SIX MONTHS IN MEXICO. 



Soon after this we left the church and 

 retired to rest., but were shortly afterwards 

 serenaded at our residence ; the party wished 

 for admission, but Mr. Wilcox being indis- 

 posed, we refused to open the door. About 

 midnight we heard them again at their revels, 

 when a flight of rockets concluded their 

 devotions till morning. 



We were still eighteen miles from the 

 mine, at which it was desirable we should 

 arrive early ; we therefore left the village 

 before daybreak, some of the people having 

 remained all night with our horses. They 

 wished much to detain us, to see the con- 

 clusion of their fete, and I felt regret at not 

 staying. Our road lay through the numerous 

 little farms belonging to the town, which 

 extends a considerable distance. All was 

 silent as death, except the stream that ran 

 through this peaceful vale; and the moon 

 shone without a cloud as we passed through 



