Alamo Ranch: A Story of New Mexico

blustering from the west, bringing to Mesilla Valley, in its wintry

these stormy days, gathering in the ranch parlor after the mid-day meal, their dis

e Grumbler, drawing into the s

ly to the disheartened landlord, who, reckless of expense, commanded of the chore-boy

cks for Boston, and round up the winter with furnace heat

thrown in," suggested the Gr

f a volume which he had been reading by the dim afternoon light of this lowering day. "Here, now, is something that

d Bixbee, and, with the general

eavens. In it dwelt Payatuma, making his circuit of the world in a day and a night. He saw that the d

), mindful lest the people on their long journey to the appointed abiding-place succumb to weariness and fall by the way, made for them a koshare, a delight-maker. His

ad. And ever from that day, in their wanderings in search of a satisfactory settling-p

s to smile on the planted maize till it sprouted and flowered in the fertile bo

s the Free-masons, or the Knights of Pythias, with us. This necessity, we are told, arose from the fact that among the Pueblos t

wn a leaf and closing his book, "with

emand? It has struck me," continued he, looking quizzically at this disgruntled asse

responded the Me

arvard man. "Write me as on

approving voices. "Let us have

ed in the climatic belt of clubdom, and regent of a Chapter o

iable readiness to undertake for her friends the helpful office that among afternoon tea-

fully suggested the gray-eyed school-mistress, who rejoiced in

iss Louise, who, an accomplished musician, and distinguished for her amateur acting, wit

to give interest to our club," suggested Mrs. Bixbee; and here she looked signifi

highly entertaining, and we can, no doubt, count upon our friend, Mr. More

ter which the more sleepy sought their beds. The evening blew stormily in; but, gathered about the centre table in the

nt, Miss Paulina secretary, and the Harvard man treasurer. These preliminari

music, tableaux, and recitations. A shooting-match, under the direction of Leon, was to come off weekly on the grounds of the establishment. There should be among the clubbists a fund collected for magazines; and on fortnig

s have them," and suiting deed to word, he subscribed to the book-fund on the spot, and paid surreptitiously t

aws bundled themselves in winter wraps and, handed into their vehicle by the Harvard man, se