The sun., 1894-03-15

At such an hour or sstonIshsd TO ind news
paper. man from New York there he did not
sety @ III. ann Who sHpsetsd an oid s friend To e
arrive. and was right glad he had At last come.
pie and unostentstious, but perfectly hearty.
The way he made the servants hustle would
pianter and In halt an hour was svipgins
asleep In huge hammock hanging whore the
air was coolest and most refreshing.
farmers OF the Isthmus. He was just loadin q
four leagues away, with produce chiefly corn corn.
beans, and rice. He sent away dozen OK
was the only time or place at which | saw oxen
used rs mack animals.
The oxen we're large. well.kcpt beasts; Each
broken to carry psrk without protest. The
pack. saddle was made Of rawhide. with grass
this wooden frame was attached on each side
ranler about the size OF sugar or -four bar.
least three bushels OF grain. and the load Of
each OK was therefore more than 300 pounds
When ioaded the animals we're made D into
a string one behind the other. with rome from
each nose ring TO the saddle Of the next beast
and another mounted came on behind.
The Don told me to make myself at home
he rode away on a gray stallion after the oxen.
The Don lived In twoistory house built OF
on both floors. and that was something
% "SSrSSS llttle Daughter oi S"1 about se'tS Twelve
years and a dozen servants all told. At the
half Indian blood. who had her teeth fied to
point after the inanner Of an lsthmian tribe.
Tor Hif this solt 70 ooS sss
hsss q iStnmSn y mopntsn , t n sSGisty but
cease to notice the deiormity. At least. soon
ceased to think OF the pointed teeth OF the
widow who had h her mouth ' open @ all the ns tIme.
The Ladino way OF expressing delight or
as is on psesap sHsnE Il tH wss .''%Sfo %. 5Sqs
when Senior Rosa returned that night and
greeted his little daughter, She was plainly
ate child. but instead OF taking her on his
Knee and kissing her he put his arm around
while. she put one arm around him and pstted
his shoulder Just once with her chubby little
the Spanish Main. The only enthusissticaiiy
snectionate greeting that saw n all the Jour
meek. Westchester county, NY. at q little ho-
tel in Aurspala on an island in the Cult OF
met in a long time When they saw each other
thcy paused for a mome ent m otionless and then
threw their arms around each other and kissed
Don Sebastian Rosa's formal embrace OF his
% ss 81 whom ne SySS as hs his
were simply good friends. are contrasting pic
lures that illustrate tho customs OF q mighty
interesting people.
Although there are no trumps-perpatetio
beggars-on the Isthmus met two Jamaica
negroes at Tole that were but one remove
from II. Like nearly all others OF their race,
these had come over to the Isthmus whom the
canal was digging and had survived the fevers
OF the Chagres district to finally wander away
to the West They had lived a vagabond life
for several years and were as sleek and happy
as any tramp ever saw. one had been en-
Iloyed however. for three months as hostler
by Sehor Rosa to care for the gray stallion
already mentioned. II was a sort OF work Just
suited to the darkey. for he liked horses and
he had but the one to look after; He received
the looks OF the horse l think he just about
Tor. The othcr fellow said he travelled on
his shape" He was a gllh-tongued rns.
cal who had begged his living for
months and was counted one of the
gayest beaus in the village. lie became
very confidential. after / gave him 10 cents In
return for answering a lot Of questions. and
urged me TO stay In Tole until I had m astered
the Spanish language. He assured me that
either the Don or any other citizen would keep
me as long as wished to stay II / would but
fiAtter them = little every day, and that once
could speak Spanish fiuently could travel up
and down the land living like sybarite and
"Yah-h~you cu'd have de pick Of dc bes'
dey Is. Look AZ me-" he salG.
No one need doubt what he said The 18TH
mus 10 paradise for suave loaier.
JOHN r. SPEARS.