August i, 1891.] 
THE TROPICAL AOTWtJOLTURIST. 
101 
The great Eoupoior was now banished the country. 
He who scarcely a year before — when on hia return 
from Europe iu improveo health— was received in Rio 
de Janeiro in a manner quite surpassing the recep- 
tion, ill European capitals, given to the greatest heroes 
of modern timea. Triumphal arches were placed in 
all tho principal streets. Lifc>sise portraits in oil 
of him- and the Empress adorned tho fronts of many 
commercial buildingju. Rose leaves covered the ground 
wherever he set his foot. Deputatlooa from all asso* 
ciations, guilds, societies and clubs gave congratu- 
lations Tho populace half-mid with excitement 
and freusy, rent tho air with their hoisteroas 
acclaim. Rolls rang from all tho church spires, cannon 
salutes shook the city. Fireworks of all descriptions 
were let off, even during daylight, and at night 
the city was publicly illuminated, and windows 
were hung with Chinese lanterns, and coloureil- 
glaes devices. Next day tho newspapers and tele- 
graph^ lines carried tho no as to the interior, 
andsmilar rejoicing took place in all the principal 
populatod centres throughout tho vast Empire, (.-ould 
©ver a monarch be moto popular than Horn Pedro 
Seguudo 'i But what a change was in the near future ! 
A. few months passed during which the country was 
most prospi^rous, household neocsailies were much re- 
duced iu price, and exchange bad risen higher than 
ever it was known before— the milreia was above par, 
which is twenty-seven pence, and for over two mouths 
it was 28i pence, and the minimum during 1889 was 
20 Jd. European oupitilist were sending arge turns into 
the country for invuMtiueut such as loans to railway 
and other pablio companios, slavery was a thing of 
the past, everything showed that an era of prosperity 
Hud couientment had dawned in tliis new country, and 
the Oovermucut to all appearance was a popular one. 
Tuo uucxpi'ctfd always happens. About the begin- 
ing ofNovombor 1889, whihpers began to bo heard 
by borne, who wore half afraid to repeat them, about 
the discontent in the two services and on the 15tb 
of the bame mouth tho army were all paraded iu 
one of the large squares of tho city and tho Rcpublio 
proclaimed. Tho Navy also joining, people saw 
that any opposition could bo put down bv force. 
Thus happened the bloodless revolution. The Em- 
peror was told to depart for Europe, a stoamer buing 
at ouce chartered for him. The Prime Minister, bis 
relKtiou'i and some of the supporters of the dopusoJ 
Ooveriimeut were bauisbed the country. 
The republican form of Government had existed 
for some five mouths when I returned from the wlid 
west. My return to Rio de Janeiro had to be by the 
Province of Sjt> Paulo. Civilizoii life was met with 
iu ‘he town of Mocooa, for in tho interval since 
I left Rio the branch of the Mugyana had been opened 
to that town. 8arne tine fresh looking coffee estates 
were passed through before Mooooa was rc^ached, and 
rno:st of them with smaU villages of houses for colonists, 
but most of the o iionUts were nationals, that is to 
say hnlf-brceds between Indian and Portuguese. 
I ca mot leave the Estado of Minas without noti- 
Iho boapUaiity, which these simple 
although many people deal out to strangers. Uow- 
ever siaall tho farm may be, if you call at it, you have 
what they can good-will. There is 
tooa auppl ed in abundance for .nan and beast and 
u you arrive ul^ut ** ^v.ve Maria ” time you are given 
supper and a bod and your animals are well oared 
lor. 1 have hvely reooUeotions of the jugfuls of milk 
drawn from the cow in the morning, as soo'* as one 
got out of bed, and if you expressed a wisl night 
betore to start at daylight, the animals wiMa.ways 
e^y. In some papta winged game was plentiful, 
j day promised to bo cool, cloudy, I would 
spend a day shooting snipe, wild duck, and a sort of 
grouse they call partrhlge (‘t perdice”). Deer is pleu- 
1 ul, as aUo wild-b .ar, but it requiren some days to 
^ 1 , dugs, and a party of huntsinon. 
Tne Miueiroa area kiuj, ooutentcu, brave and patriotio 
people} ’ 
I spent a day and a night at Mooora, a rising town 
some 3, too inhabitants mostly Italian. Moro than 
S'll of the town seems not more than a year old. 
