Ogden Daily Standard | 1893-01-15 | Page 4 | Quito Water Porters Section

quito water porter around a fountain tn one of the principal squares of quito assemble every morning the agu adores these water portera differ from the less energetic ones of some south american cities in carrying their jars on their back instead of on the backs of mules jars are deep have a wide mouth and hold about forty liters the porter caralea it on his shoulder fastened with leather straps lie never detaches himself from bis jar either to it or to transfer its contents to that of his customer lie turns his back to the fountain so that the jar comes under one of the jets of water listens to the sound of the water in the jar and his car ie so well trained that he always walks away at the exact moment when it is filled to the brim arrived at your house be goes to your jar makes a deep bow and disappears behind a torrent of water I 1 could never receive without laughing the visit of my aguador the respectful little man who bowed to mo behind a cataract of water from the andes to para