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that his COUSIN, the Indian Elephant,
had very small cars ard MIR African
Elephant. had very large onc~. ard there
was also quite a little jealousy between
them ,vcr fcrt
50 when Nh Monkey mentioned
stocking, and all The animals laughed
Mr. Elephant did rot like II
But he did not eav ANYTHING, for inst
81 that moment he had thought Of some
thing that would vcrv likclv turn the
laugh On tho other animals ~ the morning
Where % you MI sleep hc asked,
looking vory innocent.
Not far fro m the entrance 10 tho jungle
SAID hr Lion, "and We hang our stock
lngs on the trpcs
When each IL the animals had fastened
n stocking to . tree Mr Elephant SAID
thcv had made - much fun he guessed he
better not hang h;s up at all as he really
felt quite hurt about what MIR Monkcy
had said and ~ amount II coaxing could
make him hang m his stocking.
Pretty soon Ill the other animals WIRE
fast asleep md then Mr. Elephant got Ip,
and gong 70 the first tree al tho edge If
tho j4agic hc nailc, i huge stocking to II
= guess they nill not laugh II me-
~ the morning. for If | am not mistaken
Hk3tStt tfiAt tli.eta A7sEift t1tts IfAlH E41A
stocking there won't hc anything left for
fhc Others
When Inc jungle animals awokc Christ
mas morning there sat Mfr Elephant
eating peanuts and candy and playing
ball with oranges and not thing did any
of the others get for il was just as MIR
Elephant had thought when Santa filled
his stocking there was not 50 much SIS .
peanut left for tho others
Small feet are all very we'll, said
MIR Elephant. Al any time but Christ
mas. and then tho bigger the feet the
more YOU get
There was nothing q d. but put on their
empty stockings, and no one sad . word,
nut Mr. Monkey, up III the roe. let him
self down hy his tail and took MI the peanuts
he could grab whcn Mr Elephant was
PLAYING with the oranges
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CHRISTMAS IN THE JUNGLE.

II was Christmas Eve in the jungle
and all the animals were talking about
what they expected 10 find IN their stock
ings the next morning.
Now it happened that MIR. Elephant
had never been with the other jungle
animals at Christmas; in fact, he had
never heard anything about it before.
How do you get your prcscnts7"
he asked. do you find them hanging on
the trees?'
mo, indeed" said Mr. Lion. ''You
hang up your stocking and this Santa
Claus man fills IL.
"fou can easily soc who has the smallest
feet, laughed Mr.. Tiger. looking at his
wife, who smiled and looked down ut her
own small feet with pride.
''fo, hop' laughed the Monkey from
the tree over MIR. Elephants head, IL
guess We wont have to look nj the stock
ings to sec who has the largest foot Your
stocking will look pretty funny, Mr..
Elephant more like bag than stocking.
Ha, ha, hat
Mr.. Elephant was very good natured,
but he did not ike to he mnde fun of,
and especially 10 have his feet or ears
mentioned, for it was a well known fact
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SANDMAN FOR TOMORROW NIGHT
THE LOST SOLDIER.

