PORTUGUESE HOSPITALITY
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The follo7uing e,rtracts are from "Rec1E-


iections Of the Peninsula" By Brush


officer, Meauthor ot'thc ".Sketehes in Inaia.


At the distance of two leagues from Es-


tromos, the sun set with the most threaten


ing appearances. a sky heavily overcast; a


brcathless, yet speaking stiffness around US;


far off amid the southern hills, Il low mutte:-


ing sound, that family reached us; all fore
told violent autnmnal storm. bcinS both


invalids, we felt not little anxious about


shelter, and spurrcd forward; but strength


was denied me, and fell on theneck OF my


horse, nearly fainting: the colonel would not


leave me, and bidding me .ecline on my sad
die, made his groom lead my animal by the
bride. Here YOU may frequently travel from


one town to another without passing n viii
lage, a country-house, cottage or even


human being. No clean ale house, as in Eng


land; no restic auberse, asin France, invites


you to refreshment and repose. Ifyour are


benighted, and the weather be fine, you must


betake Yourself to the first tree: ifit be stor-
my, and you have no baggage, or convenience
for escaping, you must wander on. Luckily,


however for us, we espied light at some


distance from the road, and made towards It.
1t proceeded from solitary cottage; anda
| woman, who answered to our knocks eX-
pressed willingness to receive u.s. Wret-
chcd as was her appearance; / never saw
more cordial, more fearless hospitality: she


hcaped up little fire, killed, and stcwed for


US, two out Of the few chickens she had,
spread for us two straw mattresses near the
| hearth, and regarded us the while with looks


of the most benevolent pleasure Seated on


rude bench Of cork, near this cottage
! fire, thankfully partook Of the repast she
preparea; and while the thunder burst in
peals the most loud and awful over our heads,
! and pouring rain beat rudcly on her humble


dwelling, with a heartfelt sensation of graf
itude composed myselfto rest. =
| Comfort is ever comparative; and attei


all, if his wishes be moderate, how little


does man require. Sick hungry and eXhaus
1 ted, wanted shelter, food and rcposc: en-
II ioyed all these blessings; the storm ragct
without, but not rain drop fell on me.
never ate with kccner relish, ncverpas'
sed a night in more sweet and refreshing
/ lsmmbers. Yet where let me ask, was the
: lotcl in England which, in the caprice o
a stkness, would have satisfied all my wants
. and wishes. When we rose in the morning t.
j doart, our good hostess was resolute III re-
= flung any recommendations, though the wretch
= edappearance of her hovel, and the rags OIL
Y hcr children, bespoke the extreme OF pov
e erk. "No" said she "thc Saints guided yo'
= to my threshold, and thank them. M
!, husband, too, was journcying yesterday, per
; haps last night amid that thunder storm
r he also knocked at some Christians doc
i and found shelter"


c We caught one ofthe children outside, an
: forcing some dollars into it's little hands
s mounted and rode off. shall never forge
: that night, or that speech; and no sermon


the charities of life could be more INSTRUCTIVE