Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-25

who thus pour out their souls upon the
night. The parents who are used TO II,
simply turn In their beds with thanks to
the saints that their doors are massive
aud the windows are OF iron. Belated
male passers cast sympathetic glances at
The lone troubadours, remembering their
own dismal efforts In the past. Even
the neighbors keep silence; and not a
rock or handy household implement is
shot, as from some shadowy catapult, on
disturbing mission through the bosky
midnight air. For hours OF this sort Of
lugubrious vigil no reward Is sought
or expected. hut " the ilutter of
dainty hand, or the simmer of delicate
laces, is for an instant caught at the
balcony OF the iair ones alcoba, then is
the Minstrel lover IN an ecstaey OF
delight.
On one occasion came upon two Of
these amorous Romeos, singing and
PLAYING in n sort OF desperate rivalry
beneath one balcony. 1t was truly a
dilemma both for the adorable and her
lovers. The latter were both singing
Ia Luna" one in irenzied ialse,to,
the other in a barytone, hoarse from
Jealous passion. A polite gHdydid cfvil
fnally relieved the dramatic tension of
the situation by carrying away one at a
time to near bodega, thus preventing
tragedy securing his own fill OF wine,
and in kind OF relay giving each smit-
ten troubadour fair and equitable
chance at the moon.
Another situation illustrating Cuban
sociological peculiarilies, was iOund'in a
railway trip across the island. One Of
the passengers, an old sonora, sneezed.
Instantly, and reverently, score Of
passengers responded: "Di0S he guar.
dial" (''God guard iheel' She sn.ezed
again, This time the concerted ejacu-
laiion was: "liayiag' She sneezed the
third time. This was followed by a
chorus OF voices with: "/oSG" 1t is a
universal Cuban custom, and in its
motive reminds forcible OF the quite as
universal German custom, when one
sneezes, to express kindly concern by
responding with the unctious and ex-
pressive, "GeSHHdhfiH'
Again, a young fellow, passing a
mother and radiantly beautiful daughter
on his way out of the car. dotted his hat,
stood straight and tall before the couple
he had never before seen, and with the
dignity OF Don QuiNote said IN Span
ish: "Old woman, keep that daughter
OF heavenly beauty for the unworthy
one before youh Then he strobe away
and nobody insulted him. The aged
sonora responded pleasantly, 81 will
faithfully keep hefl" Possibly the SEN
ors's fan moved little more rapidly at
the compliment. But nobody thought
amiss OF the episode, or for that matter
anything at all aboulit, save myself.
AT one time myself and friends were
travelling on horseback the almost inn
passable country roads of the southern
coast, in the vicinity OF Trinidad. Along
in the afternoon we suddenly heard a
great rustling, galloping and hallooing
solne distance In advance. Our wise
ponies instantly grew FESTIVE, and showed
alarm. We halted for moment; the
yeomen listened; and directly cried out
excitedly:
"Ah, bene un toro bravoln ("IIere
comes a wild bullp) The words we're
not out OF his mouth before his feet
struck the ground. Whipping out his
machete he cut with Incredible speed a
way through the hedge. It was not
moment too soon. laundering around
q sharp corner In the road came wild
bull her pursuing rider yelling, "Tengan
euidado con el torol' Look out for
the bulll") The brute catching sight OF
our group charged madly upon US, and
would have surprised your anise seed
fox hunters 10 have seen the vaulting
through and over that hedge as the
cleaning horns whisked by our ponies
:winkling heels; while, true under ali
circumstances to the universal principle
1f Cuban pollteness, the vanishing van
luero turned in his saddle, removed his
nat, and with the bow Of courtier sang
,ut after our flying squad:
"Perdonemen, amigos; pero he tenido
J, diablo con este toroW ("Your par.
Ion. my friends; but am having a devil
II a time with this bulll")
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