Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-12

ment IN hi8 intermnable cigarettes and
me power Of controlling the drudgery Of
others.
Nearing the northern border OF An
dalusia, you find the whole country
| covered with vineyards Far as the eye
can see. This Is the famous Val De
Pinas region, which gives It's name TO
one OF the best. though commonest.
wines Of Spain. 10 is richer IN color than
| claret, with more body and sweetness
somewhat resembling the unfermented
grape-lulce made I'm New Jersey and
extensively used throughout the United
states, tmuch adulterated), for COM
munion purposes. Nalde de Pinas Is Of
COURSE FERMENTED.
but the natives always mix water with
10 and rarely drink too much, though a
wine-skIn full, holding a quart or more.
costs only four cents. Water costs ms
much in most parts Of Spain, but the
poorest peasant who cannot afford
water enough 20 wash his face In. buys
Il 10 adulterate his wine. Drunkenness
Us not a Spanish vice. though lu every
PEASANTS bag the Wine-sk.n keeps con-
slant company with the garllc-pot. At
every stopping place Of the train. r..
male water carriers. each with an Arab
alcarazza poised lightly on her head. app
preached the car-windows and dealt out
tepld water 10 ready customers M the
moderate price OF a penny per gin. In
Vulnerable small villages each em-
powered In green, are scattered along
the Andaluslan levels Their only WISH
Die business appears 90 be conducted
exclusively by women az open-aIr res
taurants, 10 supply passing travellers
with drinks Of fresh milk Each res
taurant consists OF a crude bench. or
table, set by the wayslde. a few mugs,
and goat. or COW, tethered near-the
lacteal beverage being always ION tap"
This border-land Is red as that Of Vir-
ginla, and the grass grows so sparsely
that the color Of the ground shows
through, giving "a sun-bllghted look TO
the landscape The farmers huts are
built Of red clay. and their clothing Is
Of undyed wool Of the brown sheep OF
the Sierra Moreno. To add TO the pre-
vaillng russell hue. the one occupation
Of the people is the herding OF thin,
brown pigs on the bare brown plains.
II Is said that these hldeous swine de-
rive their color from feeding exclusively
on the
which abound In the soil. Fancy eating
pork fattened on bugs! You count
droyes Of pigs by scores. each drove IN
charge OF two recumbent, but always
smoking swine-herders
Farther up the foothills. the whole
scanty population Is given over 90 the
raising Of sheep But the flocks do not
dot the landscape with peaceful white,
az In England and America. they only
intensity the prevailing reddish brown
with restless shadings Of deeper hue.
The ugly brown sheep are tended by
shepherd boys--or rather by shepherd
dogs, which do the actual work. while
their lazy masters loaf and invite their
souls" with the aid OF the siesta. the
guitar. the cigarette and the garlic pud-
ding, Farther up. great focks Of goats
browse among the cliffs and along the
Drinks Of rayines, where it looks mp0s-
slble for the tiny hoofs 10 find a foot
hold They are closely followed by short
skirted shepherdesses, as fearless and
sure-footed as they: but the girls are
shod with hempen soles, which are not
slippery like boot leather and cling
better than bare toes. A frequent sight
Is that Of some rascally peasant whom
one longs TO beat, helping himself |
along the weary upward trail by hold |
ing fast 10 HIS donkey's tail, as the poor |
little beast. always loaded 10 the limit |
Of endura nee scrambles up the zlg-zag |
sleeps At intervals little booths are |
met. built In recesses OF the cliffs that |
border the mountain pass like cup |
boards hewn out Of solid rock on a |
narrow ledge. bottles OF wine and goat |
milk are set for sale, and overhead, in |
nets. hang oranges. grapes and garlic. |
Another sight, more frequent and less |
is that Of wooden crosses, |
each surrounded by a calrn Of stone, |
and marking the scene Of some poor |
travellers murder by bandltt.
The scene grows wilder and grander /
as you approach the summit The |
Sierra Moreno divides the valley Of the |
from that Of the Guadi-
ana. The railway Is fine specimen OF
engineering. English / belieye); often
along a shelf OF rock over