The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-02

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Ignorant Of the cause Of all the uproar.
Why, the ranchers and the Indians, "
he said. Come to the tower, senior,
and see the grand signt," he continued,
darling away toward the cathedral.
But needless Of the invitation, though
still excited. l pushed my way along
70 the wall in front Of the church, and
crawling to the place made for me,
looked as directed and caught sight Of
a slow-moY1ng body Of men, horses.
flags, and women coming down ths
street. A band, leading the procession,
was performing some sort Of a wild,
soul stirring march, but the music was
hardly audible above the incessant
cheering by the people lining the
streets. Marching steadily toward me.
I soon saw the composition Of the
strange army. Directly behind the
band came some thirty borsemen, each
man carrying the gun he had used,
while his pistols hung from his we'll
worn saddle. OF all the swarthy.
heavy bearded and tan.browned faces
which looked upon the cheering masses,
not 4 wore az expression other than
stolid indifference. The furious wei
come manifested II a hundred different
ways never drew eve a smile from the
set lis Of the b~rave-hearted fellows
who had riskad their lives tor the
peoples safety. Calmly looking upon
the upturned faces, they rode slowly
along, as immOyable and andisEarbed
as tue white walls Of ting houses they
passed. Behind the rAncnmen, who
Er.Ha rw1 ahnaaaN gsaraa nr--mE 49, -
foot, wLo held long poles, which they
continually moved up and down, aud
fastened - them we're eight loUg-hairsd
dark, blood stained soaps, the proofs
Of the death Of so many hated Apaencs.
Waen these hiGeoas trophies wers seen
the people grew frantic with 10Y.
Braves gesoQrded on al sides; men
shouted until hoarss; women waved
their shaWIs, and the excited zazers
appiauded the valiant men until ex.
na1sted.
But the scaIp-bearers had hardly
passed before there came the sguaws
WHO had been sakal. The minute these
care headed dirty, houeIy. hArd faced
women were seen d cheering and ex-
element increased. While the BOYS II
the street. pressed hard against the
guards and Er1=d to STRIKE sc the wives
OF those Who had Killed and tor-1red
G1eL parents brothers and sisters.
some q the prisoners he'd Ensr mrs
my babies In their arms, and needed
5nly them. The bIz-syed musings
Eeld as lovingly BY their Wild mothers
Is lei the gus CT civilization heId
saer young II time Of danger. cried
EItl Tear. and even the food their
G1taers CT ret them 5 pI1eousiy did
rot serve TO comfort then. Il Vas
enough To make the heart ache TO see
the ignorant mothers, aa5a1 4ad struck
Il because born Z a wilderness and the
EUves ct stvages, carass their children
5G their craasts and holi them away
Egu the cruel uAads Cu5strahcued %
STRIKE. All EeE Sc hated Z Al apache
thai every van vas hailed WIN Joy By
LIE irIe1Gs u the TIcGors. / saw not
1ne tIce among al the mothers there
s1as rad pity Srlszen aoGn L Women
Gel1 mar children Ip % see the ragged
sqIaTs aua -algtleI AZ lle unhappy
YVES AMI cursed them C4Ihuanua
.0rgGs "a 1114aE Gld aae peGpie'forg0C
s4Glr r=1glun. The Spectacle vas ~
-0aEoargls Is At5 winch mist nave
aea1 "a accompaniment st Ca ar
=n1T Ito Rome, Win the olea4Ilg
aaEuves ron Gail following Ii 7JerGr-
logs chariot. Lii ar aE zAesa VINO
locked apCu these g0ar women, VINO
were doomed -o i've hereafter n 1rzsr7
prisons a. away ana VINO uarened nov
WI5ALn bearing OF sle BELLS which outy
= few hours ago lad e4led 5le people
to mass, stop 20 think vhAr Elelr rs-
Iglon taugEE, or dld The l41o OF the
Spanish brass up there II the graceful
lowers only ssrv4 70 crown tleIr reason
2ud indame ter hate2 The Cathedral
stood near BY, the ar vas soft ana
beautiful, and still not q mothers
heart apparently pitled or prayed for
the uufortu1ates who marched to 4 Iv-
ing death With he sea ps Of their hus-
bands swinging before them.
The spectacle was blrbarOus and in
human, aud taught once nor that
victory knows no pity and unchecked
hatred rules the day in time OF war.
Later on, when the procession had
reached the plIZr, the Mayor meets the
%ranchmen and welcomes them to the
city and eongratulates them on theic
victory. At the end of his speech the
band plays a march again; the bells are
rung louder than ever; the bust is raised
in perfect clouds, and, after eneircling
once around the squate, the pageant
passed ont of sight up the street. An
hour later, when the city was enjoying
its Sunday evening quiet, l met the
3 FHN,s,l as tho 1Tnfka1 S%afas and aatal
him what had become of the captured
women.
They are confirmed in the fort at
Vera Cruz for life
And the children1'
"rhey are gwen to whoever wants
them and are brought up IS servants"
"Slaves, then, you mean?" l said.
Hardly that. They will be paid
wages when they earn them, and such
lives will be better for them, far better,
than if they had not been captured"
1.-The scalps-what is done with
them?" l asked.
The scalps? Why, the Govern
ment buys them. Every one brings
the scourge of Northern Mexico
Later sun L nelru tno peiIs gaming
fer prayers. Entering the dimIy-light-
ed church, where patches of yellow
light fell upon the bare floor of the
place, l saw the Bonded forms Of those
who were lisping their prayers, and l
wondered if they, so quiet now and so
devout, could be the same whom | had
seen so short a time ago shouting with
delight at the sight of a few bloody
scalps and a dozen foot-sore women,
who had never seen a church nor been
allowed to worship anything but a
crying baby. Truly, chihuahua has
much to learn, and forgiveness first of
all.
Origin of the Funeral Array.
The array OF funerals commonly made
by undertakers IN London and in many