New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-03


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lie got him down from his horse and, throw
ing the bride across his arm, the two walked
Whispering in the direction Of the dwelling of
ManuelS mother.
ON the following day little concourse of
people were gathered together on the plaza, or
courtyard. of the Sonora Anchicta in their midst
Manuel in his whitcst shirt, coatlrSS, sa% sash
about his vast Al his side stood lnez, IN
white skirt, shawl of faded yellow silk about her
head, a red paper rose stuck behind her ear. lie
silence that pcryado< the plaza was broken by
the cloShlng oi cymbas, followed by the appear
ancc from the doorway Of a party Of mummcrS.
masked, dccked ont in ribbons and fcathercd
SKIRTS, who advanced in stately dance toward the
bride and groom. Still swaylne - ana fro III
Iythmic motion. The cvmbals caShing, they formed
half-circlc before lnez and Manuel Now The
dance grew III motion. the feet keeping time win
the sWaIing booicS. the arms waving light ana
graceful IN slow cadence. Louder and louder
clashed the cyInbas, faster and faster the feet
tviuklcd under the feathercd skirts OF the dancers,
heating mp clouds OF dust. that swired in the
light summer breeze binding the spectators, only
serving 10 iutnNicatr the dancers 10 fresh Efforts
Clash Every foot was still. and, retiring back
ward from the bride and groom. the mumlneIS
mingled with the onookcrS. NJ tins Junctarc
there arose from the west end OF the plaza
frightful howl in which all the people joined: and
Iucz trembling with fear, laid her head on
Manucl'S shoulder, he whispering. COURAGE, ilttc
lucz, courage The cause of all thus howIlhg
WAS mottle-foccd man, earmcnicSs save Tor a
short skirt of black cloth about his olns. his Dody
dauhcd with mud He was followed by ivy" men,
not daubcd with mud but clad Is ne was. hcaTIl3
two enormous branches of the thorn cactus. The
mud-daubing is the sign of the Head BTother OF
a lodge of Pcntcntns The cactus. the thorns OF
which are none of them less than an men long, III
body of ia" thickness of the little ingcr. tapcrhG
10 the sharpness Of nee point. strong as IRON,
were cast before the bare feet oil lneH ana Manner.
In loud voice the Head Brother invited the man
and girl 10 walk hand-lnhand over the holy clcuS'
invoking everlasting tormcntS II they refused,
promising license in this life aud perpetual felicity
IN the newt if they obcycd. An awcSome silence
spread through the plaza, for young Girls ha'
tY.lr
ceremony 70 give COURAGE 10 Iucz, Manuel
planted his foot firmly on the spidciy-looking mass
Of thorns. and the dull. ugly green was rc!"cheI
with his blood. Not sign of feeling hr'ra\'d
itself on his scnsuousy handsome face. lncz gave
n little cry ~ IN" s2hi cf his blood: Whisper,
inp eagerly. Now, VI mel now she clutchea
his arm and sprang with him into the torment mat
cut like knives burned ~ fire. He would nave
borne her through, hut the Head BroIner Ge-
INJURED: the girl must walk. At TINS Manncl
face took ON a black look indeed, ana ne muttcrcd
revenge on SIMON Dnll, for Dral 1t was VINO
i Short. swift walk. and Incz, faint from pain
and fright. iSauk into the arms "i me ON
croncs who crowded about her. bathing her leet'
plyine her with liquor The cymbals again BEGAN
their abomiuablc clashing. and session OF ilceh-
So rhus il was that at one and the same time
Incz was made Pcnitentc and married by fehl-
! tcntc rites To Manuel
| Simon DraI WAS a Ncw-Engl1ndcr oil the l.gIrc
TYNE lccntioI> cruel money -gnspcr. Wheh
I'm, n youth I'm his teens he went out 10 New
Mexico determined II Ill hazards - acquire
fortune At cichcrn hc vas small sheep ilIinpI,
! n twenty "a money lender. ~ thirty the tl'Hcs,
mon i'm nj the Rio prcoS the owner OF nearly %oo
Moons. whom i'm defiance OF th" law, he htPt IN
u subsection o. which the suhrctIoh OF an III"
Tom was happincs, itself FINDING lh'u 'He ~
! r.t,- of tlc PruiicufeS would aid INN much III
Ll, cndra,ors 10 gain a." little All oil th' poor
NoNicaus hc ioiucd thcn aid, as n|j"IrH W.
belonged wcr, lis own poems, h'' IN
n,tlr viilo had himself elected Head Brother,
Iou.tinc "a man who had hech ms rPc"t
r1r nearly ten wears. II has been ~'iH tn4' I''.
