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Although a strict analysis ht prove detrimental, I assure you the tout ensemble was picturesque indeed

"Italia! oh Italia! thou who hast The fatal gift of beauty"

Art rivaled here Thy gorgeous skies have floated hither, and hover like a halo round the town The sun had set; the glowing tints faded fast, till of the brilliant spectacle naught remained save the soft roseate hue which melted insensibly into the deep azure of the zenith Quiet see o'er mountain and river, when, with a sole air Even as the Moslem kneels at sunset toward the "Holy City," so punctiliously does the devout papist bend for vesper prayers Will you traverse with me the crooked streets, and stand beneath the belfry whence issued the holy tones?

This ancient edifice was constructed in 1692 It fronted the Plaza, and was a long, narrow building, flanked, as it were, by wings lower than the main apartment, and surmounted by a dome, in which were five or six bells This do openings were placed the bells The roof was flat, and the dark green and gray ular combination of art and rudeness; the seats were of unpainted pine, and the ceularly by the knees of devout attendants The railing of the altar was of carvedroo three niches, which contained an iin," the "Child," and in the center one, a tall gilt cross Heavy silver candlesticks were placed in front of each niche, and a dozen candles were now burning dimly A variety of relics, too numerous to mention, were scattered on the altar, and in addition, several silver goblets, and a"holy water" A few tin sconces, placed against the wall, were the only provision for lighting that dark, glooht hour About a dozen devotees were present, all kneeling on the damp, hard floor The silk curtain which concealed the altar was drawn aside, with due solemnity, by two boys habited in red flannel petticoats, over which hung a loose white slip The officiating priest was seen kneeling before the altar, with his lips pressed to the foot of the cross He retained his position for several , conducted the cere manner When these were concluded, and all had departed save the two boys, who still knelt before the Virgin, he beckoned the a feords in Spanish, ended by pointing to the door and uttering, ees, they disappeared through a side door, and the priest was left alone