182 NEAR MANHATTAN, KANSAS. • But the sun is reaching the horizon in the west,' [so we must proceed toward the chief's village east of i Mttohattan. This is done amidst songs, laughter and music by the band, consisting of "drums and pipes, something like flutes, of which they have a great many." Upon arriving at the village our party are given huts to live in, and Monte and Ysopete are veri- table "Sancho Panzas," and Alonso is their-^**Don Qaizote.'l , Monte fairly worships the young Span- lard, and sings his praises all the time, because of his
- beiii]]r the only one that can talk with the people, and
also Ysopete being quitie a character in the eyes of his ! own folks, for he has had experiences which few of his countrymen had gone through. Ysopete had no lack of sweethearts, for he is a young wsurrior of average looks, and the additional pohsh he acquired frcHn his contact with civilized people naturally makes the expression on his face niore attractive, and, more than that, he is nearing home,, and soon expects to see the "girl he left behind "
