The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-20

49,. Nv .hNaWuyl PlInt UIuEDH AWAY HINENnL
food IN its long, thick, sharp-pointed ieavos, It
f. the intended neurishment for the eroat shaft
tho cluster OF leaves. Left to itself. tho plant
would I'M nov send al its reserve OF food into this
word. growing at tho rate Of several inches
daily; Then the great pyramid OF flowers would
deyelop. But man interfcros. The flower bud Is
which should pS0dueS that W SSaTfSi sroStB..
with his long gourd, collecting tube and skin.
csrrying vessel. goes from plant to plant and
y becomes the whitish, dirty. ropy. sourtastinR,
ill.smoliing stun so dear to the Indian. One WHO
in the morning, In the afternoon every one is
drunk from pulque and limp and useless in the
or course our work here is measuring and
photographinR. Ono hundred men and twenty.
five women give us fifteen measurements apiece.
and IN side view. "S No n indians RSGsO ioys tS be- ,n m TTS%s
ured, and our otomis are true Indiana. They
they will be forced into tho army; that disease
Will result; that nm uncanny influence for i'll
be worked. They believe that a photograph
taxes something away from them; that posses
sion OF a likeness gives powor to %conjnre them.
Contavos. coaxings, m now and then
gentle threats. tho waving of tho Governors
letter and vague hints of possible disadvantage,
last the work Is done.
One night We enjoyed a grand illumination,
their branches with punches OF dry brush. At
s sHSr H0 All Nf't through %P Il tho s% Tal feSSt the o0 @cS and and
boys had been busy. and as darkness. settled
e eSorR 9 hiIIsia after wos sl% So,,r sSpr on forth forth until nniil
crest and ridge was outlined with. flaming
heaps; On every church ana farmhouse OF
there must have sf been III sU Of ar S,1iG IN sight
tie hamlcts around set their bells to changing
discordantly. As the church close by us burst
clanGor. we started down the hill. The villagers
were setting torches to their piles and children
t Tss sis ssnsies in an th sd EdI%Ts' . iaGGt tnlF . Gs tss so lit II,
general confusion. II was 81; Martins eve,
m oeiy d 5Ms dsi9 fsne n &c H EbsEsb Sf tho ca" Ts S,S!%
emit firm Government. tho high road from Toluca
famous a,Ss'f FOR rs Rs'iha isahw s"so roSabc Heisht < srent XII XII
overlooking the town is called the Hill OF the
of roadside murder. Many traveller in the not
distant past found his way from hero Us best he
money. minus hat and shoes, and sometimes
min, minus tS sl1SsihIiing &, we cS,s are ob told that "a tn tho nh fh }.ra.
lucan friends. bears the name of the Church of
the Thieves. and that lately it was a favorito
resort OF ladroncs. who here. prayed for blessing
in hp case they should be TAKEN Captive Sip iol And rSi' not
50 long ago. perhaps among the little silver vo-
Used for cure Of ailing members-one might see
small chains and mGnacles, visible evidence that
taken in his misdeed from a weil.descrved pun.
ishment in answer to his pious prayers.
Jus. below the station OF Dos Rios a side RI,
the moonstone.. it is believed that it fell from
BY SSN the %o %Dat i1as. i It Is 1 Tx; a ap great rs % bonide srsP %iih a
fiat lower surface and a rounded upper face. sufii-
on. The earth is washed away somewhat from
below i. and an on Its u under side are rude figures
bolic designs. 1t is said that the Indians in all
the country round reverence this rock and mako
prayers Gys > and little offerings to Il ,.u,o,s :.
Aqua ~Benitn-blessed wnter-near the upper
narrowing end of the valley. A dozen or more
the rock. From them a babbling, stream Of
Bright Sunshine Women wash Clothes and lay
them upon bushes or grassy banks to dry;
l mo.sers n'f labor. 'A hi,ser P msIden ss0G eom ghi is
perform their toilet; here women fill their
Vars %asb U Snd ,s watsr; ,be here skin pu1 buieles sat in fbs
and clear that every object is distinct upon the
They are water saiamanders. but have a strange
and curious Q history, Like frogs; they pass :
very different from the adult form. In some
Mexican lakes of genial temperature the little
iarva: adult. But IN some cold lakes the adult
form is never attained: and the larva elsewhere
iT In my last ia sve GfRs w %t Hhl seefh iss i | Vent out
to purchase native garments. We had ridden
from house to house and wero quite away from
tho town in a district where houses were few and
far between. 1t was near dusk. and our search
must end. We were ut the last house on n slope,
near the bottom of a valley. on whose opposite
slope were but few houses. The people were
primitive in appearance. dress. and language.
They could not understand all we said.
but were anxious to please the pa
drecito Nittlo priestl. whose hand they
kissed. Having no clothing to sell. they
tried to help us. Orders were given to n shy
and wild girl. with deepest, shining. jet black
eyes. raven hair, and dark brown skin. dressed
in rags. Stepping TO q little outiutting mass of
rock she gave n wild cry. looking across the
valley to tho nearest houses on the opposite
slope. fully half a mile away. We could see the
people Of the house turn out to hear. Then in
a high, clear voice, with strange rcnetration.
but without harshncss or a break or pause
for breath. with rising and falling intona-
ton. she cried her message. Then there was
n moments pause, and we saw the an
swering crier take her place and in tho
same clear. penetrating, nnbroken, up and down
voice. came back the reply. 1t was not fayora.
BILE. and the old man apologiZed for the failure,
as he kissed the padrccito's hand In parting.
But it was a pretty last experience and the pic
ture of the two girl figures crying out their
messages across the darkening valley will re-
main long after the writer forgets how many
millimetres the Otomi head measures or how
much the arm.reach exceeds the stature In the
average inhabitant OF Huiskelucau.