Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-12


together satisfactory, had taken pos
session of that special and vail
ant nature-no doubt repulsive, for be
turned and looked at other points as il
he wished to distract il. and taking off his
hat with his crippled left hand and passing
his right over his forehead as if he wished
to remove the weight that was pressing
there.
You are preoccupied, my dear friend, u
said Urbina, noting the silence Of the hi.
dslgo.
Not so; l was thinking how destiny
! drags men, and they powerless to resis; it;
! neither the strong will nor the serene mino
can intercept It's blows. After so much
battling with the world, at the end Of tie
| contest, the victim is ever victim, and the
| executioner, executioner.
You say well, Senior Cervantes, re.
! sponded the Counselor, there is no going
contrary to destiny, whose DEGREES are writ.
ten in her book, and there is no appeal
and so we ought TO cali at the doors oi
| resignation, her only enemy. Your wor.
| ship is clear mirror Of what | say, since
| only Christian patience which comes TO 8
man of your talents, of which you have
during the days of your life made such 6
| splendid display, might be capable of rails
ing you on the wings OF genius and you
| Will soar 10 tDS SallS QSaNeI.
And as truly says the Senior Vascon-
celos, added the Captain.
While this was passing, and following
the direction in iron. OF our personages. a
clergyman had come from the aforemen-
toned cemetery or the adjoining church OF
San Sebastian, going down the street of the
gardens with measured pace, his mantle
gathered together around MIN, his eyes
turned to the ground, and conspicuous at
the left side OF his dress hung the great
White Cross of Malta or St. John; the dis
tance that separated them was not very lar
when ne raised his head with some sur
prise, fixing his eagle eyes upon the group
that were approaching him. He was q
man who might have passed fifty years,
his stature was rather short than other
WISE; OF a grave countenance, OF a
bilious color, with blue eyes; he had g
thin, curling beard almost black; mus
tache adorned the upper lip of ine hard
mouth; his under lip had beneath it a ruff
of caring hair, very gray. His BODY was
weak, with signs OF very nervous temper
ment. All about him denoted a superior
man, and that he was conscious OF 1t.
My relative, the Captain Juan de
Urbina, and the Senor Miguel de Ceryantes
May God be praised said the clergy
man, as if he was speaking 10 himself
| meanwhile the great hero of Lepanto Ger
vantes) in the same tone and with natural
intonarion, with his face somewhat changed,
exclaimed: rs this the good Don Lope
/ By my faith il is a happy encounter
There were but a few steps between the
clergyman and the companions, when be
of the long robe, taking off the dark hat
that covered high forehead, cheerfally
extended both hands TO the Captain;
God give good evening TO my relative,
the Senior Urbina, and to his friends one
of whom, if am not deceived, is the cele-
brated author of Don Qulxote,' the Senor
Miguel de Cervantes, 20 whom | have al
ways wished we'll for of more than any
others the slanderers have talked OF him
and OF me, saying that which is far from
the truth
Il never credit the light tongues, Senor
| Don Lope," replied the cripple handed,
holding mis- hat in his hand as also
| did his two colleagues, as was the
custom then, when anyone was speaking
! with the authorities, and more so if they
were ecclesisstcs and OF the magnitude OF
| Lope de Vega and my reader will have
! already seen that he occupied that pc.
sition;-'and less. proceeded the great
corrupt people, who amuse
themselves in their pastime OF seeking
rivalries where none exist; there never will
be competition between the light of the
sun and the cold extenusted light of the
stars of the night. And mus Senior
Don Lope, . it will be better TO
turn over new leaf; if l
have merited your worship's compliment
ary eulogies for my humble creation OF
Don Qui1ote, | will do you justice scknowl-
edging in you-and thus l confess 1.-THE
merit that is your due.
h, se tlc,,x
said Captain Urbina earnestly, since we
have face TO face the TWO greatest writers
of the city doing themselves Justice.
There is nothing more in this, ne contin-
ued, after pause, than one thing l wish
to say in kindness 10 a relative, in the
rough way of the soldier, which is
that for two such geniuses as Ger
vantes and Lope de Vega the space Of the
streets of Frances and of Leon is too mar
row TO contain them. One lives in my
house in the field of the rivulet Abronigal,
and in the confines of the suburb Of San
Martin the other, and outside of these the
encounter OF those that are the emporium
OF the Court, aud the passing time glory OF
the Spanish people
Why not of the civilized world?' inter
rupted the Counselor Vasconcelos, dumb
until this moment since the appearance OF
the respectable and respected clergyman.
At these words smile came to the face
of the ex-soldier, De Cervantes, while the
| rapid countenance of the fecund poet
Lope de Vega, took on certain red color,
| as if the satisfaction received might be
mutual in the two personages, as it was
certainly his glory.
I'VE will ever be friends, Senior Ger
vantes, said his great rival, extending his
two hands, taking the only hand disposable
and the other responded between sorrow
and satisfaction
Ever, Senior Don Lope."
The other two, Urbina and the Counselor
kissed their hands, aud Lope de Vega fol.
| lowed the street mentioned, in the direc.
! ton of his home in Frances street.
For quite space of time the look of Ger.
vantes, who had been left immovable, fol.
, lowed him, as also that of Urbina, and Vas.
concelos, who, making a step forward and
| turning his shoulder, as with the intention
of proceeding with an interrupted sentence
| his mouth opened, murmured these words
Monster of Nature !"
True it is that at this time, ana before
| this phrase could have been answered by an.
| other, almost in the same moment there
went from the lips of the yet young Lope
de Vega:
If there did not exist Ceryantes, Lope
| would have no rivalp'
Concluded merit 0eek
rEar he