Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31

machiqui, and as he trots along he gets a
certain quantity of this stun in his fingers
and with the proper motion of the arm he
losses 1t home, and while his fingers never
get nearer than twelve inches of his lips,
so expert is he at the game that his calcu-
lation is unerring and he never misses his
mark. Children, when hey begin on this
food, spot their faces up considerable and
some of them look as though they had gone
through a Paris carnival, but the grown
people never have a mark OF a bad shot.
When crossing a stream l have seen them
take drink the same way.
1 wish 1 was tourist enough to nave car
ried a kodak and snapshot a few objects
and sights for you-for instance. a four
deck coop OF chickens strapped to the back
of an Indian woman going to market and
her baby perched on top Of the chicken
coop and her hands busily employed spin
ming cotton or wool-always occupied, they
are never idle.
In Quito, at $50 daily mass at the
Cathedral, all the bells are rung at the
conservation. Then the people generally all
over the city stand uncovered, some go
down on their knees. In the Plaza San
Francisco, which is the market place of the
city at this hour is crowded with hundreds
OF people. A very pretty sight it is, too.
The Indians In their picturesque costumes
or bright colors and the city people, all
bartering and trading, a perfect Babylon
or voices At the sound OF the bell all is
hushed and quiet and nearly all are down
on their knees uncovered. Then when the
bell ceases they are up and at It again like
a Kilkenny fair.
Wayside Scenes.
On my way in after going several DAYS
on foot l Gun a horse for myself and
one to carry my baggage, and thus was
able to dismiss my cargadores. My bag
sage was quite enough cargo for the poor
beast that was burdened with II, and so
the owner had TO go on foot, driving the
pack horse before him. As we entered the
city Of Ibaria, going over the bridge that
marks the city's limit, my guide stopped
before the cross that is cut in the solid
stone cap. uncovered. blessed himself,
bowed his head and assumed the most
humble attitude and remained so about a
minute. Then, as IL startled from a night
mare, he ran after his poor horse tina
was nibbling a few blades of grass several
PAGES In advance and began TO beat the
poor beast frightfully. as though the theory
OF TRANSPORTATION of the soul had just beer
revealed to him and he commanded tc
punish the soul of the suffering one. Wher
l reached my destination l paid him on
and a little more in addition. He agar
put on the humble and uncovered, care
fully wrapped his hands in his ponchC
as II to impress me that he would no.
deign to pollute me by so much as a toucl
Of the hand. but with the covered hand
he grasped the hand that gave the money
and In a most chivalrous manner-as thesl
people OF all classes and all ages can do
/ bent TO kiss the same. He was to take bacl
a saddle l borrowed, but as i'm the oil
song. he never came back again" I hav,
! paid the owner $50 for the saddle and W,
A are now looking for my gallant knight
- Grant
/. A Stranger I'm Town.
. I arrived in one little pueblo on my wa.
n into Quito after crossing the paramo O
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