a row-boat, after a good deal of
trouble, because there is always a heavy swell there, so one minute the
boat was very high up, and the next very low down. When we had managed
to get in, we rowed to the city. There were great waves dashing up on
the shore, and four or five bare-legged men rushed into the water, and
drew the boat on land just as a wave came in.

What was our surprise to see waiting for us, instead of a horse and
carriage, a great sleigh drawn by bullocks. This is called a bullock-car
in English, and a _carro_ in Portuguese. We got into one of them, with a
great deal of laughter, and drove to the hotel. The driver walked by the
side of the _carro_, and threw the end of a greasy rag first under one
runner and then under the other, to make it run more easily.

When we arrived at the hotel, we found it was a great white building,
with a lovely garden, which contained mango, guava, banana,
custard-apple, and many other trees. Among them was what was called the
moon-tree; it was covered with great white bell-like flowers, and was
very beautiful. There were a great many gorgeous flowers and curious
plants that we do not have in this country. The garden was surrounded by
a wall eight feet high, and there were some fish-geraniums which reached
above the top of it. There was a little arch covered with the
night-blooming cereus, and that evening, when the buds had opened, we
went out to see them in the moonlight. They were beautiful white
blossoms, as large as your head, and had a faint perfume.

Next day we took a hammock ride about the town and surrounding country.
Each hammock was fitted out with a mattress, pillows, and canopy, and
slung on a long pole carried by two men. We reclined lazily against the
pillows, and enjoyed the ride very much. The men, when they went up
hill, carried us feet downward, but once they forgot, and carried us
feet upward, and as the hill was very steep, we felt as if we were
standing on our heads.

The houses of Funchal are low; and covered with white stucco, which
looks very neat, but those of the poor have only one window without any
glass, and are very dark and dismal inside. The streets are narrow, and
some of them very steep. We often passed gardens surrounded by high
walls, over which hung lovely flowering vines. Out in the country there
were lantanas, geraniums, and fuchsias which seemed to be growing wild,
and great cactus plants everywhere.

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