. The Spanish-American republics . «?,.,.,„&>. u. THE OROYA RAILWAY—CROSSING THE VERRUGAS BRIDGE. IMPRESSIONS OF PERU. 213 urchins, clad in white surplices, held tall candles, one on each side ofthe officiating priest, who chanted the old Gregorian plain song tothe accompaniment of a wheezing harmonium; the side altars, gaywith rococo scroll-work and images dressed in velvet and spangles,were brilliantly lighted with innumerable candles. Ave Maria gratiaplena / chanted the priest in the stillness of the mountain ! bang! went a sky-rocket just outside the church door, and thenanot
. The Spanish-American republics . «?,.,.,„&>. u. THE OROYA RAILWAY—CROSSING THE VERRUGAS BRIDGE. IMPRESSIONS OF PERU. 213 urchins, clad in white surplices, held tall candles, one on each side ofthe officiating priest, who chanted the old Gregorian plain song tothe accompaniment of a wheezing harmonium; the side altars, gaywith rococo scroll-work and images dressed in velvet and spangles,were brilliantly lighted with innumerable candles. Ave Maria gratiaplena / chanted the priest in the stillness of the mountain ! bang! went a sky-rocket just outside the church door, and thenanother, and yet another. While some of the villagers were worship-ping the Virgin, others were firing sky-rockets at the moon with equalseriousness or equal stolidity. Those who were worshipping paid noattention to the sky-rockets, and those who were busy with the fire-works paid no heed to those who were in church. From Matucana we continued our journey the next morningthrough magnificent mountain scenery to Chicla, 78 miles from Lima,and 12,220 fe
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