Jasper Banner, Volume 2, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1855 — A Lazy Man’s Paradise. [ARTICLE]

A Lazy Man’s Paradise.

The following is an account of the daily life of a Creole fattfiiy *tn the town of Sant* Graz, the capita! of the Bolivian department of that name. I'or a lazy man, Santa de Bolivia must he a perfect paradise, to say nothing of the chance a bachelor has of being able to secure a partner in a city wher6 there are nve women io one man:—PijfmonfXßanner. .. Very early in the morning, the ■Csaole, getfiiiir out of bed, throw* himself ihto a~TTafnTTrnc; hi#--vjdfe streches herself upon a bed neafby, while the children seat themselves with their legs under them, snathe chairs, all in their night dresee^. — The Indian servant enter* wjth a cup of chocolate for each mcmber’of the family* after which she some coals of fire in a silver dish.— The wife tights bet- husband a et£ar then one for herself. Some fimfi is thus spent in chatting and regaling. The man slowly put* on his cotton trawgers, woolen coat, leather shoes, and viouma hah, with his neck exposed to the fresh air—silk handkerchief* are scarce—he walks to some near neighbors, with whom he again drinks chocolate and “mifltWir Mtether cigar. At mid-day a small tow table ia eel in the middle of the room, and the family go to breakfast. The wife sits next to her husband. .The women are very pretty and affectionate to their husbands. lie chooses her from among five there being about that number of women to one m&n in town. The children seat themselves, and the dogs form a ring hiad. The first dish is a soup of potatoes with large pieces of meat. — the man helps himself firsth and throws his bones straight across the table; a child dodges its head to give it a free passage, and the dog* rush after it a* it falls on the ground dlodr. A child then throw# its bene, the mother dodges and the dogs rush behind her. The second dish ha* small pieces of meat'without bone?. Dogs are now fighting. Ne*t comes a dish of finely chopped beef, then beef soup, vegetables and'ffnits, finally coffee-4>r chocolate. AtYer breakfast the man pullrotf his trow . sera and coat, and lies down with bis drawers in the ham moo. Hi* wife lights him a cigar. She finds her way back to bed with a cigar. The dogs jump up and lie down on the ’ chairs-—the fleas bite them on the floorT~TM Indian girl doses both doors ana window*, and takes the. chii.lnm out to ploy, while tip rest to let the people know saying a prayer for them/Which I rouses them. , The man atreebes his hands above his head and gap*; the dog gets down and wbiningly stretches himseljf while the wife sit* up in the bed and loudly call* oat for fire; the Indian girl re-appears with a “chunk” for her mistress to light her master another cigar, and then she smokes againjtmrself. The dinner, which takes place- from thiir.e to five, is nearly the same as breakfast, except the beef has been recently killed by the Indians, when they have a boil. The ribs and other long bones of the animal'are trimmed flesh, leaving the bones only coated with meat, these are laid acres* a fire and roasted; the member* of the iaipily, while employed with them, look as if they were all practiciug mu*ic. A horse is brought into the house by an Indian, who holds while the ‘patron’ saddles and bridle* him; he, then puts on a large pair ofsilver spur*, which cost forty dollars, and mounting, he rides out the front door to the opposite house; halting, betakes off his hat and calls out, “B«e^ : nas trade*, *€®orita*” —good evening j ladies. Th? ladies make their api pearance at the door, one lights him a cigar, another mixes him a glass of lemonade to refresh l»m after -the ride. H e remains in the saddle ta|kr - ing, while "they lean gracefully- 4against the door post, smiling with their hewitching Cyes. After spend - ing the day in this way, he goes ISF the horae fey the bridle, while the master dismounts, Taking off the saddle he throws it into ftchair, the bridle into an other, his spurs into a third, and himself into the hammoc; the Indian lead* out tl|^J|pr*%ydw** : dog* pull down the riding gear, and lay themselves on their uimal bai-ri stead Chocolate and -dears arc re* prated. i ■" --Hr, • • .• '‘TsT-b, «•••.—» - w ..-. I I •HiinfCmßl