Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-12-21

the Allemada, great overgrown. vicious
looking Spaniard came running after u-.
making believe to be Infatuated. he thrust
-FOUR bogus peseta at Wilson, saying,
"Malo Malow Wilson told him III the
best Spanish he could command, that
twas not the same money we had given,
and then he clenohed his fists as il to
strike and sv5ore most numerically. He
was trying the dodge of intimi lation,
which hardly worked to his satisfaction.
Next hD used few such delicate epithets
az "Tb ieves," "Liars," etc. Finding them
OF no avail, he put his hand to his belt to
grasp his stilletto, and to brandish that in
our faces. At this juncture one of our
party pulled forth a six-shooter. and cock
ing it, with his finger adjusted to the trig-
ger, said angrily, "Clear out, you dirty
scoundr 81 % He decamped at once, run
ming ss fast as Spanish legs could carry
him to a great sycamore tree, and peering
from behind il, he brandished the knife
with numerous "Diavalos," as we turned
our backs to walk away. We had gone
but & few steps ere a shower of stones
came after US in rapid succession. While
a naughty little school boy used to play
at the game of shop toadies," but never so
lively as this morning, when that acoursed
SpApisrd was pitcher. We lost no time
in seeking the Guadiana, for we had no
surety of what the next moment might be.
Twill be surprising to you to know that
Spanish guards pstrolling Almeria saw
the whole affair this morning, but dared
not interfere. Had it grown so serious
ss to warrant shot from their carbines,
we should have promptly heard it, but in
minor cases and such offenses as will not
warrant the exile or shooting of these
desperadoes, the guards are afraid to in
terfere.
Another survey of the quay of Almeria
surprises US with Its extent and solidity.
Strange that so unimportant a seaport
should be so favored, while Malaga, the
comm ercial queen of Anda)usia, is so pow
erty-stricken in this particular,
We are aboard ship and depart before
noon. Eloisa, my little Spanish teacher,
l call her sits at my side, reading some
book of her mother tongue, and with an
occasional pointing to an English or
French word, her quick mind discovers it
at once. She asks, "Cono p dow P and
when l tell her the pronunciation, she
repeats it with quick, ringing laugh of
merry innocence. Particularly is it anus
ing if the sound be uncommon to her
such words as nose, mouth, teeth, freeze,
etc. She takes especial delight in drawl
ing repetition for sake of contrast with the
sweetly rounded Ms and N's and trilling
Rs of her native dialect. But her laugh
1 shall not soon forget. Maggie Mitchell
has become famous in her personation OF
Fanchon, the Cicket, because of the inno-
cency OF her childlike laughter which has
not a vestige of affeotation about it, but
Maggie fades from memory in the prea-
ence of Eloisa, as some picture might if
carried to comparison of the thing it rep
resents. Fanchon is the ideal of this the
real.
have observed with not little inter.
est the manner OF greetings and leave TAX
ings among the Spaniards. At Malaga.
last night, there was severe and oft re-
peated kissing among a number of Sen0raS
who came aboard ship to say adieu to one
evidently much esteemed. Not what
Willie styles ''a good square kiss" but
pressing the corner of each mouth the
lips smack with whack not to be in
dulged by olandestine lovers in hidden
retreats. An elderly compile parting, at
traeted my attention. The old lady,
weeping, embraced the old gentleman,
and, instead of kiss, with childlike af-
lection they patted each other on the
back as they were clasped in prolonged
embrace. True love tsps thoss were
evidencinR vieor ss of youthful devotion
But how distressing, and tantalizing, t.,
the highest degree perplexing must be
tIlS OuetOL1 III opoihy btfCA w hA@rs never
to embrace before wedlock. Ii matt era
not If the vow has been plighte 4. or y he
the hour proceeding marriage, K iss or
embrace is altogether ip.admissil lie and
regarded highly improper. But worse
and more of it, hapnszard uni On for life
with scarcely ray of sanrctitv about
ba a ghas
a rugged course here. a s. 2aniard meets
his supposed sfinity, thew are probably
aged respectively 20 and rs. In the pres.
sence OF the Senoritas Du emma, generally
an Old amt, with the fountain of her
hoart long since dried by excess. the lover
first communicates his desires. II papa
be not averse, aud oft entimes he ia. "a
death blow to the hopes OF Senor,) but if
all be we'll they are effianoed. But what
of that 2 There ia no apparent change of
relatiQns. No wcndrons pledges in shady
bo@ers where moon beams are only com
panions of enamered pairs. No good night
kiss, not even a whispered word of love.
nor yet promenade in which the wife
that is to be cliags so ende4risgly aud so
upon the arm OF her future
husband. A lynx-eyed old Dueuna hears
It all. No late burning gas or candles in
papa's parlor, nor in the psFlor at ell, I'M
ess Duanns be there toe Gene rally o
lew months of engagGzass I, VIII Job, for
al they contribute. may AS we'll We a few
lays, and then comss the ma, riage at
Paps's house, Il can's call it hon o. The
PRIEST declares th0 twain one ta h, takes
/ good fee for tSe declaration and thus
'nds the chapter. A pure game of chance
o far as adaptability of tempera ment and
ongeaislity of taste is conceras J.. Such
s the propriety and dignity Of no Span
sh Seoorits. I remarked to e S2sniard
hat it impressed Americans ,as Singh
ar that lovers in Spaia do no