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to hold the tighter, his lemon basket and jug. Then there is 
little Nina with her picayune-lemonade, and Muchacho with his 
hat on his head, inverted, and filled with lemons. He was re¬ 
quested to stand for this drawing, and looked the very persona¬ 
tion of a corn-field effigy. Then there is Senora , the second, 
standing demurely, supporting on her head, a basket of shells. 
Then comes one of the “ immortal garrisonhe supports a high 
plume and long cigar. There is something extremely martial 
in his attitude, although he appears lame in one foot. Just be¬ 
hind this soldier, is a group of three ; the man is a Californian; 
he was brought ashore by the boy, but does not seem anxious to 
pay his fare. The boy has his hand full of stones, by which he 
designs to convince the man that he had better pay. During 
the parley, a female runs out, and recognizing the man as hav¬ 
ing got his dinner of her without paying for it, she says, “ Ah ! 
you thought I wouldn’t know you, but I do know you.” This 
was coming too thick for the man, and, giving a kind of “ b’hoy ” 
bend of the knee, he runs both hands into his pockets, with a 
“ well, I guess if I owe you anything, I can p-a-y.” The range 
of buildings at the right are eating and drinking saloons. An 
officer is seen galloping across the plaza, with a sentinel at the 
left. Back of the town, an opening is cut through the mountain, 
presenting a very striking appearance, and is said to have been 
done by the Spaniards to give the town a circulation of air. 
Acapulco contains 3,000 inhabitants, many of whom are the na¬ 
tive Indian race. It is somewhat subject to earthquakes, there 
being at present several ruins of buildings, including one church, 
that were prostrated a few years since. 
In passing down from Acapulco to Realejo, there is a continu¬ 
ation of the same magnificent scenery, and as you near the har¬ 
bor, you see towering up from the Cordilleras, Viejo, the most 
elevated volcano in Central America. (See Plate.) It is seen 
rearing its head above the clouds, and belching forth a column 
of smoke. This volcano, for many years, ceased to burn; but 
a few years since, the whole of the surrounding country became 
agitated ; the air was filled for several days, with smoke so dense 
and black, that it entirely obscured the sun, rendering it dark as 
night. The inhabitants were appalled with terror, some fled the 
country, others collected their families and shut themselves up 
