, 1874-07-15
MY BRtCAND,

hly adventure With him waa On tho route from
Madrid to Valencia, aud followed upon cloud.
1oHB dny-a day crammod with slght-aeong, aud
oioaed With tho usual ngony Of packing aud con.
soqnont irritation OF tonpor. Jack and I {Jac,
IL the eldest and bcst OF brothers) woro travel
ing together, and wo always did quarrel whom
we we're loavlng any place. II MAJ halt-paBt Z
aB we runllcd with mutual recrminations to tho
carriage standing In waiting to Convey us to tho
train. Hnlf-paBt II and the train loft at a quar-
ter to 8. As wo drove acroBs tho Puerto dol Sol
/ stood up for Il last look ut tho magnificent
palace, bathcd IN the svory light Of tic r.Btng
tho fountain, as thoy had slept all day; Mt tho
old mixture OF :dos,Intion md garishnoss 80
oharaotoristio Of A1attrld.
'Do you know, jack" said, rs sst down,
II hHvo a.plan for the improvement OF tho lower
elassoH iu my hoad? IT wore Quoon of
| SPAIN
"You!" interrupted Jnok, with trlofratornal
acorn. "You Quoent tho most unpunctual
impractical, radoal-By JoYa!
THAT INTERNAL FOOL
Of va1et-do.plaee has forgotten my shawl
strapt"
| "No, he has not" rojoiuod, burrowing
among the heap ofnggago Oil tho opposite scat;
but he has forgotten your umbrella and the
package Of photographs YOU told him to put in
| 4rat."
Tho onormitY Of this omission for onoo do
rrlycd jack Of his ouBtomary flow of words.
After fow seconds however, ho observed in m
| onllnouBly calm voice;
".Horo wo are at tho station. .nd II don't
make TINT donb be-headed booby comprehend
fow English worsls for onoo III his life, my name
| Isn't John WnBpesr."
Too we'll / understood tha meaning Of this
threat, and the shower of Saxon oplthots about
| to descend upon tho oars OF tho unfortunate
Jues, than whom certainly there never was q
feebler or more stupid vnlst-do-placo. often
lnoraizoa during our brief atay Mt Madrid upon
the teasons for big existence, aud frequently
| since have recalled his reply, made without 4
spark of hulnor, when hogan tho translation of
oilb Of my brothnrs rerrimn1ldu with tho inquiry
Il he know why The sel.or was augry, and what
he aAid:
"Jai settlement oomprls 10 mot damn, don't 30
aervent tous les Anglais en parlant avoc MOL"
However, on this occasion ,JuloH VIVA laHs i'm
beola than usual. 1Io had tho missing photo-
grnphB and umbrella undor hia arm. and In
formed uswith feeble ylee that ho Ind socured
TWO EXCELLENT SEATS ron us.
Two " said Jnek, With n glaIco which am
sure Jules felt III luis baekbuna. "Deil, ask hin
II ho has secured tile coups."
put tue necessary question.
"No, 'Benofita,h said Jtsles with enc wntery
eyo axod deprccatingly upon Jacks stern coun-
sanance: tho coure WAS already taken by some
English ladies when arrlYed."
Geafoana0d 1axy IDLE, sfts"s talot'"
morning to setitl Ask htn whore ho stopped
to sleop on tue way"
I had no time to translate this scorcl,ing satire,
for Jules, with the courage Of despair backed iii
already occupied by onr shnwfn and bags and
fanked and faced by smoking Sp:ntards. This
prosecuted not very agreeable prospect for Tho
night, but we demonstrated with tho chef-de-la-
gare ia vain.
mo- ho bad nothing, no coupe, absolutely
nothing for she Henor nad sonoritA hut these
seats. He regretted it profoundly on the geuor-
ita's account, especially al lie knew that Euglinh
ladien wore not fond Of smoke but what would
ws2 There waB no other place. Suddenly
blight thought struck Jack.
THE sENoAAs HoLAs CARRIAGE,
to be suro! Why didn't I think Of it before
bell you wouldn't 10 afEsid to 20 iu it r. -,
truS ny 3snEcs eess"y x nps sod n1iY?fea *ans' like
know.'
But if wo explain that You aro my brother ?"
mo, It could nut be tlone II I wore your hua-
band. Wordun wns telling mo yesterday that
oven bslbery wouldn't do It, They LOOK into
every carriago before it loares tho station. You
wouldn't be afraid though. oh ?"
f "of course not only 4hall be sorry that you
"Oh, never mind ING; shal do very wol."
Dy tl,H time we had roachcd tl,e Hol,oras sons
carriage, which, to tell the truth, looked Us
little Like one as possible bolng filed by q
party OF Eng}ishmon.
Tie guard understood the necessary oxplana-
tionB.
"Dosl" said voice, In worry indifferent Span
ish; ",you asHured mo that there wore no
land truly, aenor; but the scnorita has lust |
arrived. VIII the sonor grncouBly change NJ !
quickly as possible, nid explain to hls friends ~
"Confound It aI!" snid another voice, In
English. q What docs tls fellow want, Aiger- !
non l?-to turn us out7 Tell lin to leave us in |
peace, and wo will pay him for it,"
Heroupon A!gernou struggled to make tho |
necossnry explanation in Spanish.
The Euard WAS courteous, aa only Spnnish |
guards are, but he WAS firm mud incompatible. |
" No,
THE RENonEs COULD NOT REMAIN.
They must doscend. This was tho senoraB sofas
ca,riage, and us such tue sonorita only had a
right to it."
tricating lis bag with aolne difficulty from the
rack overhead. What piagues won,et, are
What ad ts .a Spanish woman come spelling my
might bo some consolation in boing sacrificed for
her it Hllo is."
IL don't KNOW" said tho ono called Algernon,
% he descended. I" slo u 80 mnnied in hor
did not re1nUyo my manti31R, because pre-
forred to have tho benefit Of tho doubt, and be
SUPPOSED to be pretty; but / could not deny my
bolf tile pleasure of saying distinctly In Engsh
as pasHed III, " am 10 sorry to huyo lnoonye-
uiancal you, gentionon'
There was au immediate burst Of laughter, un-
der coyor Of which they disperaod to look for
Hoats, mud I took possession OF the sonora solas
carriage.
- Hors's Madame De Korgeso como to bid you
good-by," said Jack, aa a trim, graceful littlo
woman, dressed iu the lust Parisian fashion, |
Jumped In.
"You Adrienne!" sa!d; "is 1t possible
That you aro goll,g any part Of the way with
III 7"
''No; but como to bid thee ailiou, Isabel.
And thou goust alono! How llon iaAt courage
NY child. Figure to thyscf TINT when we crossed
hose hotrible HiarraH, n month ago, ulung to
Louis
IN rErRoR OF Bn1aASDH."
Int 1t is not possible, surely, that they could
sttacs railway traipi"
"OAo uoyer KNOWS what Spaniards may not
10; aud surely THU knoweat that hurrorA, traga-
liss, have taken place OIL rallway-trains, "roplisd
'lAdnne Do kerReao, who, ever ance the days
hat VIC waro at school in Pasis together, had
1aen fond OF Insisting upon sensations and |