Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-09-28
Within that circular platform o.

diameter oround II. MS WIS INC No@
tomsry private chamber-forbiddef
city-of the owner OF the cabsiiito@
To the ragged boys IL was the RETREAT
of a god. Thereto strobe Tomas. and
casually. big iron tools were taken IN
also and concealed.
At four O'Clock, out from hcs home.
steps Julia, arrayed In sly-biue. with
her hair waving nobly aud her eyes
like mountain lakes. She takes hea
seat in chair on the movsblc plat
form, between two pairs of OPEN
mouthel little horses. She carries
guitar in her hand. With that sweet.
calm. mild. reliable repose, which is
the exclusive property of the Mexican
woman OF certain class, she sells
little Cfeen tickets at three cents
apiece 10 the clamoring boys True,
her calm permits some small scamps
20 steal rides for nothing, but that
is neither here nor there.
"Tomas-ah, where is Tomas?' ask
many.
Taking his chocolate" replies She
sweetly.
! The whistle shrieks. the engine gives
n puf. and the horses do truly prance,
indeed. go all round, one pair snort
ing after the pair in front. and they
In turn suorting after those before
them. till finally even the first snort
ers are snorted after. and the battered
circuit is completed.
Julia up-takes her guitar In fair
hand. and. remaining seated on the
circular platform with that mild, re-
liable repose. goes round and round,
forever snorted after by incredible
rings of those animals. And as she
goes she touches her guitar with light
fingers, and casts up the mountain
lakes 20 the canvas OF the tent and
= sings Her song IS sweet and ringing,
clear and full of pathos- Her con-
slant change OF place causes the
music TO have that wavering. sinking,
n and rising uncertain quality SO priced
by certain lovers Of the art. To be
one moment Wonder, and the next
here, makes the voice of Julia like
: that of the night wind, which swells
u and retircs with varying gusts and
fills the soul with sadness. The words
~ she sang were like these;
"Ah: that sweet. fair sonora.
ie She lived beside the spring.
-. There stands blue cross over her
"A And the breeze goes murmurinE;
All. sweet. sweet. fair Sennraf
IL may be mentioned. as general
~
exceedingly melancholy about n mer-
ps rv-eo-round in Mexico. II is not
er known why; ones philosophy stag
ms gers before this truth. But, alasl a
merrv-Vo-round in Mexico is exceed
ingly melancholy.
The movement ceases; other tickets
TO are sold: other circuits are made, ane
-as the sonora is stiu mentioned as hav
TO ng lived beside the spring. The shades
he IF night come on and torches arc Inc
And Tomas-why, where is her
nm asked many still.
Ks Taking his chocolate" says julia
'o' sweetly.
Der Path, he takes much and long
am Isl, senior; Tomas was always yer
ma fond OF chocolate
Midnight AT last arrives. The crowd
us have gone away. Julia. somethin
on IF eagerness affecting her repose, d.
ne scends with guitar in hand. and run
ana with swift feet into her home, ha
Sea dying The torches are out. II
ms. engine Is settling down grumbing
iS"l TO slumher. The engineer has gon
OF The stone-paved space Is deserted.
ne She sits in her room, staring at q
pee ioor, waiting. The door bursts opei
una she springs forward with a cry,
UNI fall upon Tomas, who comes in wi
Z on burden. He is toil-worn, cart
>lng stained. with blistered hands.
und locks the door and they sink doV
legs On the floor beside his burden.
'deh There are two iron boxes, ea
ads about eight inches square, and lock
'reu' With padlocls. She tears at tn
'-go- With her fair hands and fails palpit
ECU ing on Tomas's breast He takes
,row-bar pushes her aside, q
one smashes the locks; and il is JUL
ngth white fingers that throw the lids ba
0oe The lamp-light shows some sill
ou' and gold in little heaps, but not "
: Al much. II shows some packa
e IN Wrapped in cloth. The silver and &
SOFT coins were burriedly piled on
iSaN- floor. The packages are torn OF
ou' They reveal banlkbills and a let
OF Tomas and his wife stare stupidity
one another, and at the money. I
ms ginger il. The coins and the bills
o'h- mike Mexican coins and bills. i
oeeh 10 not know what kind they are
their value. But there are eagles
s"e' some of them. which. at least, is
iou | Mexico, and cheering.
'ooho Read the letter." she cries, {
oH'. ing up with commissions of emotio
~, his lap.
- II was as follows, in bad Spanish
some '.Cuernavaca. June 3.
wood ..-rh,s e a confcssion TO be read by
stooc who finds this money was Dor
~, a | North Carolina in fS31- have lived
~ ali my life In Texas joined
as ue- Taylors army for the war Win N