The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-06-07
aMBlEs AROUND TOLEDO.

..- UA- Been Turning Out "Toled"
t.D-.~
~.. . correspondence of The journal.
..r 100. SPAIN. April -. 1900 Cas-
hotels. from the shoWiest of
.p,rial Capital to the shabbiest of
..t villages. are celebrated through
Il ljstpMdOm for extraordinary dis
..rI}>. This ecropolis of three
ts possesses the poorest of them
II. moor that una noche Toledana,
f III Toledo has passed into a
..in indicating unmitigated wretch
...~> The most expensive of Tole-
'~telrleS. < one cannot tuthfullN
Ar hest where are no degrees of
...4tes is the Fonda Imperial. front
t.r 0nce-fashionable Zocodovar. or
# l4>h plaza. in the heart of the city.
ther imposing exterior gives prom
-.- which are unfultilled within. and
sophisticated visitor bases we'll
urd apprehensions of evils to come
sire first Whit of vile odors en-
'Itfcd in the long. dark entrance
he railway omnibus. which is
.. tire only wheeled vehicle IN Tole-
O.litvTs straight through this front
tlnm the street to the interior
+. and of course. pedestrians follow
What a contrast to the cool, de-
t'Gl court yards Of AndaluSia. with
spark ing fountains, fragrant
beds and orange trees This
Ud barren court-Open overhead
.1@ic streets and infinitely dirtier
surrounded 10y rickety gallery,
ticl all the chambers open. Three
-0t the ground floor are utilized as
.t .YDr. where mules munich their bar
u murder sleep" for tired tray
lu the rooms above by stamping
. ZONES The long night through: the
t 5he space being occupied by
.#-lnr4 servants and muleteers. bags
..Ia and charcoal. saddles. kitchen
... rWaha and all the odds and ends
household. The landlady her
leri thrust into heellesS slippers
trr presenting Il ludicrouS reSem-
..",. to one OF her own grain bags
eutIy tied in the middle-meets
this characteristic reception
and with vonable Spanish wei
paceS the casa and all it contains
disposition de e.: and then. by
nc herpudgy hands. summons the
TO conduct You to an apartment.
unlo. 10y the way deserves a spec
paragraph. He is the steward Of
'. spanish house, the mayor dOmo
ai 1ttotum-in- general, without whom
Machinery would soon stop like a
-.GlHn-clock. He buys the food, and
-'' cooks it; is chambermaid, table
ttec porter, errand-boy and bootblack
-furming these manifold services
me average salary of two OF three
US month and his "keep"-catch-
Us meals on the run. SO to say, and
'rHing whenever and wherever he can
guarding the front door. He never
'nN of lettering his condition. but
ouest, faithful, even proud of his
ION, which he rightfully considers
most important ia the household.
wing so little leisure, his toilet is
riaborate,- consisting of a calico
@ seldom washed, a pair of his mas
raSt-otf trousers, cow-hide sandals
N'nut hose, and a sort of shawl
ad around his waist i'll bulky folds,
H sack of it i'll front making a con-
Hrt receptacle for carrying things,
'Nm the marketing to the morning
and the coppers that are bestowed
lim i'll the way of tips. Such
r"c>s articles as collars and ties never
-0.f his neck: the soap of Old CASTLE
LIS skin are manifestly strangers,
.t Ue considereS his duty done in the
VI personal adornment if he combs
'.Hr on fiesta days and gets himself
'W two or three times year
Il" BEDROOMS of the Fonda Imperial
0' tar sample of the best to be found
" spanish hotels, and a description of
W. IT'S most OF them to perfection. The
'7aug is of square red bricks, called
tNurtesy tiles, damp in summer, cold
" we charity of the world in winter.
"r ceiling is formed by unplaned joints
et support the roof; walls white wash
~ aud usually hung with few French
"""qeuts in gaudy colors, portraying
"eArs not usually on exhibition where
Jr proprieties of life are considered.
'0e uedStead is of iron, curtained with
are and canopied with satin, but with
'Hdfkable paucity of covering: sheets
'I'A YOU hesitate to put yourself be-
"ern, bullet-proof pillows and flock
Mattress, hard enough to satisfy an an
N'flte. The whole business is pain
July suggestive of objects of entomo-
Nseal research-and indeed you need
''' search for them; like sins, they will
speedily find you out. The peculiar wit