Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-02-15

would object to wearing the badges, and, In
general, that they saw good many disad-
vantages and no real benefits in the plan pro-
posed. All of which is very sensible.
MIR. wAKEMAN'sJ sJOURNEYINGs.
Robbed by BandistI-The Spanish
Chulo-Their Mode of Life-Where
Columbus Died-H0w the Chul0s
Treat the Chulas-The Facade of San
Pablo-As the Peak OF Penalara.
MADRID, Spain, Jan. "a.
To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
The romantic and almost dramatic out-
come of my being robbed by the wretehed
and ridiculous banditti Of the Monies de
Torezos, in sight of Slmancas and valladol
lid, resulted in such o ;showertof pleas for
forgiveness and protestations of abject ser
vitude as I had never before known from
Cuban or Spsniard, either of whom is an
everlasting fountain of protestations and
servile abnegations at will. It also caused
the return of the trifing silver coin that had
been taken from me, which I Immediately
divided equally between the uncanny band,
causing further shower of appeals to
heaven for safety and good fortune; it also
gave me guide into vallad old in the per-
son of Eugenio, the brother of the poor SOL
dier boy had seen murdered in Havana.
To Eugenio, while on opr way to the olden
Spanish capital, I took occasion to give some
sensible advice concerning his present mode
of life, and extorted from him, under pres
sure of his fancied great obli9 patton to me,
the pledge that he would mend his ways; till
his patch Of land; become againA an honest
peasant of the province of vallsdolid; and
die when his time came of some good, old
fashioned pulmonary disease, we'll shriven,
like all true Spaniards.
Upon the bridge at Valladolid which
crosses the Pisuerga, heavily cloaked chqlo
or bully, with wink at Eugenio, asked my
companion If he s'brought we'll shorn goat
to valladold." "No," answered Eugenio,
"a noble friend" Then, turning me over to
his care, of which was then apprehensive,
but which I afterwards foand was surer
protection than that of the friendship of the
alcalde himself. my bandit friend, invoking
anew countless blessings upon me, and as
serting again and again his determination to
renounce his evil ways, parted from me as
suddenly as I had four hours previously
turned to face his threatening blunderbuss.
So found myself in the ancient capital of
Spain, transferred from the society of q
mountain cut-throat to the attention of an
infinitely worse ruffian, the lowest, most
treaoherous and most contemplate of all hu-
man beings, the swa ggering brute known as
the Spanish chulo. Almost too despicable
to deserve attention In decent quarters and
from decent minds, he is still one of 80 great
class and being of such detestable type,
that his very wickednsss and degradation
render him q necessary but nauseating study.
There are perhaps q half . million chulos in
Spain. They exist upon the earnings, hon
est or otherwise, of that many chulas of
Spain-women, girls. from among the lowly,
whose fatal affections and passion are
wrapped up In these abandoned human male
dogs. First and foremost of all, the chulo,
as with any other embodiment Of masculine
worthlessness, is q dandy. Ny new found
friend was type of them all. Long, black,
curling hair banged on his forehead, fell
back over his head and upon his shoulders
in wavy ringlets. A huge mustachois had
Joined the arch Of the eyebrows. A great
aombrero sat upon the back of his head, the
rim edge resting upon his shoulders behind.
silk shirt puffed and laced, opening with
faring collars at the neck, exposed hairy
breast, ono of his proudest possessions. A
velvet blouse, with open and laced sleeves,
carried four rows Of crystal buttons from
neck to pointed tabs or tips in front.
Breeches Of loose and flowing velvet were
fastened with glittering steel buttons, which
spread at the ankles to show CATERS with
heels as high as boasted by any Spanish
belle. His slender waist was enoircied five
times by crimson sash. In the latter, upon
the right hip, with point forward, rested a
long, sharp, curved, unsheathed knife with a
curiously wrought silver handle. Over all,
In which he draped himself in all manner Of
graceful attitudes. was . capa, huge enough
vastly more useful donkeys. With sitting
cigarette at all times, this gives the outward
picture of the Spanish chulo. He IL thief to
degree requiring no risk or danger; procur-
ador Of the lowest sort; companion Of bull
fighters and criminals; bully at all times and
places where gain may come from 1t; and
would gladly and proudly be administered
upon by tho hangman rather than soil his
delicate hands by labor. He sleeps by day
served by her with abject and adolatrouf
humility; while by night he prowls the
streets ready for designation or assassination
or frequents the gambling or drinking cafel
of the lowly, where his presence is q covert
| invitation to contribution of money, viandl
or liquors, which, If not bestowed will
alacrity and grace, usually precipitates con
| tentions and disputes ending in blood, drawn
with wonderful skin by the chulo's knife.
As sociological study this brute's mate
| the chuls, is superior type Of animal. Ru
perto Gonzales , valdss was my eompan.
ions pure Castilian name. Ny interest ant
curiosity In this class became the very win,
of Aattery to him. All this seemed to draw
me closer to, rather than give me relsas,
from, these tolerated aud feared pests o
Spanish society. We dined At the aristo
der which trembled with shame, but whicl
Ruperto acknowledged in pride and with In
terest, greeting US from landlord and guests
Then El Americana must accept the chulo'
hospitality among bis kind. A fatality o
misadventure seemed upon me. I could b.
robbed Of little now, and became, that
might see the chulas themselves, q chulo'
guest. A short walk from the Fonda Fran
cesca brought MS to number Z, Gallo Colon
where Ruperto In flowing oratory and will
flaming eulogium, let mo know that at thi
dolorous and sanotiisd spot the great Colum
bus died.. Passing this, we shortly turne'
into dim and unlighted street, part of tn
old quarter OF valladolid, and In momen
more entered still darker and more gloom
entrada that led to . patio or open court
very great size, hut weird, dreary and terri
of body and soul, and haunting inttmation
Of unrecorded tragedies. I could do n
more nor less than follow my over attentiy
host; but In every shadow lurked q danger
and il every sound came portent Of harm
The structure, several hundred years befor