Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1870-09-21
Vas ! simply making fool of myself?

The gipsy sparkled with gratitude; but
a curious smile which played upon her
lips gave weight to the mental self-inter.
rogation. "a gd 55ras y.1smr5l w
A bold, quick effort was necessary for
the salvation of my dignity. resolved
violently to abduct the gypsy amid the
horrors of the assembly. seized her by
the wrist-,,.... NM
At that moment / was aware of SEN
sation suggesting the notion that l had
been boxed on the ear by q paving stone,
and became Immediately unconscious.
When l had recovered, l found myself
at the corner of tho street, of which, the
MAN of Stone" (Hombre dc Piedra),
still records the frightful visit paid to my
predecessor. .rf
A guant person, without a face, was
looking down upon me, as benignantly as
1t could under the disadvantageous cir
cumstances. Of course it was the COM
mandant. ......... ........t
"For the sake Of auld lang syne," he
said, 81 have saved you from an unpleas-
ant difficulty. 1t was who knocked you
down ~ otil Va@l
As | lacked words to express my dubi-
GUS gratitude, the figure, after a pause,
continued: r UH
"While you were committing that ab-
surdity in the ballroom you did not no.
tice slim gipsy, who is the intended of
that extremely plain and vulgar dancer.
That ingenious person carries a sort of
needle. with which he is caple of inAicting
a stab, unperceived at the moment, but,
in the long run, certainly fatal. This
needle he was on the point of using, but
by my timely box on your ear, he was
prevented from so doing. Be wiser in
future"
expressed my thanks with all the
, gratitude which a man with ears Justify
boxed is able to feel towards the dealer of
the blow; but / despised the counsel of
my benefactor. ....
! Was 1 not the Don Juan Tenorio, who
few centuries ago had carried off Dona
: Anna (they call her Inez at Seville), and
? was | not therefore bound ir honor to do
something desperate? a1
With my cloak closely wrapped around
D me, | strayed unwittingy beyond the
t boundaries Of the city, and entered the
t fair, which, as usual, was held on the ad.
, joining plain.
, l walked through the most fashionable
, of the temporary streets, where all the
: noble and gentle families of Seville lived
y for three days, each in separate stall,
: or met in a ballroom, erected in theil
r immeti late vicinity. The sound Of the
f chat in the brilliant stalls, and of the mu.
t sic in the ballroom, sounded pleasant te
my ear but | passed on to less fash
e ionable quarter, and rested myself in 0
: stall of humble appearance, raised for the
E sale Of s'bonuelos."
9 The "bonuelo" is sort Of fritter, o.
a ring-like form, made by glpsys only
under the very noses of their customers
r and vended at price ridiculously low
, When 1 had consumed a lofty-mountair
o of these delicacies, and washed it dtwr
n with detestable liquor, resembling aniseed
!, | proceeded on my way; for though l ex
t cessively admired very handsome gipsy
y woman. who had waited upon me, / wa
s somewhat awed by her stern, hard fea
: lures.
b I will add that my adventure in the dan
e cing-room had made me shy Of gipsics il
Q general. Q ,.5, 5tre,v ..rT
| ] reached a booth, on which hung
Q boldly painted picture Of a glantess' an' am
J, into which crowd was thronging, pai'
r the price Of admission, and entering tn
r booth, saw the giantess seated on chal
Of state. Rising, she made a speech
= stating the particulars of her BIRTH dc
IS scent and stature, and then invited me
a as the tallest of the company, to stan,