HO A YEAR IN BRAZIL. 



CHAPTER VIII. 



LIFE IN ENTRE RIOS, MINAS GERAES. 



Cidade de Entre Rios, {Antigo) Brumado de Suassuhy. 

 January 22, 1884. — We have now been in this town for 

 five days. We came in on the i6th, having finally- 

 taken leave of every one. Our cook, Aleixo, was quite 

 affected when he said good-bye, and hugged us both in his 

 arms ; his eyes filled with tears, he sobbed, and could not 

 speak. As soon as we arrived here, we went to the house 

 called H6tel Entre Riano, and ordered breakfast. We 

 next paid a visit to Senhor Joao Baptista, who insisted upon 

 preparing breakfast for us immediately. We then pro- 

 ceeded to the office, and, after some business conversation, 

 returned to JoSo Baptista. His excellent food was doubly 

 enjoyable after our camp fare, and his kind welcome 

 raised my spirits after the depressing influence of the past 

 few weeks. 



I fear I forgot to mention that two days after Christmas 

 this benevolent man came to pay us a visit at the camp, 

 bringing some bread and cakes and three or four bottles 

 of wine. 



Returning to the hotel, we arranged to hire the house 

 we are now living in ; it is opposite the hotel, in the main 