I Il must have been mistake OF cour@e
I that he was lett in the t'layroom at Christ
I nastlne, where only 3 litfi" girl played,
but there ne was found on Christmas
i morning = great big soldier with big
7 black hat
i But when the lat was removed be was
+ found 70 be hollow ard filled with csrdy
50, perhaps, that was the reason BigSoIdicr
WAS left with the toys that only lttle girls
play NTH
Elsie DOH tried t. talk to him when the
talking tine cam, 'or the toys, at -, but
all he would say, as le held ono hand on
his head was Oh Where is nv reg
Tnent? Whatever shall | do. / wlll be
called deserters
Teddy Bear tired To tell Soldier wha t
jolly tines they had at night, ard even
/. Calico Cat tired to pun her admiration
FOR hs beautiful fur hat But eli he
would answer TO anyone wss OH
Where IS my regiment Whatever shall
| do | VII be called desertcr
nat GOES be mean asked Elsie Doh.
i do not know, replied Calico Cat.
All ! can make out Is that be warts his
dessert. He must have been eating his
dinner when Santa Claus took him away .
''Oh, noi That is not what be means
~4t CAL TOM Guy APSSA4 ~ 10 cO3tlS~
thing about hls regiment / am afraid
he ran away and that is terrible thing
for d soldier 10 do
But one day there came 70 the Playroom
TO visit ailttle boy.an with him he brought
q box fulI of Little soldiers, just like the
Big Soldier.
Oh, let me have the Big Soldier for the
captain he said TO the little girl
You can have him 20 keep If you like, .
replied the little girl. Girls do not play
with soldiers. and all the candy is gone
nov, SO | don't want him.
When the little boy went home Big
Soldier was tucked under his ann, for he
was too big 10 20 IN the box with the
other soldiers That night the toys all
gave a gh Of relief when il was II O. clock
j am glad that little visitor carried away
Big Soldier" said Elsie Doll II do
believe he would have gone crazy if he
had been left here much longer
We'll, We should, if be had not, snap
ped Calico Cat, and hope nov lie will
get the dessert he was talking about
Calico Cat, cant you understand how
serious It was, said Teddy Bear "Ilo
lost bis regiment, and he was afraid they
would ttunk he ran away and would shoot
him
i9apOJ iii4t SdIu 1aA1CO 1db.
thought they went 10 war 10 be shot
Why was he afraid, / should ike to know.
20, deari Girls never I'm 5erstand
anything about war, said Teddy Bear
IF he was shot for deserter it would have
been dishonor, and il he is shot fighting
it is an honor
Huh, shifted Calico Cat Boys can
give the silliest reasons for things If
he gets shot he viii be killed, and that is
all there is to it"
There is no use, said Teddy, tapping
his heed and looking at Calico Cat; there
II want you to understand am not q
mechanical toy, and have no wheels
any where about me, said Calico Cat,
with her back bumped and her claws show
ing in such a manner that Teddy Bear
turned somersault and got to the other
side of the room and said no more
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REALIZATION.
Chapter INK
= -

And II was a ClTl after all
But Il was many hours bctoT LOUIS
xas able even H. ask. ard when the nurse
told her. she gave lasnt sndC - pleasure
She was still too weak to say more than the
most necessary words
4 think she pleased hccausa is
g1rl she heard the nurse SAY to Harry
who was standing across the room. Now
that she was able to take notice, there
.eeu-,d u =. q lot Of figures IN the room.
Then I'm glad too, Harry Voice
answered
Did you want boy Il was deep
vulce this time Louise recognized it as
thst Of Or Drake
u didn't care. I wanted anything
Ioaise wanted There was general
laughter at thus There seemed to be
nlsulv people around Louise forced herself
~ .,rsen her ewes. though her hds seemed
szIr1ousiv heavy les, her father was there
to-, sitting Oh the end 81 the bed.
Shc tried 70 sulIe and succeeded weak
" che felt someone take her hand 50 she
cp-sned her eyes again. Il was not Harry
tins time out her father warn feeling oi
happlne=ss vent through hcr. THIS was
tbs flrst thing II the nature Of q voluntary
ca.ess that her father had gwen her.
Lie had many coInpeusatIons, she
ia, Tact that she vas 50 deLcIously droWBy.
dours atcr she woke up again. This
eloe she had lost the feeling of detach-
rr.ent she vas aware OF all the details Of
she room II must be evening she thought.
Tor 8 lamp was burning on the table,
shaded 60 thu light would not be ID her
eyes
The nurSe came to tho bed as Louise
STIRRED and Smiled down al her the cheer
f,n professional set thoroughly ,yInpathe-
! &c smile that an good nurses srem to
pJssess
''Feehng better she asked
LOUIS ne dcI
u want Y ser ny hany she tod
her
The nurse dlslp, cared and came
) ts.rk presently carving . tray whitc
+ bundle. Harrs r;truc lp ~ the SAME tune
auG knecltfg hy the bcj took ole of hIs
vif, hands
lnui-e y..ls saivcrHg WITH exci,emeut
- hat would j, iook like th4s wcc product
/. 81 Ter sou and bJdy tlc plodge AID proof
u hcr Low, ri Earry, f'ho lad seen very
lev babi,s If her life Sic knew hem
mostly 4, the chubby cAcnb- of tie
picture books
Harry placed aroths5 pillow behind hcr
- rals hrr slightly ard thr nurse pun tie
lttle bundle ot vhIte besides hcr Louise
looked and locked then turned t1 the
nurse with q queer expression nn hcr face
DO they always looh Ike that she
asked
The nurse sinilcd r,-ass .rirgiy
No baby looks pretty when it's
a. young she said Your little daughter
II only about 20 hour, o.d Vast afrE days
and then see how sweet shc u be
.lts 81 tiny Louise said present
~.
Yes. it's smaller than the average
FIVE and half pounds The nurse stated
Il ID 8 matter Of fact WAY
Louise looked again Tile shock that So
many young mothers must feel when they
fust ses their baby was over There Is
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By Wall Mason
RnAn EXPFRIFNCF.

