The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1922-03-09
saint" WAS FED
Traveller Found His Glass Eye a
Meal Ticket.
Mountain nexicans Could Only Reason
That Possession Of Crystal De-
noted d Holy Man.


| was sitting in the pretty little
plaza at OaNac:t. Mexico - ioylag tit
refreshing breeze that blew in from
the plains of Militia and li-teuing Ia
the music of the military hNnd My
nearest companion on the long htu'.li
was an Old mining man by ne name
of Foster ScurIock He had trannped
the bare. brown hills of AtXico from
guif 10 ocean and III the course OF lis
WandefingS he had seen much OF the
rougSer site of life. ~ we S;ll near
slcam reflected in his right eye which
was OF glass
Were you ever over along the Pa
riiic:" he asked of me
answered that had been down
at M&nzanllo near Colila.
Il mean further up The coast. above
san HlaS. up through Sinaloa and
sonora. It's half-ciNilizrd IN musl
parts IF He state Of Colima. bul take
il further NJ and pretty well inland
anu wa an just ttp'NiA 'lt'' IVi wa.
without seeing a living soul,
Il WAS through there three years
ago. on The lookout for something 60
turn up Nothing but long strips of
sand and endless ridges of mountains.
With here AMI there a litllr mesquite
brush thrown in FOR decoration. In
not much for luNHrieS hui | can stand
a good Tree 10 rest under al noon and
a cool. fresh spring to water from.
"Ihe natives were as Wild aS deer
Wherever would come to one Of
their villages. nine-tenthS Of thea
W"lld hide in the bushes or Scuot off
like rabbits to the mountains I've
stayed all night in one Of their rickety
hut> without seeing or hearing one of
them. In Suc! u state Gf affairs il WAS
q serious matter 10 oct ANYTHING f.
eat
zone day in August i remember es-
peciallN. | came III sight OF a little
adobe hut With a clunlp Of >crubbA
trees around it, after riding all day
With nothing To eat or drink. | woke
~ BAY pony With Il dig III HE ribs and
III less than FIVE minutes | swung out
of the saddle and in al the front door
My sudden appearance scared ibe
woman Of The house, for she dropped
the rolling pin With which she Was
preparing some corn for t"ltillas and
ram back to the other door. Then She
turned and stared evilly ut me
certainly didn't want to pick IL fuss
| with h"r-I was too hun2rN-Su. hat
| IN hand. asked her politely if >hs
Would sell me something /" eat. Al
| first She pretended that she didn't
| understand me. then after She Woultn'
! talk. | sat around 80 long thai to Gil
rid of me she finally grllntrd a little
| Then up and asked her again ion
something to eat.
"She sWore up and down that she
didn't have thing in the house
II turned and walked toward the
1oor as il to leave. shv following al
| my heels. Suddenly / turned and
cramned it into her hand. yelling
| like mad. Keep that til | get some
hing to cal = Well, sir. She dropped
| plumb down on her knees as if she
| had been shot. and then. carefully lay
| ing my eye on the floor She crossed
herself repeatedly. saying in Il penilenl
voice 'Santo mio SAnto moi CMy
Saint, My Sant,) | kn"W then that
her saint would be fed.
"A few minutes later Il couple 81
gamelike BOOSTERS had been killed an,
picked and were we'll on their WAY /,
the kettle.
/ This supper was a grand success
| The Mexican woman and her children
| the holy one eat The guest Of honor
did not need TO be urged To help him
| self. nor did he have any complaints
| to register After the meal was ovel
the remains of the repast were care
| fully packed in my yawnng saddle
| bags and a live rooster tied on behint
for good measure.
"lf you ever travel in those parts
my friend. looking for cement deposits
containing coarse gold. he sure 10 take
| plenty of food and Il good, reliable
glass eye
He rose and shook himself like &
| bear. then With Il hearty "Adus
,senor" he anihlcd away across The
| pIaza.--Geor&e f. Paul in the New
Work Evening Post.