Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-20

Howa Family IN Mexico Re-
turns frorn Harvest.
The Father Mother. Children and the
Loaded BurrOs en- Route for Home

You should see Mexican family en-
voyage at the end Of harvest. Lead
ing the burro van is the sab-youth Of
the household. He Is discontented be-
cause his eldest brother has gone to
the Pescado races; but on the whole,
takes it out quite silensly-on the
shanks and other visible parts Of the
two grain-submerged barros he is
driving. A. rod or two rearward fol-
lows the matron--astride. A baby,
eloquent with the mystery and milk
famine of the occasion. is tightly muf-
fed to her back in a blanket, whence
the ample folds of which It's unarticu-
lated protestations but family issue.
Clinging behind are the little boy and
girl, bearing with compressed lips and
heroic half-gasps. the pain of their
unaccustomed sitting place-for they
are ''the little man and woman Of the
family" you knowl IH her left hand
this lady carries parasol; in her right
awell-sharpened prod OF hard wood
with which she mckinley touches up
sore place on the burro's right shout
der. Her feet are tied into the straps
OF the saddle--the stirrups being too
long-and she fearlessly thumps the
side Of the burro until he groans and
staggers-bnt patiently keeps his ac-
customed pace. Next--the old man.
His burro Is loaded with household
paraphernalsa. Among these, u cat,
sewn up skin tight in q cotton bag,
head protruding, ears laid and eye
whites active, yowls and Kisses as she
swings along, balancing the family
eagle on the other side. This gentle
man, like the cat is done up" and
resentful. He continually pecks and
snaps his beak at his own reflection in
the brass kettle overhead, transferring
these attentions to the old man when
the latter approaches to maui the
burro, or varying them with nipping
his animate but thick-skinned convey
ance. The old man is the liveliest
member Of the party. Listen to him
moment:
"Tsuk-tsuk suk-suk" -(that means
get along lively. 'sSha a" (mind
now. stop eating. win you9 Mop
Very well. thenp' Whackl "Suk suk-
what are you about now ? b yesl very
wellr' Neutrality-suspicious., nowl'
"What, at it again. Wa ma nil" Gust
waltz. Whack-bang. whack-"a
huml' The old man, still jogging
along. breathes himself having whack-
banged with all his muscle. Of this
lulu the burro takes advantage which
shortly teammates the old boy. $50
hor' he exclaims. "You cause of cog
itationr' Whackl "You slave Of fag-
gots" whack-"Y anger of the
gods" - bang Insect - long-eared
JuEtIO-bsthC tu0b! - NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
-~''and thatr' Bangl The last blow.
hitting the gambol joint of the jack,
causes him to twist out Of the trail
with his hind feet and progress side
wise. "Here, nowl" shouts his perse-
cutor, as he skips around-quite
nimbly for his age-toward the head of
the brute. ''get in there. You one eyed,
worm-paced breeder of vermin, get in,
say" and cutiity-cuff goes the stick
down on the long. Topping ears of the
donkey. And thus things &c on to the
end OF the twenty-five miles.
The story is told Of one old fellow
who. in administering cOndign CD
punishment to his burro. missed his
aim and knocked out the brains of his
favorite eagle. He then and there
made clean sweep Of the business. In
his excitement he killed the sat, broke
couple of water-jars, and ended up BY
numbering the donkey. Frank Curl