The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-11-10


absent. About nine o'clock, through
the open doorway, there entered
young man, handsome as Iago, black
as Erebus; stately, courteous and dig
nltied, and, although he was attired in
evening dress, thought him a finely
trained servant and have scarcely yet
recovered from the effects Of my sur.
prise at the sight OF the three young
ladies running to- Raest him has.
ing each in turn fondly embraced him,
they escorted him to the chair occu-
pied by grandma, whose hand he rev.
erently kissed then to mother. whom
he saluted by kissing on each cheek
and then on her lips. Turning to me
with profuse apologies they intro
duced their-brOther The only mark
which distinguished him from genu-
inc African negro was his hair, which
is straight as an Indians. He after.
wards explained to me that his father
was direct descendant Of the MoorS,
who conquered Spain ages ago, he in
heritiug their dark skins. The girls
obtained their fair compilations from
their Castlian mother. An entire
family of pure whites is the cxcep-
tion. AT the church complete gene
alogy of each family is kept, and the
record Of each birth declares the an
tecedents. By examining one can
learn whether the dark skin emanates
from the Moor, the African, the In.
dian or black Cuban, for these are the
several national causes by intermar-
riage.
Speaking OF records, the Padre and
| were watching the passing of a car
nival of masked people, and he ex.
! planned the cause of the many repeti-
tions of these peculiar and laughable
, entertainments He said that each
child, born on the day of the year
which had been the birthday of one of
, the saints Of the church, must bear
the name of that saint, and that each
saints day was celebrated by a carni-
val. 1t was very funny, watching old
age hobbling and bObbing along, tooth
less, and bent with the weight of
years. beside youth dancing and shout
ing the compliments Of the day ba-
bics IN their nurses arms, grotesquely
arrayed, were carried, laughing and
Growing in innocent gIee, or watching
with serious face and wondering eyes
the motley crowd. Each SAINTS day
the namesakes appear, and as there
are about three hundred saints and
sainteSses worshipped in the church,
and as by that same great authority
nature must take its course in the
bearing of young, there are no saints
neglected for want Of nameSakeS.
There is a physical degeneracy in tins
race; they are a weak undersized.
delicate people, frail of body and limb,
and as untitled for warriors as are our
children.
1t was on the 4th day of July and
the three days following that l had
my one grand opportunity to observe
the "semi-barbal ians' which compos-
ed the larger part of Genl Rabbits
army Having relinquished their
arms, they marched into town and
around the plaza to the main entrance
Of the court Of justice, where the pay.
master Colonel and his assistants
awaited to pay them their seventy
five dollars per capita. Two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, in silver
and five and ten dollar gold pieces.
was one Of the great sights for the in
Quisitive mind. Col. Whltside, fear
ing trouble on account OF the terrible
stories that had preceded their COM
ing, had extra guards placed through.
out the town, and a mounted patrol
traversed the streets. But they march.
ed in, 5000 strong, a motley, dark Wis
aged, understood, poorly clad lot OF
men, dressed for the most part in lin
en-, very much sOiled. On the should
err Of each man, IN lieu of gun, there
, rested green branch, representing
the olive branch OF peace. COul6
anything have been more beautiful Of
more divinely suggestive? Three thou
sand branches waving in the sunlight
! with steady, onward march. as fal
q down the street to the end, and
spreading in one long unbroken line
out and over the hills, as If the forests
, had left their abiding place on the
mountains for the valley by the sea.
Peacable as the morning was bright,
thev came on, and in all that mass CT
faces one could only detect an express
sion OF lively interest In what was
going on a sort OF eager, glad look,
and when our mischievous little
daughter sang out ut the top Of her
voice, "Cuba Libre." the shout was
taken up and carried IN a great. re-.
sponsive wave Of sound, the hills re-
verberating the glorious shout Of
liberty. F
"Now, for a big drunk, plenty Of
fights and, no doubt, o number OF fu
nerals," called out an American voice
II hardly believe 1t possible" l re
piled. II saw no one In all that GROVE
that had a profipate countenance."
"Well We will see."
II Investigation followed. and afte