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Updated: May 8, 2025
The Christmas Day morning service, held at four o'clock and known by the common people as the Rooster Mass, is long since over. The crowd is now gathered for the Pastorel, which, like the miracle plays of the Middle Ages, is a drama with characters taken from the Bible. First to appear on the scene is an orchestra composed of young Indians playing violins, bass viols, reeds, flutes, and guitars.
The play concludes with a protracted struggle between San Gabriel and Satan for the possession of Blind Bartimeus, in which the saint finally comes off victor while the orchestra plays lively music. After the Pastorel there are games, dancing, and feasting. Every one seems happy, and it is with regret that we leave the gay scene.
He met his friend, the marquis de Pastorel, one day, who said: "How are you, Horace; where have you kept yourself for these two years? I have not met you for years." "You are mistaken," replied the artist; "I met you six months since in the garden of the Tuileries." "You are dreaming," said the marquis. "No," said Vernet, "a lady was with you wait a moment and I will sketch her face."
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