New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-07
TIN DAYS IN SPAIN.
vovAcE To SANTANDER.

prcTuIAR TO THE BAY OF HsCh
.aked ON the morning after finishing my
.-,,;ors for entering Spain by sunbeam that
1900 mon INV nose and pried open my eyes
,w.u,;nc along the shore saw in the distance "a
-, Itbod evidently sailed from ST. Jean ue
I'm, knew then that was the victim Oh nus :.
,,acoa confidence. I realized how Sam Weiier iei.
afte, having been trifed with by jon irot'ei'
soc;dea who should command my expeniton i''o
cno;, " was not the Bllnker. tbs oooNo poo,i
made his appearance at noon, carpetpae III h',u'
e,om which ne drew forth botte OF pI'noy anu "
ho,,lo ~ wine. THE wine is for me-" he observed
blandlv lyon never know what you are u'inh'ns IA
60, n had agreed to pay the Blinker's expenses)
&C. to,ovrod rolls of bread sausaGes, and two
ontod chickens done up separately in very inky
,owsnspers l bad desired the Blinker to prepare
.nncb for the steamer lie had done so twenty
fpr hours TOO soon adding insult to injury by PACK
INC il in his bag Il never eat sausages. s'iiu
with dignity. The Blinker smiled and repnea .i"'
IL little sigpifed as he ate them NOR 90 inv
chickens rolled up IN dirty newspapers t"0
Rinker shrugged his shoulders, remarRine' VIC
voHes-yousS One can not always nave "n"' o",
likes viii eat one of the chickens coun'ou
twenty and kept my temper. LOOK AT ''o '.,i''
said yes: a beautiful day for our Journey re-
- ho Rl;pker unooncernedly. " But you SAID III
.go,ld rain | have seen steamer depart that am
srre is the D;onautD "Bien, radoRe III docs ho'
ram. Taat n,eur. The steamer you saw goes W
Bilbao rot 10 SantandcT. We shall VtAo H -
,naut tomorrow morning" Inc gipho'e -
Biinkers tongue bore down my own con
There was an assurance IN ms sta'eipe"' '"'' '
gered me- ero+
's.;o,, viii, All the buudes, the Blinker III
- - ,.Isss carriage without impodimcnta.
could nos trust him ana asked myself what pos
.ble rood or protection that lazy courier was 10 me-
MA he assist me out of the CaTTiageT NO, indeed
4 mad performed pas Seul of great agility before
discovering the Blinker struggling with MS own
legs that he had ingeGlOusy cOn;rlVed TO geV en-
tangled with the carriage steps He came mp pant
nr. and then learned that whoever engages TAT
conner win always be permitted to wait on minsen'
will always be late, and viii always pay as l"ucn
Tor porteracc as though the courier were piInce
imperial. Obesity in a courier is a CRIME.
While the Blinker was rescuing his legs from
predcauent that no other legs could have invented.
mad. myself master of the situation and inquired
about Le Diamant Had 1t not sailed that morning
with a swarm OF Spanish refugees, VINO would not
trust themselves III the small steamer, ana would
not be obliged To wait several days Tor her return,
~ there were Tumors OF quarantine at SAD
tai.dorl L" Do you hear Z" sad, turning upon the
BAnker. 'The Diamant Las gone and have lost
tweDty-ioIr precious hours What difference did
that nakof A Phoenix could not rise half as quickly
fiOm It's own ashes as the Blnker from his lies. lie
looked as inDuceut ~ a chcrub d" V,aaaeat" quoth
he, then We viii await IFS return. ] have lived
twenty-six wears IN Spain" I'VE viii not await
her indefinite return / replied. with a determine
tiOn the Bunker had not before realized I'VE Will
depart 10 morrow though We 40 30 sea in tub
Inc Blnker again shrugged his shoulders and we
drove 10 Hotel de la PLACE before which the ocean
IL eVor knocking, knocking, knocking, asking TO be
let in
The day aud view were lovely the town
Old, and, in spite OF indignation, | could have
beea happy with a civilized companion; but
with human pcrpose by my side, gifted III
expe1toration % a Congressional lobbyist, how
could | consider existence blossingf | hoped
that by sJmo imp0ssbity, the Carllsts might seize
him and complete their ruin by putting him in com
mand Of q corporai's guard. Meanwhile 1t was my
duty 10 sec ST. Jean Gle Luz and i saw it. Having
written haTshlS OF Biarritz | the gladly
testify 10 the exceeding superiority of ITS venerable
neighbour. Had the Empless Eugene possessed all
artistic eve ard a poetic soul. she would have re-
vVcd The g0res OF ST. Jean de Luz, rather than have
founded the fashion Of Biarrtz; but pdrcenu IN al
things, she preferred new whtewash to old vain
scotag. Once "a thriving pot, sending vessels
regularly 90 the whale fishery, 81. jean dc Luz
now lives apon memories and Spaniards. The
former are permanent, the latter come with the
bathing season. tte French town being cleaner, and
having better hotels, than the seaside resorts of
the Peninsula. With tine bay, strong sea-wal,
large mole that adds much beauty as safety to
the port with the River Niyele, that, fcT four miles
is tidal aud well adapted to boating, with pretty
enyirOns pos e.sing far more shade than BlaInth,
with several mOuntain-eXcuTTOus, St Jean dc Luz
ought TO oe most popular. That it IS not, only
proves human subseryency to the dictates of silly
woman who is Ill the 5iIh-r for bsing an En-
pless. Power frequently lenders wise heads foolish
and weak ones mad.
The old town charms the artist by its quaint
houses, aTTayCd III many colofs as JOseph's coat
wi,h here queer gables and there little cOquettisa
balconies, over which lean buxom Spanish women
d3n- nothing IN the world but laneuishing to the
aadaatc accompaniment of Their fans In the pm
eipal Place stands the Mason Lohobague or Chateau
dc Loans AiV., where the CrGade MOncrqae stopped
before and ai,sr MS marriage with Maria Theresa
lniantA OF spain. Nearby is tie church in which
the royal marriage was celebrated, only 40 years
sfter the landing OF our Pilgrims church eXteT-
naily grlm and quaint internally serving the Lord
IN very eGldy but shabby tiusei Wherever !
turned, III the old streets or the new, met young
Spanish girls with expectation in their eyes, as
though waiting for news from their fathers broth
els, or lovers, lighting the bad fight of Don Carlos
TOE Pretender. Some Oigettui, were riding donkeys
That would not 20; others weIe buying goats milk
u tue oid woman who kept her goats III the Place
LOUIS AiV. Neither men nor women seemed TO be
bofne down by the dlsseEsions Of their country;
no one looked unhappy because they could not re-
celVe letters that were less than week old and
then and there decided TO bear the woes of Spain