A small river rnns through the middle of it, and the 
ground risoi on each side of the river at a slope of 
abjiit one iu fiftetu. The stream runs towards the 
west, the publio buildiogs, such as ohurclies, tho mu. 
nicipal chamber, court-house, jail, Stc. are on the left 
bank un elevated ground. The railway station ia on 
the right nr north side, also on high ground, and near 
it is a coiufoitable hotel kept by one Julio dos tiantes. 
The hotel was full of railway euginoers, contractors, 
and the UEual complement of ‘‘ comets.” 
I enjoyed very much tho short lime 1 stayed there, 
and made a few frieuds, who pressed me to stay a 
few (lays, and if I bad koown beforehand that 1 could 
net get my own favourite mule on the same train 
along with me I might liavo accepted some of tho invi- 
tationa, I had despatoned my attoudants to tboir homes, 
bad packed up for llibeiift i Preto, had written to a 
friend to expect me there ou a certain day, so 1 bade 
good-bye to Moooca. 
The train starts at 6 o’clock; the line is a now cue and 
trains have to move slowly, and for these special time- 
tables are arranged and calonlatiou is made for acci- 
doutsi delays, but it ia seldom that the train arrives 
at the junction with the main line after the express 
b a passed. 
At S.'lo JoBti do liio Pardo our old friend Ananias 
was on the platform : from him 1 bad a oup of black 
coffee. 1 also noticed that the kangaroo horse and 
tho one horse trolly were in tho station yard. Ana- 
nias was (juitc bright, he had realized the dream of 
his life, Brazil was now a llepnblic, aud he liked to 
be reminded that be bad prophesied the near advent of 
it, when I passed up this way some six months ago. 
Kan J.'su bad increased in size; the Uepiiblican Muni- 
cipality weru to pave the stroets, colonists were llow- 
ing fast into the distrint, tbs crop which was nearly 
all despatched was a large one, and amongst the late 
unruly oitizeua of San Josd al] was contentment. 
Oasabraiica was reached about D-SO a. m. I knew 
I bad to wail here until 3 p. m. for the express from 
S. Paulo to take me on to the town of ItibeirAc Preto. 
Having made the accquaintaiioe of an engineer in the 
intoiior the members of whose family were located in 
Oasabranca and wbo was now on a visit to them, to 
fulfil a promise 1 made some time before, 1 went to 
breakfast te their bouse, where 1 was kindly enter- 
tained until the afieriioon. From Casabrauoa passiog 
by tho important town of Sko Simon there are tnauy 
vary flue coffee estates, Tho railway passes right 
through the Faieuda of Santa Veridiaiua, tba property 
ol Conselheiro Aiituuio Pado, which 1 gave some 
particulars of iu ray last. The heat had been suffocat- 
ing for the most of the day, but at i o'clock came 
on a heavy tbouderatorm, and rain coiitiuued to fall 
the rest of the evening. It was quite dark before the 
train arrived at Oravinhos. This is a small towu u>txt 
station to Ribeirio Preto, and completely surroui.dod 
by valu,»ble ooifee plantations, which I could not sea 
uulil my roturu. 
It was past seven when Ribeirko Preto was rosoliod ; 
the raio had cessed for a short interval, and the town 
was well lighted, not as yet with gas, but with kerosene: 
so there was no difilculty iu reaching tho hotel with 
my triend who wos expecting me. 
Here 1 was to apeud fifteen days, and iuclude in these 
the Holy Week, which here, as in all parts of Brazil 
indeed in all onuntries whero the Roman Calbolio ia 
the ouly religion believed in, is a very important season 
of the year. My visits to some important coffee 
plantations I must leave for the second part of tliis 
lettar. A. SCOTT BLACKHAW. 
OoFi'EB DniNKEKB. — Tho following curious calcula- 
tion has been madaj— The Dutchman drinks 
on an average ICJ lb. of collos per year ; the 
Belgian about halt that quantity ; the Norvr’egian 
about ib ; tho German about 4^ lb. per head 
being about 2 lb. more than the Pranohman’ 
who has tho reputation of being a groat ooltae 
drinker, whereas, according to statistics lately taken 
the Englishman consumes only j lb. a year, and the 
Russian only l-5th Ih.—Engdsh Mtchnnio. 
