The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-29

part of New Mexico. Acoma is the most
wonderful pueblo, think, of all the nine
teen in New Mexico. It's built on the top
of a rock, the sides of which are over 400
feet high, and nobody knows when 1t was
founded. 1t was an old town when the
Spanish first came here over $50 years
ITO get up to the pueblo you had to
climb in single file by means of little
round holes cut IN the rock. on ~, Top p OF
the rock on which the pueblo is built they
used to keep great boulders to hurl down
upon any one who might try to climb up
to attack the place.
''Laguna isn't as old as Acoma- II was
not founded until 1893.
''Well. the saint appeared at about the
time Charles III regned in Spain, and the
| tradition is that the painting was pre-
scented to Acoma by him. Laguna claims
that the saint was given to it, and that's
the way the trouble started. The story is
that San Jose became the patron saint
of Acoma when Fra Ramirez was sent
to the pueblo early in the seventeenth cen
fury. The painting was put up in the
wanted anything all they had to do was
to ask the saint for it and they got II,
there being no steel traps in those days.
Acoma played in great luck ana became
rich and prosperous.
"Iaglfna was down on her luck and
lost as much as Acoma gained. Acoma
gave San Jose all the credit. One day
The pueblo of Laguna sent a delegation
of its principal men over to Acoma and
asked the loan OF the saint for few
days. -, 1..,,,,., r,as -
consented to loan San Jose to Laguna for
month Immediately a streak OF luck
struck Laguna and the people had great
times.
"San Jose got all the credit, and SO
when at the end of the month the time
came for the return of the saint, the
pueblo got up and said that Acoma ha9
M q tradition to prove that San Jose mad
been presented to Laguna, and that
Acoma had stolen him. In lew Gays
the wise men from Acoma came after
the saint, and when Laguna refused 10
give him up both sides got ready for the
Killing There would have been pretty
scran hadn't it been for a good Franciscan
priest, Fra Mariana de Jesus Lopez, whose
word was much esteemed in the country.
"He proposed that the two puenios let
Ionged-to draw lots for him. This both
nueblos agreed to- A little girl from each
pueblo was selected to draw the lots.
ION the third draw the Acoma girl drew
the picture, and San JOSE 1t was declared,
had decided in favor of Acoma Laguna
went away and came BACK at n lgt LAM ana
TO fight again, but the priest persuaded
them to take the matter to the courts.
which. finally, they decided IN FAVOR OF
Acoma.
s.Roth sides swore that without the
saint they could not prevail with God or
he in any way successful Laguna APP
Dealed the case, and the supreme court
i,DbeId the decision which had been sent
dawn in favor of Acoma. delegation
was sent from Acoma to Laguna to bring
the saint back in style. When the dele
cation got back with the saint they swore
fhat half way to Laguna they had come
upon the saint under a tree by the road
side with his face turned in the direction
"The people then all declared that the
saint had learned that he was free, and
mad started out 10 foot IL home, without
waiting for the delegation.
"Both Father Mariana and Father Ram
irez met with many strange adventures
Al Acoma Ramirez was pursued once
bv the Indians, who counted TO do him
M He had on a cloak which fastened
al the neck He grasped the cloak tight
~. Jumped of the edge OF the rock used
the cloak as a parachute and did the 900
feet in safety That's history. Another
Adventure was unfortunate. lie tried 10
shoot a chicken for his dinner the gun
wouldn't 90 or he looked down the bar
rel and there was the usual resuliF'
Pat. Hello. Mike. Of hear yer have a
Nike. shure I have. Pat.
PAT And how are they all up yure
Alike. Everybodys sick
ran. Aye. aye That's TOO Bad, mani
Nike on, no. I'm Wofkln' at beiifFae, -
NaFpera NaEaf.