St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-18
NOT A GOOD FIELD.
"A Cuban Bandit Who Was Rattle
Disappointed in New York.

A Cuban Bandit Who Was Rather
Disappointed in New York.
New York Times.
This is true story.
Several years ago there lived in Cuba
planter named Domingo Herrera.
There lived also in the too-immediate
neighborhood of Senior Herrera bandit
who may be called Gonsalyez for the
main purposes of this story. Now, Con-
salveZ was bandit, and came at inter-
walls from his mountain Businesses,
brave with trapping and fierce with
moustachiOS, to levy a tribute on the
planters. A hundred swarthy fellows
who defed the power of the king of
Spain and smoked cigarettes and drank
aguardiente came with him. If the
planter was rash enough not to pay the
tribute murder and fire followed, and
the languid tropical sun arose over
smoking ruins and bodies riddled with
bullets. Herrera'S large interests took
him frequently to New York, and he
learned a thing or two about American
ways and means. He hnally got tired
of the eXactions of GonsalveZ, and as he
thought of all the money he had paid
him in the past he resolved upon re-
yenge.
One night, just as the planter was sit
ting at supper after tiresOme journey
from New York, there came the clatter
of hoofs around his hacienda, and into
the eating room strobe the booted and
spurred, the picturesque and blood
thirsty GonSalveZ. Two old pistols
mounted in gold and mother of pearl
were pointed at the head of Herrera,
nd in Castiliian Spanish the usual trib-
ute was demanded. Herrera yielded a.
once in a most courteous manner, as
had been his wont Tor several years, and
gave GonsalveZ handful of gold. But
with the gold he gave advice which
proved the everlasting ruin of the
bandit. He said:
II have Just come from the States, as
you know, and my business there has
proved Improbable. Had | the cour-
age and force you have | could have
owned this island. There is one man in
the city of New York who is reported
to be worth s1O0,O00,O0O. There are lots
of them who are worth from S10,000,000
to S2O,00O.O0O, and they go about un-
guarded all tue time. Now, L have al
ways been friend of yours and paid
what you demanded regularly. L grieve
to see you wasting your time on US poor
planters. Why don't you 60 to New
York, where your courage will give
you just reWardW
Rumors of the great wealth Of certain
citizens of New York had reached the.
ears of Gonsalvez, and he had read in
Cuban papers of the great wealth of men
in the States. So he left the house of
Herrera tnoughtfully. A year passed.
A merchant named IsQuerdo had an Of
flee in Maiden Lane. He was sitting at
his desk one day when he was told that
Cuban demanded to see him. The
Cuban was sent in. A ragged. detected
specimen of humanity appeared.
"Senor Isquerdo." said he. II am
GonsalveZ who has often levied tribute
on your plantations" Senior Isquerdo
jumped about two feet. He remembered
the man only too we'll.
wv hat do you want?" said he. Then
GonsalveZ told his story or the raid on
the plantation of Herrera and of the
fatal advice.
"WeIl," said Isquerdo. when the other
had finished, what are you doing now?"
81 am begging in the streets of New
York until can get enough money to-
gether to get back to Cuba and kill Her
rera."
Isquerdo gave him five cents and the
naughty bandit. bowling abjectlY, went
away.