| Show mexican funerals and burials Bu Du rials an old lady belonging to one of the erst class flim families alies ot of the an accent cent spanish ri regime ime has bas often told tile me wib pride prid how on the t I 1 e ill of f her grandon years cars ago the little corpse was flecked decked with jewels elou enough ii to ransom it kino king the file boy was enveloped in rich point lace and all the lite ilia diamonds I 1 ilonis and other jewels belonging to the tha family ring brooches necklaces necklace tiaras giaras to the value balue of halt a million dollars were collected to put upon him during the day the whole street was hung lung with sable draperies it brass brn ss band played on oil the outer balcony of the houte house funeral baked mea meat weld spread in one pt of the lower rooms where liuna burla reds rids feasted and the tiny corpse as it lay in ill late was wai visited by all the grandees grandeas gran dees in the city poor baby notwithstanding hi 16 i in more re than regal splendor the alie mot mother mourned her be lighted hope lope as other inot mothers heri do doubtless more bitterly because bause with that little lump of clay perished the last scion of at a noble house 1 apropos of these things a b tory 4 told by the late countess coonfi ss oil de id IA baica bai ca which is no lie doubt true A ledy of ingli ln gh rauk rank havivi having died her relatives according P to the fashion prevailing in mexico undertook to commit her to tho the tomb I 1 ill 1 her moat darsi aresi that ihal tn in 1 1 which sho she had been married only t the he year before it happened that t this robe was a marvel of luxury abose whoso equal had been lee see seen n even in this then luxurious co country Il litty it WM was entirely composed of 0 tin finest pointed lace of fabulous value decorated with real pearls and adorned with ribbons which were heavily embroidered gold oil thus attired the countess was laid i in ii her colli n aal i thousands crowded to view her beautiful bealli ful costume de niort mort after which she wits was consigned to sepulchre ill alic C key of which aich was in trusted to a itu well lvell from abe charnel house bouse to ballet corps is rather an abrupt transition but it occur icil to the pearl strewn 0 grown rown aforesaid A acir few months later a company of french ballet dancers a appeared aired a at t the mexican capital choso whoso 0 chi clinef of danseuse dansen sc w was is as remark remarkable able for for I 1 coquetry as for the brevity of her petticoats and the ilie length of her P pirouettes roulettes rou ettes on oil the night ni lit of the favorite ballet when a sea of shiny bald heads made tile the front rows in the opera honse bonse look like a cobble paved street mile Ian pauline line waltzed in ill willi a succession of atol astonishing lishing pirouettes and posing upon one toe looked around forthe for the custon customary lary applause but instead a thrill of horror pervaded the assembly accompanied compa nied by increasing murmurs of indi indignation nation for th alic c danseuse dause was attired aired in the identical dress that the lamented countess had lately been laid away in iii point lace pencils gold ribbons there was no mistaking it hardly bad lie curtain rung down before ilie hie dancer bathed in tears fears of rage rage and mortification was surrounded I 1 by y officers of the law illy who 1010 denial demanded led to know liola she be became ased idill il 1 blat blie 11 had ad lined no tom tomb but t that hat a a wealthy lover loter bad purchased her favor with it lie he having paid lit an extravagant price for it to a well known city modiste to the modiste then went the officers and the whole truth came out she bad purchased it for foe from an all old min fit whom she bile minutely described uy by dint of Nig M dorous orous investigation the old raw found and proved to he no other oilier than the pious to whom was tile I 1 key icy of tilt alic countess tess tomb shortsighted short sighted sacristan lie ile justly ended his hii days in ili prison prisa n correspondence aveto york 11 ork mail tall express |