The wind, from arctic coasts afar,
was blowing shEewdly. fierce and
keen. ard | vas out M my closed
car consuming costly gasoline |
glnrled in the wIntTy storm, |
watched the snow drift with . smile
for | VAS co2y snug and warm, and
hmousines are all the stvlc. 1Blow,
blow, | said, thou wintry wind,
and shrek A fiercer, louder note,
for | have winter badly skinned
when ride forth in my closed boat
nd then beatty tire went fat,
and stepped out to vlcw the
wreck: the tempest blew away
my hat, and wound my whiskers
around my neck. toiled away
with wrench aud jack and shed 4
lot OF frozen tears, and sprained
my hooks aud broke my back. and
ir0ze my eyebrows and my ears
50 | removed the busted tire, and
put another In its stead, and gath
cred wrench and Jack and Tyre, and
started downward, seeing red. |
had not Travelled half verSt, | had
not gone parasang, before another
casing burst, with raucous and re-
sounding bang. And harder then
the fierce winds blew, as Id re-
quested them to blow; and Father
Winter sprained thew to show
what spaarns he co lid throw. I
still have auto rides enough, and
still | burn the gasoline; nut winter
hears from me no bluff; I'm Of a
humble, chasteued mein.
.4$% %+4+%+@@%4@@+@+4AA%s %%%&%%S
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DAILY ECONOMY CALENDAR
Copyrixns. 1912 by The MCCLURE News
paper Syndicate. Sev York CITY
WASTE IN BUYING.

WASTE IN BUYING.
The elimination Of the seasonal gown is
something that designers makers Of
wornen's frocks and suits and coass arc
working for. They any that one of tho
conditions thst mikes wouirn'e apparel
go high in price is The fact Tat every season
new stock hns To be secured which II not
sold before the eenron Is partly over must
be cold at a sacrifice. OF course mer-
chants ARE not in business for philanthrople
PURPOSES. so If they make both ends
meet they mugt necessarily charge enough
for things 10 begin with To make up for
the loss involved later on. In other
words W. pay for having things ncu and
we pay very dearly for 1t.
However, If women could be made to
understand hat prices sould be fairer
If there was not this passipn for ngwnees
the situation would tie different.
Compare meme shirts with women's
blouses. The styIea in shirts change 30
be aurr, but there arc no abrupt seasonal
changes They come more or less grad
,lally. Cuffs become narrower. There Is
IA new way of making the hem at the front.
The back yoke changes shape, and then
there are designs and coiors that are more
fashionable one season than the next
But the prices Of shirts remain out
staple That ii shirt bought ia April
or May costs about tire same as one bought
IN June or july There is no neceEsity
to get rid of perfectly good stock toward
the clope Of thc Reaso bee use something
radically different Is coming IN for the next
soas n. SO the price remains much lie
same.
With wuruen's blouacs IL il different.
Even the woman dressing on very rnoder-
ate incomes usually insists on having
something new, something essentially
different from anything that she has had
before She pays more for novel. ides.
than she will pay for good material Of
course, all womcn are not like this Somc
prefer to DO away with the drastic seasonaI
changes This dnea not mean that styles
would not change, but it would mean that
there would be fewer Of those small, really
unimportant changes that really have
nothing much 70 do with the big wave Of
fashion changes, but which make the
problems of keeping down pricss 20 diff
cult for the merchants,
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FUNERAL or MRS. GRAHAM.
Many Persons Attended the 0h>equirs
Vhirh Took Place this Morning

