Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-10-24
A RspuI-ivc Specimen.

shall never forget tho first Pueblo In dian 1 saw. IL was nt EspanOla the other day, on my way hcrC to this drcamy old city-thc city of Holy Faith. Near Espa- nola Is the pueblo of san Juan, and scv- eral of the Indians had come over with specimens of their pottery to sell to the tourists passing through. As got of the train my gaze fell on this object, crouch ing, like q cat, at tho corner of the sta ton. For m instant believed I was the victim of q nightmare This horrible thing this rCpulsivc, shriyelcd. mummy like crcAturr, squnttcJl thcrc and grinning up from under n shock of blnck, greasy, matted, filthy hair WAS n human being. after all, not a hObgoblin-
 spoke to 1t and discovered that it was a squaw. These Indians dress so uni formly 1t Is difficult to tell tho bucks from the squaws. Both bang their coarse black hair until 1t covers the eyes Through this hirsutc mass glitter those intensely blnck, snakclikc eyes, with so unpleasant and Cldritch effect that you feel your blood turn cold when looking nt them. And the way they crouch and squat upon the ground, doubled up in some mysterious jackknifc, enrkscrew fashion, Is enough to strike terror to your soul, for tho effect Is that they appear to have no legs whatever, and you arc possessed by the horrible fas- cination of the idca that they arc creatures which end at tho hips, and that any mo mcnt they may tnpplc over and run all over the ground at your feet
 \ Governors Palace.
 We'll, lived through the shock, and having become acClimatcd to the Pueblo | Indian decided to visit him on his native l heath. Aftcrward wished I hadn't, and | In the coming years, whenever whin or | accaylng garbage, the Odor of swine or the sccnt of the tenement shall nssail my nos | trils, 1t will wait me back to Tesuque, and especially to the palace of its governor.
 For Tesuquo has a governor, and the gov ernor hes n palace The governor was ab- sent yesterday, doubtless on some delicate diplomatic mission. However. his door was unlocked, and my guide, pushing t open, invited me to enter.
 | Tho governor of Tcsuque Is even more democratic in hls methods of living than Is the governor of Colorado, for the former | eats, sleeps and governs in one ground aoor room of the pueblo. His front door Is painted the azure of the sky, his floor is of mud, his couch Is covered with skins and blankets, his walls are hung with cheap pictures of saints and martyrs and shrincs and rnsariC-, for the governor Is 0 good Catholic, us arc all his subjects, and his ceiling is decorated with the rude drums upon which these Indians beat that muffied, blood curlling music hsnrd at their various religious festivals Their religion, however. has not taught then that "cleanliness Is next to gOdlincss, and the governors palace nt Tcsuque Ii one to bc visited with a held nose.
 | Work In Pottery.
 The Pueblo Indians arc an exceedingl, good humor,d race. They laugh continu ally as they look you over with cheerfu curiosity. Ono young buck could sa, "Hcllo!'' and so delighted was he witt this linquistic proficiency that he shoutcs I the word at me over and over, laughing immodcrately tho while. It was nttl embarrassing at first until discovered was tho only word of English he knew then I hallooed back at him every time much to his qualification.
 Two Indies who wore with mo gave ou after the visit to tho governors audienc chamber and retrcated with very whit faces to tho plaxa. where, wondering u and down, they groaned and felt quito III
 But held my nose and climbed ladders
 visiting every suit of apartments in th
 extensive pueblo.
 Everybody was glad to sec me and an,
 ious should have souvenirs of my visit
 carry away with mo If my pocketbook hel
 out In many rooms found the sQuav
 at work on the rude pottery which Is tf
 main industry of this people. Each rool
 Its corner adobe Fireplace. where tf