Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-26

dren from the public schools, boys from
the Jesuit college and red-skirted aco-
lytes, singing with piping voices nuns OF
every order daughters OF Mary, Sisters OF
Charity, female semlnarles, female bene-
flcenciaries, congregations OF the Sacred
Heart OF Jesus, and all the other churches:
and the muriner OF their united prayers
will sound like the distant voice Of tho
sea. Then the president and his cabinet.
the diplomatic corps. municipal COUNSEL
National institute, lawyers and Judges.
bomber0s (hremenl. the halt.dozen cholts
and other musical organizations OF La
PaZ, the "Workmen OF the Cross q sort
OF sauctitied labor union Brothers or san
Jose. and no end OF other societies, Even
the gambling and dancing clubs are TO Dc
represented In separate bodies, ana thou,
sands Of citizens Will Join the parade and
walk from the cathedral TO the cemetery,
O distance OF about three miles. The mill
tary Will bring up tho rear. ana the most
striking feature of this part OF the pa.
geant Is always the cavalry thousand
men In scarlet and gold from top TO toe.
riding i've abreast on splendid WHITE
horses a score Of brass bands, march-
Ing at equal distances, viii furnish plenty
Of music, and lnnumerable banners ana
emblomatic devices will be ilylng along
the line. In the midst, enNelopeu IN
clouds OF incense, the body OF the bishop
will be borne on an uncovered catafalque'
its black pail hidden under fresh roses,
II viii be carried by priests, but scores
Of black ribbons extending from ~ viii be
held BY the president OF the republic. the
vice president, ministers OF justice, for
eign ministers and other dignilaries' Ihe
lmpressivcness Of the scene VIII be some
what marred, ! am afraid by the empty
heOrse which has already been prepared
for It's part Of the show. IL Is dressed
all over IN purple. ana white sauSe, put
on In blllowy puffs 20 represent clouds
spangled with silver stars and hung with
wrcaths OF paper roses, and IL expected
to show itself OF by careering gailyl 10
and fro.
WHERE THE DEAD SLEEP.
The cemetery Of La Paz is one Of the
finest In South America, excepting those
Of Santiago de chill and Montoycdlo'
Most of the dead are deposited In inches,
placed tier above tier In the high walls
that surround the enclosure, eacn niche
being lust large enough TO slip IN colin,
or oftener corpse without n conn. IN
few DAYS the newly sealed door OF one ot
those nitches will be labelled In letters OF
gold. Limo Senior Doctor Don Juan Do
bios Bosque, Obspo de La Paz. Inc
high sounding titcif translated into Eng
lsh which doubtless would have nightly
shocked his holiness, would be "lllustrl-
Gus Sir Mr.. Doctor John-ot-God Wood.
Returning TO our hotel we sit long on
the balcony musng in the twilight The
soldiers who have been In body 10 KISS
the dead bishops hand, are marched three
times around the plaza to the music OF
gay waltzes and national airs, before re-
turning Ia their barracks on the hllllop.
Gray cowled Franciscans glide away lo
their cloisteis; groups Of white ROBBED trl-
ara hurry to the san MERGED priests
| canona and clergy hasten home To- DIM
| ner. many Inclined TO be Jolly after tho
| labors OF the day. Among the muutudes
| that have been to soc the bishop, prob
| ably there was not one poor Indian who,
| though often cold and hungry. would not
| rather be himself, alive ana on the TOP OF
| Gods green earth, than the dead prelate,
| In all his pomp and glory Gould the
lately departed soul rotun TO It's old
haunts tonight, IL might be disappointed
| to find the local world going ON as con.
| tentedly as ever aud even i;s clcse q
friends forgotful So true II Is thai IN TINS
world OF graves ono more death i i'ke
| the dropping OF a pebble irio the seQ-a
| momentary ripple, then the waters Gloss
over and leave no sign hcSl"hila
| though darkness has descended below and
wrapped the city IN deepest shadow, the
heaven piercing SHOWS. u llllmanl are
| glorlously Illuminated by the departed
| sun--a hint OF things unseen by morta
eyes. FANNIE H. NAhp'