Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1901-05-02
THE GRANDMOTHER TRICK.
Concluded from last week.

Concluded from last week.
Up the street of the date palm hs
came painting. At a corner neal
Trindad's hut he hid, or thought ht
hid He sat down on a rock, round
an angle, to see if they came march
ing by with their grandmother.
The sun was very hot, and he
looked broillng, he was a magni-
icent monument OF pain, but he
would see the thing through.
Two of Trinidad's sone-large,
overgrown boys in white cotton
and sandals-suddenly came run
ming across his view toward the
house of mourning. They had ev-
identity been out on an errand since
Jsggers left. They were Juggling
with good speed four large jute
sacks full of something which
seemed like bottles.
A little silver change clinked in
the hand of one, and be didn't
seem sad. Jaggers pricked up his
ears. They also pricked up theirs,
stared at him, and dashed On in a
delirium, the contents of the bags
rafting. A little later the renew
ed wailing in the house of mourn
ing could be heard by Theophilus.
He broiIed on.
At noon the whistle of the dis
tant new white brewery (Which
brews the beer called Porfrio Di-
az, shrilly proclaimed the hour,
and the ponderous bells cf Cortes'
cathedral tolled forth.
Just then three of those same
gruel-smeared heads peered round
the corner stealthily at Jaggers.
With great hustling those young
sters then tore back, probably as
kind of announcement.
Now, it must be remembered
that the wages which Jsggers paid
were very large, worthy of contin-
uous cultivation.
Out Of the house of mourning
came the cortege. Four brawny
grandsons bore the coffin high on
their shoulders. 1t was plainly
heavy, and the lid was nailed
down. Trailing on behind came
Trinidad and Marcelina, twined
round one another, wailing; the Z
other children, down to the tiniest,
; solemn toddler, with nothing on
put shirt; the aged women; the
,offin-maker, benevolently smiling;
and many neighbors, all more or
ess joyous.
The three inharmonious pigs
we're seen to appear disconsolate
or a moment at the door. Among
he neighbor women was one all |
up, SO that only sepulchral |
yes peered forth. She took the
leath of this grandmother hard,
md as they passed the corner Jag
,ers, seated on hi. rock, broiled
n.
After a moment he arose and
ollowed. They had told him that
ervants were tricky. He'd see it
hrough. So he pursued the cortege
or 2 weary miles. The whole length
t Cuernsvsca they went. Some of
he mourners now and then turned
nd apprised their fellows that The
phllus was pursuing still.
Out OF the town, down the zigzag
ecent into the canon, up the wind
ng zigzag ascent to the opposite
ummit, went the procession. But
aggers paused on hither heights.
here wasn't any use going any
lrthsr. He could see across to the
lace where the great gate of the
emetery rose up. He sat down on
he precipire's edge and watched
be cortege go climbing. Yes, sure
nough, they entered the walled
rave-ysrd; the gate closed after
hem. Jaggers, subdued, strode
ONE in murky reverie.
A scout al the cemetery-gate saw
i'm so. On through the city of the
cad plunged the cortege, now
18th rude haste. Hilarious grew
lie mourning. Through a rear
ate they made the joyous exit. /
laughing, dancing along {
narrow path which, hidden from q
leads 70 San Anton,
,llicked the funeral, coffin and all t
hat cssket ratified like bottles.
he old woman who hsd stalked {
D, muffled. tore the cloth from her q
asd, revealed herself as the coffin a
aker's great aunt, the whllom
,rpse, and rspturously cried, L
Whoopeel' v
In San Anton the festival was
its height. Crowds sported and
watched the bull-fght.
ought grsnsditss, sen; up bal b
ons, and drank, and drank, Amid r
aseemly merrlment the coffin was /
IN open. Dozens of bottles Of +,
lie cheapest brand of Portrio Disz b
'er came gurgliug out. The old q
{ sons ice-cresm freezsr, Ice, anu p
svuriufs were iuuT .- The
'ouud. Trim da1 sui tre
areeliua Jwlned SPOUT yaca 9th
i, leaned against "a tree ard