Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-06-17

smart. You lend my father the moneys
and make him sign the paper to give you
the ranchos 81 he no can pay. We never
sign the paper, one for the other. AL
ways when we lend the moneys we trust,
and always we are pay. But you have
the heart like the stone. And because
it have been bad year, and the cattle die,
and my father no can pay, you make me
pay. You have fine chance and you tell
him, 'Give me your daughter, never
mind 81 she hate me or not, never mind
81 she break the heart or not, give her to
me and l give to you your land Oh,
you are bad man."
He had risen and listened to her out
burst unmoved. When she paused for
breath he replied, "My dear Dona Am
alta, at least am aiming to benefit some
one besides myself. You say that am
bad man. What will you think of
yourself when you see your father beg
CARED, living on charity in an Indians
huts say nothing of the fact that
your delicate hands will probably have
to cook his beans. Now, be reason
able"
"Oh, hatcha you," cried the girl
with another burst of grief, "and l no
want marry old man."
sold man! Why, my dear senorita,
am only forty" He looked at her
amusedly; he was certainly not old
nough to be sensitive.
"But it is very old to us" sobbed the
girl. ~ only am eighteen and Antonio
no is more than twenty-five. When
our mems are forty they are very stout
and have the complexion like coffee, so |
no can think is young. You," spite
fully, 'no are stout because you work
all the time maka the moneys"
At this juncture another door opened
and an old man entered the room. A
black silk handkerchief was knotted
about his head, he wore short clothes of
green cloth decorated with large silver
buttons. He was very stout. and even
his features seemed to have relaxed un-
der the enervating influence of the Cali
fornia life of that period. His black
eyes were trifle bleared, his indefinite
features wore somewhat testy express
sion as he glanced from his daughter to
her sutton.
"Don James Cunningham, 1 am glad
to see you," he said, slowly. "What is
the matter2 tell her to marry you and
she do it," and he brought his cane
down sharply on the bare floor.
~ no do itV cried Amatha, reused to
filial rebellion for the first time in her life.
81 no marry him; marry Antonio. Ay,
Antonio, Antonio!" aud she flung herself
upon the sofa and went into violent Sob
bing.
"She tell you she no marry youl"
asked the old man of Cunningham.
"She certainly does not seem to ap-
prove of me, but you know the perver-
city of woman, Don Pedro, aud assure
you once more | shall make the best of
husbands-and sons.
Don Pedro placed his stick upon
chair. He hobbled over to his refractory
daughter and raising her in his arms,
bore into her own room aud laid her on
the bed. He then went out and returned
with a hammer and nails, with which he
fastened her window within six inches of
the sill.
"Now," he said, in Spanish, "here
thou will stay aud have nothing to eat
but bread and water until thou marryest
Don James Cunningham. Dost thou
think that | will be left sitting in the
road that thou mayest marry man who
sleeps in hammock all day and CANDLES
all nightl Thou art like silly child to
refuse to marry a man who can make thee
like queen. But have spoken
He returned to the sala, locking the
door behind him, followed ny the sobs
and shrieks of his daughter. SAY,
mlsericordial Ay, iufelih de mi Ay,
senior! Santa Maral Santa Dios Ayl
Ay! Ay Ay! Ayr
"She marry you," said Don Pedro.
"Now you stay here, NOT for few days
til all is settle, then can marry and have
be through
Cunningham spent the next few days
listening to his prospective iather,in-
laws "reminiscences of bull fights, horse
racing, religious processions, climbing
the CREASED pole, catching the creased
pig by the tail as it ran, the balls that
lasted month, all the various distrae,
k4nis VI Ai'AblNA AANlpthiA WnDft aNu
was forever set. The young men OF the
house secretly sympathized with their
sister, but approved OF their fathers
course ia view Of prospective plenty.
One Of the vast rauehos had been sold
several years before at an absurdiy low
figure To an American IA order that the
eldest sou OF the house, since dead could
crafty his political ambition. Another
had gone for American taxes. Still
another had been "squaited' upon, aud
although the hw had promised the Cali,
fora Tau redress u Was tardy ol tlnlhlmeut
and the squatters were tillius the soil
and making il Yield ia an astonishing
manner, The two remaining ranches
left were morlgaged 10 the American
Cunningham, aad when he handed them
back they would willingly let him nan.
age them, having the greatest respect fof
bis hard American sense,
Meanwhile, Amata s,bhed aui starved
lleF loyef serenAdei her the aist mid
night bat went t. Las Angeles lhe nest
las aad forgot "a felurn fnr several.
For three days the spirited Californian
Mas ohduratei thea hes della a., luNuf
ipus stomach began 90 crY aat co. the
duiniles to which i Mas accustomed, A
thc panss grow sharper she berasia pos.
liiyely terrified, ueFer hsYlus ieit physis
cal suffering haiufn. aud uHE kuuAlua