The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-10-08

short jacket, a sombrero with silver
braid; carried a carbine On his knee
pistols, in his belt and holsters, and
long saber clanking by his. side. Ha
passed for a lieutenant or superior mozc
of Perez, hailing from another part OF
the country.
It was a gala day at Campo Floridc
when they debouched into that little
hamlet. There was a fiesta de flores, or
flower festival, going on in honor of the
patron saint, and traces of this were
found almost all along the road to Cuer-
naYaca, where the regular market day
was in progress. The trees were belted
or garlanded with flowers, little trellises
were set up here and there, music
played, and small tables were laid out,
on which, for the occasion only, gam
bling was allowed, the municipality
drawing revenue from it's exercise.
Amy, with some of the others, had
come from the hacienda to see the novel
sight. When the procession appeared
she was standing under little pavilion
by the great amape tree near Dona Beat
riz's home. The nuns house was closed
with an unusual air of seclusion. Nat
urally, they would not wish to look out
on the gayety going ON before them.
Some of the rustics in good faith hailed
Perez's troopers as coming back from the
search after Kaufman and inquired
what success.
"None? why, then the country is 60
ing to the dogs indeed" they said; "these
villains Of Observation-Disclosures
everything their own way again"
Amy turned to Gen. del Prado to ask
their meaning, but he was evasive, as he
was wont to be about all the political
troubles, SO &C not to alarm her.
Nodding hedges of freshly cut banana
plants adorned the sides of the street.
Behind these the ordinary defile Of inn
ages presently hove in sight Amy, in a
certain CONSERVATION, at first thought it
was dead bodies the men were carrying
so solemnly in the strechers on their
shoulders. but as they drew near sherwas
undeceived Size found the spectacle
quaint and original. The church bells
rang in, honor Of the festival-sometimes
turning over and over as in ecstasy-and
the gayety on the surface formed a con-
trast indeed, had one known the truth,
with the real object Of the burden bear
ers, sweating under their heavy loads.
These had a certain quiet enjoyment in
their duplicity. They uttered in a sing
song way the usual pleasant salutations
as they went along:
elbow do you do?-How is the family?
Did you pass pleasant night?-May
you pass pleasant night this time-
Until little while!-Adios!"
Trinidad Jose, who was there, with
his dog behind him, took upon himself
to answer these salutations for the gen
erals party, ignorant of the spice of de-
rision they contained. Presently the
parade rested, and many Of the men scat
tered from their ranks among the vari-
GUS attractions of the fiesta. Some of
them had already judiciously taken an
upper road leading eastward, but the
main body were to proceed boldly
through the city itself, as a course less
likely to excite suspicion. Gen. del
Prado was called away for moment on
some matter of business. While flower
sellers particularly engaged the attention
of the rest, horseman found opportun-
ity to approach Amy and let fall guard
eddy few words in English.
"You again, Don Walter?" she ex-
claimed SIS not this too dangerous?
What plan have you adopted now?"
t.Fvorvthincr is going well " he answer