The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-10


in The forest ! hsdto wear masculine Attire: Y
fFoS SS 3 ana Sl1 Ssiirhi S SSoSotss l Go pr S5 { % 2T 'H ino%
the forest, but always carrisde ,pettSoat TOO.
would have been horrilsd, and would have
shuRped me as thev would the plague.
wo3 3ssni, sO stt hI&s0 Y &c e. ' cause St ~ most Il ! 5SS ef II
health. bad, temper and timidity. While wore
PFR&A j ofT ns9y S,s' ssd S sEs a s' sSll!rd RlhIysttofBl eSiiSSS Ss
! had anaointe Ireedom OF motion: / hope am
line Woman, but, n my opinion. ccflVyifiiGsSStiponn has
n1thipg 70 compensate a woman for the bond
I'm afraid the lito.I, lived down there has
CANT Imagine how l long, sometimes, to get
abost life In the forest that hRupts me and calls
70 mo. No one. can understand who has not
hPiRtec en I'm d oY Z. al, 3qr the fso fever SrS1 and t Toe dies IES out o0i
81 one under ma IT,, its 81 ii1 TeI end 9ne, hor sou VI
s SItoiG IN q city SI room tnSO az Sn su mSptq aS 3 think INK = ho oSrf the No
dusk ls closing IN on the forest and the .shad-
oTs are deepsni4g apd, only the night wind 70
L. i PioSnSs as HS sSighsSd q Ws4lS WIS { TRlTio Listen TITS III
play you some OF the Indian lirs, Maya songs
sns1 E " yu sSpg before white faces we're ever
She picked ur q guitar and played one weird
hclda suGGestion Of the rRythmical grooming
f fRhSylf hu spR &c. eS y t oSar nSEeqe al Y tbe ths oT south but
.in nT hem are sS ySry M effective tS p Ehsn the .lIPdnis sSs
e SIf SSIRF Eat sns sS,t pS E S ! l &S.r :lS + . tES% AZ
tan, I was fond Of them, and they We're always
teT: Every one seemed ready to take us in apd
S Ss'f ho s { in What nsn9 Is d tAeess g. .t Ss!1i ta aaa s6s
S NSapSS sEv but each town has : little hut tut
k Sai RSm@ a%s on Usually SSE a ~ Indian "a Sn take aa care " y
It. and d It Is dirty and full Of ysrmin bqt It Y
E SsS O I$Ss%%aH% S = !" ma J sSi shs |' "a Is ,PSd RiaSni il = sSa ass
Sss@ HSa G tIPpR9ss s5Is, to e IL H. {STn 2 2R H. There mSSe
Was Was G swiD Ss9ps f nSar e sH do 6q' and a'f the HsI fnSlSn
suggested that our friend would better tumble
II With the he stranger tran sa II he 9 made ! a. up bis w mind at e
was { dd eR 81 i to SG ina a that n tie s Sleeper Mnd aiid INV
wakea. Early the next morning some men
It's in the hammock growled the Indian.
SSssSRE$s$E; s Spds H. % %Rgt ssqI W. Vs. s. n $ s3sS f. t R5 ssRRuss I
kammosk Twas .&i9FtSnate there Was moth,
ing $ SSpt tSs SsI HISEn te tns o tSp Snly illness you
had while YOU were in YucatanS !" asked the
'"0S no; 1 was often Ill. especially at Aki,
where We had malaria in It's worst form !, but
we took every preeautiop and got along we'll"
Nine. lie PIlongeon shook her head.
Not, In the least" she said In her crisp, de-
S SiRiSe te ,SsA IS, 1 alw si@Phfy HAVE sH y p0 @Hise a saSEI
& &S9u Sd,I ls aGsP HI But SHp rs Sssf never n6bs sse a6ls n" {
< S Ss ssSs 7 Z : - 9Ss Fai 4 ! , HI s$sd% Ss Es VIZ VIZ IS e s sSs: t Lr Us
Portable, thing i, ran across in ali the, clever
years. was trying to sleep on the cabin floor
{artlss! 'h P1Sa With tEin g SprF FS Of grddrld5 'G lCoR pa:
tbs SefS.. w fiREh tt6ssIr T SfpSer al ti tSrP fS&ot 4e ts aat
I put my head on one ofthe turtles, for ! hadn'
any otheE pillow; but at FIRST l couldn't sleep
T TusSh ssaS SboSTe eurt Fin efHl0Y I d haa pdf@ ~ tn dr SSSn.
land, but was awekened By hearing my hushpnt
What's the @atterG' I called.
ON the reefs.
""::4tEs Ef ss fp!!ns DOWN.
.le s,%elql'd hh e have SST s6s Pis sIStpst and Fded I tS Esn sns +
s saall3f x xSs' Sra sseP oas ! + gs @s, y T s i P;Sd aFdS'
T Te4yAe ep 5na aaasHs' to 50 e d% as aol I 0s do. Y Rus i
alaHf TSe Country Af y was WAS not Sa Roa aRlifsPBs esSt hifsRpzEi Ever
the forest was not like the MAGNIFICENT forest.
Ct str saS aort fsen. l oar work sHs a i Tfs 70 al the n0S Shs ann
Of the place. for II peopled the country. for US
with the great race that Is gone, and gave u!
the past to add to the present. fet as though
! were living In two worlds. and | hardly knew
which was real and which was shadow. Ate
all there were some beautiful things about tn!
purple, and pink and white. overran the plain
field OF blossoms rise and float in the, air. blu
the floating cloud OF color was only an immens
swarm of gorgeous butterflies. There wer
flowers In the forest, and birds-beautiful birds
Both DR.. LIE Plongeon and I are absurdly font
OF birds and we can always tame them. Nv
!"When we were at 1shtul ruins the poor In
dian women used to hang around at meal time
and we always shared what we had with them
Then they would bring US little gifta Of bead o
grass work. or. sometimes, a scrawny tutt O
feathers and bones that was attempting to, be
chicken. We would take the chicken and fat
ten IL, thinking gleefully of the good dinner
for dinner while we were there. We Away
grew so fond OF the wretched little thing hefor
It was fat that we didn't have the heart to HI
II; We had quite a hennery before we left tn
place, and / suppose the Indians lived o.
chicken for some time after we were gone;
Here we have only the ,sparrows. but
think all the wi EpSS1EowSr b In the the ne dEaat pfSSs
ure. I'm an enthusiastic admirer Of Americ
and Americana, and, II one must live inside tn
bounds q civilization. one is fortunate in Twin
Mime. lie .PlonReon Is an ardent student /
many fields besides archaeology. and eveTythin
seems 70 interest her, but she does Sigh. fur