TOWN OF SAN LUIS. 



wife sitting on a bed, surrounded by ladies — re- 

 quested to sit down, but hurried ofF to the Coro- 

 nello— he was not at home, said a young lady, who 

 begged me to sit down — Went to the barracks — 

 my reception — an Ordenanza or soldier ordered to 

 return with me to the post, to desire the Postmaster 

 to treat me with particular respect — The town of 

 San Luis by moonlight — no houses to be seen, but 

 garden walls of mud — Went to look after my 

 dinner — found the girl who was to cook it sitting in 

 the smoke with the peons. — I saw a black iron pot 

 on the fire in which I supposed was my fowl — I 

 asked if the fowl was there ? " No. Senor, aqui 

 sta," said the girl, throwing an old blanket off her 

 bare shoulders, and showing me the fowl alive in 

 her lap. I was going to complain, and I fear to 

 swear, but the smoke so got into my eyes and 

 mouth that I could neither see nor speak. At last 

 I asked for eggs, No hai, Senor." Good 

 heavens!"" said I, *' in the capital of San Luis is 

 there not one single egg?''"' " Yes," she said, 

 but it was too late, she would get me some manana 

 (to-morrow). She asked me if I liked cheese. — " 

 ^' Oh, yes," said I, eagerly. — She gave me an enor- 



