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

beauty among the Senoritas of Malaga,
was too hasty in Judgment, there are {
few who do full justice to the stories w
hear of them. We have not found then
20 much on the Allemsda as down among
| the lace and trimming stores, and at the
twilight hour in the oathedrals. A Span
ish lady of the better-class if she be I'M
married never goes into the street unac
companied. Her companion must be 6
woman and that woman elderly. general
| ~ an aunt. They call this attendant G
Duenna. AS class we think these duen
mas unmittigated humbugs. AS rule
they are ugly as sin and bitter ss gall
The Senorita, according to the customs o.
any one of the opposite sex unless 10 the
presence and hearing of the duenna, who
is responsible for her precious charge
The restraint exercised over these girli
of twelve to eighteen years of age is quite
as surprising to us as it must be exactine
! to them.
There would be much blood boiling If
America were we to adopt the same Gus
tom with our lassies who widely at vari
4nce when compared with these Senorits,
are most unlike in the submissivenesl
with which the Spanish girls wear YOKE
that must oft times be hard to bear. W,
| have been not little interested in {
beautiful young Senorita whose mothel
keeps fruit stand up town. AS We wer,
passing one day she accosted us in Eng
lish "You Americans ?" Yes !" we said
Boston ?" "No New York" "Ah
New York " and then she and her mothe,
were seized with asfit of uncomfortable
laughter. We asked the reaaon for al
this merriment but each succeeding ques
ton we only got reply "non comprehen
do" Our after visits to the fruit stand
convinced Us that she knew only those
words Of English and that her doting
mother and herself were overjoyed that
she could intelligibly speak thus much
She always had something to say to us az
we passed the stand, which was not un.
frequently, and her Bye Bye !" rang
out 80 merrily, so unlike the Spanish and
so like the American, she has proven 6
magnet of bome-like attraction in this
most homeless place. One evening we
called at the stand and in the place OF
her inlulgent old mother was a stern,
Grabbed old father. whose face never re.
Taxed to the plsyfulness of smile. We
asked for raisins, and our blooming beau.
ty could not comprehend. She looked
puzzled and the old gent shrugged his
head ss much to say "beware !" Raisins
Raisins said In spite of the old fellow,
but to no avail. fumbled my pockets
and finally found one which 1 exhibited,
-he grasped it saying "Risiu ?" No
Raisin "Wi ! Wi Raseen."
Thus have we been benefactors to that
race of English speaking tourists who
may perchance visit Malaga. Ono Less
the Spanish word needful if you apply to
our sff4ble, beautiful, dutiful, mutAble,
suitable Spanish fruit vender. Ask for
''Rsseens" TO get the best for 50. per
pound.
Yesterday was Palm Sunday and early
in the morning we repaired to the Cathe-
irsl where we were more amused than
impressed by the ludicrous grimaces,
kneeling and noddipg of the highly deco
al A I'D
bled, and at an early hour, small boys in
loose " bite gowns were to be seen saun-
tering hither and thither lodging among
the crowd with a hide and go seek air.
Then procession of these white little
chaps carrying in their hands great palm
stalks, the rear brought up by the Bishop
of Malaga in purple robe, decorated
with gold trimmings, they finally make
axit through the main door with an eager
multitude thronging about. The low, the
rich, the high, the poor, are anxious for the
-snctifcation to be derived by kissing the
bishops hand. After a chant from an
aged trio, perehed in the high altar,
young priest genuaexing before shrine
with his back turned towards the wor-
shippers, is partsking of the holy wafer,
aud of the wine which none but heritics
believe to be else than the veritable BODY
of Christ and eur Savior's blood. One
goblet to the brim does not suffice, but q
second and third is drained to it's dregs.
I should pronounce it decidedly effica-
cacious as a physical restorative, but of its
spiritual efficacy, another is the Judge.
A remarkably beautiful blonde is disposed
to peep over her fan and to cast sly chances
at William. Her transition from deyo-
tional prayer muttering to a stolen fiirta-
ton is remarkable az it is amusing to me
and engaging to William. Among the
multitude we see her 60 to the
font of holy water, and with faultlessly
fitting kids over tiny hand, she waits
the "Duenpa's" dripping fingers from
which she dampens finger tip and crosses
herself, then bows coquetishly toward
William. Her .watohful old Duenna per-
,eiving that all is not right, hurries her
away. I suggest to William those ex-
luisite lines of Tom Moore:
Farewell farewell to til e, Araby's dauphtert
No pearl ever lay under Oman's green water,
More pure in its shell than thy spirit in theeP'
Kueeling and presumed absolution now
we follow the multitude from
;emple and shrine to their haunts of
pleasure, whence they now repair, evinc.
ng desire to get fair exchange for te-
iiousness OF prayer and the penance money
hey have given for dissolution. We re-
use kindly offered Invitation to witness
omething great in the way of cock
light. To fashionable club house with
. new found acquaintance, Wilson, of
london. The games are at high tide as