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V ft^oritloi**, FIpc Work*, Pauiiug andKTcrj body HappyV Rwrw, joam tIU-iMwiihiIfiV't€etsi;tilM«.«t or yw*wr readers d«ubll«s« know lh**i, *• *tieh • Uaar» 11 the Merida \ ii npyI anti aonxt rf them may know that 3'I w*» to b« a F. «rth of Julv celebration “ in. Hav i r*g M.m« busiiieas there and be-S of an economic nid I went down on *** Fourth, not an much In be present at the j 01^Hration, as I tb'u|tht I knew that it w»Ullt;| be gr»nd onh* l« imagination. Yet 1|L and tfMt Wl of biblicalwhtn a4be went on her turomtr ex cur-'ifl/* '■ ‘ • . * ** -y V . 1b’ *. *h. was not- more surprised than wa* yourtide**- t, and Hb* her of old I can’t l9,i Half T sa and n‘t one hundrelh part of. It w** nearly all in Spanish. i Jp( ■m i ng wu •anonnrcl by the firing | olt; ,lf I grand s salute which routed all the n» j|K ard strenger* U*, for miles around.]the btttttM pla** «drr » *l«btF «’*’ Ht'«wu,),i lrt^, «H, erected at a great expense Mllt;lf labwT nndl willuW brush a►Of211ymssmsi- -- . - . - ’■ ;■ nr'Sr, under w»hkh co^d ba tented one thote* re Shd perrons* and to arranged that a wfie, «•'y nnde-d siale, ^tending eoneplet- f *Mnd the w lmle spiK1* surrounded on i ili.er 1*5bv luxu*4o«t eaata. j daAt sere n o*clock the immense crowd com-Meed to assemble. They came from a'li 1 conct ir»hle ways-in wagons tf*ll kinds, «»n horses and burro*.the mit.r residence **• baautifMly de-T^ttrd with tftngs. tf|* «l*ft«i •*©*•*««» «f*M*. Hitt Ml l5rlt;— Mtoii wasmdofitItttuihitSloped in one immense banner that mustM ««t amiat«*r0*rr#ir. The bousa of] •tr. |fp,,! beautifully decorated with jand weere many others, but being a |IIIId!||II1(‘Mger 1 f«i leji to k«r*» the different names patriotic owner*. j ,u,llylOn.iu. thetovrn crowded brim^ and runns ing over* *,,d ®r‘ng of guns andtl. ........ »W ■ »--T..........-w u _____ .._________«f 0r*-rt ackers •** *• ***** llt;f ]’'Me from t tie excellent hand mingled with ■ ^mcrrr sh «uts «»f the boys, th unusual ,SM««f brigbt-eH senoritas* wouldfilled ttio soul of «« Apache Indiant*««, the wide-a wrake etiief mar4»at of the d*y,1 . ,r iUK. Roatton. *tem«i ••••«' rough M“'IcriUnd jxsst What this peculiar people »• Nldrnj w asndneed, that everything had «*Si antMfSftfi^d and rrovhtiid for them and | lt;»JSwat not li log Uckin« in the complete ; Wion**»aiigwnmt lor the occa-um, and righ* here ‘’•‘UK. n-marts that I haw attended quite a | ,mSbcrof FcMirth of Ju^ t*i*bnfi»i*r.% and | ». Vs npvpr v«i bisen to ona where I didn’t ; JI)•iff •Si an oat h or a cro»» or aagry word•Hen, nor slaw a man at all under the influ***** of alcolwl before. »nd ‘h**1 too, amongjSp|afeol£*d upon a* IfiW glwa to altA ibatybody was happy* ^ Knlt;Nl• *nd f*Sd the day- imto*n«ely * lhinte nao,tV* night Usi*,aud with nothing bail wAartoIClwlt;li:iNruik. At. 4 p. m. thrro was lormod a th s •^sbn or merv on horseback, and after Oi^ehin^around the Rr*nd Umddieade.1 by j prband mearcbed in double flic to the j an^thboring ««« i. a.*»»« *w« u’ ! P*r delegation back, «^i,r wbich lhlt; iudl* Wlt;•^waiel*^ trifled b.v *** P«trb*tic speech jau*ftha Him. .Penns dfmijoSwaflg esaeswmettcwd al 4 p. m. and eon_ _ Until fig fa M» jR i P* Mb fummont «d grand fiiaplaw gf irwMiprka under theImhseS^tion of Mr. tfarrlson, ably assisted by I SiMlt;^sa.Sd. I fierttm,.fiflHbmi Hatton, Frank j tllt; 'V»v*d «nd lja«r\ ItT-lev and seldom or•ranywtasere m tl»eTerritory have I wit-.^jifcWk. mu ci»trtiniKu* H‘l^rks, flaih«»s, *ht wt*r» of star*, flry serpents ( icrcnKving, writhing, twbting. while I'kVi.m (in wiegs of Are. rockets hissed, re- jI candles poppet* •»“* ih*n olh®r *** ,1) while v..1ch„iO*s were upheaving Are j■m; aiN I ut the best of all was the im^*e and beautiful ballcooa tent tfl St tbv . V( '‘Hi. 11,0 nrstmc souil *»t wrwagrand auc- h, (i*»b{ it rnno beautiful1}', went up like a ’ Met. sad \vhen al tba beigbtl* oi perhaps“ lliousnnd f*ct the E^nd display of fire-*»rks «Uslt;’d»ed begin to explode. Tbe* ryrotlcunicswl display w**» «ranJ bayroad de.•option.Wi.en the* grar.d display was oyer thn•towd rrpairwd to th« srhor and commerced | p| r |2%lng. flae arbor tWMsd «» Its utaaoet* *»pa;*ity, ev-«5ry sout b*i»g occupied, whileI!^aisles wers Ailed with merry dancers—2ldancing * a time- All old and young•waned to * »»jlt;y them* dvea alike. In theMo wl woxild be th** W haired mun andIi rettn (:fflmIm»I:* i v,omun Mid 4.1 ie boy and Rlrl of eight and teaIDaI* i^r* all merry and happy. I■ 1 ,it the t.^‘C displio., ,1 Ik !,wggplt;g w yr- j Nay of the* young h*d*e* present, when 1 R' . plak these jrlrls have never been among w .•uhionable p««ple with n*d a dressmakerMin tweuty-tlv« gjilcsof thorn. Yet many ui them werm elegantly dressed in tha latest I *tlea and xvorc their drosses like queens.VSnii'.TjfJ’ijA•/..ImU'P*si“Worethere* any pretty ones there!” was l^jbbag et m# on my return. Well I should |fi •sv ♦hero wore *on»« beautiful girls there.rP«B*ititif* tb oy would he »«}' country.fherc was *«*t least one Sttcb. Tase my ad-M «id if '«Ki wnut t 1 ttVft R R’M*d lim®n,l aaa so ream of ths best of Ood’s foot-stool lt;U*d be tnmlwd just right, go to the next 4ihof July «’!«. i ration at La Mesa II. II.Kn13nto
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Las Cruces Rio Grande Republican
Las Cruces, New Mexico, US
Sat, Jul 09, 1887
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