III, funeral of AiTs Ellen = Graham.
Mother ii Collector Of Internal Revenue
Harry I Graham took place this morning
from her late home, 1904 West str,et
and wsls largely attended by relatives and
friends Solemn requiem mass Mas said
IT st Pstrick Church Rev. james NJ,
Grant was cxlebrant and Rev Jamn, T.
Quislcy preached the sermon The AS
sistanis vrrc Rev Leonard Walter n
Sacred Heart Church and Rev James
NCkcnna of 81 Mary s InterTnent
Wsls rna3c Al the ncw Cathedral cemetery.
The palitearcrs were Matthew y
Murphy James II Kane, Georpp +,
q onncr. leo N Montgomery, Mark
Mckfnaa and Thomas J. Farley
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Christmas Program as ST. PauE's.

The following Is bhe m.1. ,cal program
for Christmas at 81 PauFs Roman Cath
odc Church 5 a m, Professional,
Stausebach Orchestra ard organ. kirle
and Gloria IN Exec LIs Deo. from Hayden 5
Mass IN G. Osfertory. Adeste Fidelis,
by NoveIh Credo, oanctus Benedlctus
and Agnlrs Dei, from Hsydens Mass IN
b Flat. O Holy Night. solo aud chorvS
~ Adam ''N ben Glory Lit the Mid
night Air, by Dcillman, solo and chorus.
Recessionsl by stausebach's Orchestra
and Organ
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AFTER THE CHRISTMAS
DINNER ECONOMY

Few hoyfekeepcrF at Christnfstime
plan beyund the Christmas dinner, but
All know that there must be period 81
economy after the Great feast 10 this tlme
of high prices
So the born ho,lsekeeper finds herself
slipping away from the crowd n the living
room at the end of Christmas Day and
taking account Of lcftovers
Ifitlse these turkey leftoyurs clevariy
she plans, we need buy no NEST for at
least three or four DAYS
She then takes pencil and paper ard
builds some such menus IS the following
utilizing the remainder Of the turkey so as
10 provide hot dashea for the neTt three
DAYS dinners
Fridays Dinner
Clear Soup
Dreaded Turkey
Mashed Po'sto BAKED Celery
lettuce
Coffee Cranberry Pie
Saturdays Dinnex
Consornme
Turkev and Stuflng Souffie
Sweet Potatoes Bects
Konaine
Coffen Preserves
Sundays Dinner
eleTy Soup
Turkey veal RamelIns
Boiled Potatoes CaulIflOser
Lettuce
Coffee Zee Cream
Dreaded Turkey Roll good -siaesi pieces
of cold cooked turkey flrst in beaten egg
and then ii SEA oned brcadcrumls.
Put these in q well creased baking pan with
i small piece Of butter on each. Let bake
until thoroughly heated through and d
delicate brown
Turkey ard StuiBng Souffie Boil bro
ken-up pieces Of nacaroni until tender
To cup II these short leT shts Of hot
uacaroni add cup Of brown turkt V
gravy, cup Of turkey stuff Eg and
cup Of turkey meat scraps Season with
salt, pepper ard 3 little lemon Juice
Make cream sauce by blending , table
spoons each Of butter and flour and adding
cup Of rich milk. To cups of the
above mixture, add | cup Of this cream
sauce Heat in the top OF double boiler
When it tegns TO boil up. remove from
fire and beat in the yolks Of 2 eggs Now
fold in the stlff'y beaten whites Of , eggs,
turn the mixture into q souffe dish large
enough so that it need &c Only Lalf full.
place this dish in pan Of hot water. and
bake for thirty minutes IN good oven
Serve hot IN the souffe dish
Turkey-Vfal RameLibs- MAKE i paste
lover the fire. in the top Of double boiler,
bv combining tablespoon Of -four with >
tablespoons Of melted butter add pint
of milk, L cup al canned mushrooms sliced
gill Of mushroom liquor, J J punt Of diced,
cold cooked turkey and ) pint Of diced
cold cooked veal Allow to cook for Il
few minutes, then add the yolks Of !. eggs
stirring slowly As soon rs the entire,
mixture is q pale, creamy yellow turn into
small individual ramekins and serve at
once.
Tomorrow Letters
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ETHER HICHBALL 'vERBoTEN. z
Two Parts Alcohol to One Part Ether: II
Gnf RY fnr a lime.

