Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-19
TALE OF A CANDLE END.

INfluilttHi IN INit fOfUuuflC TNNi0n Inns
tale well remember. for. As will 10 seen.
II was Impressed GU my mind by a scene
which formed a sequel 70 the story, and Of
which was witness that very evening.
The engineer aud had dlncd together,
and spent pleasant time In talking over
our mat Adventures There ia tho smok.
ing room We los, count Of the time; the
other guests dropped OF one by one. and
the vast hotel became silent. II was past
midnight when my friend began his story.
long one for the time OF night: but aid
not Interrupt him. was only too glad 10
ait still and listen, with my eyes on the
dark bearded face opposite, lighted up Mt
tlmra by the memory Of dangers past and
gone There was look Of anxiety on his
face when in repose, tho meaning Of which
Twas soon to learn, but BY tho strangcst
accident.
Ny wife and (ho bcgnn) were married
away there In Mexico two year. ago. Now
Il "a Iust two years ago that what have 10
tell you took place. AZ that time was
engineer 10 several mines In Mexico. travel.
ing from ono 10 another the greater part
Of tho year. Some Of those mines had
been worked for centuries, following where
tho veins Of silver lad thousands OF yard.
away from the little opening In the mount.
ain side, which looked ii..c n rnthoie from
tho valley below. Not few Of these were
IN very dangerous state. but Of all tho
mines In my district none were In more
critical condition than the three old work.
ings above the picturesque villngo Of Paios
dc Santa Fe.
IL was always very pleasant TO mo 10 stay
. few days at the little "poaada," perchc,l
amllc or 20 above tho village. and 10 look
down tho valley Of Santa 10 from my
lounge on tho long verAndA Thi. poaada
WINS kept By an old spanlard called Dles--.
his full name, II you please, WA Antonio
Juan Maria de Dlox y Antigucra. lie was
= solemn. long visaged old fellow, clean
shavon and very dark, n bandit every inch
Of him. by descent and by proferrnco too.
But TO return 10 Santa Fc. You canno,
have seen II In your wnndcrings, OF you
would remember that valley. IL nothlng
else IN all Mexico. The village itself wa,
at the head OF Il, down the middle rushed
broad, deep stream which never dried up.
and tho lower hills on either aide wcru
hills, and no walls Of granite, ns they most.
iy arc In those parts. Altogether the valley
was raviahhig, luxuriant, restfui; only
above the slopIng vcrtiurc rose tho mighty
peaks Of tho Sierra. Many a midday hour
Of blazing heat have I lounged away on
that veranda, while the distant thud OF tho
engines came throbblng through III,
'ssinxp Of the mosaultoes. One could l.,
lazy then.
hut At night, when the engines were Al.
lent. and instead came murmur. md erie.
from among thu thousnud ilyht. NJ IN,
village below, I could not HELM thinking on
sbr force. A. ,xori IN ,hos, sii.r, I'm.
whcrp the scattered watchilrcs rllmmered
By the shafts above me. Iku.yy. N no one
elsc ala. that inrnleulnbIe mns.s. N water
were stored somewhero among those t,.als
and that our vorkInrs wcr, boupd ~ tan
sooner or later that everlasting re.ervoIr
Tho inevitable disaster must he ycrv near
now, the wonder wa. that IL hal no, al.
rrady eone during IN. hundred. ~ y.a,.
the mine. had l.M vorleJ mi. ,,,. ~.
vbost that al broodlny .boya me iii
lac, Of palou Dc sant. Ne
About The berlnnlng n, A,,r,, 4, w..
nv d,ay "a nav n wish Ia paio. Won nav
imagine that with nv anxiety abon. m,
min. M ,,.,, go i, aooas .n'
meet than the dellyh,fni c,,,a,a and .n.
roundlnrs pf The piaec se,,ne5 % hoid 49,,
On my arrival / found Ina, The o,,,a,,. 4 NJ
al iast made an their minds IN consnI, r,a
,erloualy aloni me d,n,., 4, ,.,,,oh ~
nlinded Wb,, was NOR, ,hsv a,',,,,,,t,'s,
N necessary. 10 elo.e ,be nIn,.. Th.sb,,,,,,
there would be ser,ou. ,ran,,a ,sl,h ~.
mIncr,. and they hnd tbcrr,,,r. oh,a,aaS
from the government the dIsna,,h IN TO-
companies OF soldiers 10 maIn,.l, ara,
A large convent a mile or .o FINN ,hs' in,,
where was staylng s.rvsd a. harr, ~ saa
tho troops. 'o'
The minera. more I'm, #, ,ho,..,a q,
number. were enraved nd mi. ds,s,,nsn,S
action. but ,ver,. no,,s,,.s. H., ,hs ~ y,
sueh n forec IsSlIs. ,l.x ,,s ao ny ~,
means Unanimous 4 49, ~ w
chiefly AmerIrans a,d nsr..'a @ ~
Willing 10 rim their ill.,. a'.ai,,., 49,
sionni warning. s.s, ~ ,p,aa' p'.sos ~,
enco OF the troops ,,ay. ,,,is ,,,,,,.i,,,' ~.
sunno,, ~, nsss, ,,,a 'n'nv1y tno
co,,id al, a,, a nv 'nNcon'en,s
nio, aesig., ~. ~, a"a, ~ " 'u,hcu OUT
~, a,as' Nv, nv storm was put walt
.as vs. nny m',al 70 purt Al depended
~ 1919. may ny on my we, lot u
,a,,, ~" "'n Aho"h "hat my verdict
TN -. :, Al.
.a "V ns"t =. .no gay was only partly
1 W. ~ oe'ns ouhuhy' ana especially
$50 y. WV s'NM r.e',sineht the village
ssIJ. WV ssv"usn men' women and
Tho msn,s ,acs. ~ " ~ ooulu ,eii py
u ~. ns" .a1es, oy the Hullen scowi or tho
either par,y I'M, whsn liza H. a alnls.. OF
the courtyard ~ ,hs Ia n"a ,.uasn 'n.o
WOE, ~ ~. y, ~. 'nn = saw tina. tue
IN. wa. ,S p N. , MY 'n,fe row
NOR, I'm, ,ha, 49,. p" ~ INV place.
II could nm, ~ M" M snsonly p'hee where
lived IA, ~ s ~ a.. oNhes OF the mine
WINS M =. ana "a" mAhager himself
nj some minss a.n "s.a NJ w's no' wanted
by tho sa,ns convent, ,wsu,s miles away, worked