Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-12-19
CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS IN
MODERN MEXICAN FASHION


neehboring hacienda crowed for
The light of day, aud the prisoners,
-pualtcd on the carthcu floor of the
nan ruined adobe jail, stirred I'M
easily, The searching cold of the
! sierra Madrr. always keen in win
ter after the midnight hour, had
made Sleep impossible for the ragged
Wrrlrhr- who dolrd flliuly. Asleep
or awak" they wcr" haunted by the
vision of a firing squad, to face
"''Irh they had yesterday been con
drmnrd. One, IN the uniform of II
captain, looked ahn"' him in the un-
certain light nj the other figures hud
'"'o 'n'"' 'i' ROOM ana heard their
'''G''" prayer, ana curses. But
'''"'\ ""ri,''" ana lh'S had
''''"'" "o' win ihrlr regiment to
.,''' inc r'nrI"' Whose prisoners
'"'H were o'I"rr 'he n"on Caught
' It ''"H""' ANA WIN the enemy on
','\ "un", 'h'l had fought dcNprr-
''H wen KNOWING 'I' late which
""'''" the unfortunate N the IN
"''''" Mnr'"r'' Inrl had mol sur
'',"'r'd' oo' were taken when too be
'N"'">''" J." continue Inc hglit, To-
'"'r'""' 'h'I Il l'" bnri moments
'""H now would see the end OF the
'"'''''"' '''g'"N "ii'h would nave
'''" '"">u'''ha'c" yesterday but
,''' Nv '"P'or> were to" nhSN loot
"E tue p'''cn'ld' III III" village
I''' "n"'' It Nl'e'' sentry lhrN
" ,. '"' 'sh' 81 one more day
rh,;.,., ",' v" '"''"' ANU " was
49, ,.'"'7'
"'r' were u" Las F"oadr~ Tor
'n','' WI Tue Ha'"' uaN "i the 'hflri
una 'h'l were I" ne prntallN mur-
"'''u 30 ""uIo the song OF the
""E''H, 'acr "h carlh' goodwill
'o"'io men p' answered by blood
',""uc''u humanity Inc wretch III
NV my ir"Ae" UNIFORM ol an Of
y, '"' h'l"p'l' "l Mexico,
INV ~" US n''' uni" tue mans sank
'''" NV l'''"' ou' ne ana not curse
""" Nv "'u h"' pray lhreC years he
III" "''' away from the peasant
AMY W 'H' h'll' Which he called
'''i''' "'T' MS MN made merry
"'-"'' "''" '"'N H'"IHlIlE lhrN
"""'" "' fo"P 'hr church 10 re-
,'',' '"o messing ol the good padre
:" ,''S ',iHoi' Oh the northern desert
Nv "r'" MS h'au on Ms knees await
aux ''' "''"i "l MS Iast DAY
As the sunshine from the barred
window tlickered on the western wall.
there came the challenge of n sentry,
Il rattle oi side arms. and an answer.
lhrn the rusty door swung open, and
corporal guard with fixed bayo-
nets entered To prod the halt-cou-
>r'"us bundles Of rags into ANNA
tlon Without food for twcnly-four
honrN. and some wounded, they tot
tered a. they rose. There were no
curses or prayers now, and the morn
me hight showed the hnggartd faces
set IN tn" fixed lines of stoIid IN.
difference. swiftly their hands were
hound hchlnd them and IN moment
lhcN were facing the warm light of
'''' SUM- 'nt lr'NI or''|r ol the
"'oi "''S N''.N'"E 'heir loc'N' ul'IN
,,'''' "''' '"'' ''Ntu III ''ihPefa'"
''N''" N''"" ,n' 'Nh'lira'l"h "l III"
"'"'''"EN III 'la' lal'u' II l. then
'""' NV N'E"r ~ me l. strongest,
'"" '"'N' ''''''' win 'h'ir lhoiall an
''N',H' answered the eau Wlth dl-
''''" i'"N''"s' Tue "t'er'' Win It's
','9'I"''' "''" 'og'' invited 'heh' the
" -" MOUNTAINS oaue them come
o"' 'o"N WIS "ll lh'E craV'd' ana
'"''''E o''i '',""'u tue oooh' lhe'r
yves sought 'h' 'ar'h WIlIcn WAS
c'"" !" receive ',''h'' n'N ana not
,'.'''' ~ WIS o", " Nhoi' mhrrh
'''"'''' ''' "iin'" guards |" the
I'"'' VI 'N''"'I"l' just II pam