The herald., 1895-04-09

There are almost as many people sell G
Fiesta badges on the streets now as Viere
will be visitors to the carnival. l hap
pened to catch Il bit of very entertaining
the other night on Spring street. On e
spectabilty of appearance, while the
other was heavy set young man who
looked like broken down prize tighter.
They were standing in doorways about
ten feet apart, and of course were trying
to attract customers.
"Fiesta badges, yelled one. You can
buy them here cheaper than any place
in town. Cheaper and better" "Don I
believe him" shouted the thinner man.
Here is the cheapest place and the only
reliable one. Those badges he sells are
not genuine"
''Ill break his face in about minute
if he don't shut up. Come on and get
He can't break anybody's face. Fies-
ia badges. The only genuine
"Oh don't know, said the first man.
''There are other badges. If you don t
want to get swindled buy from me-"
He'd cheat you out of your eyes"
Then the prize fighter went in the di
rection of the contunacious man who was
smaller than himself, and the slghter
man judiciously fled to escape chastise-
ment. But badges were scattered all along
the sidewalk.
Speaking of badges, | have remarked
the splendor of some of the Fiesta Off
cials. | ain given to understand that
some of these officials who are ortunate
emo gh to have luXuriant dust cqllec-
tors as my friend Colonel Bill Rush
calls whiskers. intend to hang their med
ais and badges to these 'whiskers when
their vests and coats and oGher available
places are covered.
propos of nothing, when was travel
ing in Meyico-I will interrupt myself
here to say that | never was in Mexico in
my life-but when | was travelling in
Mexico, | had for moso, or body SER
want, a most worthless scamp and good
for-nothing. His name was Alexandra ell
Huero, and he was recommended to me
by gentleman in whose judgment | had
much confidence, and who represented to
me that he was most accomplished SER
want. On that account hired him.
4 4 4
Ell Huero had most marvellous knowl-
edg OF avery detail of my outfit and his
advice was freely given. In Mexico he
had a reputation as chusco, which be-
lieve means Jester or something of the
sort. At any rate he knew a proverb to
fit every emergency. and he was forever
throwing them at my head. AT last every
thing was ready for the start and l told
Ell Huero to bring his horse the next
morning and we would set out. 81
"Senor.' said he, in most pathetic
way. II have no horse
mo horse, F." said |, in surprise. How
in the wor d do you expect to go with
me? Why did you hire yourself with no
horse?'
He shrugged his shoulders and chucked
a proverb at me which | think was some
thing about the wind being tempered to
the shorn lamb. At any rate | bought a
horse for him to ride and told him to
have it saddled a. my door SO that we
could start early
"But, senor," he said, 81 have no sad
die.
was pretty angry, and asked him
again what he meant by putting himself
in my employ when he had none OF the
equipments a moso is presumed to fur
nlsh. But he had another proverb ready.
Something about it being more blessed
to give than to receive. and | bought
hi III saddle. / finally had to get him
blankets and to give his wife $25 before
he could go away, for he had absolutely
nothing.
Before leaving the city got 600 cart
ridges from Governor Torres. Just aoout
that time the Indians we're causing some
trouble or there was a small-sized revolu-
ton, and the government, in order to
prevent ammunition from falling into
the hands of the rebels, was very careful
about permitting it TO be sold. The coun-
try we were going through was full of
game. expected to do some shooting.
| noticed that El Huero was drunk
almost constantly on the way, and won
dered how in the world he would obtain
his liquor, because he had absolutely
nothing when we started. One day after
we had been travelling something like a
fortnig ght saw some antelope ana told f.
Huero to fetch my rifle and some cart
ridges. He brought the weapon. and the
bundle that had contained the cartrid les,
and began unrolling 1t. There was not a
single one there.
Sacred other of Christ! We've been
robbed" shouted the moso i'll a startled
voice. Then | knew how he had been
getting his liquor. He had traded all my
cartridges Tor it. l was just about to
upbrad him when out came one OF his
ever ready prov rbs
"The empty-handed traveller laughs in
the presence of the robber.' e SAID,
meaning that it was good thing he had
stolen the cartridges because now nobody
al could staaI than