Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-07-15

"Do not waste this life, particularly
the youth of it, preparing for legend
airy hereafter. Granting. for the sake OF
argument. that this existence is supple
mented by another. You have no knowl.
edge of what elements you will be com
posed when you lay aside your mortal
part to enter there; your power OF en-
joyment may be very thin indeed. like
the music of band without brass. the
sort of happiness one can imagine hu-
man being to experience out Of whose
anatomy the nervous system has by
some surgical triumph been removed,
and in whom love of the arts alone ex-
lists abnorually cultivated. But one
thing we of earth do know: you do not
but will tell you. we have slight ca
pacity for happiness and large capacity
for enjoyment There is not much in
life God knows. hut there is something.
One can get reasonable amount out of
it with due exercise Of philosophy or
that we are sure. OF what comes after
we are absolutely ignorant"
She had endeavored to interrupt him
once or twice and did so now, her eyes
flashing. Are you an Atheist she de-
mandel abruptly Are you not Cath
olic?'
Il am neither an atheist nor Catho-
lie The question of religion has no in
terest for me whatever | wish it had
none for you.
She looked at him sternly. For mo-
ment thought The Doomswoman would
annihilate the renegade. But her face
softened suddenly, II viii pray for You, 50
she said and turned to the man ut her
right.
Estenegas face turned the challiy hue
always dreaded and he bent his lips
TO her ear Pray for me many times Il
day and at other times recall what !
said about the relative value of possible
and improbable heavens. You are "A
woman who thinks"
Don Diego" exclaimed Valencia, I'M
able To control her inpatience longer, and
turning sharply from the caballero who
was talking to her in fiery undortone,
thou hast not spoken to me for ten min
utes.
For ten hours, senorita, thou hast
treated me with the scorn and indiiEer
ence of one weary of homage"
She blushed with qualification. at is
thou who hast forgotten me-"
Would that | could"
'Dost thou wish tor
Nv hen am away from thee or thou
talkest to other men, sure"
1T is thy fault if talk to other men. "
"You make me feel the good samari-
tan.
But care not to talk to them"
THY heart is comb of honey, senior
tia On my knees | accept the little
morsel the queen bee-thy swift mes
senger-brings me. Truly, never was
sweet so sweetly sweet"
1T is thou who hast the honey on thy
tongue. although fear there may be a
stone in thy heart
"Ahl Why2 No stone could sit so
lightly in my breast rs my heart when
those red lips smile to me-"
Chonita listened to this conversation
with mingled amazemant and anger.
She did not doubt Estenega's sincerity to
herself: neither did Valencia appear to
doubt him. But his present levity was
apparent to her Why should he care
to talk so to another woman? How
strange were menl She gave up the prob
lem.
After the long banquet concluded the
cavalcade formed once more and we re-
turned to the town. Prudencia rode her
white horse alone this time, her husband
beside her. Leading the cavalcade was
the presidio band They wore red jack
cts trimmed with yellow cord, Turkish
trousers of white wool and red Polish
caps With their music mingled the
regular detonations of the preside can
non. After we had wound the length of
the valley we made progress through
the town for the benefit of the populace.
who ran to the corridors to watch us
and shouted with delight. But the sun
was hot. and we were all glad to be be-
tween the thick adobe walls once more
We took long siesta that day, but
hours before dark the populace were
crowded in the courtyard under the
booth which had been erected during
the afternoon. After the early supper
the guests of Casa Grande and our neigh
bors of the town filled the sala, the large
bare rooms adjoining and the corridors
r old people of both degrees seated
themselves in rows against the wall, the
fiddles scraped, the guitars twanged, the
flutes whistled and the dancing began.
In the courtyard space was cleared,
and changing couples danced "El Jarabe"
and lei Jota"-two stately jigs-while
the spectators applauded with wild and
impartial enthusiasm, and Don Guillermo
FROM the corridor threw silver coins ut
the dancers feet. Now and again a