Bacon Scholarship - Continued 
# 56 , Nov. 15, 1925* Excursion train to Maldanado. 
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Hotel failed to wake me at 4.00 as I asked, called me at 25 of 5? and I 
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had most of my junk to stow. Felippone came by in taxi at 5 to 5*00. Got on wrong 
train first, then changed over to a very crowded one. Here people hold seats 
right and left and it is hard to get an unoccupied one. Excursion all girls 
it seems, but very few good looking ones. Look like shop? on a picnic. Don’t 
know when the train starts, but there seem to be two sections standing on the 
track. 
Such a jabber, and I can't understand a word right or left. Car we are 
in sort of buffet (or dining?) car, four folding seats opposed. At end is 
sideboard and lot of tables behind a little counter. We are beside two thin 
outside 
ones. The young bloods are walking up and down aiangKirite rubbering in the 
car. Skirts are not so short as in Brazil. A priest with black hat accompanied 
by Franciscan had green ribbon in hat. Everybody, at least all women, clapped 
hands when he went by and old nun smiled and nodded to coaches right and left 
of ramp. The menfe black straws are commonhere as in Brazil. 
In the rush of leaving hotel, got cap on my head instead of hat. Glad I 
dressed and took my old clothes and shoes along; they wouldn't have let me 
aboard otherwise. This is a regular Sunday excursion in every sense of the 
word. There is a special Catholic excursion on, two of girls have tied 
green ribbons around head. Was note in paper about arrangements for the day. 
Arrived Maldonado 11. a.m. 
To auto to town 304 each, walked to Burnets forest, ate lunch, dickered 
for a ride with taxis to Punta del Este. Wanted 3> 4, & 5 < > each higher 
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than next one. Tried horse and wagon, but again. Finally asked policeman 
outside of church and he told us of a bus at 1.00 per head and return, and 
2-hour stop. Punta del Este looks like a good place, and we will go back 
for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of this week. Got a few things, crabs and Xanthids. 
