La Junta tribune., 1917-03-22
FROM FAR AWAY PERU
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I luncheon at that time. but they call
rule Of chaperonage Is not very
strict, evidently. for We saw two and
three girls In group walking. The
upper class people we're dressed very
nicely, and were wearing furs. and
. | wished that ! had some, for II was
cold Promptly at 9 o'clock the bell
rang again. and those who did not
20 to the movies. went home. In
three minutes the plaza was deserted.
II was like fire drill. We went TO
tn. movies, but they were terrible.
The one we saw there was of Italian
manufacture. and the actors and ac-
tresses we're Italian. and whenever,
in the picture. anything had to be
carried. the women did II. so you can
imagine how well liked II. The pic
ture was abominable.
Real Peruyians never eat or drink
anything before 1880 in the morn
ing. except a cup OF coffee. and they
have the meal that We call dinner or
II breakfast. or 'almuerza. Mr..
Bos worth invited Us to have almuerza
with them the next day, and told
Carlyle to be at the office at ll:3OI
O'Clock We we're there and supposed
that he would take us 10 his house
Instead OF that, he Just took US up
stairs, above his office, and there We
found Mrs. Bosworth. and two little
Bosworths who live up there with
the help OF five servants. The only
thing they have in this country Is
plenty OF servants. They don't have
variety OF food. nor anything else
as We know and have in the states
These people with five servants, a
nurse for each Of the children. do
not live half so well as any OF the
people ! can think OF in the States
The meals in Peru. like "All Gaul.
consists Of three parts-soup, then
plate Is served. on which may be
anything that they have, but always
meat, and the next plate is like unto
ii, except that It may have one or
two articles OF food that the other
did not haye-some times desert,
I but more often not That. with
good bread and butter. Is the meal.
and OF course. coffee The midday
meal and the meal at night are the
same In quality and quantity Tea Is
always served at O'Clock.
The trains leave any time, for
there is no schedule. because there Is
never more than one train a day In
the same direction. So We left the
BosWor,hs and hurried 10 the sta
ton The train was supposed to leave
about 1880 O'Clock. but Il left be-
fore ! o'clock The train was crowd
ed There we're first and second
class coaches The first class are not
so good as our chair cars. Thcy are
much smaller In every way. and
Carlyle found much difficulty in dis
posing OF his length comfortably.
Leaving Mollendo. the train wound
around among the mountains, al
ways going up, and for at least two
hours the sea was In sight Then
We came 10 the most wonderful pla-
teau, Just as level a. floor. with
no vegetation whatever The soil j.
slluvial, and produces vegetation iu
tropical profusion where there l.
water We saw one or two stations
where wells had been dug. and the
people living In the stations we're
able To water tiny BIT Of ground
and II 10 really marvellous the beauty
and abundance. Of what they raised
There u never any rain on the vest
"rn slope of the Andes. and the
nights are always warm. and II only
the water which is In some lakes
about a hundred miles away In the
mountains could be brought down to
this vast amount Of territory. Il
would solve the problem Of the un-
employed IN Peru To great extent.
I u, took about siN hours on the train
90 cross this plateau and Il stretched
a. FAR on each side as the eye could
see, with the blue hare Of the noun
tains on one side mention this
tract Of land. for Ne Of Colorado
know something Of the possibilities
OF Irrigation and when one sees the
wonderful thinF that (, would be for
these people. they just can't help
but wish that the way could be- made
clear for IN" retaining OF the thous-
Ands Of square miles that Se passed
leaving the plateau We vent up
aud over the mountains. then Ne be-
gan TO fillo~ the canon thA, has been
made by river. The scenery after
leaving the plateau Vas very lik.
Arizona. and except for the funny