Litchfield enquirer., 1875-12-23

made instant and emphatic objection; and the Englishman 'apologized, and admitted that women are different from men. Then he recommended his advice. It consisted | in an emphatic, wholesale. and rather rugged 'denunciatiOn of those ,pecmliar Cuban pastimes for which he had no rel lsb, and g recommendation to Don JOa. quin (who was, to say the least, not de- voice to any of themJ to let them go to a certain custodian uDmentiOnable to ears polite; to choose something to do that was worth doing, and give himself plenty of trouble about it. Occupation, sir, is all you want"
 The don, in his fa1teriDg English, said something abont doing much to oblige his friend. The advice seemed good, he said. What should he do? But instead of replying to this question the Englishman incontinentlY said good. night. He had a mortal horror of a man who did not think for himself, and he would not tolerate hint of the defect in Don Joaquin.
 Don Joaquin's friend Simpson was one of those people who try faithfully to be hard-hearted and cannot. Never a morn- I ing came but he rose with the fixed deter imitation that that day he should do mo- body favor, and that that day nobody 1 should get admittance into his sympatthies on any pretext whatever; then as a l topper takes his daybreak cocktail, so he would st1ffen himself up with some sinister maxim, which in his heart of hearts he did not believe in. But alas for good res- olutions! before the day was half spent his bosom was distended with the milk of human kindness, and though be kicked against his fate with British energy. some body was into him." as he said, by sum- down ,and walking of with the mill. maids song and bucket full of benefits. But he was going to stop this thing" He was always going to stop it.
 To see this temper in full flower one had to visit him in his counting room in the Calle- I've forgotten; but it was a dingy room with wooden floor. There was stone floor under the wooden one: but the Cubans like stone floors; so he had the wooden one laid over.
 ''Good-mOrniDg. Mir. Justiniani," said he, nervously, as the stately don appeared in the door opposite his desk the morning after the night of tears. He spoke his goOd-morniDg as one would say, "There, If you please, don't come any nearer. 7 ''Take a seat, Mir. Justiniani We sha'n't have time to talk to you to-day, MT. Jus tiniani. Jose !! Where's the confounded fellow? Don't go out, Justiniani. What the deuce !-JOsep to little, thin, ex- cited-loOking Cuban, who dashed off a new hat of prepOstereus pattern as he entered, and came to halt on a pair of inadequate legs. 'Jose, where's t,,ose samples of sugar? Sit down, Justiniani. To days our busy day, you know. Have a chair. Jose, give Mir. Justiniani chair. There's the Voz de Cuba, ,Justiniani. Jose, where dye say you found that house for the lady and gentleman. that are coming from New Orleans-in O'Reilly, wasn't it?
 "Obispo," answered Jose. starting wild ly from his high stool. and stopping in the middle of the floor again.
 ''And who else did you say was going
 "Monasterio.'
 ''Yes, yes ; Monasterio. He's made Q quick trip"
 "Monasterio?" asked the don, softly, of Jose.
 ''Si, senor, !" whispered Jose. ~ t.Now, Jose" cried tho Engiishman, ''dOn't you be too late with those bills for the royal mail steamer, now.
 No Sir. said the clerk, supplying Don Joaquin with pen.
 Did you take those Vera Cruz letters Where on e'rth is that long letter in the blue envelope? laid 1t raight heer-ahl never mind, Jose. How's your digestion, Justiniani? Jose, did you get those pass ports 2
 "Yes, Sir"
 These people are an eternal nuisance. l. . f L ped if know why I'm such a simpletOn as to be attending to their business for them. So you got the servants all into the house in O'Reilly, have you. Jose?"
 "In the Calle del Obispo," said Jose. thing ready for the gentleman and his niece, eh? There's chance for Monas- teriO they say she's beautiful. We'll, you'd better step around to the steam ship agents in Mercaderes, Jose: you'd better go at once, and board the vessel with their clerk you know the gentle mans infirm, and will want assistance with his lady
 Jose was of like Mercury.
 Jose! What the deuce are ye always in such deyvllish big hurry to see the women for, Jose? Get a good cab for them, Jose, you know. Now what are you waiting for, Jose?"
 Jose vanished.
 ''Confound these people. Justiniani, I'm not maid-of-all work! They're an infer nal nuisance"
 ''Si, said the don, who had been busy at desk. He came forward now, and dropped a note before his friends eyes.
 'Helloi" said the Englishman; "What's the r-row?-this to Monaster1O? So you're going to take my advice, eh? Getting your architect lready, are you? That's bully, Justiniani. What are you going to buiIi?"
 Go to buiP one chorch."
 ''Yonre not going to do any such Q thingi'
 ''Ye-e-e-s-a."
 Why, Justiniani, you're a. Why, don't you see 1t will never do? You've got to build your heart into it You must build yourself house to live in-one of the finest sort. Something magnifco, you know. If you feel pious, you can give the Church a cheek on the bank"
 The handsome don was silent a moment. ''Or-right, :" he said at length, and was go- ing.
 ''Oh, Justiniani 70
 The don paused halfway down the stairs.
 ''But I'll see you in the Casino tonight, eh ?''
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