98 Bogota'. 



played in the conduct of this lady. She was 

 educated in a good school, under the eye of 

 her grandmother, Donna Paris, a most ve- 

 nerable-looking old lady, whom I now went 

 to see. She was surrounded by her chil- 

 dren and grandchildren, ranged in order 

 round the room. It was a scene that would 

 have accorded with the patriarchal times. 

 The whole family are handsome, and two of 

 the little boys might rival in beauty and 

 rosy cheeks, any of our northern youths. 



Visits on this day are very brief, and the 

 distances between each of no great extent. 

 I therefore was enabled to get through 

 this round, and be in time to go to the Ala- 

 meda at three, where I met all the world 

 assembled either on foot or horseback. The 

 Vice-President appeared gaily dressed in 

 uniform, accompanied by many of the first 

 people ; it happened to be a feast-day, as 

 well as Sunday, which added materially to 



