Show in mexico sights S about I 1 gats in the and We republics publics gity capital special letter there in IB much of interest to be seen been by an american in the city ot of mexico and to see everything woith seeing here will take weeks the great cathedral la Is an object of rare interest and as it Is open at all hours many visitors go there each day it la Is a very old edifice part ot of it having been built by cortez three hundred and more years ago and additions have been addled until now it la is one of the great buildings of this age it fronts on a beautiful park which was utI utilized utilised lied by general scott as a camping place after fter he had taken the city in 1847 1 I of course visited the cathedral and observed those at worship each before a favorite shrine and canie came away with a feeling that I 1 had bad aldom adom or nr never witnessed a more impressive scene methodist urmai la in later I 1 went to the methodist church which was filled with native members and it was waa a great lesson to hear these people singing old familiar church hymns hymna in the spanish language I 1 had bad a fancy as I 1 saw people about the city during sunday that all classes had a great for the third commandment as there was quiet everywhere albeit there wits was a clanging of church bells with noticeable frequency it Is only late in the afternoon when the people become active and then eagerly said to me goodby dby sair aar goodby cairl on another occasion I 1 was at accosted by a well dressed intelligent looking gentleman who had crossed the street purposely to meet me and with an inquiry spoken slowly said air you amert amerl cano at the same time making a profound bow I 1 oh yes I 1 am an american this assured him and now he was waa going to try his bis english on me I 1 I speak ze re he said bald and then carefully lare tully collecting himself continued how do you do today sair with this he be gave a hearty laugh at his accomplishment and bowed himself away with a feeling ot of the utmost satisfaction tito the alameda Al amedi fark As AB I 1 passed along the paseo maseo I 1 came to a great park called the alameda it Is a popular place sunday afternoon as the presidents president a band la Is there playing sweet music throngs of men women and children are in the park and joy seems unconfined there are dancing eating rames by children and these continue until late in the night as the park becomes brilliantly lighted nearby the park Is the pantheon of san fernando here many of the nations noble dead are entombed the most moat noted being benito juarez the iret first president of the republic tho the liberator of mexico his tomb to la of granite with his bis recumbent 4 IA THE PASA DE DB LA REFORMA those who have horses and carriages take a drive along the great boulevard the paseo maseo de la Is reforma it Is a magnificent driveway and on a sun day afternoon the elite of the city are to be seen been there in great splendor As I 1 watched the passing equipages equi pages it seemed that tha t nowhere could there bo be a finer display of turnouts there were victorias victoria 8 landaus landaas lan daus boughans boug haros hams and all the styles of fine vehicles that might be seen along the boulevards ot of paris then the young gallant was often seen on horseback his steed gaily while lie he was dietel dieted ger gen trally in rich velvet with gold lace on his short abort coat and pantaloon legg reaching to a spur often fashioned with a small bell that tinkled to the movement of the hoise ile he was as all gracefulness as aa he rode down the boulevard knowing that the one lie he most loved would see him at some point along the way this great highway leads from the heart of the city out to chepultepec the summer home of the president it Is two hundred feet wide and lined with eucalyptus trees and at points there are immense flow 4 ja IL it 4 THE CATHEDRAL er beds called glor lettas in these places are often placed monuments to the lie dead the most conspicuous being one to cuantemoc the last of the ate I angs and another to christopher columbus then tit at frequent fie quent points along both aides of the way are statues of of 0 f a moie moia bodein time there Is an equestrian statue of charts clearl s IV of spain of hettle mold and the largest cast of its kind on this hemli henitt phere tito the mother T gue I 1 bew ew people in the city of mexico halie hae any interest in an anything thing pertain ing to spain as there Is an inborn hatred among the musses masses of tile the people here for the mother country it la is true they speak the sp spanish anish lin guage but this only keeps in their th thi op preson lon of tn th spanish luhrs tor for int urles past A rule in the public schools mohing th te teaching ahing of the lindae compulsory will ill be the undoing of the spanish lang language inge here in a generation or two this shows that there Is an awakening in those these quiet who nho now having baving tasted the anta annetts of liberty of conscience will neier limer rest until they are pir fir removed from every astige of the bonds that once hold held thew them bery one takes a pride in being able to speak the english language and in their assurance of progress often make judicious ludl ludI clous cious mistakes I 1 was introduced to a gentleman who fancied he could speak english fairly well ell and M he shook bavda ban da with me most cordially instead of aaning how ho w do you do as he intended he be form resting in the lap of ef ft a female figure a symbol of mexico both in whitest marble on top of the tomb it is the shrine of all patriotic mexicans and like our own washington the name of benito juarez will forever be arst in the hearts of his countrymen |