Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-11-27
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A Mexico Girl Up Mt. POpO-
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Christian Advocate tells about her
in the article below. She climbed
Mt. Popocatapetl, starting in the
agreeable altitude of the City of
Mexico, going up, and at last
striking "winter time" and wading
in snow ankle deep. The thin at
mosphere Frustrated her as she
neared the top, and the following
tells the laugh on her:
Afer an hous's rest in the crater
| sent the guide to the top to make
observations as to the progress or
whereabouts of the other members
of our party. knew that Birk-
head, (North Carolina) a man of
Il decidedly philosophical turn OF
mind, would not subject himself
to the sentimental inconvenience
necessary to reach that told pile
of common snow" at the crater.
| doubted seriously whether Miss
Hinde, who, however, had every
advantage in respect to "dress, "
would make the summit, because
of her fatigue at the beginning.
AS | expected, the guide returned
reporting that all had turned back.
Blake BOSTON, was wicked enough
to harbor Il feeling of triumph
over the weaker rib" while |
tried to be charitable and pious.
Upon arriving at the top OF the
crater to begin the descent, | saw
far down the steep incline, two OBJ
jects: one was Mexican guide
standing erect; the other IA figure
prone upon the snow. Who
could it be? Why should they
rest upon the descent? But look!
The figure stands erect! Shades
of snow it is the stature OF il
woman, but the garb of the oppo-
site sex. Holy Popocatapetl! She
trudges toward the summit! "A
few more steps and down the
monument of pluck" goes again
on the snow
We hurried to the scene, and as
| approached a pitiful face (it was
Miss Hinde's) wreathcd in forced
smile, looked upward and said, us
it far?" This question was imme-
diately succeeded by sound and
movement very familiar to ocean
travellers, "O-u-g-h!' and upon
Popo's spotless altar was sacrificed
a portion of Il delicious orange
eaten Il few moments before.
There was something pathetic
about it all, and | believe | came
near - we'll, wiping my eyes! VT
is "a shame!" said she, "to come so
far and not go to the top-o-u-g
hi"
"Toughest part ahead of You
yet, Missouri" said |, "but YOU
con make it," She family replied,
"Do you think | can? -o-u-g
-h!"and the last remnant OF
orangedom stained with yellow
the glimmering snow before her.
"Gosh, what pity" said
Blake in an undertone. | groaned
in spirit. But with a determina-
ton which will insure that CIR
success for all time to come, she
said, as she slowly arose: III an
going to the top!" x 4 l knew that
settled it, for when a woman says
that and acts like Missouri did,
know she will go to the top of any
thing-even to a mans head!
If had, like Blake, been in t
state of single blessedness, w
would have fought on the spo
over who should turn back anC
see the plucky maid to the top
But he BLESSINGS on his valiant
souD would see her w, while my
carnal nature was wooed towart
the tieshpots in the camp far be
low.
We parted, they to ascend, W
on our pelates, to fly in an oppo
site direction. a cloud, as whit
and pure as an angels wing "re
ceived her up" and when she mex