The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-08

euN'teueu liz uiHtNlNb uer apprehension!
and then threw myself at her feet, an,
imp, ored her to risk her fathers displeasur
anu to marry me ut once; that she knew he
father was cold, stern, and obdunte; an,
Should he frown upon my suit. should di
OF despair! used these passionate up
pcals and many more, until ut last tho font
girl yielded her consent to my cntreaties.
But the priest, queritlo milo. she ex.
claimed, as she rose and disenraped her.
self from my arms. told her that
Glanced to have one on board us passen.
ger. who would perform the ceremony.
And so l had, added Captain Brand
"or ut least Il very near approach to one, fol
my ugly boats%ain. Pedillo, had been brod
ul'ns an acolytc-you comprehend-in the
house of n rich old prelate of San Paulc
Cathedral, i'll Trinidad, to whom Pedillo
one fine morning, gave about eight inches
of his cuchillo!"
"Misrricordia" exclaimed Padre Ricardo
starting back with horror and telling hi.
beads.
"Ay, mi Padre Pcdillo assassinated the
holy father, and plundered his cash. bo.
besides; and SO You sec pedillo was Just tho
man wanted"
Don Igmcio nodded his wicked old head
through A. cloud OF cigar smoke, us a sign Of
approval.
Accordingly, senores, the next day ]
made the trusty Pedillo cut off all tile busby
beard about his ugly face, and had the
crown of his head shaved bcsides-quite
ike that round, oily spot there on top of
good Ricardo'spoll; and then he rugged
himself out in clerical gown, to which the
trunks of my brides old mother contrlhut-
pl md fnGo f,r,t ,,,,.>,.
er and rascally looking prizes, MS coul.i be
found on the island of CaLa. He perform
ed the ceremony, too, by way of practice.
on Lascar Joo and the second cook before
hand, with rs much decorlm and solcmni.y.
and gave pious bene,liction, as his old
trinidad uncle the prclntc ever did Well,
that evening we were married"
How many times has the Capitano been
married!" grunted out Don Ignacio.
We'll, let reflect, as he threw his cold.
icy look ut the frame OF miniatures on the
opposite wall. "You mean, compatlre,
how often the ceremony has been perform
ed. All! think on eleven occasions. No;
it was only ten. Madame Mathille had two
husbands living when made love TO her
and declined to take 81 third. But then, You
know. have an ntfectionate disposition,
and cannot set my heart against the fas-
cinat;ons of the sex"
He gave vent to these moral sentiments
MS j he really meant them to be believed
and generally adopted by his audience.
We'll, that same evening was married
to the beautiful Senorita Lucia Lnvarona;
though am sorry to shy that Pe,iillo did
not perform his part of the business so well
as | had expected of him, from his practice
i'll the morning. He stamLlercd good
deal, and when he raised the book 20 the
lips of the young girl, her innocent looks
and maidcnly majesty of department so
struck my coadjutor with confusion that he
let it fall to the deck ut her dainty feet.
This little incident caused ME some dis
pleasure; but, rejecting that the poets tell
us that
Ills said the lion will turn and flee
From maid in the pride of her purity,
said myself nothing to the ubashed pedillo
as | gave him back tho emblem; but 1 fav-
orcd him with look, with NV right hand
in iny pocket-this fashion,"
Here the cold-blooled scoundrel dipped
his thumb and forcfnger into tho flap of
his waistcoat, while tho commander of the
Guarda Costa waved his brown digit before
him, rs if he knew what was there all the
time.
''Ah! that restored my made priest
TO his senses, and he then got through the
ceremony entirely to my satisfaction"
However, said Captain Brand, turning
with lazy Indifference toward Padre Ricardo,
ever after this resolved not to take the
risk of such another chance Of failure; and
this is the reason why first sought YOU,
services"
"Gracios! Thanks DO TO Heaven, my
son, that you found me. said tho sacrile-
eious wretch, as lie bowed to his superior,
and slipped glass of rum punch.
At the conclusion of our nuptials, while
I held my sweet Lucia to my heart and
kissed her pnle brow, and while tears of
crystal dious, half i'll rapture half in sor-
row, dimmed her large, sparkling black
eyes, she Withdrew this royal sapphire from
her slender finger, and gently placing the
gem OH mine-where You SEQ it, amigos
she said
Sc My dear and my only love, this is the
tnlisman of my race. 1t has been for ages
i'll my family, and it has been the guardian
of our hope and honor. Receive it, friend
of my heart, and be the protector of the
Young girl who yielded up to you he,
hearth
The Doctor started MS if he Ind beer
stung bya scorpion; but Captain Brand
needless or inattentive to the movement
went on:
Yes, caballeros, those were her very
words; murmured, too, III her low contraltc
tones, with II pure lisping Castilinn accent
us she laid her stately head on my shoulder
"Ay, those We're rapturous moments; and
truth-cntirely her own fault that they die
not last.
well. for some days--eight or ten, per.
stealthily along the south side of st. Do.
mingo; but the weather was delightful, AMI
time passed ON the wings of zephyr III
the warm soft evenings. with the moon OF
stars shedding their pcarly CLEANS over the
sea, she sat beside me on the deck of tho
schooner, watching with girlish interest The
white sails above her head, or singing tc
me the sweet little sequidillas of her IN.
tive land. And again, starting up, she
wonld peep over the counter, trace the foam
rs it flashed and bubbled in our wake, OF
point TO the track of II dolphin us he leapcd
above the luminous waves and went like 81
bullet to ]eeward.
Il tlatter myself, caballeros, that there
have been periods i'll my career on the high
seas or on land, and may be again, 70,
ought know" continued tho elegant pi-
rate. as he crossed his legs and threw back
the lappcls of his velvet coat, so as to cx-
pose the magniccncc of his waistcoat and
The frllls on his broad, muscular chest, whe,
men Of high birth and breeding. mud love-
ly women, too, of noble lineage, have moi
thought it beneath them to dino with, O,
to receive the homage of-a-Captain Brand
And, senorcs, have known the time, too,
when have played whist with French
prince of the blood and two knights of the
Golden Fleece.
YES, the captain went on. Il have every
reason to know that l won the hearts--antl
purses, too, sometimes-of some of the fine
people met in refined society. But there
have been occasions when the game has
gone against me"
Don i%nacio's tenacious memory came III
to play, and he looked back to the time
when he himself had cleaned his profuse
friend ont of all his gainsat the card table
even to the buttons of his coat; but he gave
10 sign of remembrance OF those days, and
only blew dense cloud of smoke from his
thin yellow nostrils US the captain spoke.
Enough those occasions have not been
of frequent occurrence.
"Sorassed the days, caballeros; and when
one morning the high mountains ut the
back of Port Guantanamo were reported to
me, felt presentlment that my dream Of
bliss was drawing to close. Indeed, !
might probably have remained at sea week
or two longer, but the men were getting a
little impatient. and l thought it better Ia
sacrifice my own pleasure to theirs. That
day We caught cracking breeze out of the
windward passage, and toward midnight we
came up with this little sandy island here.