The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-28
ALL BOUND FOR BUFFALO
Artists In Their Peculiar Line De-
parting From Mexico.
from the Mexican Hefald.)


The contingent for@the streets OF Mex-
| Ico at the PaD-American Exposition de-
parted last evening for Buffalo via the
Mexican Central in two special Pullman
so long was the train that before start
ing the TWO cars We're clear outside of the
sned and in -obscurity, so that MANY
/ were lost ~
| The reporter penetrated into the cars
ana found one of the motliest assem-
/ pages that ever travelled together on
wheels-toreros, tiples. gliitarrists, street
! vendors, and chinamperos Speaking
/ frankly. they looked a rather seedv lot
ana it Is to be hoped that visitors to Buff
/ not all Mexico.
! 1t is to be hoped also that many cui-
tured and polished Mexicans viii visit the
! exposition, so as to Offset the queer i'm
| preston which the so-called Mexican
types" of Mr.. AcGarvie's Streets will
produce In the midst of their picturesque
ness, worthy as members of this contin-
gent individually may be.
The three Indians Of Xochimilco. ApoIi-
mar Alquizira. Juan Vargas, ard Juan
Martinez, in their rainnent of manta and
| their honest faces scrubbed until they re-
Sernbled a bright new bronze centayo, sat
huddled together in a corner of one of tho
Pullmans, evidently a little puzzled by
their surroundings, but not saying so.
VIII not these poor people, when a few
days distant, grow homesick for their rus
tic Venice, their tiower-embowered cab
liiS, the eNp1nSeS OF marShIdnQ.
the canoes threading their way through
the Silvery maze of water to the mystic
rious "OioS, 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
patos? However, last night the novelty
was still fresh and they thought nothing
of all those things. When the reporter
his name he said Juan, and to show
that he had begun to learn something of
English he added 'Chon.' evidently liz
tended for John. Martinez had clearly
made greater progress. for when the re-
porter spoke to him he said apropos Of
nothing in particular. Go ahead Per
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 handkerchief.
paSteboard hat boxes. and such outlandish
little valises- Surely never had such a 1T
ter been seen in a Pullman car before and
one wondered where all these things
would he put when the berths were let
down, and whether the passengers would
sleep upon or under their voluminous pile
Of belongings One could not help won-
dering also what that superior mortal the
''cull-ed'' porter would have to say to Ii
ALL
In the car nearest the engine the In
dams, 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 burlesque bull
fighters. Colum ba Quintana. who was
quite nattily drf ssed. and with her pretty
little face half concealed by black veil.
sat under the wing OF her mother and
departure of the train. Llaverito came and
sat beside the little tiple and engaged her
in conversation. there evidently could be
no harm. COLUMBIA, however has a self
that she is quite capable of looking after
herself and that she is not half SO guile
less as her name
" hen asked what she was going to sing
she said: DE TODD. senor," which IS COM
prehensive and suggestive. The little lady
VIII surely make hit at Buffalo; and
more commonly known as Maria la
Chiquita,' or Maria la poblana.''
Llaverito. when asked whether he ex-
pected to like the Estados Unidos was
non-committal. saying in his Andaiusian
lisp: 'Pue vamO o a yer, hombre." He
said it, however. in n sort of magnanI-
nous way as II he was prepared to give
the northern Republic fair show OF i'm
pressing him well.
Carlos Moreno was dressed up in dus-
tiers. which made him look like village
society of COLUMBIA, but, getting up for
a moment. his place at her side was taken
by Llaverito, with the calm air OF a man
who Is not accustomed to be thwarted in
the contests either Of gallantry or skill
Moreno said that. In addition to taking
part In the bun fighting buriesque ne
was going to act as correspondent Of the
TEMPO" Popular" and Pals"
The time for departure was approach
ing and those who had entered the cars
simply to take leave of the travellers gave
them a final abraZo and alighted
But the crowd still stood outside OF the
cars and continued TO converse with those
within through the windows.
Morse Dell Plain. the young agent and
aucargado Of the contingent. made pier
head jump for the ears when they were
already in motion. The reporter had just
time TO ask him: Have you got the full
contingent aboard2' and he TO answer: ''I
hope so. but cant he sure
Morse had diked himself out in a splck-
ind-span new charro suit and a sOmbrero
heavy with embossed lea Their so that
everything in the cars might be Geta-
nente MeXicano.
As the train was moving a young mu-
iician jumped or the car. People thought
ne had changed his mind at the last mo-
nent. But that was not the case. He
brew his arms round the neck of an old
woman In the crowd. evidently his mother.
and imprinted on her cheek loud and
mpetuous kiss then just succeeded in
lvertakins the ear and jumping on the
step, though he all but fell In doing so.
! I'D with this touch of nature that makes
he whole world kin the train was soon