The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-06-07

~ SKIN SHINING ike punished
metal. eyes aglow with readi-
ness, hair done up behind like wom-
ans. He was young coolie. 1.-THE
and strong. Master ready?" Yes.
Jack" "Sir, no John. Jack all same
'Yakka' dmp)." Yes, John" Sir,
thank you. Mister very good mas
ter"
Out we so on the long white road be-
tween sea and Jungle. the flexible
spine OF my human steed bending with
each giant stride. and myriad silver
ed specks of damp starting out on his
dusky skin. The stately palms are still
as dollhouse vines. the sea is a sheet
Of glass, sun-emblazoned menace to
the eye. | open out my big white UNI
brella, and my cooIie at once adjusts
his swinging step TO the changed bal
ance Of tho little man cart. Others
rickshas. their hoods up. are rolling
on ahead; we come up In their rear.
and other naked-footed runners pad
W behind us and Join the human
stream. Johns back is soon score
of running rills; but except sometimes
TO lift hand from his shafts to wipe
his dripping face with the fringe OF
his head cloth. he does not heed.
Suddenly the leader OF the long pro.
cession pulls up to brush his strag.
CLING hair from his eyes. and we are
In danger OF a series OF collisions
But the alert following sweryes rapid
ly and IN a second We are a newly led
troop, and the delayed rickasha man.
unless he make special efforts. which
may provoke rlyalrous sprintlng. must
hang on TO our rear.
Through Crowded Streets.
Now We come TO the Pettah, and my
oolie breaks away from the main body
and darts into that strange human and
animal medley which throngs the ma.
tive business quarter. 'Mahatal Mn.
hatR!" master! mastery he cries.
as II to say. Give place thore!" MA.
hRta! MRhata," answering voices cry.
and some OF the lower caste coolies.
almost naked. seurry from before US,
endangering tho baskets OF freshly
gathered hill-grown tea which they bal.
ance On their heads. But the bullock
drivers are OF different tompora.
mont Their cultural crles as they SIT
on the front OF their tented carts and
poke with naked foot and little silica
and twist the tails OF their giant horn.
cd. numbering beasts. almost drown
my coolies voice. "Hyakl Hyak," they
rumble loudly: but the wayward bul.
locks scarcely respond, and from time
20 time tn street is completely block.
cd. Portly native merchants. tai Az.
CHAN money lenders and sellers OF
bctolnut and other Indian spices
thread their way through the crowd.
and sometimes my vohiclo'a phafta
are seized by an insignificant sinhal.
csc policeman, and John IL forcibly
Ahouldcred through widening omen.
ing Presently he IN pranolnE I'm.
daunted again through the outskirts of
the locality and into tho town. I'M
with his breast hoaving like tho sides
OF blown animal. ho sets mo down
Mt my once doorway.
Indcfatigable joint lie could run
for an hour beneath q zenith sun with.
nut changing his stride somotlmos
during the ascent OF a hill Nigh, tou
him not TO hurry, Always he ropllos.
"sir. yes, liking quickly run" Every
day quick. soon die" would answer.
for I, In said that the average Indian
rleksha ooolie either runs hlmaolf 10
death or rctires in ten ycarA "slr
no; running quickly. making plenty
money. byomby buying ono. two. TIRES
eocoanut tree marry ono girl" "sog"
Eyes sir" you thinking you strong.
all Same bulloekI" ! asked Master.
no: bullock no good. he lazy" nut
only bad white man making coolio run
700 fast" Yea sir Plenty bad white
man, MIR" And ho would spring alert
~ ahead and 40, mo down ., my dos
,inat'on, and, salaAmlng, retire 10 tbs