The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-10-18
HE WILL OPEN THE FAIR.
The Little CastiIian Adopted by EX.
Minister Palmer.

New York World Chicago Special:
The machinery of tho Worlds Fair
will be set in motion by President
Palmer = adopted son MuriIlO. 1t was
at san Sebastian San Sebastian-by-
thr-Sra, where the Pyrcnecs meet the
ocean and the bay La COncha opens
into the greater Bay OF Biscay. Here
the hot Spanish sun shines for all,
shines on the tossing, roaring surf,
shines on old Castillo de la MOta,
shines on the gray OrqullO rCCk, and
shines ON the big hotel where the
wealthy COngrCg'tte and where on n
july morning there rested the AmcrI-
can minister plCnlpOtentIHrN ana en-
voy extraordinary, Thomas w. Pal
mrr of Michigan, now president ot the
Columbian exposition.
In the blue waters of the coast OF
CASTLE, and under the windows OF the
big hotel, HiGiniO PablaClOny Carpen-
tcro was taking his morning bath--tak-
ing his bath while all around hm, on
thrbcach and in thcfOamy surf, bright
eyed beauties and dark-ryed cavaliers
did the same.
no drop Of Arab blood flowed III the
veins OF lElgiuio PablaCiOny Carpente-
70. ThrSon of Lieut. Pablo Pablacion,
of he infantry OF Africa, OF the army
Of his majesty, the infant king SPAN,
could trace his ancestry back for over
one nrthousand years. Hrwas descend
ed from the GOths. His mother, the
Sonora BosilIio, was Il beautiful span
ish blonde.
Higimo PablaciOmrY CarpenterO
was taking his dip in the shining sea.
The young senior Of three wrlggled and
squirmcd IN his nurse's arms as his
| tlny toes touched the water OF the Bay
OF Biscay. Gaspmg, gaSpng. sncrIIng
crying, ne was plunged IN a breaking
wave. And then he screamed, The
| Spanish breeze took up that scream
! and waited it into the window OF the
! fashionable hotel and into the ear Of
| the gentle wife OF the American Minis
! ter. She felt for the pretty baby.
| Then with her Mexican maid Francis
ca. she ran to the beach and rescued
| the boy, who reminded her OF one at
Raphacl's PutOs. And the fortune OF
HiginiO PahlaciOucy CHrpentcrO was
| made.
The Minister'S vacation wore away,
but he child and the Chlld's parents
! hnd become known and We're remenl'
br'ed The envoy and his wife re-
turned TO the capital, and there they
received Il note from the lieutenant ol
the infantry of Africa, whose income
50 lispropOrtioncd TO the grandeur
ol his descent, was but $3Opcr month
Was il much wonder that the proud
CastiIian soldier and his handsome
wife himt,d III that note that they
were willing little IIigInlo should he
come u child of the great RepUblIC'
The PnbIaciOn family came to Mad
drid and for six weeks visited thC
Minister and Mrs Palmer. WheI
that visit ended IIigini0 PabIaClony
CalpentcrO became an American. Nc
purchase money fixed this transfer
fine PalmprS agreed to rear and Cdu
cate the child, and in case OF thel
death to rest ore it with an annuity
They pro VidcQ also n Spanish nurse
There was another thing for tn
PaIners to do. They invited tn
great Emilio Custelar-a fit man Il
pronounce thcchange-and the iamou
democrat and orator laId hls hant
upon HigimO's X head, and preStOl tn
name was MurillO Castelar, Palmer
The American minister returned L
his home Mt Detroit, and there Murlll'
is now, growing up in the midst c
luxury aud refinement to be u citize