San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-25
SCENES IN WONDERLAND.
HOLY Week The Lumbermen In
Monterey-Gulf to Paclic-Sale
Made-More Capitalists Bap-
fists Association - City
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PLAZA HOTEL,
MONTERREY April 81, 1892.


MONTEREY, April q, 1872.
To the LIGHT:
The services that have been held In
the churches during holy week were
conducted with great solemnity. The
affairs and the pictures that adorned
the walls were covered with black
cloth, and nearly all who attended
church were dressed in black. Inc
light of the sun was shut out, and In
order to make the sermon seem more
solemn. the worshippers held q burn.
ing candle in their hands, while at
PRAYER, Nearly all who went to
church during the week took some
little gift with them which
they laid at the foot of the cross, the
Virgin Mary, or their patron saint, rs
q peace offering. The most impress
sive services of the Lenten season took
place on Saturday and Sunday. The
CARDS of mourning were laid aside,
the affairs aud shrines were covered
with ornaments. flowers and ever.
green's. The whole services were
changed, joy took the place of sorrow.
The bells announced the glad tidings.
Life had triumphed over death. The
Gun has once more shown it's smiling
face and universal joy prevails
throughout the land.
JUDAS CRUCIFIED.
The qualification of Judas is one of
the most amusing scenes imagin'
able, and it is one that no little
boy will miss seeing. 1t Is to the
Mexican boys what circus In the
states is to the American boys.
Every church in the city had their
Judas. They were dressed up in
rags of various colors, and suspended
between the buildings In the middle
of the streets; while from the feet,
hands, sides and back we're fastened
fire crackers, bombs and dynamite
cartridges. At $50 q. m. Saturday
morning the fun began, and the
town boys were on top. At that
hour they were set off, and with each
explosion the boys would make the
welkin ring.
As soon as Judas was blown up the
boys gathered the pieces and sent
them to the superintendent of the
shelters to be put through the
lOI thO PO5O vi
getting the thirty pieces of
silver that he received for betraying
his master out of him, and to have
the base metal moulded into little
Judases for the purpose of sending
them to the mayor of Chicago, with
the request that he will, in the name
of the little boys and working men of
the world, present them as souvenirs
to all those who are opposed to the
opening of the Columbian Worlds
Fair and Exhibition on Sunday.
LUMBERMEN IN MONTEREY.
Arrived Friday morning the Texas
Lumbermen. Many of them had their
wives and daughters with them and
they spent the day seeing sights see-
ing. Unfortunately it rained all day
go, that they were deprived of seeing
the mountain scenery that sur.
rounds the city. But as the city has
q splendid system of street railroads,
the party availed themselves Of them
and they visited every place of int
est in the city. Many OF them went
to Topo Chico hot springs and took a
bath in their warm waters. They
went to the Bishops palace, the
smelters, the market house and Wis
ted the, churches.
The ladies in the party were de-
lightsd with the city. as everything
they saw was SO different to what
they were accustomed to see at home,
they rather liked 1t. They were very
favorably impressed with the looks
of the ladies. Some of them told US
hnfnrn fhnu loft that fhnxr
handsome women in Monterey than
they ever saw in their lives before.
They admired very much the way
they dressed.
WHAT SOME OF THE MEMBERS DID.
Many of the mbermen are strict
church members, and as that was
holy week, they went to church.
While riding past q church In a street
car we saw Mr.. II. X. Thompson, OF
Galveston, who is vestry member of
DR.. Birds church, and Mr.. G. F.
Drake, of Austin, who is a deacon in
one of the leading churches In that
city, come out of church and took q
seat by us. AS soon as they were
seated they commenced to discuss the
merits of their churches. After they
got warmed up Mr.. Thomp.
son proposed to bet Mr.. Drake
q large bottle of mescal, that
ne could not recite the Lords prayer.
Drake took the bet and commenced
to recite 1t in this way: "As lay me
dow in bed to sleep, L pray the Lord
my soul to keep, and If 1 should die
before l." Hold on there, Drake, ]
lost; it is my treat, 1 did not have the
remotest idea that you could remem.
Der it, much less recite it.n They
stopped the car, got off, and went to
q cantina, (saloon) and Thompson set
them up.
Major J. r. Downs, of Waco, In.
vited Capt. B. F. Williams, of Pat
terson, Louisiana, and his friends
from Orange and Lake Charlas Ia