Arizona republican., 1892-11-20

wherted his desire to learn more. so he touched the man on the shoulder.
 Excuse me, sexton." he said, "but you told me about only one wife"
 "Ah, yes; but the ladies very dam tired. Mescal all gone. Can't tell any more story today.
 Do they want any more drink?"
 Certainly, always! Hot climate in Mexico" answered Garcia.
 "What does it costr
 "One dollar"
 Arthur took his purse, which held four dollars, out of his pocket and opened it slowly; then, still hesitating, took out a dollar. This hesitation the Mexican did not allow to continue; he put his hand over Arthur's, and closing upon it took the money and handed it to the youngest woman of the party, say ing in Spanish, Run, girl, two bottles mescal, bread and cheese.
 "You want to hear about my second wife-all right. One day Marcelina get very angry with me because 1 ask for money get mad, too, because she no klNO lJs 1uCu I hlOW woman with three COW. She fifty year old.-too old for me. sixty, like wife twenty-but she have three COW. go to her; l say, I want to marry you, Jose fita. She answer me, But you mar ried to Marcelina. say: Yes, by the church. marry you by the law; you then legitimate wife. Mexican law say church marriage not lawful, not good. Children from church marriage natural children, but children from civil mar riage get fathers money That tell her. That true too. never tell lie to anybody. l very truthful. That my dam nature. talk to her sweetly. Then after awhile she say Yes Then go to see judge. Isay, MT. Judge, want to marry, but got no money, got three COW. How much costY He answer me, Twenty-Five dollars Then say, You take COW, MT. JudgeY He say, Yes, enough cow Then ask him how much he pay for COW. and he tell me. Fifteen dollars for good one. say, 'Bueno, bring you COW, then bring you woman
 'I go away and never let Josefita tee me bring her three cows from potrero. One COW no good, S-year-old, never have calf, but very fat, look like be mother two months. 1 tell judge that splendid COW, magnificent. He look at COW and think going to have calf. very good merchant, you see. He pay me twenty dollars for that COW and fifteen each for other two. Judge know plenty law, but don't know anything about COW. Dam- fool to beezness with me. Then think to myself, l be damfool, too, like judge. if marry old woman now have money. But then l think again, if don't marry go to jail. very good merchant and too bydam smart to go to jail, so marry old woman. Then take her here. Caramba, Marcelina angryl She sorry then she no give me money. After while Josefta she say to me, 'Vicente, go bring COW from potrero and put him in corral. tell her sell COW to judge that day. Oh, then she angry too. She yell! very strong dam yell. Then she say, Jesus de mi vida, you then sell inc soon too. say, Too bad you not COW. cant sell you. Sorry.
 Garcia turned around on hearing the young woman enter with the mescal.
 It was past 1, and Arthur felt hun gry, so he took one of the breads and piece of cheese and asked the sexton for glass of water, who thereupon spoke to the young girl This one motioned to the young American to follow her, which he did, through two rooms into back yard, where she gave him from an earthenware jar tumblerful of water as cool as if taken from deep well. When Arthur had drunk, Inez threw her arms around him, and though he struggled gave him a smacking kiss on the cheek She wanted to repeat the feat, but Arthur sprang away, his fair skin tinged deep red.
 What would your father say. Miss Garcia, if he knew thisy'
 No ablo lngles. Otro abrazo" CT dontspeak English. Another embrace'), she said, and made for him; but Arthur jumped and ran into the house, joining the party, the girl following. laughing merrily.
 All noticed Arthur's extremely red face and looked to the girl for an ex- planation.
 "Don Pendejo," the girl said, laugh ing, "me dio un beso" ("Mr. Fool gave me a kiss'').
 "Ah,' said the sexton, "you want to marry my daughter? All right, Take her"
 I'm too poor to marry" said Arthur, giving the first polite excuse that oc- cured to him.
 You got three dollars" answered the | sexton; that's enough. Come here. | Ben aca, Inez'
 When Arthur saw lnez making toward | him he jumped up and ran to the door. This caused all to rise, seeing which | Arthur grabbed his hat and scampered | to the middle of the street.
 "Come back" shouted the sexton. You got three dollars. Valgame Dios, come backv
 But Arthur felt the kiss of Inez, the | dark one, burning on his cheek, and he shook his head and went his way, re- prettinp that he had not heard the three |