The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-28
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Curious Scene at the Swearing In Of Contingent
Loyalists-Fsa' ty to Madrid Under Ger
tain Social Circumstances,
HAVANA. August 81, 1878.

HAVANA. August 81. 1878.
The Zorro F119to republican, OF yesterday gives
the following, under the heading 'Farces":-
we have been informed by eye Witnesses whose
prayers and other farces which they have put and
think OF putting in practice to seduce ools impose
clples and OF fearless character with the object OF
keeping them down by oil possible means ana 10
resist the VIII OF the Spanish people, manifested by
their legitimate aud genuine representatives, the
Constituent Assembly and the executive power OF
the Spanish nation, have established on the Cal
presided over by commissioners with clerical
SEo POM ~, table, covered with the national
two candles, book0we know not what It is"rep-
resenting the holy Evangelists the two seli-con-
stituted judges, unterrided and dumb until the
this scene tell us that at that moment
there were present three young persons and
Of the table and one OF the three win give an idea
OF the anachronistic comedy which is being repre-.
'as Sy Of
Spain KNOWN and which occupies the greater part
OF the Iberic peninsula in Europe, and In which,
actors and prompters OF this farce were born, and
which, in all probability, VIII be the last they shall
cited to nd out about the Mutual saccorins society
OF the volunteers, which, IS they were informed,
had no other object than to assist in their wants
sickness, &c.
One Of the two sitting behind the table directs
VuU UNIV questAOuo W coOu OuS VI tucms-
"What Is your name? "
"Where were you bornS"
In what town."
"What are the names OF your father and
MOTHER"
"What ideas do you professs"
After these questions are satisfactorily and sim
cerely replied to, the one behind the table makes
the following Proposition
Tho volunteer militia have we'll fulfilled their duty up
to this date but they have another duty to
fulfill. Those who formerly sold themselves for great
q Many them rsss SSy had Is
arms taken tr6m them. and we win continue to
obtain them We know them already and none OF them
must form part In ranks, and thus will know
numbers when we tally Thus, and only thus, we will
reforms; need none. And, therefore, swear you
to defend as Spaniard-t0 defend Spain And II
asked what you are. reply, Nothing more than
Spaniard.n
The initiated was presented with the crucinx.
"LOok upon the image" the Judge said, and order
Ing him to make the sign OF the cross with the
thumb and index OF the right hand, he repeated
the oath OF initiation into tile Spanish sect OF those
who DO not want to obey Spain, II she sends
reforms crying in loud tones that they faithful
sons OF that Spain, which they deny in their rebel.
liOus projects, while they swear perjure themselves
and affirm that they acknowledge and obey her. We
do not know whether to laugh seriously call the
attention OF the authorities of this province to an
act so ridiculous, so scandalous, out OF the way
or modern customs, and contrary, not only to the
laws. but to common sense.
We know not II these are the headquarters or q
branch. because We hear OF other centres Of absO-
lutism, such as the one we have cited, in which
similar scenes are enacted. Watch true Spaniard's
watch i-"Dulce ct decoyum est pro patrtd naoytr