Lewiston, Me, Dec - Have IN
ether nighbail" Is the newest invitation
among Name vets The ether h'gn-
ball IL q mixture of ether and alcohol
abnut one part ether and tw0 parts
alcohol Those who have cxpenmented
with i Assert that It has IN elevating
effect.
While the stuff is taken ~ mixed,
many prefer 70 heat the mixtures 70
a temperature where the other cvap-
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Cigar 90. Employees to Hsve Party.

TIE ur employees of the New Castle
Cigar Company viii have their Christmas
party this afternoon st $50 o'clock.
They have arranged their OVID program
which Is quite an elaborate ore
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crates after which the alcohol = dIlui4r
.glth water IN 50-50 rasls, nerrt,
becoming the good old lze nlr
Of Maine lame
This concoction r. put 20 " 9uncr
and half and three ounce bottle
under the name Eminent, 'ghich en-
abled il 70 get by for sonne tirnr. hut
nov the officers have begun selzlng no
stuff and the courts u condemn i a. al
lntouc2nt.
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Hearing on Pike Creek Road.

Farmers Who want sll Of the Pike 3
Creek road rebuilt viii he given hearing
hy the Levy Court on January Is. They
will ask that the work be done next spring
TWo-t thirds Of the road has been rebuilt
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Every Evenings classified 8dvPrrrse-
ulcnts bring results. Proved ~ the sstss-
faction oi many and wiil b r. vou- Adv
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SANDMAN STORY.
BY Mira 2. A. Walker.

Cn-yrtVht, 1915. by tbe Mcclure Now
paycr Syndicate. New York City.
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RIPPING RHYMES.

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ror sale o. y b Dantorth,
second aDd Edarl1es sereea
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-07
Urging Railroad Reform

THE Texas railroad commission, it is announced is about
to take steps compel return to the prewar seized
ue Of passenger service several Of the important
railroad lines Of the state hearing and discussion are
set for April at Austin.
The commissions stand that does not permit OF
contradiction It that nasmuch the is over and
there longer any troop movements Of consequence
there is no reason why inadequate passenger schedules
should continue be maintained why trains should be
routed over alien roads, except in certain instances The
commissions attitude has confederation in recent state
eut by director general Of railroads Walker D. Hines that
traffic is normal again. If why should not schedules
also be normal?
Late trains crowded trains reroutng of trains demon
allied passenger and express service inadequate sleeping
car service inferior dining ssTvice-these are the
things the public willing to grin at bear during the
the sake OF victory but dkes decidedly in
time Of peace
There has been Just little improvement in some re-
spects The dining little better and the Texas
railroads recently reguouped with little more regard
for their pTewar status, but there is still much room for
improvement.
However, about all the Texas commission can do, so
far the ordinary citizen see, as strong
possible to Washington and then hope
for the best.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-07
HOROSCOPE

