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ten, nor the patience with which they had endured so 

 much fatigue on my account, nor their docility and admi- 

 rable subordination ; and, in separating from them, I made 

 them, in the manner that I knew would be most agree- 

 able, a slight compensation for their services. 



I entered the city through one of the principal streets, 

 which was well paved, and provided with side-walks. 

 The houses, though but one story high, and indeed the 

 town in general, had a neat and respectable appearance. 

 I was conducted to the house of the Charge d' Affaires of 

 the United States. This gentleman, though much sur- 

 prised by my arrival, which had been quite unexpected, 

 received me with every mark of kindness and attention. 



Having no further occasion for the services of the quon- 

 dam courier, I made him a small pecuniary remuneration, 

 accompanied by a few kind words, and an intimation that 

 we must part. His countenance brightened for a moment 

 at sight of the money, (the amount of which perhaps ex- 

 ceeded his expectations,) but fell again immediately, and 

 assumed a strong expression of sorrow and surprise. He 

 was evidently loth to quit me. He would gladly have 

 stayed with me a little longer. But I gave no encourage- 

 ment, and he turned to go away, then came back to thank 

 me again, and once more looked round, as he left the 

 room, to give me an opportunity of recalling him. Poor 

 Tito ! I was really affected by the attachment he had 

 conceived for me in so short a time, but I was constrained 

 to let him go. 



It was the 9th of June when I arrived at Guatemala ; 

 twenty-eight days since the commencement of my journey 

 at Izabal, and about two months since my departure from 

 Washington. 



