The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-06-21
aldPQPital
A Character Study in
Three Parts.
By T. G. DE LEON.
PART HIN THE SOUTH.

PAhI lin SVblh'
Strolling along the two Federal officers |
came in sight of the Clay statue. Around |
it huge thropg had collected. Colonies |
of several regiments had ordered their |
bands to different points to aid the pub
lie holiday; and the magnificent one of
the Ninety sixth infantry was giving a
concert here. Every age and color were
seen in the unmasked faces-the ebon,
shiny skin of the negro the swart Diego,
and the bright lemon skin of the quad
room. Old, crumpled faced French
women led chubby children along; the
fresh skinned Irish woman handled her
babe in vigorous arms; while pale, fair
octoroons, tastefully and quietly dressed,
leaned on the arms of dandy young men
, who might have passed for club men on
Broadway, or petits creves on the
J Champs Elysees. Maskers here, as every
where, in numbers; and goodly sprin..-
ling of bluejackets dotted the crowd,
the faces of their wearers ever showing
amused interest.
The band was playing a popular
u,
loving natives keeping time. And here
and there, in the limited space, fantastic
: dancers whirled in grotesQue measure,
aided by the Harlequin or Pirerot dresses
, they wore.
u "a wonderful people, these" Everett
, said, quietly. "Who would think, to
Il walk these streets to-day, that this pop
l.. ulation was just rising from the set back
of terrible defeat? Who could dream
of the material loss it has suffered-of
t. the agony and suspense endured-ot the
hopes that are ashes and the future that
" is-what?"
''The mercurial temperament Barnes
answered. again from far Cape Cod.
T.. "They are French, and II Frenchman
h. would dance on his grandmother grave
| see nothing very wonderful, general
- in their enjoying the first holiday they
have had since the obsequies.
People that react as have noticed
these southerners do" Dale answered
"have TOO much elasticity to be conquer
ed. We have beaten them, but they
will teach us great lesson yet III thel
] conduct under defeat. don't think yol
appreciate them, Barnes"
perhaps do not" the other answers
drvly Il have no friends in the Con
federate army"
r Just then the band broke into med
Nj ley of national airs. The "Marselllalse
y swelled out, blending into God Saw
the Queen" that in turn losing itself l
the new "Wacht am Rhein." Suddenly
picked up by the piccolo, Dixie til
tune adopted by Abraham Lincoln
NO shrilled out loud and clear, In secon'
IV0 even before the crowd caught the inte
tious thrill, the blue coated boys gay
voice, and then came cheers and CRIT
from every throat in the crowd to
most drown the music. Again dixie
swelled loud and clear; again the WI
"a applause rang out, dying as the mus
49, softened and almost ceased, only to II
loud and defiant as Yankee Doodl
trotted in upon his unmusical 'htt
full pony"
tee This time the crowd needed no CT
ono the sitting voices rising into re
louder if possible than before, and 81
,os. tanned until the brief strain died OF
mas Again the cries swelled out, aided
,ove hands and feet and shout of 'Bis!' 81
al corer and the rival battle pieces had
be played again and again.
a., Everett slipped his arm into the co
wiz nel's as they turned away,
hui "No you do not understand tn
ever people. Neither does our general,
fear. If we will let it be so the war
wv overr
ifD> AS night fell the carnival was in
hvei blast. for all recalled that at the +
radi stroke of midnight masks must be tos
fula aside and theoretic sackcloth replace
'ioo' motley.
Through the dusk many hued {
from tunes filled the eye with color; the hi
use soueaking treble of maskers' disg'
'ryi' piped above music, laughter ana the
nipresent tin horn; old time scenes
peace were re-enacted in the very Gel
of warlike occupation, and the ever
9oo. air was glad with passing maskers' sol
n And still the most interested and
An wistful of all observers were the
Ne Craftsmen and officers off duty. Ev
Il witb where they mingled in the throng,
frank ing and taking chaff with high G
!, 1 man humor and equal regret that their
n, MY. erals order forbade parulclpatlon
Q 81. i, a, +b,t revived reyel not one Il
ge. III ~, 49, 49,. o,,a r,aa ,ct a
o, Cal way I'M 49, .e'Ia,tad. ond the fears of
timid were wholly set at rest by tn
- born courtesy and tact of the creole,
In And now the throngs began to
+. Lu. spontaneously in order, lining the
Of Canal street in dense masses, az
to each instant from the empt
street houses and by fresh crowdspouring d
the side streets.
- The Krewe was coming!
No. 25 JJshered in by rosy glow OF dis