, 1879-08-02
Hut tic most Rlortous sight NO mot about sun.

trees and shrubs had a iuxutiant growth, show
ii1E tint water cot'd rot bc far OIL f[oro hum
uscis OF large aizeh rabDts were PLAYING With
quails, sninoa, ami t,rttedoso wero jumping
an!l living about. Tile air was filled with the
refreshing songs OF hltnfrctls OF ihe small
ti0cRlngblris, 30 common ~ Sonora, the Amor
lem nightingale. the rcd bird. at1.l xreat many
other slnGt'lg.hIrls, whae noscs reminded mo
Of Germany, Joined III l!r grand chorus. And
tue strangcst Of ali wns, that oNr advnnt did not
disturb either rabbits or birds In The slightest
degree. ordered halt. md strctes,ol nlvsetf
on the ground to enjoy this beautiful sti,1:'fe.
My Maltco and the driver, both liRlt-Inllans,
could not understand why should stop.
but the Chinanan showed sono appreciation,
..pGrhaps he WIS also rcminocd OF tho
leatllercd singers ui hts far.awaY lome, and ho
btoo4 By, reI,nrkfllg AhnrIngly: "Vcrv nlca,
boss!" should mention that tho Atexicans
never shoe. rabbits Or small gnnsc: tlley only
i reste,t for half M hour. mist confess
TINT l. Inter on, regretted not to hnvn shot fow
rabbits, lit, Us watched tho peaceful animals
at their snornE scrslcc, as It were, hadn't thu
heart to bring death AthonE theul.
Agreeable rs this 1latt hour had been, 90 ter-
rlbic The .IaY turned cut From o'clock In the
morning Until O'Clock In the afternoon, when
weat last reachcl Cerro, Colorado, We, hatl
hansled AM. nearly !l.icL out BY Tho tropical
aun, mud only too Gnl to lind rest.
My pleasure was considerably heightened
Wien I learned tint ! vas bnt mile
been at tho rancho, md that hu had
rented its best house to gervc US as a Temporary
elleltpr. Immediately investigated The prcm.
tscs, mud found uiy house cecuocd by three
stne't, the goats' t.,sba1, had bccn around ntso.
Ttds was NIT very promising, but wien LIFT
a lovinE wile md family mil a comfortable
hume, was armly resolved tounslcrgo al har1.
sltps Without grun,blng, md SO | toked at
thu company | founl In my house,
aul was glal to liavu somo sort 0f shelter
during tic rainy season, for ut prcsrut II to aD-
solatey Impossible to build houses.
| very anxious to KGt 10 1t. Tho cxtrcnr heat
12j degrees, according to the Thermometer /
garfield iu MY pockct-bad cauaed prr1sly.hcat
] on NY skiu, mid my woolen shirt stuck tir.nty
to the infnnad skin on my clrst. 4
linen pockct-han1kcrchict placed Letuccn
The w0ol mud the tkIn alfnrt1e.t me
sosnc rclicf, ami at,er having rested 4 litilo
while, took Mntheo md started fnr tl,c mine.
We lind to tuxu MI four horses To water them,
for there was neither water nur anything elsu nt
The rnt,eto, notwithstanding lis prnprictor
| owns all tle land between Ccrro Colorado ant1
| soyupn. Perhars halt II mile distant, on the
| rohd to tic mine, we discovered d norer-
tat'tag living spsi Ing. Hers We Lied two
| horses and then hurried Onward. hly
anxiety grew With every minute Until
! at last I stood on the snot where all inr Aoips
tuae's ture wofk ,Gk ''' '"o N''' "a my 'u
Nv Wshor,,r, I'm. mt ,horo. In h., r,ro y,
soyoun to make arrangements for lie cxten-
siye r,r1stnT NJ tl,n ,ninr In. fn,,, IN. RON.
ticmsn We l,at, brouni,t jr"m ] Nitou wIth Vii iwo
man c,r"eIn" ~ nway liz rm.,nt4 rnc h'u nina Ina
inoioi - ,n1 .rv s,tt.f,r,nr, tv,,h,n n',"r
trr ri n min n /. ofrrssbr hv w,rnm w,,.,d il
! thrr" N ntrnty. nnI ,yofnr ,,car NJ f,ud'
Air. nv rr,,,rm T IN thc ra"rI,a u " fomnd .1ohn
bu.v rstti1,r a,fnnnr liz rb,.,ni,nd thnt ~, =,
| OF canned leef. which lind tecn unencd beIoro,
was filled with ants frat tho,,rLt p was iok-
ing, but suon discovered tint IN tcal!ty th,,l,-
se.ls Of these lttlc pests. Which arc scareely
since o,r arrival. sfathco haa been in n Similar
ftx before ,rl plarcd the can In lot water, aud
then offered the meat iu tho tan. l found Il
was aIi right; Of cnurso It was full OF ants;
cngs; why shouldn't cut boiled autst How
| crcr, this was not The only trouble NJ hud to
contend will ut supper.
| All OF q sudden It began to rain; 1t was like
cabin Admitted floods of ,ile iueessautl, -pours
rain utuI ut last there va. but stnnil corner left
! In which wo could enjoy or bulled nuts. Tuis
was not o,ir cabtn, but tho onu intended for
tain spot ibe size Of tlsc>cent piece wl,rl, had
renalued tlrs. The proprietor 1T tho rancho
took ui'y on me, md ,iad tns como to lis house,
where nj lcnst rctnalupd dry.
| Icnhelu,,rd MT to take the team puy further,
since lid not Iecl like playing hursp auy ,uogc.
fun. but Tint was ID 'lhc lonE ago, and now,
| with 50 years on nv back, i failed to
seu tho. fun. ! therefore dismissed tic
! driver, paying lin maEnAnils,oilsly the entire
| prise nrrecl OH for tic Journey to Soyopa.
However. II Is dccideJiY udysub!e to be llttie
liberal with ihcse fellows for ,l,ry all curry re-
yolycvs at,,t Winchester rifles, nn.i urc, without
exception, proud of their proficiency as n,arks-
mcn.
| ind Arattco cnrare n pack.m,,to In rarrv our
| harWmge md starte,l with lin ths, nryt tnnr,,
i,,v ~. ih@ tItr. ieuvinr john behi,ul with
thi. rsst. nf III il,u.ns wna hv M
mean, frrIiu, yorv ,ysii whrn sIartcI' /
haI lust slcco and was vutnnlctr,y dried ot,t'
| -n'v fcri,n.s wns nhout thn snn,r ns II I,afi
bce, IN M extonucd s,,ree. athmrt, I. hnu mt
Ind n .Jron, On Int aoo,, Iii butisr. ritiIur IN
ti'~ ,unruint, oir ti,rn1.r n uns, mapnIn,.,nt ~
iIdtca,,c' Tic roaI I'D tI,rourh a .,ouuts,,,-
mas ir,sn t9h' n StI] fent win. rr,nin,in, M,
s so,ucwh"t of III. Via s,nla. Thr.,,pI tns n" -
.,mrit,,, ina rainy aras.n t1.,s runs wnt"r pv"r
nrnrci mi s,n: nj tnt,. siacu II !. ,trinari l,v
tait nnn.,i,.a cfrn,rd viii iii vorfr,trs nj trens
iili. snnsonitrs, o,i,a. viii rnti,n, uIuj mani
trcc, iii nj nnn,y Cnc,,,s aIst, nrn,v sI,rr
IN srcnt saric.v' W anS t,c noss sntrniIl fIowcrs'
RnnnIn,, rum nnrti,rnst tn stu,,hwrsts i'm ,,@ss