The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-10

IIOtestdnls Ill Tie clly VIII was Cross
ing the plaza the other day when the
bell rang and every one knelt just where
they were. He looked around and was
the only one standing, and all the busi-
ness men were standing in their doors
with their hats off.
I'VE had a good mail Monday, includ-
ing letter from Fred. hear from him
on every mail, and write him every mail.
Albert talks quite little Spanish, often
surprising us with expressions he has
picked up. The climate here is very
healthy, many people coming up from
Guayaquil during the rainy season.
There are a number Of fine walks around
the mountains, and Miss B and
walk good deal.
1t seemed strange to us at first to see
institutions, double red geraniums, and
several species of begOnias, wandering
jew fOrget-me-nOts and many other var
tiles growing wild in December and Jan
uary. We went down by the river and
got ferns and vines for two hanging
baskets. The baskets are pottery bought
on the market for three cents each. The
Indians bring in so much Of this ware
which they sell very cheap. Our water
jars are made of it. All the water comes
from public fountain and these jars
are carried on the shoulders of the water
carriers. The Indians also make a great
deal OF rope, hammOcks, baskets and
mattings for floors. The hammOcks are
made out Of the fiber of the century
plant or cactus, which is very tough.
Hedges OF this plant fence their farms
and nothing would want to climb over it..
There are several -four mills here run
by water power of the river which is very
swift, also brewery and a china factory.
Strawberries are on the market every
week in the year. The soil is fertile and
land high. Alfalfa is the food for cattle.
As they irrigate by means of the noun
tain streams it is easily raised. We
never saw any nice horses down in Quay
aquil but up here they have beautiful
horses, but use burrOs altogether as bur-
den-bearers. They have had bull-fight
since we came lasting the week during
Christmas and New Years. This seems
to be the only public amusement and
great preparations are made for it. A
thousand dollars was subscribed for free
whiskey which was dOled out at all the
little sh9ps and you can imagine how
many people drunken were lying around
the streets and sidewalks. There was
carOusing night and day, and we were
glad when the week was up. Some
things are extremely primitive here; fol
example there is an old lady who sits Oh
the floor in the house opposite and spins
wool. She has for distaff a three fork.
ed limb of tree. The chickens stay in
with her and she has couple Of rOOsterS
lariated there which she beats occasion.
ally when angry. The lower classes al
most universally sit on the floor when
they eat and many of them do not have
beds, but either lie on the floor OF sit
down with their heads resting on theil
knees. The children begin bearing bur.
dens so young, and you often see a chil(
hardly out of babyhOOd herself trudging
along with baby strapped on her back
or sometimes water-jar; and lndial
women go by hearing on their backs a.
much Alfalfa as mule will carry. vii
bought some lumber on the market an(
they brought it having one end of thO
large planks tied at each side of tht
mule by rope around his body and TIN
other ends dragging on the ground
They use the lamas as burden-bearer
too. Twice our stove wood has beel
brought on these animals. They hav
such long slim necks that the rope the.
lead them with is apt to slip off, so the,
have holes in their ears and tie the rOp
in that.