Evening journal., 1892-06-14

acquaintance, 10 see IL any Of them would
do for a wife Some were more OF less at
tractive, but there were many difficulties
in the way Of really marrying any one Of
them After time l turned from a con
sideration Of the individual female TO a
consideration Of the money question. That
seemed less doubtful, for l had begun TO
know my own powers and to trust them. /
then and there resolved that / would work
no longer for another master, but go into
business for myself when returned TO San
Francisco. l had a little capital laid by,
and. Of course, there were many schemes
for using it prontably already formed in
my mind. may be Pardoned for saying
that my resolve was carried out, though
perhaps not as had hoped.
1T was evening when reached the city,
with its narrow streets and low, leaf
thatched houses, rudely and weakly built,
but having some show Of neatness on the
inside. All the buildings seemed alike,
and there were no stores OF big signs Of
hotels OF restaurants. The dusky, half
savage people stared coldly at me, and
made me feel more alone than ever. | wan
dereh along hoping to see familiar sign
Of some sort. at least some show Of a de
cent nights lodging and good square
meal. The tough looking guides on the
other side Of the mountains had robbed me
Of most Of my money, but had little
left. Yet IL was growing dusk and did
not know what TO do, for ! could not speak
the ordinary patois Of the people to make
any Inquiries
'At last, however, my happy eyes saw
the Spanish word for Restaurant printed
on a slip Of white paper with lead pencil
and stuck in a glass window. Without
ceremony / entered. There was large
room OF rough, plain boards, and in the
middle Of it one long table covered with a
white cloth. AT first thought there was
no one present. But as l grew used to the
faint light / made out the form Of a girl
sitting at the'farther end Of the table, with
her head buried in her arms. gave a loud
grunt to attract her attention, and she
/ quickly raised her head. As well as could
see thought she was good looking and
young woman. / vaguely felt happy and
wondered what language she spoke. As
resolved in my mind the possible methods
Of finding this out and was about 70 begin
with English and try all knew, picked
up an earthen plate, and rs toyed with it
on the table in my youthful embarrass-
ment, accidentally let 1t fall TO the floor,
| where it broke in several pieces, much to
! NelOllenuthls AZ luis lut girl oltIlcN
quickly to her feet in little fright, ex.
claiming very distinctly;
"'Graciousp
$50 she was English. In my delight at
the discovery forgot all about the plate,
but stepped quickly forward and took her
hand, not quite without embarrassment,
and explained, as briefly as / could, who
was and what / wanted. You may be sure
she was as delighted to see me as TO sec
her. For whole year the only kindred
face she had seen was her fathers, and
that, she remarked was covered with a
shaggy beard. She confessed that when
came in she was shedding few tears OF
homesickness herself, and wondering If nc
friend would come to her, or IL her father
could not be persuaded to take her back to
Cuba, where her home had been.
"Ithink l was never happier in my life
than I was that night. We two seemed 10
have come to each other at just the mo
ment that each was most welcome and we
found our thoughts so alike and our tastes
so congenial that we sat and talked full
hour before my hungry stomach even had
a chance 10 assert itself You may be sure ]
waswen served with good supper, as hot
and steaming and dainty as an English
girl could make Il. Then when we had
spent another hour in eating it and chat
ting over it, and had helped clear the
dishes away and wash them, and my friend
had decided to let the sweeping go until
the morning, because ] must start early,
the old father, bluff, taeituIn man, came
In and joined the conversation with us
and ! quite forgot my weariness until II
was very late.
my new found friend, the old gentle
man, was person OF some authority in the
place, and offered 20 Provide me with an
escort Of twelve mounted men to Bueno.
Ayres, which was some 900 miles acros.
open plains where two hostile tribes wers
at war. Each tribe had a cockade as
badge-one Of red, the other Of white. BY
having both Of these sorts Of cockades il
our pockets and dexterJ9sly pulling ou
the right one when company Of armed
men approached us we hoped to pass al
lines safely, and the event proved happy
though we had some narrow escapes.
when was ready to start in the morn
ing l suddenly, half jokingly, asked tn
young woman 10 whom had become mucl
attached In a single evening to accompani
me as far as her old home in Cuba, and
promised her father to take good care o
her. Somewhat TO the astonishment OF u
all, that Of the young woman not the least
she took the notion Of begging her fathe
to let her accept my offer, and he fnall
consented
1--WE were just in the nick Of time a
Buenos Ayres to head off the runawa
ship. The captain had taken out his pa
pers already when we arrived, and wa
planning to sail the next morning. Blu
he and all his mates were quietly arreste
while still on shore, and myself took con
mand Of the vessel, shipped a new GREY
I and with my newly discovered treasur
, from the heart OF the desert, sailed for tn
West Indies, where l spent happy mont
at the young lady's home in Cuba
ut is needless to say that she becam
: Mrs. Farlow, and you are quite we
enough acquainted with her TO excuse m
. from expatiating further upon her beaut
/ and other attractive qualities. "A
/ Cody in Boston Transcript