San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-30

thought some III guided BODY mlgnl
covet it, and jist laid il by, may say,
amang the leaves O. that Bible, thinkin
you would be sure to see the spoons
when you went to read"
Before Geordy had finished his revela
tion Nancy Campbell had brought down
the proudly displayed but never opened
| Bible, and interspersed between its
leaves lay the dozen of long sought
spoons.
The minister of Bathgate could scarce
ly command his gravity while admon-
ishing Geordy on the trouble and vex-
alton his trick had caused. The as
sembled neighbors laughed outright
| when the daft man, pocketing the
widows shilling, which he had clutched
in the early part of his discourse, as
sured them all that he kenned Mrs.
Simpson read her Bible SO often the
spoons would be certain to turn up.
Geordy got many basin of broth and
many luncheon of bread and cheese on
| account of that transaction, with which
he amused all the fresides of the parish.
| ..
from scoldirg. The discovery put an
| end TO her ostentatious professions, and,
it may be hoped, turned her attention
more to practice. By way of making
amends for her unjust imputations on
Nancy Campbell. she consented to re-
eeiye her as daughter-in-law within
the same yea., and it is said there was
peace ever after in the farmhouse; but
the good people of Bathgate, whe1s dis.
cussing character of more pretense
than performance, still refer to Widow
Simpsons spoons.-Romance.
IN THE MEXICAN HOT COUNTRY.
An Incident of Dinner i'm Mexico Where
the Fame of the Camera Was Known.
Our dinner was astonishingly good.
Just think of a meal in that semibar
barous place down in the hot lands of
Mexico equal to the best to be had in the
Italian or French restaurants that stand
high in the favor of artists ant other
bohemians in New York! There were
nine bountiful courses, served in excel
lent style, at total cost of three reales,
OF 3715 cents in Mexican money, hardly
more than twenty-five cents American,
with exchange reckoned as it was then.
The watermelon served at dessert was
the most delicious had ever tasted-a
deep red pulp of a firm texture and
mealy crispness that almost melted in
the mouth. The melons in this region
are raised ON the sandy beds of the
streams in the dry season, where they
mature quickly in the intense heat. For
drink there was pulque from Apam on
the tableland, brought by railway train
to the nearest station and thence hauled
| by teams across country.
This fonda was, of course, patronized
| by the ''quality"-the visitors from the
neighboring great estates, city people
| who had come over from Jonacatepec,
and rancheros with their families
| These latter, like farmer folk the world
over, | believe, We're administrative
and chary of speech, exchanging but few
words as they sat at table, awkwardly
handling their knives and forks, and
| evidently awed by the unaccustomed
magnifcence of their repast. Don En-
nesto had entered into little friendly
chatting with Maria, proceeding upon
which good ranchera, who sat opposite
with her husband, looked with evident
disapproval.
Drunk" she was heard to remark to
her husband under her breath.
Eyes, he responded, with confirma-
tory glance.
Poor young fellow, to be so harshly
misjudged for his metropolitan man
ners, when his delicate health made him
total abstainer!
Jovita, one of the mattresses, became
great favorite with MS all. She was
girl of about fifteen, slight, with regu-
lar, delicately chiseled features and
glossy dark hair falling in two long
braids-a type of lovely rural inno-
cence. There was an exquisite shy
grace in her movements.
take her photograph" suggested
Celso, and the proposition was heartily
seconded by all hands. But even here
the function of hand camera appeared
to be known, and Jovita took sudden
alarm.
mo, no." she appealed. Her head
dropped, pretty fingers went shyly to he1
mouth, a flush stole over her brown
cheeks, and she stood there with face
averted picture of maidenly shame
She was now on her guard, and ever
glanced apprehensively toward us. Ev
ery time she saw the instrument aimed