The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-10-09

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Tho fiesta y 4 Nati0nsl institution n
Mexico. = gaIa DAY oe-w6o@ 1he people
never tire. Neaz1y e. |btle town
has from d 70 y lfard6xcu (estas in :
year. md h. $opc1f6e o. seems @
be in no wise dependent upon tho size
Of the town. The fiesta Is generally
held in honor 81 some saint Or the VIZ.
gin. Though 1sinD enG - vetion are the
last things thought of when II Is fairly
under way. In the morning Of the
opening day The cathedral floor may be
thronged with k~nceling thousands
whose faces -acm radian0 <xth blisshll
thoughts Of The hereafter. bot during
the rest Of the tcs:al week the principal
knecling and the most interested faces
%s!', x s, ssSS 7 80 s'sf'''''' sS The
No fe>tal day In the States has hall
the pleasures for The boys that the fiesta
has for the fnlkgrovn Mexican. The
pure white element takes little part in
II. except 10 make money. and the up
per class has almost nothing 10 do with
II sxespf "a bok on lor arlitale While;
bul for the Indian. the half breed and
the p,orer whites itiis nearly all that Is
worth l4ving tor<a thing ttst takoe.pr
ce<isnce 81 III else % earth. Hundreds
oflnHcs thc Me<ican often travels 10 L.
sometimes with his whole family
mounted upon d~onkeys. or in. one Of
the ponderous ox-carts used on the
haclendas. For the fiesta The choicest
game-cbcks are saved; TO raise money
g. gamble with this best pig or goat is
sacr ficed. and even the family ration,
except peppers, may be curtailcd.
When he reaches town the Mexican
camps anywhere in the street or on the
sidewalk. as suits him best. and turns
his donkey loose to feed on banana
skins orange peel or the numerous
caStaway' scraps OF. masticated sugar
can which here takes the place held
by the peanut OF the American circus.
some PeQpls,who have something 70
sell erxct booths 81 thin cloth Or brush.
which serve also for saloons and restau-
ants; and in one Of these the whole
famiy lives. eats and sleeps. including
the family dogs. which, Of course. 20
along 10 the show. Some less fortunate
or energetic spread their wares. bottles
or provisions on foreground upon a bit
Of mat, and sleep at night curlcd up be.
side them.
Gambling i ever the principal part
of the fcsfu. The ch~icken-iight, the
buli-hght, the dance or the ts.eater oc-
cupy but = small part Of the day. and
seem mere ripplcs on . continuous cur
rent Of gaming. No matter what
crowd~ mas gather AZ the bull-ring. the
checrs rattle II the roulette table mover
siackcns. and around the monte game
the eager faces still beam increasingly.
Long lines Of booths surround the plaza.
ID which. As well As upon the ground.
cvery conceivable device for betting j.
employed. from artistically-made ma
chimes that cost much money. down 10
an octaconai i ok with alternate sides
II red and green. over which little boys
Of five wears old bet their coppcrs on the
c,lor that will b. upward when the stick
stops rolling. Outside Of these gam
bling booths are long lines Of portable
saloons. generally consisting Of W. or
three bottles Of mcscai or fequtid-
sironr liquors distilled from certain
variet'e s Of the Spanish J0goncf. ynccd
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