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heard from Mr.. Cough moved my soulf
like the spectacle of my own sweet boys
playing drunk as papa does. - REQ, Drsl
CalYler, IN The Euanqelist. II
A SPANISH TRAGEDY.
The Crime which viii recall tho rropi.
man Murders near Paris.

The Crime Which Will Recall tho Tropt-
man Murders near Paris.
Madrid, Spain, Dec 1O.-All Madhd
which talks about anything, that is all
Madrid which frequents the barber-shbps
and cafes, has been talking for the past
week of terrible crime recently pefpe-
trated in the mountains of the Maestrszgo
in Valencia, which is regarded with
curious sort of pride by the quidnuncs Of
the Capital as being quite as complete
and frightful a thing in its way as the
world famous murders. committed by
Troppman ten years ago at Pantin, near
Paris. The Maestrazgo is a primitive re-
gion, and the little Village of ebert, in
the district of San Mateo, is one Of the.
most primitive spots. Near this village
dwells, or rather dwelt, among other sim
pie and well-to-do families Of the same
rank in life, a family by the name Of Bel,
inhabiting modest, substantiak farm
house, which has been for several gener-
atoms in the possession of the race, culti-
waiting good acreage of grain land and
raising cattle. 4
The heads of the family were Joachim
Bel and his wife, aged about 60, and with
them lived their three sons, two grand
sons, and house-servant-a man. The
people of Maestrazgo are pious folk,
and 4 in the morning set out to attend
early mass at ebert in the good ld-fash-.
Toned way, Joachim Bel riding on one
horse with his wife, his two sons, Baptist
and Joachim, following with the two little
grandsons nicely packed into a hamper
and swung at the side Of Baptist's horse,
and the servant, Andrew Nos, ,trotting
meeking in the rear on mule. AS the
little troop were halted at a sharp turn
in the mountain road hoarse voice.
Numbered out the familiar and formid-
able cry of all Spanish robbers on the
highway, "Boc0 a tie1va!" C'Down in
the dustpD They all looked up in con-
sternation, and saw among the bushes.
above the road the uncanny face Of a dis.
tant kinsman Of the family, one Gabriel
Bel y Beltran, notorious scoundrel, about
80 years old, known in the countryside as
Sci Pincho," or sAthe thorn in the side,"
who had recently served out a term in the
prison of Tarragono and paid aheayy fine
for an assault with intent to kill, COM
mittsd on one Of the younger Bells. The
fellow was armed with revolver and
dagger, and the unhsppy farmers, being
entirely defenseless, we're forced to halt
and dBmount. tia
Ell Pincho came down towards them,
calling eut that he meant to kill them all,
With shot he brought the old man to
the groaad, and, rushing upon the others.
struck dewn the wife and servant in rapid
successien with his long sharp dagger.
The two sons fled for theiu lives, pursued
by the nlarde1er. One of them fell,
struck down by pistol shot, the other a
lad of II, succeeded in reaching his home
and rousirg the brother vino had been.
left there. The two, snatching up the
only weapons at hand, a shepherds hook
and razor. rushed out to- meet the as
sassin, whom they almost Immediately
encountered and with whom they had a
desperate contest. The youngest Bel was
shot, though not fatally, but his brother.
having succeeded in striking down Ell
Pincho with the shepherds hook, with a
second blow dispatched him as he was
trying to rise:- The two brothers pressed
ION to the scenesef the attack, where, jim the
sad gray Lightly Of the early morning, a
hideous spectacle awaited them. The
elder Bel was stone dead. Eb had fallen
forward on his hands and knees, and the
mnrderer had stuck him twice with his
dagger after shcsting him.
Their mother was lying desperately
wo.inded at short distance from the
husband. The bodies of tie elder sou
and the servant bad been rolled by the
assassin down a Savine at the, roadside.
The wind had risen and was;hOwling dis
mally through the forests. Az soon as
the story could be conveyed to the auth
critics picket of;the Guardia, Civil, the
efficient rural police of Spain went out.
The elder son andsthe servant,were found
still alive, and the latter, IT is, thought
may recover. The two ittlb grandchil-
drens were carriea,a, long way Off By the
frightened horse. but were eventually re-
covered safe and. sound. CT course the
whole neighborhoed is in a. great com
motion, but some .oonsolatic n'seemsto be
found in the facathat the shephert staff
of young Bel should. have made it nm
necessary to putzthe oumbrons machinery
of Spanish justics-in notion for tha, chas-
tisement of the murderer.
A Ssds Incidenk OF the Easterm War.
The London, Igzkgraph says: An in
cidentshas befallen, the wicked anb cruel
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