Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1897-01-01
A QUEER ELOPEMENT.

"Well, yes, that about nll IL amounts
to--a peon'shut, However, ASgustinita
will always give you cup Of excellent
coffee. And when the trains are late in
either direction, you have no alternative
but to- accept the hospitality Of old
mamma, as tho railroad men call her. !"
And my pleasant acquaintance Of an
hour or so led me to the small entrance
of u hut matched with tulcs. The little
mud structure was built against the face
Of u hill. There were birdoagos filled
with variety of beautiful birds and
such other evidences of civilization as u
goat, turkey and jardinieres Of flow
ers. yet the hnbitation belonged to the
age of tho cave dwellers, / decided, as /
CROPPED my way apparently into tho bow
els OF the earth.
After "a few moments my eyes grew
accustomed to the half light. and could
see quite we'll.
Wow wowwowp' growled heavy
bass voice from the inner room. The
words were indistinguiShable.
what deep voice that man hasl" !
said innocently. mexican men, AZ n
rule, have such light voicesP
That's not man; it's Augusta
nta, replied my friend.
am acquainted with that pleasant
little custom Of Mexico which holds to
chi,dhood,a tender aininrtives long aft.
~ old ,gs hna fallen IN one SIN
confess ACKNOWLEDGEMENT would he
"dear n,,le Ciussis,, in Engl,sh-wasa
| slight shock She was Of huge bulk and
her old face was like a withered brown
ami. for xvri,k Ioa hpt her .,,ea ,,,,ya "a
! bright as stnra in a ttas,t# gl.v aud ahs
lad az that old eontt.uauas /, most
sbte,, 4 ~ gessiou.
1 4sustsf. iAs ueiIser, oar orders to
soine one IN To farther eave---I oannot
cali IL room-~ in hef ua bling bass,
put her long, bt9wu ehrrou' back IN her
meuth and ldjpd beHiad u mat made
| from reeds nung from the ceiling.
She brought out clean, white cloth,
which she spread with care, and ON that
put some American plates aud cups and
Guadaiajara water hottie. / Sat on n
long bench drawn close TO tho table,
watching the old woman,
~ want you to take u good look ut
Mnnnela when she comes in. She is
quite belle with the men who cut
here, said my friend, who had told mo
his name was Stacey,
Manuela camo in and went out again
that moment was almost startled by
her face. "Why, shc's beauty" !
said.
"sshe has good figure, said my
companion, with assumed Indifference,
"but you get u straight look at hsr, and
you won : think her such "a beauty
4 II long, red braids, soft, brown skin
aud limpid, gray eyes can make beauty.
then was Manucla heautiful On closer
examination, however, her faco lost
much Of it's beauty 40 coarse was her
red mouth and 40 hard and bold her ex-
preston.
She switched her skirts aud put her
hands on her hips and her head to one
side, after fashion | had known hut
not loved well in time gone by.
II could weep for very home sick
ness, she Is 40 like the winter girls in
the frontier towns, IL she had more bang
and hustle, 4" | said.
Mr.. Stacey smiled,
IL mean more slap and dash. She il
90 quiet, " exclaimed hnrriedly, seeing
the construction no was putting on
'tbang and hustle. "
After looking at his watch my com
panion ssid: 1--WE have yet an hour to
wait I'll tell you about Manuela' a
elopemeDt
SO, while eating calabassas, chile con
carne and frijoIes fritos with "old
mamma" sitting In the corner, her gilt.
tering eyes tho only live thing about her,
with Manaela flirting IN and out, bring.
ing the highly seasoned Mexican disiies
and bes,ouinO .ost sprtive smiles on
nv comrade heard ~ tho eIonemen,
~ Manuel,
s.pransconbe o,s ~ tho man who
,,,ad IN eat hera SeJI Il, ,ove with Man.
usI,,s red brajds and I'm rom fionre n
w.s racinrocated Inv her INT 'oId nam.
ma, hated him and never yvinked he,
,i,,Io ra,tlognska evos ,yhe,, ha xya,
ronnd Vie was q yonoh sort ~ fellow
. ana {. vyas said had 2 vv;Sa mr. M and
In, ~ children nm IN the states bnt a,
,h., cuts M ice here In MeYioo h. lem
,1g,,t on making Iowa m Manuela II.
wss Greatly annoved nv Anousti,ita
who ,yas ever to the fore and would moi