MARS and Saturn are in evil pIac'
w today, according TO astrology.
It should be a time for careful ac-
zion and a positive attitude OF mind
for there may be conditions that de-
mand supreme confidence.
Mars is in a place that seems 20
foreshadow some sort Of a temporary
obstacle in the way Of peace.
This is not a favorable sway for
any sort OF banking or financial
transaction that involves large
amounts OF money. but the rule VIII
change 20 a more fortunate planetary
government.
The seers declare that through this
month and next there may be tests 10
the national character and that the
year VIII be one Of great events most
beneficial for the country.
Since the United States has proved
Its supreme resourcefulness IN the
war. astrologers declare that its pos
siblities In world commerce VIII be
splendidly demonstrated
The stars are in an aspect sup
posed 70 cause unrest and discomfort
among soldiers. but there is a sign
making for the best fortunes for them
IN the future.
Saturn IS read as presaging the
deaths OF many prominent persons
who are OF advanced age
The sudden ending Of many lives
viii be noticeable in the next few
months. it is prognosticated, and this
has some occult relation or core
spondence with the deaths on the bat
tlefield.
Children are 90 benefit greatly in
the coming months and again inves-
legations o. asvlums and hospitals
where they are cared for are fore-oId
Schools are now subject 20 q con-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-07

7 Riley and then to Leavenworth in the
stage.
Trip TO New Mexico.
Again. in November, 1858. I made a
I trip TO New Mexico on the stage line.
They then had a change Of animals
at Fort Larned and Fort Lyon Con-
ductors, drivers and passengers
/ camped out every night and did their
I own cooking. At I2rned we encoun-
/ tered q heavy snowstorm and had to
/ abandon our coach and had TO take
q light, canvas covered spring wagon.
[ We were nine days going 240 miles
Z the distance between Fort Larned
and Fort Lyon Then again we en-
countered deep snow in crossing the
Ration mountains. between Bents old
fort and Fort Union. and thence TO
Santa Fe- Here the stake line ended
and had 70 make q canvass Of New
Mexico towns in private conveyance,
such as I could get
7 reached Las Vegas on my return
trip on the 25th Of December. on that
night there was a terrific snowstOrm.
The next day another traveller and
myself engaged an open buggy and
two mules Of Charles Kitchen and
went over TO Moro. Here I saw the
house where Capt Hendiey. Of the
Ray County company belonging TO
Col Prices regiment during the Mex
lean war OF 1876. was killed in a bat
tie during that war. My brother VIII
liam belonged 70 his company. and
was with him at the time he was
killed After the war Capt. HendIey's
remains were taken back TO Rich
mond, No. and buried.
The Early Driver.
We returned 10 Vegas and then
took the stage over the Ration noun
tains TO Bent's old fort on the Arkan-
sas river. and from there up the river
via Pueblo 10 Denver. which was then
mining town built mostly OF boards
and logs.
From Denver we took the stage 70
Atchison. kan. and thence home
February 3. 1880. the late o. T. Bas-
sett and myself took passage on the
southern Overland stage coach at
Fort Worth for FL Paso. We ar
rived at Comanche on the 9Th. left on
the 9Th and arrived at Brentwood
that day. We arrived at Waltha1 on
the 18th and Fort Concho on the 9Th
where we spent the day with Lieut..
Z p. Hunt, and left there at p. ID.
for Fort Stockton Among the pas
sengers was Mr. Corbett. sutier at
Fort Stockton. fine ta1ker. who told
many Indian stories calculated 20 dis
turb tenderfoot Every passenger
in those days carried a Winchester
rifle as well as pistols. We arrived
At Fort Stockton on the 11th and left
Mr. Corbett and one other passenger.
thus leaving Mr.. Bassett and myself
alone In the stage. Arrived at Fort
Davis at go a. n. on the 18th. where
we found that nothing was talked
OF but Victoria. the great leader Of
the Mescalera Apache Indians The
drivers pointed out many graves
along the road. the occupants having
been victims OF the Indian raids. We
arrived at old Fort ouitman the night
Of the 18th At the stage station We
found two Mexican herders who had
been robbed Of their sheep that day
by band OF Indians, which they sup
posed was Victoria's bands. We par
took OF some black coffee, bacon and
hard bread for supper.
Indians Near Fl Paso.
BY this time the driver called out