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wiUp:resentsOtnething new to the next corner.due sCl'utiny has never taken place.MONISTROL, ETC. 77Buthere, the fact is,The scale is too great; and scrutinyisa wùrk'of timeand leisure. A man must have travelIed, to know whattoil minute investigation hrings with.it in countries like this, desti;·t\lte of aIL those.comforts ,wherewhh we are spoil~d at home.­June 19, 1l184.MONISTROL.-This romantic little village is at what i5 caUed the.footof the mountain, but still at a considerable elevation above the bed ofthe Llobregat.It consists of a groupe ofhouses planted among ruggedc1iffs, wherever a sufficientexpanse of plane could be found to lay outa. cottage fioor. Its gardens and orchards teem with fruit and produce;apd itwas a" pleasing scene to observe the villagers watching the eyesof their good reetor ~R he walked through them, and the children run,.ning up to kiss bis ha.nd. 4ny article of their p:l7Oduction, whidl theythought had attracted his notice, was surely sent Ill, the evening, with acomplil'uentary message to that effect.no better than the l'est, within or without.was the name of this venerable man.He lived himself in a cottag€Don Juan Constantz y RosetHe lived with Spanish hospita.­lity, and though with a limited consumption, was generous in participat..ing it. Afrugal dinner o~ one good dish, an olla, good \vine, iced watel;anrl. excellcntfruit, constituted the mid,..dlly meaL The breakfast was ofchocolate, and this regime sufiiced for the day. His house es'tablish:­me.Iit consisted of an amù * (a house,..keeper, a female relation); hisstoresilltwo c~sksif of wil1e~-the home-made produce of his vine-~ Each house has'its ama. The most benevoli:mt ihtQrcourse exists between masters and servants,nor do the latter thereby ever lose sight of due resl/ect. They enter into conversation with.th.e master and his friends while serving them at table.t One of these was his bottega (butt) of vino recio-,-verystrong-oodièd wiüe. Our phraseiSmorefrequently med than unqerstood.. But several of our tenn~" sadi and the likc, in regard' to.,