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. The adventures of a tropical tramp. Paz, adifferent system is in vogue. The plaza, likeeverything else in the city, is situated upon a hill-side, with one end some fifty feet higher than theother. Since, in this great altitude, walking up-hill is an exertion calling for frequent halts forbreath, society uses only the upper side of theplaza, walking back and forth upon the one nar-row stretch of sidewalk. And since there is moresociety than sidewalk, this results in a great dealof crowding. The procession of white-coloredgentlemen and smartly-dressed women can movebut a few steps at a time be
. The adventures of a tropical tramp. Paz, adifferent system is in vogue. The plaza, likeeverything else in the city, is situated upon a hill-side, with one end some fifty feet higher than theother. Since, in this great altitude, walking up-hill is an exertion calling for frequent halts forbreath, society uses only the upper side of theplaza, walking back and forth upon the one nar-row stretch of sidewalk. And since there is moresociety than sidewalk, this results in a great dealof crowding. The procession of white-coloredgentlemen and smartly-dressed women can movebut a few steps at a time before congestionoccurs; then each couple must pause, with resig-nation, to wait until the couple ahead moves Americans will suffer much inconvenienceto gratify their desire to be seen in society. As my stay in La Paz drew to a close, and Iwas packing my suit-case preparatory to leavingmy hotel, Mulvaney came rushing suddenly intomy room. *^Come on,^ he shouted. ^*If you^re lookingfor a revolution, come on! I^m not sure its a. WHERE SOCIETY GATHERS TO STRUT UP AND DOWN
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Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1920, booksubjectperudes, bookyear1922