The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-30

If the sure footed mule can find stepping
place Of any kind that is enough. THE native
cannot see what more is wanted. Time is not
money I'm this country. and 10 DO should take
ten davs instead of two % get % Ieguci-
calpa. what difference Absolutely none.
Tomorrow is just as good a- today pr not a
little better. lisa peculiar philosophy all
the way through. and can best DE- illustrated
by personal incident The only two modes
Of conveyance for human being. 0r freight
are mules and oxen. THE former carry all
bundles on their backs. the latter, with bands
about their heads pun heavy carts, the
wheels belnr solid blocks of wood
There are no sp1kes nor tires, no iron nails
or boxes Tine iastenin-s ARE made by the
strong vines OF the forest. ami the thing
works rs though DO were created before Adam
No grease being used, the heavy, numbering
thing groaus aud strains and t1s-ei along no
tine rate Of nearly mile am hour Ovcrins-
ing one Of THESE 0x carts 0n my journey from
the coast. found 10 ina state Of approximate
dissolution. Ono of the whce's bal cracked
aud 10 seemed as though every i1lt would
create perfect wreck The driver was moV-
ing ON wholly unconcerned. / stopped my
nuie and said to him.
"Your cart Is almost broken down.
"Si, senior, be answered. in tone OF SUP
prise
"Why not stop and fix it"
"Why should 1 stopl lam going on very
WELL
"But you viii certainly break down in o
little whiien
"lt may Doe $50, but win not offend heaven
by borrowing trouble. The senior would NOT
eat before ho is hungry. Why should mend
my cart when DO can go along without iii
When the accident happens viii Doe time
enough 20 worry. not until then.
/ could not beat 10 into bis head that By
fastening mp his wheels with tire vines be
could probably pun through bis journey,
while by not doing DO made a breakdown "a
certainty in am hour or two. pat spurs Go
my mule and hurried Oh. Lo0sms back J
saw the native curiously eying me. as much
as 20 say: "Ihcre goes silly Americana
who would drink before be is thirsty, md
who is rushing on 70 Pe,pire today when De-
might 90 leislrely tomorrow. What fooI
these foreign mortais be'
Pcspire is twenty leagues from The Nicara-
guam frontier and twenty-four leagues from
that point OF the coast whittier 1 had started
for the capital Ny mozo had told me tine
sevonty-two miles could be made by go9i
riding i'm two days, as the mountain climbing
was moderate concluded 90 DO DO, becau-e
for days ! had lived on tortiiias and beans
the native food. eating and sleeping in un-
tcnanted huts. with naked children, hungry
swine and NANCY dogs closely watching me.
il was said that at PespIre there was %
restaurant kept by @ frenclman, and that
There w0nd De entertained. Visions OF %
half bottle of cilret, outlet and q bit oi
white bread rose before me and kept mo ZAP
under the broling -un. WHAT q hungry
tired man rodo into PspIre thatnightl The
m0z0 rode before me up rJ the tranchmaH
adobe house. in the door 0f which a pretty
but frouzy woman stood. 10 wasn't very
inviting but asked entertainment The WOO
man .ulen.y shook Der head Giles fighting
drunk, she said. pointing TO a white haired,
grizzly object lying 0n the earllen lioor As
there was no other place i'm town % sleep.
brushed past her while the mozo lei the
mules into the back yard
"You must give us food and Sleep my
guide said, walking over the pro trafe French
man, and the woman finally consented % Def
us have two cots, which we could put ont BID
tle yard witA lhe beasts and the chicken
and provided us also with dirty coffee ami
the everlasting tort.Ias and beans. Mean
while the freuclmauaw0ke. Tie was "lghf.
ing drunk and ordered us ont OF DIS house
We refused togo Francisco S1.i.van sent
you" bee yelled. and picking up a. great knife
be said "NAen ! see Francisco win carve
him zap. Iwi.l cut ont his heart, son and he
made a deadly thrust in the air. 81 wi.l spit
at him aud torture him. Ire is liar and %
villain" Then. after a pause, Doe said. 81
Will. however. forgiveyour knowing Aim and
lct you stay which was quite kind Of the