Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-11-08


they even followed us for a time on
their ponies to get last glimpse of
their charmer.
On account of the roughness of the
roads we decided to spend the night
at Pescado, which consists of several
houses built of stone and plastered
with mud, inhabited only when the
zuni is cultivating his fields. The
place was deserted when we alighted
from the ambulance. After eating
our evening meal, uncheered by even
a cup of tea, we spread our blankets
on the floors of two large rooms. the
gentlemen using the outer one to pro-
tect us IL necessary. Alas! They
could not guard us from the hosts of
crawling marauders which made
night so comfortless that we were
glad to resume the journey at day
breaks
Zuni came at last into view, so un-
obtrusive and brown we hardly knew
that it was there The houses are so
close together and piled so high that
brown background served as hitting
setting to the gay blankets of the In
dian weavers, who, full of excitement
at seeing us in Mr.. Cushings COM
pany, crowd ed around the ambulance
to inspect us, our clothes commanding
the women's deepest interest. we
were shown into the house of the
cleanest woman of the pueblo, who
vacated 1t in our favor. She thought
herself we'll paid when upon our de-
parture she received for rent two sill
yer dollars and two packages or
needles The rooms were low, but
very pretty in color The floors had
been covered with thick paste OF
some earthly substance, which gilt
tered with specks OF mica and was OF
warm mauve hue. Upon this, while
it was soft, the Indian housekeeper
had drawn with stick patterns In
artistic waves and ridges. Our thick
shoes, sad to tell, soon spoiled the
pretty design, but the moccasin does
not injure 1t, and it therefore lasts
long time.
Before we had time to look about us
visitors began to pour in. All the Wom-
en- of Zuni are attractive, especially
the young ones. They are slender
and graceful. and wear a charming
dress woven by themselves; it is al
ways dark blue, embroidered in a
broad band around the lower edge OF
light blue in a kind of Kensington
stitch They wear red sashes, and the
effect of the costume is harmonious
and pleasing to the eye. We named
one little woman, Maggie Mitchell,
after the popular actress. | never saw
anything more graceful than cher at
titude as she piled US with endless
questions. Singing out the almost as
tiny southerner, our lieutenants wife
she bounded to her side and with
pretty gestures measured heights and
compared one little foot with an
other, until. her vanity satisfied she
gave a joyous laugh and melted away
into the crowd.
We had a large following when we
went out to see the people at work
Everything is carried on out of doors
Pottery, made without a wheel, is
painted and baked in the open air
The latter process is very odd; the
great jars are set on the ground
and over them is built mound oi
dried cow manure, which looks like
a beehive through whose openings one
can see the glowing red of the pottery
as it slowly bakes and reaches per
fection. We saw the weaving Of
blankets, the making of silver orna
gray, blue. green and dark red. high
ments, the grinding of corn, the
kneading of bread and the feeding o.
the pet eagles, which are kept il
cages built against the houses. Once
year the unfortunate birds tail
feathers are plucked to be worn OF
Zuni head-dresses.
| We returned tn our rooms for din