krut Li, Noon, D., - lection i'm defiance OF the ia"
| r,fLcr l..ifl-c Of the y-\lcNc1u lru"r"H'' o'
al hw. What could thrS' poor lf pee ,.,a ~
! r,rari bow. lirrcd hv sudden changes oil m,'''In
-Spani,h. Ne,ic1u. Amcrc7n-know OF INV
1II,r 4. %! aud c,>ucl III least that Of thos" VINO
had'lcft the CATHOLIC church tor 'nc n,Ts
of Tie sect of Pcuiicut"e were Ire SIMON P, ,
- tI ,.,riors communities, Very well dsd thls
nrtir,lar Drlli know how 70 keep himself master.
H.. prnitcnfc, Iitrl and feared him, especially
| these who wcrr his poems.
And how did hc make poems Of them? lie IN
| duced them TO incur debts To nm Whlci ny
could not pos. After that thcV Wcrr 70 ~u'H tGr
him, such - bad farms I3rnMiI5 hoy fo.t,ai
own profit hu' for his. D1lls most 'ur''''i
means for causing men 10 fall into ms dent was
ID. ,.dc rouo ar drinking booth. ON the SIDE OF the
| T,naJn Pcon, Of Kin. Aguardlcnic. i was
sh6rt-cat 10 becoming poems OF simon praIL
Dr,n had succeeded in lie. he was rIcn man
| hui lc had not succeeded 10 the extent tmt was
| Inns dream Ever before him had been VISION
| - O. ,,,ll. mine that lac Was 10 discover, ana oi
| which hr alone VS., 10 he the owner re n.y.
| mod AZ i~fcpfrr % tie traditions of the gold
! mines fin. Spluiards worked and the sngrst way
IA cain Drall , ear WIS 10 have some such HIe 10
! fell HIS vision Wac ~ last nlli/cd m plrt. lie
| lie found Gold not ON DAB, land. on IN" land Of a
man whom hc had not succeeded III making ms
| neon With many au inward gro1n az pdiuh%
| with his money. hc resolved to DuN thlN allu.
The owner Nluucl Auchct1, refused - sell IN
| vain Drall argued with him, forcing ms sluSRish
| brain to consider the tact Of the si"rltN ol me
land sudden inspr ttI"h lhP'.vuG , ' ,h IrT
Taken aback. Drall stunnered ont Sou'uuInS
| about wishing - benefit his good friend Manuel
| Manuel LAUGHED AT him not altoc"thcr a I"'l; ms
| suspicious aroused. and IN ms l'2N. FASHION
IN, argued - himself over his perpetual cigarette"
lint il simon Drll wanted hi; land th"r" must
| Ice something OF value IN il. He would hold on
| 10 il. and some day ne would find ONT FOOLISH
Manuel, did II d,pcnd on himself. were he 10 i've
| H. the crack ol doom that some DAY "ouh i'N',iI
come From tie day of Nanucls IrllL. d 70 p. Tn
the land the two Wckcccst men ON the f',4'
| simon DnU and Manuel Auchlctt, became the
Interest of foes. In thousand spitcfnl WAYS
| Dr,lI made Manuel feel his cumity we have wit
rr,snJ an instance ON the wcdding-dayl. but
| Manuel who's wickrdncsS, II ON" may :" say,
took n uoblcr range, could m"dli'i" hJ one S3!It
Of revenge, swift and sprrIy-the p's'"l o' VIC
knife.
The mating of Manuel and Iuez. as any one
knowing tier dispositions could naFe pI'ul'''I
ncrioJs Il semi intoNication. Manuel was devoted
rs even IucI hungry and thirsty ~ Sh' Was IoL
admiration and worship. could desire, Ii'I
%,s i"nsr WAS a dc,olation The girl never
| wcaricd of herring her praises; Manuel ilo"
| cycr .ft.r awhile crew exceedingly weary of
snqinq them. and be- not "a man to continue
| the done Of what cost him trouble frequent
and more frequent wcrr the DAYS ne OStehSloN
| sncut ON the hillside with his goal-hcrdcrS; IN
lrnth in drnldne-booths-n DnlIs; he never
won't there uow-With companions IueI sh.G-
dcrrd at though herself not particularly lhsudl
ous Manuel neglected her. but he was not
f,iihcs,: not from any GOODNESS that was in hlln,
but because he was pallcd aud indifferent ne
even took % certain pride IN boosting th%t ms
was the handsomcst wife on thr PccoS. Though
Incz was aware Of this. il did not prevent her
n,inJ crow thlu and thinner and many and
many time in a day did she make moan to lcr-
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