Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-03-06

It around under the arms and fasten-
ed II In the back, then just the oppo-
site, then made a avn neck and a
round neck, tied it in all sorts OF
shapes, and offered 10 throw In q little
book that would show US how it was
done. She came very nearly selling a
piece Of lace that only cost $50, but we
made our escape. The temptation was
equally as great at the glass factory.
One set Of glasses, with a few other
pieces, as clear as crystal aud still
showing every color Of the rainbow,
was priced at $50. They said 1t would
cost $500 in the United States.
ROME, ITS RUINS AND TIE CATAcoMBs.
1t would be dificult forany one TO de-
scribe adequately the old Roman
ruins scattered ali over the city. the
Coliseum wa beyond all expectations,
so much larger and grander. One has
but little idea OF the fine state Of pres
eryation Of these ruins, The trium-
phal arch Of Constantine was almost
pefectswith the exception of the dis
coloring. 1t is a great pity that they
did not commence to preserve these
ruins earlier as great many have been
almost destroyed, the material having
been used In new buildings. We
walked out several miles on the Ap-
plan Way to the catacombs. This
road is as good to-day as it was fifteen
hundred yearsago. Attic Catacombs
we were shown through by a Trappist
monk. He asked us II we were Catho-
lies. He was informed that MI. Will
Jams was a Presbyterian and that !
was a Baptist. He said in a joking
way that as far as our religious views
were concerned we were no good. Mr..
Williams tried TO turn the joke on me
and endeavored to get into the band
wagon with the Catholics. We were
shown inscriptions on the walls made
by the martyred Christians; the fish,
the symbol of the early Christians,
was carved in every nook and corner.
One place represented a baptismal
scene, where the candidate was stand
ing in the river Jordan and water was
being sprinkled upon his head. The
monk and Mr.. Williams seemed to
think this disposed of the Baptist
doctrine OF immersion, but they both
admitted that immersion was prac-
ticed lister, that Is in the third century.
l told them ] did not see why they
objected to the Baptists doing as they
pleased, as we did not care what they
did. The old saying "All roads lead
to Rome should be changed to read:
San roads lead TO Heaven" provided
YOU keep 10 the middle OF the road.
1t was all very interesting and the
monk knew his business and could
make things clear. He could alsc
give some information about the
United States that was new. When we
left Mr.. Williams told him he hoped
we would meet in the next world II
not again In this. He answered that
he thought the PresbyterIans and the
Baptists stood an equal show Of seeing
the Promised Land, but he advised u'
to get aboard the Catholic through
express II we wanted to get there Of
I time.
We are going to Saint Peters in The
early morning to hear mass celebrated
These old cathedrals are revelations
; No wonder the people are so poor, ant
added TO all this, they have to support
a great standing army. You see thu
soldiers everywhere.
. BURIAL PLACE or KINGS AND BULLS
We spent one day at Sakkhara, tn
c cemetery of ancient Memphis ant
burial place of the Egyptian kings ant
sacred bulls. Our guide or drag0maI
Q spent two years at Yale and speak
e English perfectly. He provided tn
c lunch and we mounted our donkey
and started across the Delta into tn
J desert. We will never forget tina
O ride. We laughed until our side
o ached. We went deep down into tn
o ground and eTawled on hands an
q knees part Of the way. The decora
e tiuns In relief and colorings Of thes
II tombs are wonderful. The color
e are bright and the figure clear-cut
z looking as if they had been made onl
II a few years. Some Of them date bacI
{ over forty-fiye hundred years. Ii !
Q marvellous how they handled the mas
e siye blocks Of red and black granite
The tombs Of the sacred Apia, 0
bulls, contained twenty-four massiv
granite sarcophagi, each weighin
9 tons upon tons. Such sights as tn
?, landscapes furnish cannot be described
y caravans Of camels going to the desert
II pIoughing with buffaloes and oil
sticks, Cooks parties going to th
y tombs on donkeys and in sedan chair
y After our day we were thorough
S worn out. Mr.. Williams insisted tina
e our dragoman show us the Khediy
ef and find US a funeral'and wedding
When anyone dies here or is very lov
ne the professional mourners bangar0un
? the house. They dress In black an
is present a weird picture. About te
O'Clock at night there came a knock
3 our door. Answering 1t there stoo
our dragoman. He said: 1.-THE boz
10 have found a wedding" We 81
Dc out Of bed and dressed hurridly. ]
"a was a moonlight night and aft
u mounting n donkeys We proceeds
to the house Of the bride. We coul
hardly retain our seats on the donkel
Z for laughter, it was such a ludieros
rs picture. The streets leading from Il
10 brides house TO that OF the groom
81 we're brilliantly decorated with fiaG
re and brilliantly Illuminated with glsi
IS chandeliers. We took seats on
D. bench directly 10 front Of the entranc
y No one went inside. The streets vel
ef packed with Arabs and Egyptian
"a There we're only three white Peep
Up present, an English Baron and GU
Is selves. We were handed q cup
ne coffee which We enjoyed. The EnglisI
~ man declined 70 partake. After Il
Is wedding the bridegroom shook hanG
r with US. The procession, headed
=. three camels decorated with Lantern
" and flags and men playing squeal
g instruments and heating kettie-drum
l was formed. We fell in behind an