The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-03-15

Nearly every house along it's length
was lighted with vessels of burning oAl
and with a profusion of many colored
lanterns and made gay with draperies,
green boughs and pictures of the
'.NIother of the Mexicans," as thou
sand banners proclaimed Our Lady Of
Guadalupe.
The sidewalks were filed with a
moving throng of men and women,
their faces all set in the same direc-
tion--toward an arch of fire that span
ned the street in the distance. The
arch was formed of paper lanterns
strung on wires across the street, and
the brilliancy of the lights Illuminated
and outlined like some enchanted
structure against the sky the grand old
Santuario.
The plaza in front of the church also
was filled with mass of humanity
while surrounding it on all sides were
the vendors of tortillas and strange
fruits and vegetables with still strange"
Indian names. The vendors squatted
on squares of mating and sold their
commodities by the light of flaring
torches.
Although not so fashionable q throng
as that to be seen in the Plaza de Ar
mas, the crowd about the SantuariO
was composed of all classes. Cavaliers
in picturesque, silver laced riding dress
mingled with men whose white cal
sones. rolled up to their knees, showed
lean, brown, sinewy legs. There We're
grave, stately MeXicans and eager,
laxative Americans.
AS the Padre Antonio and those who
were with him passed from the front
of the cathedral across the plaza Ino-
! cencio saw something that caused him
to clinch his hand and made the blood
surge to his head till the gay scene
spun before his gaze in a swaying
mist. He saw the bold. passionate look
of a young American who was deyour-
ing the beauty of Liana's exquisite
face, and he caught the quick upward
glance of Liana's eyes, the blush upon
her cheek and the pout of her lips be
fore she drew more closely the folds OF
her rebozo about her.
.
his portico, sewing up a rent in a raw
hide chair bottom. Presently down the
road came Inocencio ON a horse-he
had free use of the PADRES animal
and, drawing up before the house, he
called to Cristino:
rs Llama within? l would speal
II with her"
J,,Nr Sv-nC cd for 8
ride, he scarcely sat in the saddletree
From the Campeche hat that shaded
his face down to the pair of Mexican
spurs that tinkled their little stee
bells against their huge five spiked
rowels on his heels you might hav,
drawn perpendicular line. 1t woul,
have taken in shoulders, thighs ant
all.
Llama came around from the othe
side of the house, smiling and radiant
1t made her proud to see him there s
fine and splendid. She went up to hir
with look of greeting in her eyes an
began stroking the big horses name.
1--WE just been out by the wood she
, feeding the cat and dog"
!, YES" said Inocencio.
J, Something in his tone made Liam
look at him twice.
, 81 missed you last night" she oil
served shyly. why did you go o
:, with your uncle to San Pedro instea
: Of coming home with the rest of us q
"It was the easier way" replied Int
cencio gravely. But he attempted n
: explanation.
). Llama caught her underlip with he
4 pretty white teeth. ooh, and you'y
i been home already this morning an
! are going off again with the padre
a horse?" she pursued.
a when evening falls, shall be bac
- and then would speak with you, Ii
= ma. That is what came to say"
g He only waited to see that she co
= sented, and then he was off down Il
\ road.