The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-02-18
By GwENDoLEn OynRrOM


hat the woman. With her child
10 her arms. Lad lived through the des-
srt journey was 4 marvel which was
not explained at the time. bot which
was In after years attributed 10 divine
guidance
sonora MorNles was very youss. her
baby was but tao months old. aud its
father, she said. was a white man lie
was her husband. and hS would come
by end by. But be never came. Inc
priest found her shelter In cruInbhng
adobe hat. aud 10 return she swept the
church and renewed the paper roses
In the whlte-and-gil, vases upon tho
altar. She lived mostly on charity.
Beuito grew 20 manhood and early gave
proof that his mother had spoken tho
truth 10 saying that bis father had been
Americana by the extraordinary activ-
Ity Of his mind. But that hs was also
half Mexican was eytnced In hts quite
ordinary indoience Of body. The priest
saw In him q promising padre. and I'M
dertook bis education. The progress
Of young Morales was astonishing. His
reputation spread. Advice was asked
Of him as frequently as Of the priest.
and those who followed II did we'll
for bis inspiration was keen common
sense and an ere 10 the main chance
Il dRwned slowly upon the padre that
his pupil was eomlng to be Of unduly
great repute, that bis own prestige was
MANAGED; and when Benito was In bis
twentieth year. the good father thul
addressed him:
my Son." said he. ''yuu are now q
man. and you should play mans part
You should 90 out into the world and
work for The mother who has 30 long
supported you
The word work" was q terIibls stab
70 the heart Of Deniio. But am MOI
to be a prlsstf' be asked.
NO said tho father. plously. you
have not the spirit OF tho priest. foO
love the things OF this world.
Where shall gO7" be asked
TO the railroad. TO socorro, TO. eAn,I
Pc. TO Tucson, perhaps even 10 10.
Angeles" the pries, answered. vaguely
-You eau grow rieb-ehl very rich
IN Soeorro or SAINTS Re; you need no
go farther. For some day you nigh
wish 10 come back to your mother. aDt
you could no, do II, maybe. II Jou wsr'
20 far away Is Tucson"
but I mus, have money 20 60 with,
suggested Benlto.
The priest looked AZ him reproach
fully. Your mother I'D nod nee,
money when she came from the s0rti
and carried yen in her arms" Beuit
waa silent. But perhaps We can &c
one dollar, or even two. ! will go %
day and try TO gather It for you Hs~
you no money Of your ownT-
NO" He'd Denito. glibiy.
And yet said the gooI father. per
picked. you have often / eeu paid whei
you hare given advice
-Igsye tho money 70 ~ rpother. IN
she not ds-rve this; -hDuldf- sake
Morales rishteousiy
The padre coubtei. but be heId hi
peace. He gathered two dollars an
twenty cents from his grateful fool
and BeDi,o Morales, taking that an
the ten dollars he had been all his IN
In saving. started forth 20 scek hi
fortune HiS mother wept pincidiy 20
days - she smoked ber cigarettes o
the shady aide Of the house or knelt {
church and prayed and sAId her bool
while the swallows few back and fort
and t~itted among the rafterA In tim
ahs ceased 10 weep. b4it Ahe talked II
cessanuy Of her only con.
Two years passed before Benito cam
back 70 his own. lie had gone In Il
summer. and In the summer be r,
turned A drought was upon tbs Ian
In to~s two years there had bsen n
rain. The priest prayed and the Re,
| rle supplicated and the figure Of h
Joseph was carried IN procession.
was q wooden figure painted In man
colors. and had been carved original
70 represent Napoleon. Il wore the Il
miliAr cooked hat and high boots an
tight breaches, but !: drove q span {
wooden oxen by green ribbon rein
and II had brought water from the skis
before this. Yet now is influence w
Of no avail. and the crops-even II
crop Of friioies-seemed doomed I
fail Then Benito Morales Fsturno'
The people. remembering his sdviC
had proved good OF yore. asked him Do
what they should do. Denito DID N
commit himself. but he said that b
wO1H pray. and that PerchaDos the a
ger Of Heaven might be withdrawn
%. be uoaH expect 20 be paid. II
people promised Then Benfto WEI
into The church and bowed his plctu
esGue head and prayed for rain Thel
Was soDe faith IN his heart and nuc
sheptieisra. On the following day
rained DenIso was well paid. and b
reputation far outshone that Of a
padre
Now Denito In his travels had wa
dered TO the furthermost Hmiis Of Il
continent even unto San Francisco an
Los Angeles. He had learned mud
that the padre would not. and mud
that the padre could not have taugl
him Among the latter was the tris
Of hypnotizing. a hypnotist had pisk'
Moraies mp from the streets one svu
ing and had promised him 50 sents
the Mexican would help him with b
show. Morales did not know what
wa. but he needed half dollar md }
went with the man: and he went agail
night after night He observed and
watcked, and at last he determined IN
he could do the ''treeck" as we'll ~ Il
-grirgo" He experimental and pra
ticed. and became. In course Of tim
fairly proficient. For Morales was
man Of brains and will. The -treecl
, served 10 amuse him and hia worthle
, friends. but he never thought OF tur
ing Il TO account He wAs sharp enoue
70 know that he did not do Il 10 well
, the white man.
X Il ec1-ss Of time no grew weary
, working TO live He did not grow rio
I and he had TO labor hard for the ri
, dollars that he turned. II was bett,
! In TularosA, where people would gi
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