The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-11-26

to one of the leading employees, leav-
ing the matter in his hands to arrange
for the greatest amount of enjoyment
to his fellow workmen. A strict ac-
count is kept of the way this money is
spent, SO there is no dissatisfaction
among the others, although the work.
men enjoy the distinction of being chos-
en- to manage the feast is generally a
leading star in the proceedings
| In the celebration of Sunday the
ranch house had been beautifully dec
GRATED with flowers and evergreens,
with Chinese lanterns hung in rows
along the portales. While work was
more than usually well attended to the
day before, one could notice an under
current of excitement prevailing in the
colony of some sixty odd hands, and
by eight o'clock Saturday everything
was ready for the short vesper dance,
which Is usually held on the night be-
fore the saints day celebration proper.
If the music procured for the occasion
is good enough, the people of the house
generally enjoy a little dance them
selves, while all the poems gather in
front of the main building and are left
entirely to their own devices to make
the most of the occasion. This was the
case on Saturday night, but while the
inside entertainment was all that could
be wished for the attraction of watch
ing the fun outside drew most Of the
family on the veranda. All the poems
of the place, of course, had gathered,
from babies in arms to old men and
women, and all enjoyed the music and
dancing in a quiet way for the two
hours to which 1t was limited
However, this was only the prelimi-
nary for the program of the next day.
AT $3.50 in the morning mass was heard
in the little chapel of the place, the
priest and band being paid for out Of
the fund devoted for the occasion At
this mass not only the work people and
the people Of the house attended but
also many from the neighboring ha-
ciendas. Particular prayers were said
for the success of the hacienda, and al
together a very impressive service held
Everything went as usual during the
day, but at night the entertainment
was given over entirely to the work
people. Tables had been placed on the
lawn in front of the house. on which
were immense stacks of candy and
fruit; free pulque from the ranch had
been procured in quantities and the
major domo had to have several assist |
ants to help him deliver these things,
OF which the people, old and young, are
so fond. System had to be employed in |
distributing the fruit and candy. AS
they passed in front of the tables those
appointed as walters gave to each as
much as they could conveniently get |
away with In a day or So Attempts |
are always made to work the walters
as many times as possible, and it was |
to watch the little fellows es-
dodge through the crowd and |
start in again, marching up as serious |
~ and innocently as could be with their /
little shirts bursting with what they
had already slowed away inside.
The dancing began about nine o'clock |
and lasted until IL, being carried on
with vigor the whole of the time by old |
and young. 1t doesn't make much diff |
ference on these occasions who or what |
The partner is, so long as they are MIN |
bic on their feet and have good stay
ng powers. If a girl or woman be not
men and boys dance with
each other, the primary object being
lot to waste the music.
Perfect order, good feeling and polite