The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-04-21


light, thin materials ruffled and lace
trimmed and fitted beautifully. Large
numbers came with their lace scarfs
beautifully draped over their cof.
feurs. Again, crowd of black wo-
men whose heads were bare mingled
with the throng and passed under the
portals into the cool interior of the
church. Every possible shade OF COLI
plexion from the glossiest black to the
whitest white, mingled and smiled
and hurried along. One very notice
able style among the younger senori.
tas who have not adopted the Ameri-
can mode, is the wearing OF the dim.
lest lace, as frail as Il cObweb, which
they fasten to their cOtfieurs with
beautiful pins which are half combs,
and let them fall over their faces to
their shoulders, the effect is very
pretty. When the men entered the
church they removed their hats, but
when the bare headed women and
children entered the tops of their
heads were Immediately concealed be-
meath small handkerchief.
1t was seven O'Clock and the sun
had chased the delicious cool Of the
early morning away with the stars
that had dotted the sky at five. The
crowd had increased in front Of The
church and across along the plaza.
At the side OF the editlcc, while the
early mass was being celebrated with
in, the future statesmen Of Cuba now
in knee pants and slippers were firing
off lot Of shooting crackers. A Gu.
ban policeman rcsplcndent in his new
uniform Of dark blue, trimmed in
scarlet, went among them and dis.
persed them, with no apparent i'll
feeling on either side. and returned ttI
his place at the edge OF the walk with
a self.cOntldent air OF having fulfilled
his duty. But alas, for his dignity OF
bearing. an irrcprcssible youth with
enough courage for dozen, fired of
cracker beneath the tail OF his new
coat. The sudden change OF express
sion and the audible closing together
of his splendid teeth, displayed the
passion that lies concealed beneath
the bland exterior Of these people.
The crowd laughed immOderatcly but
there was no extra noise. The po-
iceman not being able to identify the
culprit resumed his place. and save
for the IRE that yet fairly cleaned
from his dark eyes, one would never
suspect that only moment before he
had been thrown almost entirely of
his equilibrium. The little organ in
the loft pealed out the "Amen" the
crowd parted and again as on Good
Friday the white.robcd altar boys
marched out in double file headed by
one bearing a crucitix. The process
sion was in the same as before, except
Ing the cover had been removed from
the casket, and the etligy or our Lord
was risen and hovered over the open
ing. The crowd was dcliriously hap
by, and many Of them raised their
arms toward the risen Christ as If
they too would fain be freed from the
cares of life-tO he free as Him they
worshiped. There was a great sOlem-
nifty in it all, and to those who would
scoff | would like to ask candidly, do
you not enjoy an article much more
that Is profusely illustrated than one
which is simply dry reading? 1--WE
are simply children OF a larger
growth" and will never get too old to
be entertained BY picture books.
These people understand all this Ger.
emony as illustrative only and look far
ABOVE Tor tne reallIY.
The Sunday was given over to gen
cral rejoicings. Weyler, Blanco and
Macc0 were hung in etiigy in the morn.
ing, paraded through the streets in
the evening and burned at night. In
our country a favorite amusement for
Easter Is the coloring and ornament.
ing of eggs. Here the eggs are used
as a means of celebrating the begin
ming OF Lent. But instead Of the
hard boiled egg OF our cline, they
blow the contents from the shell by
making an opening in each end of the
egg with a darning needle. They
then stop up one hole with wax, flll
the shell with eau dc cologne, seal the
other end, and they are ready for fun.
They crush them between your
shoulders, mash them against your
check, offer to shake your hand, and
with one concealed In the palm, will
mash II to bits against your own. IL
IL a very harmless amusement and
every rybody enjoys the fun and sweet
ness. 1t was the intention In the be-
ginning of this letter to finish II with
q short history of the church.
Accordingly accompanied by VI
| O,D, =, h.,vo rish mn n who left
q captaincy in the British army 70
volunteer in the army OF the Un'teo
States to help quell the Spanlards'
I called on the dear old Padre, who
entertained us foran hour. He has
| promised your correspondent a writ
ten history Of the church, Its conncc'
tion with the revolution, etc, which
n vour editor consents. / will vtve