The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-16

and then they take another. When
they make them out of blue Indian
corn the cake is q deep blue, and al
most as tough as leather.
The d0bie hOuses-many are white
washed; this is done by the women.
They take q rag and dip it in the
whitewash, and with this rub over the
walls, and the old man holds the
bucket.
A Mexican wedding may be of in
terest to the JOURNAL readers. There
are two different styles: the higher
class l will describe first; they are
married in the morning, table is set
i'm the center of the room on which Is
wines, ut one side of the room sits the
/ bride, beside her is q vacant chair;
on the opposite side of the room Is u
bdnd playing most all the time. In
front of theihOuse is a small cannon fir
ing every few minutes. Every caller
during the day is expected to bring
present for the bride, and must sit
few minutes in the vacant chair, dur
ing the meantime congratulate the
bride This open house is kept all day
and the bride holds her position brave
ly until relieved at night by all COM
ing in and having . dance. The
groom during all this time can come
and go Us he pleases. At all these
weddings and bales, q white man is
treated with high hOnOrs. The we'd
ding in lower life differs in this re-
spect instead of u great reception
they are married in the morning, and
during the middle of the day the bride
and groom marches through tho prin-
cipal streets with one man in front
PLAYING the violin, while another in
the rear marches along and every few
steps fires off gun in the air, and i'm
the evening they close the festivities
by a dance.
A Mexican circus procession consists
Of man in advance on horseback
dressed up rs clown, all the time
announcing in Spanish that there will |
be a circus that night. Behind him |
on horseback comes two dressed up as |
Indians, and then comes afarm-wagOn |
in which is string band Of four or |
five players.
New Mexico is living a big boom,
and immigration cOineing in fast
Business is good corner lots are
in great demand. To give you some
idea Of how things are,-and it is the
same Mt all pOints-the last time | was
ut Albuquerque, bought business
lot, and intended to put up store
house to rent; the lot building and all
will not cost me over 50 600. and with
in two days after had bought the lot
had three parties apply to me to rent
It as soon as finished, one Offering to
pay me three months in advance.
When i came home l found letter
from merchant in Trinidad, Color
ado, making the fourth wishing to
rent the building, when finished l
an rent it and make contract for one
year, at $500 per month. Some store
rooms there that cost not any more
han mine rents for 500 per month.
Carpenters here are needed very
much, they can find plenty of work
Ill the year round at good wages, and
are advertising in the pa.
Ders for them. While in Albuquer-
lue made the acquaintance of John
W. Young, son of the late Brigham
Young. He has four wives, and under
tand he is looking for the fifth. He
rayels great deal and has his wives
ut different points where his
business calls him. This is quite con-
.enient As it saves travelling expences
y taking one around with him.
net lawyer Whitney in Santa Fe the /
ther day, and he looks as natural as
yer. l will close this letter by wish
ng all the readers and my friends, in
old Salina, Merry Christ ,
las, and Happy New Year.
Respectfully, a. Z. SLOAN.