186 SIX MONTHS IN MEXICO. 



fruit, and young kids, are all in the greatest 

 plenty, and what adds to the picturesque ap- 

 pearance of the whole is, that nearly every 

 canoe has a quantity of red and white poppies 

 spread on the top of the other commodities ; 

 and if there be a man on board, he is usually 

 employed in strumming on a simple guitar for 

 the amusement of the rest. The whole of this 

 busy scene is conducted with the greatest 

 harmony and cordiality. These simple people 

 seldom pass each other without saluting; 

 a Buenos Dias Senor, or Senora," is in every 

 mouth, and they embrace each other with all 

 the appearance of sincerity. 



They land their cargoes a little to the south 

 of the palace, near the great market; and 

 remove their various commodities on their 

 backs to the place where they deposit them 

 for sale. This market is well worth visiting 

 at an early hour ; — when thousands of Indians 

 assembled with their various commodities for 



