El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-29

swer 20 some persons hid somewher
in the house, We came back in wher
we St. rted from.
There we found the door locked. W
tried to get 10, but it was no use
Then some one conceived the hapO
idea of trying Latin on tho,e of tn
inside. This operated like an ope
| back. Then we went in, and ever
enc beg an to sing as though they wer
very glad to meet us.
After we had sung a little while W
| went out into the p~tio again.
| thought we we're going to wander ono
more. But we did not. Instead, WI
collected around thu paper image IF a.
old mai that was about as ugly as tn
stock picture of Dante. Every on
him. 1 thought that it was proper
that should chow a little interest my
self. So 1 asked my friend, in a whis
per, and in half apologize tore, il
that vera Judas Iscariot. He looked
at me for minute with supplies ting
look tn at 1 shall never forget Then
he sat down on the stone steps of The
veranda like one who had lost all in
terest in life.
Just then every one began to laue b.
[ looked around and [ saw one OF the
young ladies with a handkerchief over
her eyes and a broomstick in her hand.
Then one of the other ladie took her
by the hand and led her up and down
the patio two or three times, and turn
ed her around until I thought that che
mrst b dizzy. Then she turned he'
loose. Tee Young lady made step or
two for" ard, and every one shouted at
her, and gave her directions, and
laughed at her, until 1 thought they
fo fol MT a
her At last the young lady got
directly under the image of the old
man. Then every one shouted "Pe-
gale" So suppose d that was the old
fellows name. Then the lady made 3
swipe, and missed the figure, and they
all laughed.
After this number of ladies and
gentlemen went through the same per-
70 nance. Every one seemed to be
very anxious to have the old man
hit, SO 1 do not understand why
thew put handkercbiaf over the
eyes of those who tried to DO the hi =
ting.
After awhile little fellow with a
nose Ike Jew WAS blindfolded.
felt that if any one was capable of do
ing up that hor' lille old figure he was
tn at man. And was not mistaken.
They led him around and around the
7 DOM, and finally they left him near
he figure He felt is way along the
sides of the wall with his stick until be
came to one of the pillars. Then he
felt for another that was across the
way. The figure was exactly betwef
these. When he ID cal u a'ed bis
distance very accurately he raised his
stick and struck deliber atey out. He
b t the old fellow fsir in ali his length,
and he flew into a thousand pieces 1.-THE
old man not the Jew.)
Sudde My, no one kcOws where they
came from, the place was filled with q
mass of children, all
'crambling for something on tie
1oor of the patio. l asked some one
'cacahuates.'
1 did not know what that was. But
did not like to show my ignorance, SO
said nothing.
Aft. asfew minutes ore of the boys,
v hO had been doing the biggest fight
ng in the scramble, came up to me
nd gave me a handful of peanuts. l
asked him where he got them, ana he
old me that they had been inside the
lid man. Then 1 understood why the
Jew was SO anxious to do him up. AS
he boy seemed to be very friendly, I
thought that this was a good chance to
get some Information, SO l asked him
what thy called sthe old man. He
'aid they called him "Pinsta." 1 ask
I'd him why they all seemed to have q
yrudge against Pinats, and he said it
was because he had peanuts in him.
Then asked him if they had drudge
against every one who had peanuts in
him. He said he did not know.
After we had all eaten the reanuts
'or which the children had fought, we
INF To do
My friend took me over aud presented
ne to the senorita aud told her that
was anxious to have the pleasure of 3
lance with her. 1t was waltz. AS
We whirled around the room we talked
abG ut the pOsadas, and tod her my
with the peanut man, and
she laughed. When she laughed l
ooked at the stupid fellow who used to
lang outside her window, and l could
seq that he looked "a black as thumb
81 c'oud. The dancing went Cd until
the early hours of the morning. 1t
was unnecessary to say that the senO-
-ita and myself became great friends,
and under the Influence Of the dancing
and the good cheer we became very
l tod her how 1 hao
stood across the way and watched the
other fellow play the bear to her. She
aughe d as though it were all a good
oke. But must confess that 1 could
not see exactly where the joke came
m. l went to the possdas all last week
and now I have a date to play the
bear at the window of the senor.-
Ia.
On the last night of the posadas
every one of the ntire assembly ask
ed me what 1 thought of the posadas
and the Mexican Gus oms, and l told
them that | thought they were Al.
AndI meant it, too.-Mexican Her
aid
Foil wed his Trail.