hot embers
iift0 cuDSitlbu.
be astonished to see how
t-. Npl dinner, of as many
SUE please, can be prepared by
.. H..u .- mes, on this primitive range.
-... orner of the patio is our bath
ae Ddilterentlg screened with BAN
s uIea overhead to the sky and
aay cllauee to fall theTefrom.
Uali-Eub is an odd sort of
-.. n1ua coffin and canoe, and
atl fG either. 1t was scooped
.4rmous log of the fragrant
.... yety monarch OF the
l.. ll'bably stood in its prime
ouquistador came to these
0--e arc no water works in
-H,e iron the well in the patio.
H-' ls ain god turns his hose on,
Nlrhput mercy every day dur
ii the year. one may enjoy
ll tub but a refreshing
. Al other times the water
uTin buckets from the well.
saves believe that to battle in
Nater as they call that drawn
nh, is very facilitating. while
'n- ain water fresh from heaven
.tsite effect. The matched or
-alidOrS which surrounds the
.-. l.
7iH The universal dining room of
5a'. u0uses in Central America.
dslons meals may be served in
tr I Nat we have never seen it done.
-' ~ eating apartment is as
1851 '- aS the most fastidious could
''S 'HAdad by palms and mango trees.
WILD -H-i1e birds in wicker cages over
''' eHN gorgeous flowers abloom in
-''. ind it wise to offer few sug-
AS the menu of our II o'clock
o'e"A''7 and q O clock dinner, although
-''''~ Ad Jose, the maid and mozo.
''ieh'tf l'lIng under orders from the
fe4D'' nora, come twice day with re-
-.''S tNuetuality to learn our wishes. No
'''' WI 'Te better by keeping our igno.
4 .i ourselves, and by observing the
'rN']ed maxium, "While in Rome,
IRE i,'mans.' Many of the native
'-'ee Ingredients are an unguess-
'hNlii1m and whose names, even.
i' anpw, are delicious and whole
' be sure, we sigh in vain for
~. -mitee and butter ON OLE bread