New Colorado and the Santa Fé trail . ^ aboundedon every side. I must quote once more from Mr. Greggs enthusiasticdescription: It was truly a scene for the artists pencil to revel in. Even the ani-mals seemed to participate in the humor of their riders, who grew moreand more merry and obstreperous as they descended toward the city. Idoubt, in short, whether the first sight of the walls of Jerusalem w^ere be-held by the Crusaders with much more tumultuous and soul-enrapturing THE SANTA FE TRAIL. 139 The arrival produced a great deal of bustle and excitement amongthe natives. Los Americanos! Los
New Colorado and the Santa Fé trail . ^ aboundedon every side. I must quote once more from Mr. Greggs enthusiasticdescription: It was truly a scene for the artists pencil to revel in. Even the ani-mals seemed to participate in the humor of their riders, who grew moreand more merry and obstreperous as they descended toward the city. Idoubt, in short, whether the first sight of the walls of Jerusalem w^ere be-held by the Crusaders with much more tumultuous and soul-enrapturing THE SANTA FE TRAIL. 139 The arrival produced a great deal of bustle and excitement amongthe natives. Los Americanos! Los carros! La entrada de la cara-vana! were to be heard in every direction; and crowds of women and. ENTRANCE OF THE CARAVAN INTO SANTA FE. boys flocked around to see the new-comers, Mhile crowds of leperos hungabout, as usual, to see what they could pilfer. The wagoners were by no 140 NEW COLOKADO AND THE KANTA FE TKAIL. moans free from excitement on this occasion. Informed of tlie ordealthey had to piuss, they liad spent the previons morning in rubbing up,and now tliey were prepared, with clean faces, sleek-combed hair, and theirchoicest Sunday suit, to meet the fair eyes of glistening black that Merosure to stare at them as they passed. There was yet another preparationto be made in order to show off to advantage. Each wagoner must tiea brand-new cracker to the lash of his whip, for, on driving through thestreets and the Plaza Publica, every one strives to outvie his comradesin the dexterity with which he flourishes this favorite badge of his au-thority. Then were sold the domestic cottons, calicoes, cotton - velvets, silks,hardware, etc., wdiicli had been brought across the plain
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