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BUGO I A'. 



CHAPTER XII. 



BOGOTA' EXCURSION TO FONTABON 



HUNTING PARTY NEWS FROM ENGLAND 



CLOSE OF THE CONGRESS — PEARL FISH- 

 ERY FEASTS OF BOYACa' ■ PADILLA 



DEFEAT OF MORALES GRAND DINNER 



AND BALL. 



During my stay I was invited to join a 

 party, formed by the wife of the Minister of 

 Finance, for a short excursion to the village 

 of Fontabon, a small place, about two leagues 

 from the capital. The day was the festival 

 of San Pedro. The company set out be- 

 tween ten and eleven o'clock, on horseback, 

 but I was unable to accompany them at so 



