Arizona republican., 1901-03-12
AN EvENTFUL JOURNEY
Things That Happened on Long
 Railroad Trip.

written by a MaricJpa county teacher, who recently made an extensive rail- road journey to the cast, and relates
 number of novel experiences:
 There are few bits of scenery to re- ieve the mon tony of Spanish dagger 1 and cacti on the way to New Orleans.
 With span of 2,1s6 feet, the second 1 highest bridge in the world hangs 321 | feet above the Pecos flowing in a nat ural canal of rock. This stream later yields share in its course to a spark | ling stream which claims aristocracy.
 refusing for many miles to mingle with | the muddy waters of the Pecos.
 ! Tn castle canyon, warriors aeJns ago 1 defended r)ckbuilt strongholds from | porthole, battlement and embrasure. | Tie remarkable likeness to European | castles was recognized with enthusi- asm by lady who had TO doubt seen the real feudal castle in the Isle of Green.
 Deficient reward for a view of the
 outside world naturally led to study of our fellow passengers. Attention was especially attracted to n lady and
 three daughters who came on at town In western Texas. The eldest was just budding into womanhood. Their soft, dark eyes. clear olive complexions,
 smooth even features and drawling. dulcet tones typifed the southern girls not inured to labor. An attraction begun in pleasant glances resulted in their gathering about us. Conversation
 developed the information that. acting upon their "eldah's" rec1mmsn sndation
 they were going to adopt Pueblo orphan girl from New Mexico. Their ! mother came to seek my advice in the
 matter and to discuss the inherent at- tributes of the native American youth. i Their elder knew many Indian orphans in New Mexico who were in need of homes in civilization. He had cited to their congregation an instance of a man who, scouting in Arizona or New
 Mexico. had found an Indian babe whom he adopted and reared. The child has since become a successful physician in Chicago, and sends gen
 erous support to his old foster father.
 who really needs the telp.
 I ventured the remark that such
 gratitude is not always in evidence as the result of adopting white child. disappointment being too often the rule. As an act of charity, pure and simple. however, nothing more com mendable could be imagined. and would
 in itself bring reward from a mission- ary standpoint. Furthermore, by af- fording such ideal opportunities to an Indian child she would thereby assist the general government in solving the Indian problem, She chung to the idea that she would have the right to ex- pect dutiful returns for all she should confer, while l remained honest in my conviction that every orphan might not be like thc one sighted by the el- der. Their church society is paying 10 convert and eiucate one member of mission school in South America. Several of their congregation are about to adopt Cubans. but from a point of sentiment concerning what we owe the aborigines, she had decided to take an Indian.
 When they left the train monotony reigned again, and literature was can- vassed more quickly than anticipated. A gtntleman opposite kindly yielded Alice of old Vincennes' as my com panion, and soon became absorbed in forbidding digest on interstate com merce. He was presently conversing In French with a missionary lately from Algeria who had worked in Por- io Rico and the Philippines.
 At Spofford's junction woman ap- parently past so was among the pas sengers coming up from Old Mexico. Her presence was realized by her eX
 cited efforts 10 find someone who could understand her The peculiar appear ance she presented was sufficient to threaten her success. She wore lin- en duster and mans black felt hat. one corner of which was drawn over 0 bandaged eye. Her nondescript bag glaze included a bag full of bottles con- taining wine and eye water. When 1t finally becames known that she was in quest of some one who could converse in el Aleman el Espanol, the French across the way instantly gave place to German. For some time her wishes were dificuEt to fathom, and she proved
 hard subject to analyze. Her history slowly unrolled as follows: She was q ! native of Germany, and prior to living twenty yeaars in the city cf Mexico had