The times., 1901-04-28
ALL BOUND FOR BUFFALO
Artists In Their Peculiar Line DE-
parting From Mexico.
. From the Mexican Ho-,f5 ,


The contingent fOr-the Streets OF Rrex-
IcO at the Pan-American Exposition de-
2afled last evening for BuTalO via the
ltln sieNlcan central in two special Pullman
SO long was the train that before start
Iiis the Two cars Were clear outside of the
saed and IN semi-Obscurity so that MANY
picturesque details Of the parting scenes
The reporter penetrated into the cars
ana round one of the mOtIiest assem-
DIages that ever Travelled together on
Wneels-t0rer0s, tiples gllitarrists. street
vendors, and chinamDeres. Spea<inp
frankly, they looked a rather seedv lot
ana 1t IS 10 be hoped that visitors to Rr1f-
Ialo Will understand that these people are
1t is to be. hoped also that many cul-
lurec and polished Mexicans VIII visit the
exposition, SO as 10 Offset the queer i'm
types OF 4lr. McfSarvie's Streets viii
produce IN the midst Of their picturesque
ness. worthy as members Of this contfn-
gent individually may be.
The three Indians Of Xochimrco. ApOIf-
mar AlGuiziTa. Juan Vargas, and Juan
Martinez, in their raiment of manta and
their honest faces scrubbed until they re-
SeTnbIed bright new bronze CentavO SAT-
huddled together in a corner of one Of the
Pullmans, evidently a little puzzled by
their surroundings. but not saying so.
Nll not these poor people. when d few
daNS distant grow hOmeSick for their rus
tic Venice, their hOwer-embOWere cab
ms, the dreary expanSeS Of marshland,
the canoes threading their way through
the silyery maze of water to the mystic
riouS 'OJoS. the rolling hills the grey
old church. the sermons Of the padre
in fact. everything that constitutes the
terruno. even down to the poultry and
patos2 However. last night the novelty
was still fresh and they thought nothing
OF all those things. When the reporter
approached Juan Vargas and asked him
his name he said Juan" and to show
he hnl6 I1rl- HI
English he added "ChOn." evidently in
tended for John. Martinez had clearly
made greater progress, for when the re-
porter spoke to him he said aprOpos OF
haps he meant Go away"
Apolinar Alquizira said nothing, but
pensively smoked a cigarette, seemingly
a little hOmesick already
The musicians nearly all sat with their
respective Instruments in their hand. The
seats. besides. were piled high with every
imaginable variety Of bundle and pack
age. things done up IN handksrchiefs,
pastebOard hat boxes, and such OUtlandish
little valises. Surely never had such a lit
ter been seen in a Pullman car before, and
one wondered where all these things
would he put when the beTths were let
down. and whether the passengers would
sleep upon or under their VGluminOus pile
Of belongings. one could not help Won
dering also what that superior mortal the
'cull-ed" porter would have to say to il
ALL
In the car nearest the engine the In
GianS, the dulCe vendors etc. and some
OF the musicians were accommodated. The
other car was occupied by what in old
English novels is called the quality
LlaveritO and his CUadrilla. the tiples and
their mammaS and the burlesquc bull
lighters Columbia Quintana. who was
quite natt!iy dressed. and with her pretty
little face half concealed by a black veil
sat under the wing Of her mother and
though. shortly before the time for the
departure Of the train, LlaveritO came and
sat beside the little tlple and engaged her
In conversation, there evidently could be
no harm. COLUMBIA. however. has a self
possessed air and rOguish eyes which say
that she is quite capable Of looking after
herself and that she Is not half so guile
less as her name
When asked what she was going to sing
she said. DE tOdO, senior" which IS com
)rehenStVe and suggestive. The little lady
VIII surely make hit at Buffalo; and
he same may be said OF Maria Saral
more commonly known as Maria la
-hiquita, or Maria Ia pOblana." Z"
LlaVeritO. when asked whether he ex-
pected 70 IKE the Estados UnidOs. was
lon-committal. saying in his Andalusian
lisp: "Pue VamO a yer, hOmbre." He
said it. however. in a sort Of magnani-
nous way as if he was prepared to give
pressing him well.
Carlos Moreno was dressed up in dus-
erS, which made him look like a village
Dadre on his travels. He. too. affected the
/ moment. his place at her side was taken
~ LlaVeritC. with the calm air OF q man
Who is not accustomed TO be thWarted in
he contests either Of galIantrv or skill
Moreno said that. in addition to taking
1art In the bun fighting burlesque. ne
vas going To act as correspondent OF the
Tempo Popular and Pals"
The time for departure was approach
ng and those who had entered the cars
imply to take leave of the travellers gave
hem a final abrazo ana aIighted
But the crowd still stood outside Of the
ars and continued TO converse with those
within through the windows.
Morse Dell Plain, the young agent and
ucargado of the contingent made a pier
cad jump for the cars when they were
lready in motion. The reporter had Just
ime 10 ask him. 'fIave you got the full
ontingent aboard and he 70 answer: T
ope So but can't he sure"
Morse had diked himself out in a spick-
nd-span new CharrO suit and q s0mbrero
eavy with embossed lea her so that
yerything in the cars might be meta
lente MeXicano-
As the train was moving q young mu-
ician jumped OF the car. People thought
e had changed his mind at the last mo-
lent. But that was not the case. lie
brew his arms round the neck Of an old
-Oman In the crowd. evidently his mother.
nd imprinted on her cheek 4 loud and
npetuOus kiss. then just succeeded in
vertaking the ear and jumping on the
rep. though he all but fell in doing so.
nd with this touch of nature that makes
st TO view IN the distance.