The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-12
FARMS FROM TIE SPANISH MAN.

gam All inc strength possessed by them when
they eat them.
| YARNS FROM TIE SPANISH MAIN.
A Case Of Suspended Animation In n Mule
| The wnsps Drove on tho Highway men.
We were sitting in tho Gringo Club at Pam
ANA, telling stories OF travel. The most OF tho
yarns bordered on tho marvellous. and II one
could believe them ALL strange things do hap
pen in the world. Senior Degardo had related
story about the increase of frogs noted about
| an artificial pond he had made on a branch Of
the Iahasara River. when Jack Hemenway. q
contractor from Nicaragua said
| Speaking offrogs reminds me OF the curious
| statements made by naturalists about them.
They have been found in clay. in trees. and
even in stones. whore they had been encased
Tor untold years. and yet we're soon resuscta-
ted on being released and became lively. Now
that always seemed mary elous to me: but let
me tell you about Nicaragua mule that
l owned 1t was when the contractors
were clearing tho route Of the pro-
posed canal from the lake to the Pa
cihc. l got contract to take lot Of
their traps from San jorge on tho lake down
along the limo to tho Pacific terminus. and ie
required lust thirty mules to carry the stuff.
The route lay over q beautiful macadamized
road as far as Kivas; aud then struck out on
Of you know. crosses what they call the Jlcara
plains. Now. in the summer time-that is.
lair one il you Keep Your eyes open but bf ths
contract was got Just ut the beginning Of
With a couple of men to help me. started
out on tho plains Just as one of those thunder
ing big rain squalls came on. and you know
such an OCCASION. The rain came down in a
flood: and the lightning went ,scooting about
from bush to bush. till you would have thought
perditon was Mt hand and away went the
they carried. while the men alternately swor,
t ana srossed hem s in prayer and had
to properly cuss or pray.
nnn ab0@t three miles
half way over tho ground was oil in tremble
like jelly You see the earth there cracks open
Tho a aGw sp ss s sracps
deny that are iron two to three feet wide
the water lust fills into those cracks. and be-
ginning at the bottom ,soaks into tho ground
then more rain comes and soaks up more and
moro, Of the .clny, underneath, until at last
and that isn't too solid: and then's the time to
100 look put Tor Your mules when you're crossing
TANGO of a crack the crust just breaks Off and
You bet. was, looking out for my mules
wasn't much use. I simply trusted to luck
and kept the whip Swapping, and in the course
OF twenty min utes we'd crossed the reach Of
dangerous ground. ana then we. lined up the
PROGRESSION d nnd took stock It Grieyed me
%Ss vas ~ 5arly W.? islqS " Viii Inc pIsSaid
head. that could carry bigger load on less
feed than any beast ever saw
However. he was gone and all ! could do
side Of the account and deliver what had
saved. which did. and then got even for the
foot who had come down from the States to
take a contract on dam, building before ever
tSe end i @, the vet the was
the time, put when at last the sun came out to
Guided to 30 down to San Juan del Sur and
catch the steamer for Pintarenns and SEQ
hot it was the first Of that season. I've been
the weather so hot. Why. When got to isiyas
and wanted TO hire. q mule for San Juan they
o CANCER ger that Tie muo would " By
struck. SO put my baggage on cart load OF
We'll. that was tho hottest walk on the
the ground TO begin ,to, crack open. You see
the clay Iust got thick dry scale over the top.
thin stuff underneath. and naturally that scale
would lnst crack orcn IN al directions Ikea
were opening in all directions. and it was pos
itv"ly dangerous. ] BEGAN to think that
crack might open uHJtI my Ittl Ut any lHlH-
ute and let me down. / had lust got myself
worked up to STATE Of mind where | was
r rS@Tg saw '% ps II TS h boss the aa
and what should So" down about five feet
just waiting to be TcSussltaied. like the
frogs in a limestone rock" said Charley Mans
field. "Ns wonderful about these Central
American. mules. but lot mo tel! you wasp
~ didG't oYnect any ono to believe me"
Alcaldo az Kiyas. or TO I)r. John II. Theron.
formerly Of LopisylllG; XXI but now drug;
nuthenticatcd cases 4 puigs that survived
burial in the mud Of tn" Jicara plains for
!!VV Wasp sory tai f'' rue. Of how friend Of
mine iirHed out seven mon who held him up
Nee 4 c" .Rcan!e
when they tie {" TIE e r?fd ar" th s, T0rstia
han TSt lin HG go was Dick from
b"n'GT ana nS VA sn%I GnS A. YOU W shall
~ "V went mt cayorrinG over thS country like
Ion looking for now sweetheart. 1t had
Sm"y Gs rH Hef oo9s .h he
me day when he was down in n bit Of hollow
IN the traiI mentioned seven Of those black
hem had shotGuns. while tho rost carried
nachcte.. while Dick had nothing in the world
'ut little single-shot rifle he carried to shoot
IT, milarI case, wasn't t' Why the trail was
urn round, and, besides that. no was too near
hnm to get away ~ rpnning, Dick had TO
nink 'lulck. Just then. luckily. he saw one of
he big nests OF the Yellow wasrs of the coun-
ry In bush over tho heads OF the gang. and
hGt the llt'lc honst1 were already beginning
% lose temper overt presence OF tho natives
lrder thum. And that settled tho fight in
Dlck,S favor. ON Oh" instant he sent II bullet
INTO that nest, and the wasps did tho rest for
MIN. The stin.; Of that wasp is worse than
hat OF n scorpion. and they came out in
loud, and the natives drorp"d everything to
get into the brush out o. their way; Even
Dick, who was some yards away and made
haste 70 60 further. ala not wholly escape for
hree Of them caught him and no WAS laid up
Tor n week with tha fever n