, 1890-02-20

~ wy, StttunE VIZ tiDtn hunulOfu anu
guests. Then icl Auiorlcano must
accept tho chulo's hospitality among
his kind. A fatality OF missdyen-
turc seemed upon nie, could be
robbed OF little now, and became,
that lmight sec the chulas them
selves. a chulo's guest. A short walk
nom the Fonda Francesca brought
us 10 No. Z Gale Coon, where Ru-
pcrto In flowing oratory and with
flaming culogiiin, let me know
tllat nc this dolorous and sane
titled spot the great Co:llm-
'ous died. Passing this, We shortly
turned into dim unlighted street,
part of the old quarter OF Valla-
dolld, and In moment more,
entered still darker and more
gloomy cntrnda that led to patio
or open court of very great size, but
weird, dpary and terrible In IT,
supecstivoness OF human bondage ol
body and soul and haunting intima-
tions of unrecotticd tragedies. |
could do no moro nor less than
follow my oyernttontivc hest; but In
every shadow lurSed danger, and
In every sound came portont OF
hafni- The structure, several hun
dred years before, had boon chief
fonda or hotel of the city. Here
and there hung dim lights In great
iron frameworka, and from these
the broken and Ynmshackle galleries,
marking the different stories of the
Interior could bo dlnily seen; while
in the center Of the court, water
lazlly gurgled from broken fount-
ain-.saddening typo OF the lost and
wrctched lives filling every alcoba
oud Granny from roof to cellar.
Pausing ut the second gallery Ru-
porto with q grnndiloqucnt wave OF
his hand remarked;
'Hlere was once tho olden arlstoc-
racy Of Spain. We are the later
and better bloodP'
IN THEIR HAUNT.
Icoufd sec that nearly every one
of the nearly IA hundred alcobas were
occupied. Dim lights shono from
the open doors or the paneless win
ows. Here and there could he
heard low and earnest converse be-
tween ehulas and chulos. Oaths,
imprecations or drunken shouts
filled the place. Here the thrum Of
n guitar; over yonder the sobbing OF
some woman; near, the click of the
castinet; beyond, dancingor baccha-
nallan song We came 20 the third
gallery and entered y near alcoba.
There was no ligst isuperto re-
marked upon IL, and added; at Is
easy gOt.p Then he spurned some
thing In corner with his foot A
little cry of surprise and pain, but
with not reprovlng tone In IL, was
the response. e,then demanded a
light, and the chtia Tint had been
thus affectlonately awakened sped
from tho room and soon returned
with a pewter lamp, lighted and
burning brightly. Tie mite OF IA
thing looked ut her chuio with won
derlnent In her great lustrous eyes
at tine presence az the stranger, but
he paid no attention to her Inquiry
save to order her TO inform her CONF
panions In the old fonda that Ru-
perto and gucst desired entcrtain-
nent. There were four bare walls
here; couch Of rags and cheap
blankets where the girl Ind been
lying; one stool which L had been
ostentatiously given; few galidy
ornaments of Ruperto's displayed on
pegs eloluently near the Window n
charcoal urn for fires; a greasy
guitar; not IA huff dozen pieces Of
cutlery and cheap earthenware; n
partly consumed bottle of wine, and
half u loaf of the coaTscst OF bread.
Stove requires little spiendor In
-
SPAIN, remarked ieuperto, as his
Sycs iollowed mine around the dcs-
on,e Mcopa. ~ ,ne stoinfch Is
iuii the purse no, az SKIN, the YES.
tidos eNceiicnt, the heart light ana
ones anna opeuiept wnht heeu for
moIe'
Poi,ITrSt,ss Ann poyERry.
c>,.,a,r,n ,,a,. r
"' ""'i,is9
nae no oihciiha,iont toWhr" argument
ana temporileu as yolubly us my
limited Spanish would permit, MAX
ing up for lack In that regard with
smiles. shruvs and nntics Of excel-
l.nt sn,rit ond h,,,o, Th,nno,t
~ ep ~ .,si =, .o's "a
'ne oPoh "eoi oou'p ,s'hisu'sh
numerous female tones oi surprise
and merriment, and male voices OF
pctulant protest, the result of Ru-
perto's chuIa's mission. Lights be-
aan 10 grow morn frpouent IN Tho
old natlo, The t,niug III n fev ,nnsi-
cal instrun,ents were heard. now
and fhen castincta ..l,,tiercl n s,o,..
cata M in noriant M cominc
nnssihiljtics, nv o,sn comnam,on
disnnsnd of his huga can na and
nri.,eed himself nm n Ri. AID in n
ihnsr5 fine ,hc litiIc nessanaer - r
e,,.nad ,,o,ah,y ,,,,rnyod H. har
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