Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-14
,olal Correspondence.

N mines-is celebrated for It's
lovely gardens and howery
pauos. especially for It's or"
49, chids and pansies, The last
named fayorltes, which grow
to especial perfection In elevated re-
gions Of the far south, are known IN
the Spanish language as pensaflentos
(thoughts) reminding one Of ophelias
words Here's pansies for Thoughts
Never was climate 50 entirely de-
llghtful as this Of zlpaqulra never
hint Of frost IN the air nor heat above
20 degrees. even at MONDAY never
might In which light blankets are not |
needed. and neither excessive rain nor
heavy dews, nor continued dronths
trouble the husbandman. The air Is ale
ways pure, clear ana inyigorating me
sunshine glorious; with fruits now
ers and "green things growing alike
every day IN the year. No wonder that
neon,e live 10 great age here, IN unin-
ierrupted tranquility 60 remote from |
mo rnsh and hustle and dangers oil |
cities. where epidemic diseases are am
known and anythlnk like the strenu-
oIs lifen undreamed OF However |
Eden must have It's serpegt, ana the |
bette nor OF this paradise Is hydra
headed revolution. The market place |
that occupies one Of the pretty pazas |
OF ZIpaqulra was the scene Of u bloody |
battle, some 10 years ago, In when !
Gen. Morales was killed. and IN the
last revolution, just ended-or, more |
correctly speaking, temporarily sus-
pended--government troops were quar-
tered for weeks in the cathedral whlle |
rowing bands OF insurgents committed |
ain manner of depred0tlons In the |
ne,ghborhood. The church steeples ana
the walls OF many Of the houses are
perforated with bullets and there are
numerous other traces Of wars wild
alarm"
A mile beyond the village IS the quin-
IA named "Juratena' Mt when we
were entertained. Shut in among An
dean foothills and reached by long
narrow lanes overhung with green
cones Of the "esmeralda,' L has so Tar
escaped the raids OF revolutions, though |
noted for It's fine, fat cattle, when are
usually promptly conflscated by the
seIf-styled patriots. Perhaps the own
err Of the place stood In with the reb-
els, as did many Cuban sugar
planters during that Islands last war
with Spain, making It more profitable
all around, 10 pay a secret annual tflp-
ute IN cash. Al any rate the place
remained undisturbed, while all It's /
nelghbors suffered previously, No
words can convey an idea Of the smi-
ing contentment which preyades this
rural home, the rich green Of its her.
bage, the great variety Of its fruits and
the beauty OF It's flowers. The adjacent
foothills are clothed with bushes, as
with garment, each
BUSH AND TNvTG
covered with yellow berries pine
shaped and poisonous, called Pena de |
Diable-"the devils pineapple the
rich grass underneath them starred
with pretty pink flowers The manor /
house Of Juratena is the usual low, !
substantial, abode walled structure I
built TO withstand sieges, in the days |
when every mans house was literally |
his castle and rural homes were also /
forts and cities Of refuge for their re-
tainers Grey, wlndowess ana unat-
tracuye exteriorly, II Is all bloom, /
beauty and comfort within The great 1
patio IL surrounded BY double corri- |
dor into which all the rooms open,
and over IL projects the red-tiled rUof, |
affording shelter from sun and rain,
shaded by passion vines and the blue
blossoms Of the lobeia, here called
"azul"
In order to give you a glimpse OF
domestic life among well-to-do conn-
try people in Colombia. ] am going |
TO recount one days experience
IN this hospital home, where we were
given no reason 10 believe that the FAM
ily had departed from Its ordinary rou-
tine. II was nlghtfall when we arriy-
ed at the hacienda, after our Inspection
Of the salt-mine, and being wearied, we
retired to our rooms soon after the
many-coursed dinner was ended. My |
own apartment was large enough for
townhal with chairs enough, rang
ed In straight rows around the four
sides OF the Canvas-cOVered walls TO
have seated half the population of the
village The floor was OF strawberry
tinted cement smooth and cold as poll
ished marble and one little window
was faced with heavy wooden bars
painted green, and the wide door, OPEN
ing into the corridor had neither latch
nor lock Of any kind and was evident
ly intended to stand wide open all night
for the admission OF air The little iron
bedstead at the farther end OF the vast
apartment was curtained and covered
with rufiled muslin. tied up with pink
ribbons, wherever ribbons could find
any excuse for appearing; and about
the only other furniture was
A TAILow DIP
in It's big brass caudlestlck, ON a small
square table at the head OF the bed.
Lplled By the sound Of rushing river,
whose name the hacienda bears, ! slept
the sleep Of the just IN spite OF the UNI
easiness OF unaccustomed open doors
until awakened al an early hour by the
songs Of blnckbrlds and the twlttering
OF q colony Of oacaraCheros. which re-
mind one OF northern barn swallows,
aud make their nests under the edge OF
the tiled roof Evidently somebody had
been listening outside Tor the Instant ]
awoke the hostess came In, bringing the
usual desayunO Of coffee hot milk and
arepa-cakes and u inform me that
being IN the country breakfast would
be served az the remarkably early hour /
Of $50 instead az al noon as IN the
city. one Is expected 20 take the light
repast IN bed and sometime afterwards
the chamberlain there are no cham /
bermalds in Spansh-America) brought |
IN towels and q large tin basln-the |
counterpart Of a dishpen az home-flll-
ed with cold water had been Won
derlng where the lavatory facilities /
came IN as there was no sign Of a
washbasin or the crockery 10 which one
IS accustomed
When finally summoned 70 almuerza. /
breakfast, 80 the big dinlnVroom where
the family and guests were assembled
the lady Of the house followed, bring
ing a large Ola. or oarthenware Jar. OF
soup. just on the Are. This first course
~ every wcil-reFulated country break
fast IN Colombia Is made ~ hot water
beaten eggs and plenty ~ grease iav-
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