Litchfield enquirer., 1872-05-30

ing on the morsel my grandfather was Ain the act of conveying to his mouth
 Ihe Major tenderly removed the insect
 bx a leg. IS the worst of these al-fresco meals,
 Frank" said he. Yesterday I cut a green lizard in twp that had got on my plate. mi stalking him for a bit of salad r being, as usual, more intent on my book than my food-and had very near swal- lowed the tsil-half of the unfortunate an- l imal. $
 1 There are worse things than lizards in l the world. quoth Garry Ants, I should say, were certainly less whole l some" and he directed the Majors atten- ton to long black line of those interest ing creatures issuing from hole in the pavement, passing in an unbroken series up my ancestors left leg, the foot of which i rested on the ground, then traversing the cloth, and terminating at the loaf, the ob- iect of their, expedition
 Bless me, said the Major, as he rose 1 and shook his brooches gently free from I the maraudeFs, ''I must be more careful, l of I shall chance to do myself 8 mischief. But they're worst at night. I've been obliged to leave of reading here in the eyenings, for 1t went to my heart to see 1 the moths scorching their pretty gauzy wings in the candle till the wicks were 1 half H-chokede8ith them"
 1 l"Do you know. Maior," said Owen, grayely, 'sthat either this insect diet, or the sedentary life you lead, is making you quite fat, and utterly destoying the sym mstry of your figure? In another week there will be one unbroken line of rotun- dity from your chin to your knees" Ny grandfathergianced downward at his waistcoat. .'No, my boy, no,' said he; ''T there had been any difference, should have known it by my clothes I don't think I've gained a pound this twelve month. "
 More than stone" quoth Garry 1 We all remarked 1t on parade today and remarked it with sorrow Now, look yepss at ssasveyagc Is the very thing to restore your true proportions, and I pro 1 pose that we shall take a short one to- l gether."
 "A sea voyager quoth my grandfather;
 ''the boy IS madi Not if all the wonders seen by Sinbad the Sailor lay within a l days sail. Did l not suffer enough com ing here from England? don't think, ," said my grandfather with considerable
 
 quite right to this day.
 Sick of acalm, eh?-Like your friend Mistress Tearsheet, said the younger,
 ''But I've settled it all, and count on you Look here, he continued, drawing from his pocket large printed bill, and un- folding 1t before my ancestor. At the top appeared in large capitals the words, Plaza de Toros;" and underneath was .a woodcut representing bull, of whose sex there could be no doubt, gazing, with his tail ill the air, and an approving smile on his cOuntenance, on the matadore about to tranfixed him. Then followed glow ! ing account ill Spanish of the delights of great bull-fght shortly to take place at l Cadiz, setting forth the feroclty of the bulls, the number of horses that might be expected to die in the arena, and the fame of the picadores and espadas who were then and there to exhibit.
 The Major shook his head-the capti- vating prospectus had no charms for him !: he had not, as I have before said, an in- quiring mind, and habit was SO strong in him that, change was like the -disloca- tion of joint. The Ensign proceeded to paint the delights colors he could com mand. They were to go to Cadiz in q boat which he had lately bought-she was half-deck forward, under which the Major might sleep as comfortably as in his own bed-a cooking apparatus, land here, as he expatiated on the grills and stews and devils that were to be cooked and eaten, with the additional stimulus to appetite afforded by sea air, there WAS a spark of relenting in my grandfather's eye.) "You shall return" said the tenn pter, swith digestion so completely re- novated, that my name shall rise to your tongue at each meal as a grace before 1 meat, and thansgiving after it.; and as to sea-sickness, why, this Levanter will take us there in twelve hours, so smooth ly that you may balance a straw upon your nose the whole way" Finally, the cunning Ensign laid before him an ap- plication for leave already made out, and only awaiting his signature.
 My grandfather made some feeble ob- jections, which Owen pooh -poohed in his usual off-hand fashion. There was no standing against the youngsters strong will, that, like Aaron's rod swallowed up all opposition, and at five o'clock that same evening the Major found himself proceeding through the town towards the Waterport for authorization, by no means fully reconciled to the abandonment of his beloved Lares. Myluckless grandfath- CT! did no presentment warn you of con- sequence then hanging in the clouds, that Ras to change utterly for you the un- troubled aspect of those household gods? Owen had attired himself for the trip l in a half nautical costume-a shirt of light blue flannel, fastened at the collar with smart bandana, blue jacket, loose duck trowsers, and a montero cap, which costume became the puppy we'll enough. He seemed of this opinion him. self as he walked gaily along beside the Major: so did the black eyed occupants of many houses on each side, who peep ed forth smilngly from behind there green lattices, sometimes holding and kissing their hands-for the Ensign had 1 an incredible acquaintance with the bud ding and full blown portion of the pop ulation of Gibralter The Major had stuck to his bickskins, (which stuck to him in return, over which he had drawn pair of jack-boots, and wore his red laced coat and regimental hat-for in those days that passion for multi, now so prevalent in the army, did not exist Whenever he caught sight of any of the greetings bestowed from the windows, he would take of his laced hat, and, fixing A1S cJC6 OA bAO biGG0I1lg S60OT1Ca. who generally let fall the lattice with slam, would make her low bow-and, after each of these acts of courtesy, my grand father walked on more elated than before.
 They passed the drawbridge at Water port, and, struggling through the crowd of Turks, Jews, infdels, and heretics, who usually throng the quay, entered 8 shore boat that was to row them out to where Owens vessel-the Fdir Uakno,on, as he had christened her, in memory of his un- forgotten partner at the Carnival ball-lay moored. In her they found sailor who was to accompany them on their voyage noted centrabandista, called Francisco, whose friendship Owen had lately acquir- ed, and who acted as his lieutenant on his marine excursions. The boat was a neat affair-a small cutter, smartly paint ed, well found, and capable of holding several persons comfortably; and Francis co was g ruddy, portly. dark-skinned,