The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-05

corner near Trinidads hut he hid or
thought he hid He sat down on
rock, round the angle, to see if they came
marching by with their grandmother.
The sun was exceedingly hot, and he
looked broiling, sitting there with his
naturally agonized countenance facing
the street of the date-palm. He was
magnificent monument of pain; but he
would see the thing through.
Two Of Trinidad's sons-large, over
grown boys in white cotton and sandals
suddenly came running across his view
toward the house of mourning. They
had evidently been out on an errand since
good speed, four large jute sacks full of
something which seemed like bottles. A
little silver change chnked in the hand
of one, and he didn't seem sad. Jaggers
pricked up his ears. They also pricked
up theirs, stared at him, and dashed on
in a delirium, the contents Of the bags
rafting. A little later the renewed wall
ing in the house Of mourning could DE
heard by Theophilus. He broiled on.
At noon the whistle Of the distant new
white brewery (Which brews the beer
called "Porfirlo DiazO shrilly proclaim
ed the hour and the ponderous bells of
Cortes cathedral tolled forth like In
formation. Just then, about three of
those same gruel-smeared heads peered
round the corner steathily at Jaggers.
With a great hustling, those youngsters
then tore back, probably as a kind Of an
nouncement.
Now. it must be remembered that the
wages which Jaggers paid were very
large. worthy of continuous cultiva-
ton.
Ont of the house Of mourning came the
cortege. Four brawny grandsons pore
tho coffin high on their shoulders 1t vas
plainly heavy. and the lid was naIled
down. Trailing on behind came Trinidad
and Marcelina, tH ined round one another,
Wailing; the seven other children, down
to the tiniest, fat, solemn fodder, with
nothing on but shirt; the aged women;
the colinmaker, benevolcntly smiling;
and many neighbors, all more or less
JOYOUS in appearance. The three lnhar-
moniOus pigs were seen TO appear as
consulate for a moment at the door
Among the neighbor-WOmen was one all
mufled up. so that only sepulChral eyes
pcered forth She took the death of this
grandmother hard. And as they passed
the corner, Jaggers, seated on his rock,
broiled on.
After moment he arose and followed.
They had told him that servants were
tricky. He'd see it through. So he pur-
sued the cortege for two weary miles.
The whole length of Cuernavaca they
went Some of tho mOuIners row and
then turned and appraised their fellows
that Theophilus was pursuing still.
Out Of the town. down the zigZag de-
scent into the canyon, up the winding zig
gag ascent to the opposite summit, Went
the procession. But Jaggers paused ons
the hither heights. There wasn't any
use going any further He could see
across to the place where the great gate
of the cemetery rose up. He sat down
on the precipice's edge and watched the
cortege go climbing Yes, sure enough,
they entered the walled graveyard; the
gate closed after them. Jaggers. sub
dued, STROBE home in murky revere.
a scout at the cemetery gate saw him
On through the city Of the dead plunged
the cortege, now with rude haste. Hi
larious grew the mourning. Through q
rear gate they made the joyous exit.
Running. laughing, dancing along a mar
row path which, hidden from Cuerna-
vaca, leads to San Anton, rollicked the
funerai, coffin and all. That casket rat
tied like bottles. The old woman who
had stalked on. mufIied, tore the cloth
from her head revealed herself the
coffinmaker's great aunt, the whilom
corpse, and rapturously cried, "Whoo-
In San Anton teh festival was at its
height Crowds spolt,d and gambled,
watched the bull-fght, bought Pranadi-
tas, sent up balloons, and drank and