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SIX MONTHS IN MEXICO, 



satisfied with our entertainment : our table was 

 well served in the true Spanish fashion, with 

 five meals a day, and all was hospitable, 

 respectable, and polite. 



Early on the morning following our ar- 

 rival, we commenced our rambles in the 

 vicinity, and my son fixed on an eminence 

 at a short distance from Puebla, to the south- 

 east (on which stands the beautiful church of 

 our Lady of Guadaloupe), for the purpose 

 of taking a general view of the city, which is 

 seen to the greatest advantage from this 

 point. In the afternoon we ascended the 

 high tower of the cathedral, and enjoyed the 

 splendid view of Puebla and the neighbour- 

 hood. Several of the most distinguished 

 volcanic and other mountains are in the 

 vicinity, but from this view, Popocatepetl 

 loses much of its grandeur. The pyramid 

 of Chollula is only six miles off, and is 

 distinctly seen, — its base exceeds that of the 



