Show A SHRINK SHRIN TN MEXICO 4 la the lie great arch A r Is I 1 miraculous painting ot the virgin at guadaloupe a few miles from the be plaza in ill the city ol 01 mexico Is the est shrine in mexico an electric line built over the old aztec causeway ie Is worked to its full capacity carrying the pilgrims while thousands are walk ing here are some strange sights friends carrying their dead to the th shrine for the final blessing the lame the halt and the blind all wending their weary way to this panacea ot of all ills ills tenders venders of knick knickknacks knacks and lottery tickets fighting clocks in baskets laden with wares and peon peons staggering stag goring along under a jug of pulque these form a strange medley of dark skinned humanity and unique objects the objective point of this mass Is at the base of a volcanic roch rock hill where one finds the miraculous spring within a gorgeous chapel and the great church while upon the hill Is the capilla del cerrito backed by the pantheon which contains hundreds ot of richly decorated tombs among which we find that of santa anna the great church contains the miraculous painting of the virgin surmounted by a crown worth 35 the railing to the altar and the two stairways ie Is eald said to contain 28 26 ton tons of pure silver and the painting paintings images and decorations are on a ecale scale of equal magnall cence in front ot of this church are a dozen or more gambling establishments several cock pits a merry go round booths and markets and all the accod accompaniments pani ments of a arst class indian fiesta or a donnybrook fair |