. Lima; or, Sketches of the capital of Peru, historical, statistical, administrative, commercial and moral . uU- Tnip _(rrnp!-cipi- 81 C^r,de Seme o/Tans > ) > > 5 » J, J >» > J > > J, 1J ) LIMA. 145 The passion for attending buU-flghts was Ibrmerly so overpoweringin the inhabitants of Lima, that people thought themselves mostunhappy if they could not procure, even at a great sacrifice, thepleasure of seeing a bull die by the hand of a man or a man by thehorns of a bull. To attain this end, many a working man with a large family, ifhe wished to preserve peace in
. Lima; or, Sketches of the capital of Peru, historical, statistical, administrative, commercial and moral . uU- Tnip _(rrnp!-cipi- 81 C^r,de Seme o/Tans > ) > > 5 » J, J >» > J > > J, 1J ) LIMA. 145 The passion for attending buU-flghts was Ibrmerly so overpoweringin the inhabitants of Lima, that people thought themselves mostunhappy if they could not procure, even at a great sacrifice, thepleasure of seeing a bull die by the hand of a man or a man by thehorns of a bull. To attain this end, many a working man with a large family, ifhe wished to preserve peace in his household, had to make all sortsof sacrifices in order to procure for his better half the sight of thiscruel amusement. Gay women would pawn a jewel or a garment,and, what is scarcely credible, not a few of this class would evenpledge their bed to raise money to attend a bull-fight. The rabble,quite as eager fur the amusement, and less scrupulous, would pro-cure the necessary means by theft. In the galleries which surround the circus are stands occupied. Chichera (c/«c/ia-seller) of the Acho. bv retailers of brandy and chkha (a kind of beer); the crowd cantherefore moisten their pleasures or drown their cares with intoxi- 146 LIMA. eating: liquors; the excitement caused by repeated libatioDs nearlyalways leads to quarrelling, sometimes to blows, and fatal conflictsare by no means uncommon on bull-fight days. The public authorities, ever zealousi and virjilant, decreed thatspiiits should not be cried or sold within the walls of the the first part of this police regulation has been is indeed no longer cried for sale; the dealers now offertheir liquors as agua de nieve (snow water), cebada con piila (barleyand pine-apple), las siiertes (the passes). As to the sale, the authorities have thought proper to make a con-cession to the dealers, who still vend the same spirits disguised underthe names above jj^iven. D NOGHES BUENAS (HAPPY NIGHTS). Just as
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