The St. Louis Republic., 1903-06-25
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

fkfUBlslC SPECIAL
Mexico. Mo-, June "A romance, whicl
had its inception on the rugged sides o
Popocatepetl in Old Mexico. last summer
reached its highest point in this city thi.
afternoon in the marriage of Louis /
Burkhead of Mexico City, Mexico. and Mis-
Anne d. Hinde OF this city.
Mr. Burkhead and Miss Hinde were mar
ried at the home of the parents of th'
bride. Doctor and Mrs. H K. Hinde, IL
Bolivar street, at 2 o'clock by Doctor W
i. Palmore of st. Louis and will make ar
S:=,.cnded trip through the East before theil
ssturn to their home in Mexico City.
fiiss Hinde met her husband in a party
made up by a mutual friend for the ascent
of Popo. They were thrown together more
than usual during the trip. being lost to-
gether in the hills the day before the
ascent and afterwards, during the ascent
Travelled together for a time. until the
stronger twig gave out and left his fair
companion to make the summit alone with
her peon guide She gained the crater of
Popo after a terrible struggle. an act which
has been equaled by but few women.
Miss Hinde was a teacher in the Mary
Keener Institute in Mexico City. and met
Mr.. Burkhead. who is connected with the
Mexican National Railroad. at frequent
intervals after their return to the capital
city. A love which had its birth in the rail-
road mans heart, as he lay exhausted on
the snowy sides Of Popocatepetl and saw
the dauntless Missouri girl press on with
only a Mexican guide after he had been
compelled to admit himself incapable OF
sGlloTing s.o had grown during the ,.Ue weeks ks
his love and wRS accepted.
TRIP DESCRIBED
BY MISS HINDE.
Following is graphic description of the
trip, written by Miss Hinde few days
after the return to her home in Mexico
City.
at San Lazarus Station. Mexico City. on
the morning Of October q. bound for the
crater OF Popocatepeu. There were Mr.. and
Mrs. onderdonk Of Texas; Miss Deunie Of
c.: Mr.. Blake of Boston. Senor Peery
the Mexican manager Of the Popo sulphur
company. and myself. Lunches. somnre-
blouses and Indian blankets-we We're in
for. three DAYS journey. About 1850
o'clock We reached Amecameca, at the foot
the foot of Popo. There We had a genuine
Mexican dinner of sopa. chill, tortillas, gar
lie and goat meat cooked in six different
ways. or, rather. we had, as my North Car
olina friend Burkhead). suggested. six dif-
ferent kinds of meat-"goat. sheep. NUT
ION. ram. lamb. kid!' BY lis we had
camp at the halfway place-Tlamasas. That
certainly was a picturesque ride Of eighteen
miles through the mountain forests: only
one habitation in all that way. the Paraje
camp.
LOST IN FOREST
FAR FROM CAMP
Mr.. Carolina and myself took advantage
pT the M Mexicoo nd
spoke Spanish most Of the way. but in
cur interest in Spanish we got separated
from the rest of the party, and as night
came on we three lost the trail and foun-
dered around in that cark. dense forest
for some hours. 1t was dangerous to ride
80 We got off our horses and tried to walk.
but generally found ourselves sliding down
some craggy eminence. or slipping into the
soft mud. One of the horses got away from
us and as we knew 1t would be an utter
impossibility to find him in that blackness
we let him go. bemoaming the fact that
he had the coffee pot with all of the ground
coffee tied on his saddle. The guide after
THE Mexican gentleman had completely
lost the TRAIL but he knew the direction
of the camp, so went ahead and built little
iires of dry grass along the way for my
companion and myself to follow.
After long tlme-which seemed days
aimost-we heard the signal shots from
camp IN response to our tring and soon they
ali came out to welcome home the prodigals.
There was a great big barn-room, divid-
ed INTO two sections by partition extend
ing half way up to the roof. In the larger
part were the horses and the seven peoa
guides with big bonfire in the centcr-ao
way but The door for the smoke to get out.
in the other department Were two large
heds OF hay for the accommodation of the
guests. one for the three ladies and the
other for the four gentlemen, with a board
between for dining table. At one side was
a sort oil chimney corner built in the wall
with roaring log fire, cracking like a
oh. how VIC did eat, Fried bacon and
tortiilas, hot can soups and beans. all tasted
iKe peashes and cream on that occasion.
ing the night, though we were piled down
N our beds for several hours 1t was fear
,ully cold, and in spite of the hot rocks at
and the mum erous sarapes and blankets
throWn ove' us. ii was almost Impossible
10 keep warm. The gentlemen very gener-
ouSN gave up al their bsdclothing to the
ladies' By . o'clock in the morn
ing we were all up and out TO see the comet.
We had TO stumble over horses and the
Sleeping poems, who had gambled with cards
iii midnight, then rolled themselves in their
serapes and circled themselves aroma tho
Ilre with their feet innermost and fallen
fast asleep. -'-e''
EMPTY SToMACHS
A NECESSARY REQUISITE.
BY O'Clock We had breakfast on FIVE
teaspconfuls Of beef tea each. This was all
they allowed us to eat. and ii had been bet
ter for US not to have taken that. Popo
climbers succeed better on empty stoma ,hs
Next we were diYested OF our Shoes our
ieet b2;idaged with heavy flannels and we
were given pair of the native quaraches.
or rawhide sandals. which possess only
sole ana 4 few thongs of leather to hold
them to the feet Over these sandals more
strips of flannel were wound to prevent slip
ping. These preparations completed, before
O'Clock we were on our horses, bound for
the snow line We reached the cross which