The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-12-31

perhaps 1000. made Up - Indians
ana whites. The most of thes. panpl.
- II low one-storied buildings ~
brick. covered With stucco and r.of.a
WITH red tiles. Much of III. material
has come from the old cit& ana IN.
N.hdowS have aati4u4tef b.teaule~
! "nlcn extend out oyer the stree. and
winch ale barred nith wrought ,~ln
torn from the ruins Som. II the
.arNed wood Of Moorish design has
peen kept and not q few 81 the ua,rS
are quaint and antique Many al them
haEe door knockers Of iron. silver
mo brass and some have "A latte.
etfh over the windows Which reminds
enc OF the MuorS. There j ~tUI .
Plaza IN the center Of the city. uuon
"hicA STANDS the government puild-
ihgs and the ruined cathedral! The
houses are painted all the colur> OF
me rainbow. They stand close t. the
streets and are entered by great doors.
"hith are sometimes heavily barred.
lou see Indians eyerywh.re. and
iPultn babies swarm. Nearly every
woman has 4 baby at her breast or on
her back, and the boys and girls 60
aIonS with babies hung To their back.
as they do in Japan. The children
are put to work early. Sc. Indian
Boys OF six carrying burdens and girls
q the same age trotting along With
loads on their heads.
from the Top OF the Cathedral.
bul come with me and let Us take =
look at the ruins. have MET here
rather R~ossbach, u delightful priest.
rho mas charge Of the old church OF
ID MERGED. He Is an American Who
IS dong missionary work among the
people OF his faith in Central America,
and he has provided a guide for us in
tne person of q Grand Rapids boy
n has come here for his health.
t Inc boys name is Lawrence Henner.
lie speaks Spanish and he can show
us about.
We go to the plaza, and entering
the cathedral wind our way around
and around up the narrow, dark steps
q the tower until We come out on
} the mighty roof of the structure. Ii
5 Is termed by fourteen great Iomes.
INCH make one think Of the build
. lngS of Egypt. Back of these is the
! court, now in ruins. the walls and
: roof having been torn away and onl,
the great columns with their carved
capitals still intact. This building
: covers over an acre and it was full OF
> WorShipers when We had only log
I churches.
! The view from the roof Is Magnif-
: cent. We can see how the city lies
IN q circular nest in the mountains
outside n basin is covered with cof
fee plantations n within the build.
4 lESs nave patios whose garueLs ane
orchards make the setting beauti
: fully green. 1t is a town Bull in
forest and garden with these might,
ruins rising out of the green.
- Just next the cathedral is The oil,
university. We enter the court, whici
is surrounded by arcades uher
walked the students Of 200 years age
. \ part Of the building is now used a
- n ~ l -, nd ~ 49,
. boys were drilling. The teacher. Wit
h two whips in his hands. Is directin,
the marching and l Photographed tn
boys as they tramped.
The Convent Of San Francisco.
We take a carriage and drive to tn
Convent Of San Francisco. Here AT
the ruin of a mighty church an,
monastery which in their prime mus
have been Of great beauty. The en-
trance gates had statues Of marbl
and above them are the cOatS-Of-aTnf
= of the king Of Spain. w. pass i
n through great pillars beautiful
: carved, enter a courtyard and theme
go en- to the body Of the church
This is one mass of ruins. but tn
Indians have made homes in tn
walls, and they have carpenter shop
- and blacksmith shops where tn
n monks once muttered their Drawers
~ Right over the arched door is a beau
= Illu1 statue OF the |A1adonnd, AID I
the inches on the church front ar
- fourteen statues Of saints. The dee
grafton within is wonderfully beau
tlful, but there ale trees now CROWN
! IL the main hall and moss and oushe
cover the walls. Right in the mai
% body Of the building the Indians hay
= erected an oven where they cook. .
= the site OF the ancient conTessionalS
There is only one part Of the Of
church which is still intact. This
q little S~acriSty at the left Of the mai
g entrance, where mass is r-9uiarl
said. This s~acrlsty has what | SUP
% pose are many OF the ornaments {
- the old church. Its walls are coz
- cred with carvings, oil paintings an
statues painted with gold. y statu
- of Christ, with a cross on his bacl
stands in front Of the altar. III
rObed in purple. embroidered Wit
gold and bands OF gold lace. At tn
I rioht nP0fpctpi hE h2 re nf jvo-, jS