Franciscan herald (1913 - 1940) . ource of assistance inthe future, as it has been in the past. FRANCISCAN HERALD 109 THROUGH THE LAND OF THE PAPAGOS CONTINUEDBy Fr. Tiburtius, ON our arrival in Quijitoa thefollowing afternoon, we weretold of the death of a younggirl. The beautifully adorned cof-fin of the girl was surrounded bymusicians, who had been hired forthe occasion, and who were nowplying their craft. The people ex-pressed great joy at seeing me, andthe men soon came to shake had a conference with the chief,at which he said, It is, indeed, sadthat the girl has died; but
Franciscan herald (1913 - 1940) . ource of assistance inthe future, as it has been in the past. FRANCISCAN HERALD 109 THROUGH THE LAND OF THE PAPAGOS CONTINUEDBy Fr. Tiburtius, ON our arrival in Quijitoa thefollowing afternoon, we weretold of the death of a younggirl. The beautifully adorned cof-fin of the girl was surrounded bymusicians, who had been hired forthe occasion, and who were nowplying their craft. The people ex-pressed great joy at seeing me, andthe men soon came to shake had a conference with the chief,at which he said, It is, indeed, sadthat the girl has died; but I have brated in a truly Catholic mannerthough with some intermingling ofthe old pagan rites, will in timebecome a beautiful Catholic morning of the feast day wasushered in with the booming of can-non. A little after sunrise, I cele-brated holy Mass, which the In-dians, mostly all pagans, attendedwith reverence and devotion. Thechurch was crowded to the doors,and many were forced to standwithout. Immediately after Mass,. A Group of Papagos considered the matter well, andsince we all will have to die sometime, and since all things have beenprepared for the feast, the feastmust go on. I then made a pro-gram with him, which consisted inthis that whenever services wereheld in the church, no dancing orfeasting was to take place. The little chapel, the most beau-tiful of the desert, was tastefullydecorated with silk and paper flow-ers. This feast which is now cele- the dance bagan, and excepting thetime for services, lasted day andnight for three days. One man,l whose services are often paid forwith a cow) encircles his waist witha belt of bells, and his legs, fromthe ankle to the knees, he coverswith a string of cocoons filled withsmall pebbles, thereby producing anoise similar to the rattling of arattle snake. Thus equipped hebegins his series of dances to thetune of some instrument. These 110 FRANCISCAN HERALD dances are very interesting at first,but soon become tedious,
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