The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-18
THE ARCHITECTS WIFE.

they that marry q sensible woman, fer
theirs shall he domestic felicity. And
if it were lawful to illustrate the beaii'
tudes with historical notes. would ar
pend 10 the aforesaid ninth the following
explanation;
IN the middle of the Fourteenth cen
fury the Bastard. Dom Enrique de lr2s-
tamara. wac besieging Toledo, which Of
iered brave and tenacious defense, lie
ing loval to that king called by some
tho Just and by others 'tho Cruel.
MANY time and oft had the faithful
and COURAGEOUS Toiedanos crossed the
magnificent bridge Of sen Martin, one
of the iandsomest and most useful aTchi.
tectural treasures Of that monumental
city, ard. hurting themselves upon III,
camp Of Don Enrique. established IN the
Cigarralcs. they Lad wrought Llcody
havoc amid the besicging host. To pre-
vent the repetition Of such rallies Don
Enrique determined to destroy the bridge
Of San Martin. which, rs has already been
said, was the nohlest Of the many that
form the girdlc Of the city q martyrs, OF
oouncils. and Of cavaliers. But what
val,io have artistic or historic monuments
in the ovcs If the ambitious politicians
whose dream IS tu bury a dagger IN the
breast If brother. that they may cCat
themselves III l,e throae he occUpiesi Wen
KNOW il il hat .hc Cigarrales Of Tolc-
DO. to whose fane So much has hccn CON
iribu'od by Tirso ard other great Spanish
poets. consist ~ multitude of Villas ana
country houses. Withthcir lovely gardens
ana frs. ii nrehafds. al shut IL by
hccgc2.
Ono night 'hc loafy branches q. these
tree wore topped Oh by the soldiers a
Don I-riquc end piled upon the bridge
ca san Martin. Tho dawn Was beginning
10 CFcn. when g glow of v0ndfous britt
iqacc 10 mp the devastated gardens, TIE
vaNts Of tho TAO the ruins OF TIC l1i-
acc Il Bon Rodrigo. and the little Ara
hiar tower =. fcltcd IN the waters e. The
river al Whose loot. 80 history hath d.
tho dau-htcr f pou Julian wa bathing
when Tie III faied king set eyes rrcn htr
Hateful beauty. An immense iifc hiazcd
nn The bridge II San Martin, and tie
,racklng ii the massive carvcn hcaiAs.
wrought With al the skill Of the chisCl
whi.h crca;,d The nd:vcis Of the Aliiam-
Df.. iclmtd he pitiful plant OF crt
crushed Is b. ate .olCc. The Tolcdancs.
awakened by the sinister glow, ran %
gave III ir believed bliGee from the mint
ncni ruin which menaccd It, but they
ran futi,tly. fol frightiul crash That
rcscuud.d lueubriously through the
hoIlows Of Tie TaiU told them that the
bridge stood 10 longer. When The rising
sun gilded the du.ncs Of the imperial city
the girls who went t. fiji their Jars with
the cool and crystalline water of the
river burned homcward again with the
vessels mpiv and their hearts full Of
forrow AID Indignation, for the current
Of lht Taio rem turbid and Boiling, carry
ing on its whiriing waves the ruins 1t
tte bridge Of San Martin which s.ill
q erc smoking.
Til act Of vandalism reused 70 fury
ino Indignation OF the 1oiedanos, vino
saw ibr- cat oil their only dnect passage
10 TIE paradise like Cigarralcs, which
they had Inherited from the Mours. to-
gethcr with the MOorigh passion for
gro -cs aud gardens. The yalor cf the
cHhcre. which lad grown feeble. gained
unexpected yigOr. and ere many days
they had dotted cut the camp Of lfasta-
mara. tic blood ot whose sOidicry fs.n 10
torrents over the Cigarrales.
Many wears had passed since INC fratri.
eide Of Moutiel destroyed the lrldga II
San Martin Kings and archbichop3 Lad
oxertcd al their powers 90 haze it re-
placed ny another which chould he MS
equal in stronLth and beauty But u,
genius and cudcavor q the best arclii-
tccis. Christian and Moorish. had rot
bccu able &C. Crafty the ardent vi.hci oi
the Tolcdanos. for the rapid current 81
the river always swept away founca-
tons Dilos and ,taeings before The placing
Of die gigantic arches. Don Pedro Ie-
nolio. one ~ the great crchlishcps 10
whom Iosdo owes almost as much aa "a
her kings. cent proclamation % tlno't
agcry city and village of SI-in, calling
for arr'.itccts 90 rebuild the bfidgc a.
san Martin.
Ono cav "a man and q woman. entirely
unknown. entered Toledo Is the Gem
hron gate. ard, after Inspecting the RUNS
of tho bridge, thCy AilCd % house close
hy. arc shortly thereafter the hi-n tc-
tCoi himself go the orchiepiscCpal palace.
Tho arcipiahop. surrounded az the no
mcnt by cavaliers and prclaies. was over
,Oycd e thc arrival of an architect, ina
med.ately gave him audience, and wei
coined me stranger kindly.
My lord, said tho rew arrival. my
name, no doubt unknown 10 you, Is Juan
d. Arevalo. / am an architect. ard
am brought here by your proclamation
surmouing such
DO YOU understand the diiiicultics
comprisod IT, rebuilding the bridge OF
San Martin. iricAd"
IL do, but believe myself capable 81
overcoming them
Where have you studied architect
me.'
AT Salamanca.
And what works testify to your
skilit
None whatever. Noting the frown
on the face Of the archbishopthc stranger
fastened 10 add. Il was q soldier in ny
youth. ny lord; but leaving the ll0.cg
sion Of arms / devoted myself TO archi-
lecture. ard if 10 firm and wei proper
toned nile attest5 my knowledge IT /.
that for The sake Of bread have relin-
cuishCd to others the credit Of more than
one cdilicc II ny construction across tho
Tonnes and the Duero. And for tho
rest, offer YOU my life il pledge OF a!
competency
How soi vOu speak in riddles. You
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