. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. ed earthen jars and little gourd-shaped cups which they useto fill the jars. To see Zacatecas one must godown a steep side street to thebeautiful old church with its greatfacade of curved freestone and threeunique spires and the arcade cov-ered with its double row of glows with color—thesky, the frescoes, the flowers, thetrees, the gaily dressed people andthe broad stone seats. The innercourt of the government patio isfinished with a dado and frieze ofblue and yellow; the slender pillarsin double column
. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. ed earthen jars and little gourd-shaped cups which they useto fill the jars. To see Zacatecas one must godown a steep side street to thebeautiful old church with its greatfacade of curved freestone and threeunique spires and the arcade cov-ered with its double row of glows with color—thesky, the frescoes, the flowers, thetrees, the gaily dressed people andthe broad stone seats. The innercourt of the government patio isfinished with a dado and frieze ofblue and yellow; the slender pillarsin double columns between thearches of the first and second floorsare brilliant with stencilled wreathsof flowers; the broad stone stepscurving away to the upper galleriesare ornamented with pots of tropi-cal plants. From a corner of oneof these galleries one sees a beautifulpicture. The red sandstone towers of the cathedral, with their artistic carving,are barbaric in splendor and still harmonious. Against the sapphire sky theiroutlines are wonderful and there is no end of THE CATHEDRAL, ZACATECAS CAT EC AS 389 The low-topped houses and domed churches remind one of up on the mountain called La Bufa is the shrine which the Mexicandevotees visit to obtain remission of their sins, many of them scaling the steepsides of the mountain upon theirhands and knees as an exceptionalself-imposed penance. The peoplewear their peculiarly picturesquegarb and should it be Sunday andthe band playing in the plaza themoving throngs form a veritablekaleidoscopic scene, wonderfullypleasing to the eye. Water is comparatively scarceinZacatecas. The fountains in theplaza are always thronged withpeople and as early as four oclockeach morning men and women ofthe poorer classes are at the foun-tain filling their jars with water,which they sell to later arrivals ata centavo for four gallons, thequantity a jar holds. There are schools, hospitalsand markets, the latter with theirmany varietie
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