Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1891-11-14

mass, with ivory prayer books and silver
rosaries in their hands; dark faced
woman with baby wrapped in the close
folds of her blue scarf passed. followed
! by pair of prettily dressed American
or English girls, with the sunlight gleam-
ing on their golden hair, group of
young officers with clanking swords
+ made with their uniforms bright effect
of color, and band of lovely children,
attended by their Indian nurses, paused
/ where vender Of dulees had erected his
stand and broke into chatter of sweet
I Spanish sounds
! This constantly varying procession
had been going cn for some time. when
tail. broad shouldered young man.
with an aspect unmistakably American.
advanced IN leisurely manner down
one of the avenues. caught sight of the
quiet figure in the fickering shadow.
and quickened his pace as he approach
| ed it,
We'll met. Derwentr he said Il
was on my way to the Iturbide to look
you up But see you have found your
way TO the right place, Only you are
| rather early. He glanced at his watch
as ne sat down. ELEVEN O'clock; not SO
early rs I thought 1t will not be long
now before ali the world will be here.
"A good dead of the world seems to be
acre at present" SAID Derwent. II have
} been watching for some time the re-
maraably varied character of the people
passing.
"Oa that can be seen az any time,
answered the o,her Bat Sunday morn
I jng after lsas, the fashionable world has
i dress parade IN the Alameda. Every
body IN NeSco-especially everybody
vhO Is any body comes here, and 1t Is "A
very brilliant scene for an hour or two
There goes ne first sign of it.
He Indicated an Indian, who trotted
hy with dozen or two chairs skillfullY
bound together and arranged in II pyra-
md Oh nlS back These he conveyed to
the cAIef avenue leading from San Fran
| cisco street into the heart of the park.
where woman removed them from his
oark and Placed them III a line on the
side of the avenue. putting a narrow
strip of carpet before them. Others
were engaged in the same manner on
the opposite side. aud soon two rows of
chairs r&ced each other along the length
Of the beautiful shaded way
"Fur dos rrales, you can have your
choice 0t those, said the newcomer.
'and find yourself in the society of the
elite OF Mexico who naturally prefer
] o., tlai 20 IN
which the municipality provides. More
over everybody who enters the park
comes IN by that avenue: SO that one has
an admirable Opportunity for observing
and crlticlsing all ones acquaintances.
But how if one has noneY said Der
went That would lessen the amuse-
ment prefer my present position be-
cause it commands number of different
avenues. and suppose that the most of
those who come here will walk about,
else there would be no object in sitting
down to look at them.
The other laughed. "You are right,
he said. Everybody walks, for time
at least. Here comes the music; the
people will soon follow"
A group of men in uniform, carrying
large brass instruments. passed by and
mounted in single file the flight of steps
leading TO one of the picturesque music
Ipavilions erected in different parts of the
park. Derwent followed them with his
gaze. observing how well the gold braid
with which they were profuseiy deco
rated cleaned through the green foliage
that surrounded the stand.
Can you tell me how it is, Morell, y
ne said, half absently, THAT these peo-
pie have such an artistic genius, and
know Just how to give touch of color
and grace to everything they do?''
IF you are in the line of conundrums,
replied Morell, Il can give you better
one than that. How is it that these peo-
pie are so Internally slow in all their
transactions that man who comes here
to do any kind of business must pass the
best part of his time in waiting on their
procrastination? By Jovel sometimes
think that will throw up everything
and leave the countryF
The other looked at him inquirlngly.
What is the natter he asked, HAS
ANYTHING annoying occurred He knew
that the outburst had not been without
purpose.
Morell, who was rolling cigarette,
did not answer until he had placed 1t be-
tween his lips, lighted it behind the flap
of the little box of wax tapers which
every Mexican carries, and returned the
box to his pocket, Then he said. II have
had letters this morning. and there is
trouble about that mine.
"What! the one you have offered mel"
THE same. The man who offered 1t
to me, and assured me that he had 1t IN
his hand. so to speak, now writes that
there is trouble with the owners. They