Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-11-17

ttcfBIfU ana SAT uOWH AT taDle
lighted by wax candle, fastened
, in glass globe. | then had good
J opportunity TO examine my Gitina
| at leisure, while the honest people
around, eating their ices, appeared
somewhat surprised to see me in
J such pleasant society.
, very much doubt whether Car
J men was of the pure race, at least
she was infinitely prettier than all
the women of her nation that had
ever met. For Il woman to be beau
tiful, say the Spanish, that she re-
unites thirty 81, or if you wish, that
one can describe her by means OF
ten adjectives, each applicable TO
three parts of her person for ex-
ample, she should have three
things black, the eyes, the eye
brows, and eyelashes three fine,
the fingers, the lips, the hair, etc.
See Brantome for the rest. My
Bohemian could not lay claim to
quite so many perfections. Her
complexion, although perfectly
smooth, was very near the color of
bronze. Her eyes were little OBJ
lique, but admirably shaped her
lips a little full, but well designed,
and showed her teeth, whittier than
almonds without their rough skin
her hair, perhaps a little coarse,
was black with blush tints, like
the wing of a raven, long and glis-
tening. To not fatigue you with too
long q description, will say in a
word that to every defect she uni
ted quality that heightened its at
tractiveness by the contrast. She
had beauty strange and wild a
face that at first astonished one, but
which he could never forget; above
all, her eyes had an expression both
voluptuous and fierce, that i have
never found in any other human
being. Bohemian eye, VOLTS
eye" is a Spanish idiom, which
/ denotes a close observation. If you
have not time to visit the Jardin
deS Plantes to study the look ofa
wolf, consider your cat when he
watches for mouse.
1t can be easily seen that IL would
| have been ridiculous TO have ones
fortune told in cape, so begged
the pretty fortune teller to let me
accompany her to her home. She
consented without objection, but
she first wished TO know the march
OF time, and begged me again 10
make my watch strike.
"Is it really gold ?" she ask
ed, regarding il with the closest
attention.
When we recommended our walk
ii was entirely night, the most OF
the shops were closed, and the
streets almost deserted. We crossed
the bridge of the Guadalcuivir, and,
at the end of the suburbs, we stop
ped before house that was not ex-
actly palace; child opened the
door. The Bohemian spoke some
words to her in a language unknown
to me, which i afterwards knew to
have been the remnant, the Gipsey
dialect; Immediately the infant dis
appeared, leaving us alone in room
quite large, furnished with table,
two chairs and "a chest should
not forget jug OF water, pile OF
oranges and "a bunch OF garlic.
AS soon as we were alone, the Bo-
hemian drew from the chest a pack
of cards very much worn, love-
stone, a dried chameleon, and some
other things necessary To her art.
Then she ordered me TO make
cross in my left hand with piece
of money, and the magic ceremO-
nies began. IT is useless TO report
her predictions, and, as to her
manner of operating, ii was evident
that she was an expert ut sorcery.
Unfortunately, we were soon dis
turbed. The door suddenly flew
open with violence, and man
wrapped up To the eyes in brown
cloak, rushed into the room apOs-
trophizing the girl in a savage man
ner; / did not understand what he
was saying, but his voice indicated
that he was in a violent state of an
ger. At the sight OF him the Ciitana
appeared neither surprised nor vex-
ed, but ran to him, and, with an
extraordinary volubility, addr, ssed
him several phrases ia the mysteri-
Gus language she had already used
before me. The word pdyitO, often
repeated, was the only word 1 un-
derstood. l knew that the Gipsies
so designated everybody not of their
race; supposing that il was con-
cerning me, / prepared myself for
the delicate explanation. 1 already
had my hand on one of the chairs,
and was guessing as 10 the exact
time when ! should smash IL over
the head of the intruder. lie rudely
pushed aside the girl, ADVANCED to-
ward me, then recoiling a step, "Ah,
Senor, II is you ~
looked at him i'm my turn and
recognized my friend Don Jose.
Just then regretted that | hal not
let him hang.
"Eh! 1t is you, my brave" cried
4, laughing as heartily as Icould
affect. "You have interrupted this
young lady at the very moment she
was going to announce the most inn
portant things"
always the same! l must stop
it," muttered he between his teeth,
casting upon her Il savage glance.
The girl still continued TO talk TO
him in her language. She animated
herself by degrees her yeslDecame
bloodshOt and terrible, her features
became contracted, she stamped on
the floor with her foot. 1t seemed
TO me she pressed him to do some
thing at which he hesitated. What
1t was / thought l understood only
too well ON seeing. her pass and re-
pass her hand rapidly under her
chin. was tempted 10 believelt
concerned the cutting of throat,
and l had some suspicious that that
throat was mine.
To this torrent of eloquence Don
Jose replied only by two or three
words pronounced i'm brief lone.
Then she cast upon him aslook OF
deepest contempt, then seating her
self q Ld tirqe in corner OF the
room, she took an orange, peeled 1t,
and began eating.
Don Jose took me by the arm,
opened the door and led me into
the street. We made about two
hundred steps in the most profound
silence, then pointing with his hand,
"Always 10 the right, and you will
find the bridge" he said.
He Immediately turned his hack
to me aud rapidly vanished. J re-
turned to MY hotel littleeast down
and in bad humor. The worst WAS
that in preparing to retire, lound
my watch missing.
Divers considerations prevented
my going to reclaim il the next day,
or requesting the corregidOr to send
for it. / finished my researches in
the manuscript oi the DOninicans,
and left for Seville. After several
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