The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03

OIL Riza Latina of the nineteenth il
81 slant, is one of the most tragic an
,e strange that we have read
s. PALABRA sUELTA NO TIENE vUELTA.
of Hasty words connot be recalled.
10 "For obvious reasons we find on,
lie selves compelled to change name
s. and TO conceal the name of til
C place where the following episod
If occurred. The essential part O
the romance is the fact, and tina
fact is sufficiently we'll known an,
corroborated by the testimony o
innumerablu witnesses
ga Spanish bragadier whom W,
: shall call Don Sebastian, about 1914
. Governor of the city of X. 49,, ir
the name ofhis Majesty Don Fer
nando VII. Brave as the Cid Cam
peador, he had won all his military
honors at the point of the sword
and loyal to the King as a hound
to his master, he well deserved that
the King should have chosen
him to MAINTAIN fidelity to the
crown among the vassals of X. -
a fidelity which the insurgents in
other parts of America were begin.
ing to shake more or less.
Soldier rather than courtier, and
Andalusian to boot, Don Sebastian
made super human efforts to hide
his lack of education and to guard
himself against allowing any of
those phrases or intersections pecu-
liar to camp life to escape his lips
while in society.
''In spite of his exterior rough
ness Of manner the brlgadier's heart
in matters of love took fire like tin
der, and he became passionately ena-
mored of one. of the most beautiful
and aristocratic damsels of the city
"a lady whom we shall call, &C
cording to privilege of priests and
romantic writers-by the name of
Manuelta.
erich acquitting himself nobly
of the important charge contided to
him by the King, who had promised
to reward him shortly with some
Castilian title of splendid figure
and spotless reputation, he was
able without difficulty to get the
good will Of the girls parents ; and
they, while making due allowance
for unforeseen accident and misfor-
tune, promised him her hand with.
out consulting the wishes of the
damsel herself.
"Manuelita, whose heart as vet
sheltered no guest, said that al
though she was not actually in love
with her admirer, neither had she
any reason to despise him, and that
she could only say amen to the will
IF her parents.
preparations were accordingly
made for the wedding, which was ;
celebrated in the house of the
oride's parents with a splendor
such as had never been seen before
n the city.
"The Count de Ia Vega Travelled
III the way from Lima to the ball,
IS Representative of the Viceroy
Abascal, godfather of the bride, to
,ether with all the country who !
we're noted for nobility Of race, tai :
mt, beauty or riches.
"At supper the guests INDUCED in
epeated libations; and the brigadier t
to do so to such an extent t
hat the fumes of vintages of Ali {
ante and Here's mounted to his l
rain. Strange memories of his Il
Id camp-life rose before him and, )
lacing too free hand upon the
Dung brides alabaster neck, he
ried out to his comrades
'Ah picaros ! De flo que Sc les S
ace ustedes la boca aqua y que
lie envidian este bocado de rey Y a
enen razon :. ESQ 81 a; porque.
q :. mario me llevo la mas linda 7
=. lila de la ciudad.'
["Ah, you rascals II am sure
lat you envy me this royal treas
re. And you have good reason; +
yes for ca. g. mario II have
aptured the finest little. .. piece g,
f booty in the town" n
"The naughty Manuelita cast one
lrning glance of profound con. \,
mpt upon her bridegroom arose r
Indignation and leaving the ban al
net hall, locked herself into her
om.
"The fumes of intoxication were e,
ssipated as by enchentment in the &C
ain of the brigadier, who would
I'VE gladly given all the blood in
s veins to have been able to take u
ok the INDIGENOUS words which had
capped from his mouth without
y willtul intention of offending,
d the utterance of which was due
ly to the rough habits of camp ,
e. PIo
"But a jest which would not have
en- badly received among the
lnolaS and gipsies of the BdrriO to
AUapieS at Madrid had MORALLY an an
'unded the heart of the proud
ung bride and dispelled all her w
nsions.
''All the efforts of the parent to apl
rsuade Manuelita to fogive her
sband and follow him to the r,i
ljugal mansion were futile. Dan BY
bastian vainly made the most
sperate efforts to secure his -
rdon. He duplicated, and prom orl
d to submit to any penitence the
lng girl might choose to impose
on him as an atonement for his
rds. Manuelita remained obsti-
,e in her refusal to pardon him,
lying only to the arguments S
prayers of her family and or
,nls: L''
Never shall 1 be the wife of Sol,
n who on his marriage night,
Id so far forget what was due to T
own deeorum and to my digni- the