Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-25

Jose was royal old character. tie
would rather suffer from chronic impe-
curiosity and spend money like
prince, than be "a bonanza prince and
spend money like u beggar. Tombstone
was an anti-Mexican town, like most
towns on our frontier, and Don Jose was
the only Mexican received as peer in
Tombstone society. 1t was in 1850 that
the writer OF this concluded to spend
his vacation in Mexico. Letters OF in
PRODUCTION are at once passport ana
currency for Americans travelling in the
sister republic. The writer left Tomb
stone we'll fortified with letters OF intro
duction, to Don Jose, who had prev
ious acquaintance with, among others.
When the. writer reached the San
Pedro ranch Don Jose received him
like a prince. In fact, the old hidalgo
surrendered his house to his visitor.
He gave him the best room in his house,
showed him the pantry, pointed out the
different servants or poems and
named their duties, and last but
not least gave him a key to
the strong adobe building in which the
mescal and wine were stored. The Wis
itor reached the San Pedro ranch on a
Sunday evening. Everything went
lovely until about o'clock. Then the
noise of Il carriage was heard approach
Ing anu DOu JOSe WenJ W uuS
but safely barred window to see who APP
preached. When he saw the new arriv-
al his face twisted out of shape and he
muttered ''caraja" between his teeth,
but went smilingly like a gracious host
to receive the new guest. The new ar
rival was Tombstone doctor named
Bartlett. He greeted the Don cordially
but quickly took his departure to the re-
ception room and joined the ladies. The
writer had a speaking acquaintance
with Bartlett, but did not number him
among his friends. After while Bart
lett came out in the yard, where Don
Jose and his previous visitor were en-
joying smoke. 1t was evident that
the doctors arrival did not add to the
peace and comfort of the Don.
When the doctor joined the smoking
party the Don found an excuse to leave.
Then the doctor spoke to the writer in
this way: 81 want you to help me. |
want to mrrry the senorita Inez, but the
old folks are opposed to the match.
What ought l do? You are Irish, /
should judge by yonr name, and ought
to be experienced in matters OF that
kind" Discussion of the case ensued,
and all the particulars were brought
out. 1t was learned that lnez, the old
est of the young ladies, was not only
ready, but willing to pool issues with
the doclor, and the doctor professed to
be wildly anxious to make the charming
Mexican girl his wife without further
consideration. This was about all the
writer wanted to know to become par
tisan of the lovers. The doctor was
driven to the San Pedro ranch by u
Tombstone iveryman, who was also Il
| justice of the peace. There was
no license to marry necessary
in Arizona at the time, and
| Arizona was only five miles
Pedro ranch. With conditions and cir
| cumstances we'll in mind, the recorder
| hereof said to the doctor: $50 and see
the young lady and get her to prepare.
See your driver, who is a justice of the
| peace, and have him to fix up his team
| quietly. When the team is ready and
| darkness Obscures the proceedings. get
the young lady to enter the coach and
drive like - to Arizona, where the
| driver can tie a knot in minute" The
doctor actually kissed his adviser, pro-
claimed him in fulsome phrases the au-
| thor of his happiness. He interviewed
to assume his character as justice OF the
peace on the slightest provOcation. The
young lady was interviewed and she
was willin'. Darkness came, the team
was fixed up and everything was ready.
The young lady was a brick, and with her
face enveloped in mantilla, left her
home and entered the carriage with
out hesitating. All was ready and the
historian of the event had his ears
ready to hear the noise of the departing
carriage. Don Jose and the writer
were slipping mescal and swapping in
cidents of Tombstone life in the room
assigned to the latter at the time. The
doctor entered with head downcast and
cheeks laved with tears. He called the
Don out and then unfolded tale. The
sneaking paregoric sharp the old Don
that he loves his niece and was anxious
to marry her, and grieved at the opposi.
tion of the young lady's guardian. He
told how in his deep distress he ap-
pealed to the writer and the advice he
received. TO make a long story short
he gave the whole snap away, and the
old Don, furious, went to the car
riage which stood on the road
took his niece out and escorted hel
to the house. Then he paid his respect.
to your humble servant. He upbraidet
him with abusing his hospitality, reat
the letters of introduction that he pre-
sented, and wound up by ordering hin
summarily from his premises. There
was no way out of it. The planner o
| the elOpement had to go. he entered
the carriage vacated by the lady ant
> returned to Tombstone. The dOctO
had the gall to take seat by his side
The writer held his peace withou
,, speaking until the sacred soil OF thu
United States was reached, and then h
. relieved his pent-up feeling by kicking
the dyctor out of the carriage, follow
| ing him aut and trouncing him soundl.
on the land of the free. l
,, turned out that the doctor lovet
! the young lady's $4,000 acres o
land better than be loved herself, ant
fearing that complications might aris
if he eloped with her, he wanted t.
curry favor with the uncle and guardian
by showing how sorely he was tempted
D and how bravely he resisted. Dol
Jose, who was thoroughbred to tn
= marrow, euer afterwards despised him
t and the young lady was summaril
S cured of her affection for the GringC
t and cut his acquaintance. 1t was yea
before the writer could satisfactorily eS
v plain his connection with the affair t
Don Jose, but at last an understanding
4 was reached, and when last the ol'