Old Mexico and her lost provinces; a journey in Mexico, southern California, and Arizona, by way of Cuba . hersshouted the probable number at the tops of their with this, their laughter, drumming on the table,and general hubbub, besides an orchestra of their peculiarmusic adding its din from behind a screen, they were notvery unlike a party of Parisian canotiers and grisettessupping at Bougival. The temple and the theatre of the Chinese emigranthave an identical character wherever he goes. I foundhere the same scenes in both I had witnessed in Havanaat the beginning of my journey.
Old Mexico and her lost provinces; a journey in Mexico, southern California, and Arizona, by way of Cuba . hersshouted the probable number at the tops of their with this, their laughter, drumming on the table,and general hubbub, besides an orchestra of their peculiarmusic adding its din from behind a screen, they were notvery unlike a party of Parisian canotiers and grisettessupping at Bougival. The temple and the theatre of the Chinese emigranthave an identical character wherever he goes. I foundhere the same scenes in both I had witnessed in Havanaat the beginning of my journey. The temple, economi-cally set up in some upper rear room, abounds in gaudysigns and some good bronzes, but is little theatre is far more popular. The dresses used hereare rich and interesting. The performers are continu-ally marching, fighting, spinning about, pretending to bedead and jumping up again, and singing in high, crackedvoices like the whine of a bagpipe. A doughty warrior,who may be Gengis Khan or Timour the Tartar, and bear SAN FRANCISCO. % M II, ,i|,,i,,l,ll 1 339 ^•>^.
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