Morris tribune., 1900-09-08

Daymasters and showing ~ checks
And that there may be no reaIn laclina
l-for merrfment or for hghtinsAhare &C
\ plenty OF women in the liri,--bIonds
white girls, Indian girls, bladrbrowel q
Mexfcans. They al stream oututo thu
sunset, chattering, laughing lonS
breath OF the fresh air ends in sout a.
the beginning of the might freeddn an{Es&
license. There is no twiligsft, th suAno
/ has dropped below the rocky rim d tfls
valley, the great stars flash out ID thSss
dark sky, and answering fires twinkl isee
| the valley. aa
Each tent, each hut, sfaeltering a fah
| lily perhaps, or perhaps only q solitaN
| Chinaman, has its fire and it's hangii
kettle, where the evening meal is to
prepared. Here an American Is frYiR
bacon ana boiling coffee. At the
/ fire pretty Mexican woman is mS
stew of jerked beef and peppers
/ con earne-while her husband lies 6.
blanket rolling cigarette. And doSA
at the end of the row poor "Jolln" ben II
/ over his little fire; stirring. something inyW
kettle which may have more than a fS
I ciful resemblance to the Weird Sister
brew-for he eats worse things the
I "eye of newt and toe of frog
There are pungent and appetfzir8
smells abroad, and presently everybody
eating, and after that everybody appaI
emily is happy. There is talk and laugh
ter and shouting from one fire to ar
other, and neighbor1y visiting, Then ttn na
guitars begin, and the simple; gay, seree"
suous Spanish songs. A big negro thump
a banjo, Men and. women sauntep up am
down the lane between the aiekerin7
off- 49, -.G
gether. Respectable people smoke, cigaiin
cites on pipes, or chew tobacco, and tlxes
''chink'' lies on, his blanket and "hits +, 7.
pipe;,r which is a. difficult and urlI1ol y
thing to do. ~
Where there are men and womesct
there is kissing and trouble, and whe4a1
there are men and money there are dicn.
and none trouble: At every othe.
campfire, lying about a. blanket on tE1'S..
ground, men and sometimes women aRos
gambling; with dice or cards, andi it'll
heaps of nickels and silver, bank biih.
being unknown and gold a. thing to b.
buried i'm the ground if possessed. Pres
emily these things have their natuks (
outcome: A pistol shot rings out In tt- 4
wonderfully clear air. a. shout folloWS
and some people. leave off lovemaking eg
gambling and run to see what has .haLs
pened. 1t is a. white mans row, - soe
course; for Spanishi blood prefers, th3 \
knife An American has shot anothe8
for walking with "his girl" He hasf9
reputation as a 'bad man. and thS
crowd that gathers about his tent has
no thought of action even if thee
could see any reason for 1t. The dead
man is carried into his own tent anS}
covered with a. blanket, but the crowd
fingers; at a respectful distance from iths
tent Of the "bad man." Presently hS
comes out and stands and eyes the
crowd, which tfiereupon retreats a littleS
The bad man's+ arms are folded and eacB
hand holds a. revolver He wears hi5 d
hat over, oneN ear, and when he finally {
turns his back on the people and walkS
off he goes slowly with a. steady swag-t
ger He disappears in the. direction Of -
trail down the mountain side ThE
crowd meltss away through the camp to
tell the news.
Two Mexicans playing marc beside s$
fire get intof al dispute which flames hoD
in an instant. The wife of the hostg
sitting beside him, slips his. knife awayS
with the best of feminine intentionsR
for she is in love with him. But the reg
suit is that she is a widow within Ak
quarter of an hour No time even trG
fetch priest to the dying man. who's 81
last starnmered words: are:
''Tell Pedro-tell him to- kill @
The wife understands: Pedro is II
murdered mans brother: He is to X q
the murderer; who by this time is fl g
ing for his life. The Mexican's vegg
geance IS swifter and surer than the--
''Yankee's'' law.-New York Commercial
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