Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-16

/ his story, was dead broke but was hunt
ing work. a little assistance would
80 a long ways. and could not give
him q lift? 1 helped him. Il was the
only time in my lie that ! cared 70 see
Il tramp. but here. where NO one could
speak TO me In my native tongue even
lramp's companlonship was accept
able.
Early next morning | received the
message. Ii related 70 money affairs,
and brought encouraging news, and
at once 1 started to ind my compan-
ions, In some way | missed them, but
| did not know they were behind until
l reached little town called fepcaca,
several miles beyond their camp. 80 |
determined to push on to Tecama-
chalco, town 1 fen certain they
would pass through though there were
other roads they might take. Passing
Tecamachaleo | applied at a large ma
cienda about dusk for accommodations
But neither the administrator nor the
maJofdomo was In, 50 | had to await
their coming. In the meantime the In
dian workmen were returning from
their labors, and az they found me Will
ing To talk 60 them though understand
ing but little OF their language, they
soon gathered around and We formed
quite a friendship. In an hour the
majordomo came, the second man In
charge under the administrator, who
proved In this case 70 be rather out of
sorts, or at best DESTROYS Of showing
his great authority, To my application
he replied, Eyes" then In a very COM
manding way ordered the Indians TO
pnt my horse some place and take me
TO the Caslta, As for supper he re-
GREETED that there was nothing, | no.
tlced the Indians were not pleased, for
they drew Off and consulted among
themselves with considerable warmth,
often using the word Caslta, but OF
course not understanding the language
very well said nothing. Instead of tax
Ing me to Casita, however, they took
me across the road, and placing large
stone against the fence for me to sit
on, one OF them wrapped In his blanket
squatted on one side, another In the
same way on the other and several
wrapped in blankets sat in front The
leader explained that soon the admins.
tfador would arrive, and we would wait
for him. and then We continued the
subject we were on before the arrival
OF the underboss, AS the majordomo
left his office he called out TO the In
dams, What does your friend want
further" and In q very respectful way
was answered, "He chooses to see the
administrator before retiring" Then
they explained to me that the man was
q mean man, and wanted TO put me N
the Caslta, house where no one lived,
that had neither Der nor bed clothes,
and that was not suitable for me. The
administrator was good man and he
would give me a good welcome. For an
hour we waited In the moonlight. | and
a half dozen Aztec Indians, When the
man arrived my new found friends fol-
lowed me to the door and were better
pleased even than ! when received a
hearty welcome, and supper was or
dered for two The next morning the
Indians asked me several times II had
passed a comfortable night.
The next day. however the major
domo got his revenge. He brought
word that one of my companions
Had passed on the road TO Las
Anlmas. but the administrator ex-
planned to me that II was only two
leagues away, and i must stay until
after dinner. "You are welcome" he
said, ito stay here as long as you wish
and there will be no charges