Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-08

A, PERLA DEL OCCI-
DENTE" partakes Of
the character Of both
zones into which Mexico Is divided.
Merry Guadalajara Is placed on the
boundary line between the hot and
cold lands.
The Cerro del Col, q kind of extinct
volcano. the peak Of Tequila, and be-
hind this melancholy looking mountain
a complete chain Of rugged hills hem
ming in the Rio Tololotlan compose
the somber looking amphitheater which
screens the capital Of the state Of ia
lisco on the north. But upon the banks
of the Tololotlan prevails another at
mosphere, and the traveller finds him
self In the region Of the terra caliente,
where citron trees and bananas take
the place Of oaks and pines and arid
sands are succeeded by fields Of sugar
canes watered by numerous streams.
Before the era Of railways, when the
phrase ferro carril was an uncouth one
and incomprehensible to all save the
padres, the Pearl Of the West was the
queen Of the entire rich western coast
of Mexico. Even today she lifts her
ivory towers, her mass Of shining
domes and moresque minarets with
sweet pride. For the skies toward
which she lifts them are of such ra-
dance as scarcely anywhere else are
to be seen even in this land Of radiant
skies. Tree arched avenues lead In
every direction from Guadalajara to in
Vulnerable villages that dot the YER
dant plain on which she lies smiling.
And these villages, for all that they
are such mites Of things. are nearly
perfect as types. Low adobe houses
straggle around three sides Of the town
plaza: on the. fourth side Is the quaint
church (even the pueblitos, the tiniest
settlements Of all, usually have their
churches). Back Of the houses are cor
rales and gardens, and back Of these,
In turn. are the cultivated fields cross
ed and recrossed by acequias through
which the water comes that makes
fruitful the. land Not alone are these
villages typical; they possess. more
over. histories that far antedate the
time when the fierce and warlike Nuno
de Guzzman led his army into western
New Spain.
On q smooth. green billow Of the
land. just without one Of these puebll.
tos. are two houses. They are not al
together like the rest; they are larger
and more pretentious. and standing up
there on the knoll as they do they
seem to command the village as a
manse might command seigniory.
One morning. something like a dou-
BILE score Of years ago, two horsemen
came up the willow shaded road that
leads past these houses. Their conver-
sation was In French. They were dis.
cussing mines. intent upon specula-
tions and investments-at least the eld.
er of the two was. He was not a man
you would be likely to pass without
observing. There was something In the
restless. wiry. nervous expression OF
his face that made you wonder what
he had done. His companion. on the
contrary. made you question what he
possibly could do. He was the daln-
TEST. golden haired, blue eyed mani
kin that ever stepped out Of Parisian
bandboX.
At the threshold Of the first house,
the one nearest Guadalajara, from
whence the horsemen rode, was q
young girl busily engaged in stringins
colored beads. She was seated upon q
mat. her legs crossed in Mexican fash
lon, and from beneath her dress peeped
two little stockingless feet. Her rebozo
had glided from her head to her shoul.
ders and from her shoulders to the
reed mat upon which she was sitting.
mon Dieu! What a beauty" ex'
claimed the younger man. And as t.
midity was not the principal defect IL
the character Of this cavalier he po
litely took off his hat, caused the row
els Of his iron spurs to clank against
the sides Of his steed, and the animal
reared and curveted In his most ele
CANT manner before the porch OF the
house.
The movement was so unexpected
that the girl uttered cry Of terror and
started to her feet. The next moment
the horse bad thrown Its rider. He Lay
senseless on the road. having struck
his temple on q stone.
When Berrendo Oajaca. the master
Of the house, had been called. wher
the unconscious young man had beer
brought under cover Of his roof ane
everything that hospitality could sug
gest had been done. Henry Beausolei
went on his way to San Pedro. Hi
host had told him Of doctor whom ht
would find there. and 1t was nearer
than Guadalajara.
"Bahw he muttered angrily to him
self. What a milksop that fellow is!
He referred to his whilom companion
Then he added with chuckle: He u
the one whom his money mantpulates
| am the one who manipulates hi
money"
Which was true enough. Beausolei
was Claude Catou's agent. and he hat
sent bis fortune out in all directions
For the most part it came back will
considerable booty In the way OF per
centage. 1t dipped into every transac
tion In the state Of Louisiana New Or
leans was Catou's birthplace, 1t walk
ed around In slaves, 1t floated In boats
and it shaved paper.
Claude was the last representative
an aristocratic family who for genera