New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-03

finely woven cloth with q dark green border.
BAG like q chatelatne contains the indispensa-
bic coca leaves which Inca women used to chew
for tile narcotic effects. The bag is inwoven
with stripes Of geometrie design in dark brown,
dull red and gold In those DAYS everybody
chewed coca mixed with unslacked lime; even
The dead had a bag Of 1t slung about their necls
SO as not to miss chew on the celestial journey
Now for the absorbing autobiography OF the
woman found under the llama skin anklet on
her right understanding to the museum at
tendant
my name Is Ab-1ola- am twenty years old
next June, but / do not know how old will be
when this is read. Time flies so fast when ons
is dead The school books say Casars policy
Of expansion viii soon add all Africa to the
Roman Empire and poor Cleopatra does not yet
know what trouble that mean Antony is going
Is cause her Ny trouble. like hers, is owing to
a man.
.DThe scientists ST the future will make a great
mistake If they fancy me to be common
woman miner just because women work IN the
mines. i come of good family. We always
had the best in our house. Did you ever see
common person with taper fingers Ike miner
used to 20 to coca chewing parties where al
the girls came dressed in ponchos. slippers and
hornets like Robinson CrI1soe's hat The stylish
ones were round, thatcned with brown feathers
rose tinged on the crown and with a tassel OF
green yellow parrot plumes 1t was a lovely
sight after the temple services We wore lazu'
lite. malachlte and turquoise ornaments set IN
pure gold.
Those were happy days We used to Play
the latest airs on the pan 1ute-eisht hollow
reeds to make the scale. We chatted joyously
in the sewing circle while the thorn needles flew
and the wooden spindles wound UP the balls OF
yarn Not that we sewed with any particulars
object for the most stylish women were conten1
to wear slippers. ponchos or feather cloaks and
bonnets: but the sewing circle was a sort OF
club we had. Sometimes We knitted ear muffs
for our husbands and brothers so they would
not be disturbed by the noise Of the volcanoes
Yes. I was happy. Unfortunately my parents
persuaded me to marry a man named Mi-keL J
will not trouble posterity nor shame myself with
all the details which the courts ought 10 pass
upon in chambers. but the meanness Of Ni-keI
came to a climax yesterday when he said he
would not buy me any new JeWeis Tor the greA'
ball they are going to give in the Kings palace
HIS breath smelled Of cacti spirits. l said AL
right. sir, I shall dig jewels myself out of the
mine. There are some pretty turquoise there
He said Very we'll my dear. but it's dangerous.
you may never get to the ball replied Taught
ily that 1 would take with me fun account OF
the matter and if anything happened the world
would know who to blame
Il wrote the above and gave him half hOui
to repent He has not shown spark Of repent.
ance is tipping cacti at this moment, and I am
going after the jewels. It VIII be a nice story
for people TO discuss at coca chewing parties
that the wife of rich Inca had 10 dig up her
own ornaments like a common Indian woman
Poor thing. she had nothing to wear they will
say
1T Is good enough for him. Adieu."
Dr. H. c. Bumpus. director OF the museum
and Dr.. Clark Whistler. who has charge OF the
Peruvian gallery where the woman now re-
poses feel highly gratified that the autobios-
raphy was written in plain English instead OF
some ancient tongue that would require tedious
labor to decipher-at least so declares the vera
cious attendant