Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-31
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CHUCHITA'S ARCADIA.

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Nestled In thu very heart Of M,
sierra Madres, IN the land that lion IL
we iar South, ~ yailey-.the vnIinv
~ NC Sad Little Birds. 70 called srnr,
~ thousands and thousands OF inv
49, Creatures that come In the onris,
aptinG, illing the air with their low
nsouthlul cooling until the tropicai rains
mountain homes. ~" " 'nVir
N the centrn OF thla vaii.,. ,.,.,. a..
aiuase OF Baboragame, mere miie ~
se. Win some twenty houscs
I ,hshuW brown In tone, clustered rnund
nivy MIes OF a piazza that had once
] ~ ~ o.ys gone by, when the hoiv
I inNlen hau dwelt there among the
an ~ pecn fillod with beautiful How
! vrn ana plants. but was now covered
WI rank growth OF cactus. thistios
ptu VITA mustard. Behind I'M, houssa
~ HinaH gardens and corrais. and he
a msnu THESE, etretchinr away 10 the tow
I ~ vs. uuunlains, We're cultivated zelda
,,, ul1i~e ana frijoles, through which
Wound acquiaa, Furnishing The wntcr
,snat lsrullsed the land to such an ~.
tonl mat i brought forth IN n nnn.
/ Her ptlectN surprising to tho farmers
W VIZ Nulolning valleys. causing them
o. S pylleVe that surely the Valley OF the
snI r .'''le hlrds was the blessed OF the
ON, The fourth slide OF the n,ag,n
$1,000 the Church OF Neuatrn sonora
ue Guadalupe, built far hnck Ia do
ngos ny the good 1fanolaoana ,vhn
Mnnnuered, fearing not out into the
M lnese 70 convert ana save the
SOUS ni Gods wild children. Iike thc
houses, Il was OF adobe with "A high
nrcheu facade, from which. hero nnd
shvtc' tho plnstered atucuo OF white
nsu laHen away, eXpoalng great irrce-
ulan patches " crude oarthen brick
Wn,le IN q tower that arose from ono
corner NJ the fiat roof therr hunn
suspended from tlmhcrs above liz |
three hells. "V''
was the deep, rich ncallnr OF these
penA thnt nwokc Edward Maraden |
eNily one morning IN midsummer Ue !
~, No. g9ung English mining engineer
VINO mad been sent down from san
francisco To take charge OF a heavy
piece or prospect work al tho pinter.
GUS mlne, whore mills were poundinf-
tnWuN with twenty stamps ON silver
pnehlnE org up In n rocky gorge somr
iiNV lulon Instant He had arrived late
Wy Il,NluuH eNcnlnH and, rather thnn
chmh In tho nlght the rough traii Ia
, ne mine, had remained at tho VILLAGE.
pelhE fortunate enough to obtnin lndr
lnngH win tho priest Padre Francis In
,,hhr liile house he occupied ndjolnnr
While tho bells continued rInrlnp bc
arose nnd. hastily dressing, pnsscd out
MO the morning light. and stood raE
him.
The. deep notes Of tho bells ma
,VaAod ana through tho open case
u'hW or tho church came faint swell
NJ munic--harpa MnrHdpn turned mud
'ntHred the ahudowy little building. aud
,toud leaning against the wall near tho
lnur u was all new ana strange tn
I'm mat rude house NJ God. with rs
lltic allnr covered with wild flowers
.Nlnered by the Indiana, ana ON which
burned a few candles. while on ono o
zoe was o guudily- drosaed image OF fl
20 BloHsed Virgin. and ON tho other a i
lte-Hlao ilEuro If Christ nailed to tho .
ross crown Of thorns resting on His
cad, ana the blood uoging from IND
,ounds In hts hands and foot Ronna
no wallis hung Il few crude old nnlnt.
lHa Of tho HnintR. 4
Then through tho narrow cneemcnta u
nme q food OF Rolden smnllfht amt q
loriipd Into IN unreal benuty eyen q
ie COARSE outlines aud hard features .
! those who wurshlppod, lnocllns y
iere ON the tiled ilour that had been y
orn smooth by Tho lSnooa OF genera o
pnt. A faint smell OF incense 1ontrd "
'er the church, and out Into tho Htlli. VI
'HH a womnn'a voice, sweet and rich
lfHt tnrth IN song, and the padre %
Ined ANA made the Sign Of the cross
W the men ANA women ruHo TO their ~
- nud passed out tl
NhiNdon remained whore hc Flond a.
htohlng the people 1le 10y while he III
tllcu Tor Padre Francis. ilo hnd only "a
Rhtly noticed the womnn Who had II
ny, but whom nho came toward Tho
"l ne BhNed inipntly NJ hor In mnr. ,l'
1870. for Al a. lU
some sixteen yourg tan. and with w
rm nlrondy mnurcd In that poutborn ~
me. over her houd she WORE a lIrpl ~
nWl, that was drawn round her faro .,
q iustoncd undor hor chin. unumug W,
+ Ilen. creamy complexion to appear ny
1ho must have foit the intoupItv OF ~,
I look. for Hho raised her gront inno. ~
NJ eyes 10 hia ami stood for mn In ~,
mt, hcr full red Hips parted. Showing ~
We white teeth then she bluahpd ~,
shtig ana mutmuring Good day. III
lpr' passed ON. ~
lhnt f0crl-nnd he was pnsInP ont "
On through the thick adobe walls w
a beyond, bnck into the mast nnd gu
o a great hall where tho ,yOrlta Of ~
masters were on exhibition. and he ~.
- hinndiuE before the life-Hiso por- u
W pi Wulnhn-h nun, with clasped Ia
iuH' ana eyes raised Ia hcnyen from H 10
Ter black h0od-Romo nrtlat'a ideni ny
nd he had found =
iis reverir was broken by the padre w
% TOOK llu arm, mud led him from "n
church TO breakfast ana there y
fHden asked Of tho aingnr WI
You mean Chuchlta, said Tho nrlnat ON
1uchitn Ochon, aud n dear child ahr PEI
! have known hor from hnbyhood. Tor
parents were both Moxicnna. 70
were, BECAUSE her mother died 20,
IN she was only 10. and aincc then lnE
has kept house for her father. an Una
rascal who IL always In trouble iro
IL now working up at the mine mt
- very llitle or Chuchita now, very
M Tor our church ~ not what II cor
IN the years gone BY. Renor, and
mo "a thia village only twice a wear rap
week In summer and during the the
ddays-to marry and baptize my peo- wa
ne day, shortly after. as Marsden drol
riding up the canon to tho mine. tfnl
Jaw ahead Of him. slowly climbing u
trail, a girl. lie rode on, aud. M pas
drew nearer, he recognized Gnu and
Il. and whom he reached hor eide inst
had stepped from tho trail TO allow the
10 paaa-he diamountad and trni
ked on with her. speaking 10 her 81
" broken Spanish Of the soonery. by
leading her on until she told him mean
er life, aud questioned him on the as
OF the English, ~ which ahn had riaf
q very vague idea and, too he nnid her.
; pretty things that caused the or q
20 food her face ana the lonR a bo
- % drop over her beautiful eyes. into
q this WAS the beginning. Az the with
drifted slowly by and passed into gofg
n, they mot again and again, and on
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