Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-26
|ASEMAN'S wANOERINGS.
.,l.l Havana RomeOs "A Wild Bull and Inc
polIis yaauero--Aboard The Ocean
Liners -Hunor in Scotland.
nIher Incidents.
IDrAsat, 1893, BY Edgar L. WAKE

lut few rays Of this genial sunshine
upon the face of sunny Cuba 10
mind and heart Of the traveller II re-
HI sort Of terrace dolOroso In per
|sive. Save for its matchlcss tropical
I'm and the languorOus beauty OF lis
ksn. 4 remains plaintivCly Ina the
rory. altogether sombcr In tone aud
4 This observation will hold true of
4 4 m all countries whose folk are of
warthy Latin lineage. From many
Ia 10 the beautiful island l can recall
ore than three situations where the
Eu spectator might be beguiled into
Ihful emotion. aud these possessed
quality Of Righteousness rather than
Ia Of these | witnessed repentedlv
AZ night. IL Is the outgrowth OF
Reliance Of parents over daughters
ID the solitary midnight serenade
NJ after time, on returning 70 my
. FROM divers wanderings ri night In
Cubs capital, have l passed these
ldncken youths, stationed oppoite
homes Of their innnoratas I'M all
Nuer Of agonized attitudes. strumming
Imnfied notes upon ancient guitars,
. llftng their voices In passionate
La doleful petitions to the night. the
! the stars. and all the saints 10
HEM in reaching the ears and hearts
|he.r adorodas. The fayorite. indeed
st the universal ballad sung by
l0ye-lorn Cuban youths rs "Ia
h,' Of which l recall one stanza:
a Nis penns mis- fatlgas,
YG no 80 puodon cOntns.
. n al canaan unns a otrng
VI IuIuo lne oinu dol fuau
Luna. bella protcctorn
4 No me nlegues ia fulgnr;
4 iOy en- Duhcu de I'M tosorO-
Noy en busca de uni ainori
ny sorrows and languors.
4 tnmtayurable portion.
. they follow euch other
A. waves OF the ocean.
Sweet Luna, protectresg,
Deny not enulgcncc;
lgg a treasure I'm searching
Ny dear loves indulrencel
body pays any attention 10 those
4 thus pour out their souls upon the
Il The parents who are used 10 Il.
+ N turn In their beds with thanks TO
taints that their doors are massive
The windows are of iron bars. Be
male pusscrB cast sympathetic
BIS az the lone troubadours, remom-
10 their own dismal efforts IN the
Even the neighbors keep silence,
not rock or handy household inn
Neni 10 shot, as from some shadowy
pult on disturbing mission through
|boiky midnight air For hours of
port Of lugubriOus vigil no reward Is
f b or expected. But II the ilutter OF
Inty hand, or the simmer of delicate
Is for an instant caught at the
|bny Of the fair ones alcOba. then
Minstrel lover In an ecstacy Of de-
one occasion i came upon two Of
am0rOus RomeOs, singing and play
u sort of desperate rivalry be-
one balcony IL was truly q dilem-
on Tor the adorable and her lovers:
auer. were both singing LA Luna
tren2led falsettO. the other IN Il
+qne, hoarse from jealous passion.
Y lte guardia civil finally relieved
nmauc tension Of the situation by
Hlng away one at a time 70 Il near
thus preventing tragedy, Sc
bis own fill of wine, and in Il
" relay giving each smitten troba-
iair and equitable chance nc the
Plher situation. illustrating Cuban
Opeal peculiaritics was found In a
ny trip across the island. One Of
assengers, an old seuora, sneezed.
ny, and reverently, a score Of
lken responded: "DiOs te guard
God guard theevD She sneezed
This time the concerted ejacula-
vas "Mariaw She sneeZed the
ume. This was followed 10y n
q voices with: "JogeW II Is q
fsal Cuban custom, and In It's mo-
reminds forcibly Of the quite as
ah German custom, when one
10 express kindly concern by
PONG with the unctiOus and ex-
"A ", "Gesundheitw
~, q young fellow, passing a
"A ana radiantly beautiful daughter
way ont Of the car, dotted his hat,
a sualght and tall before the couple
never before seen, and with the
" 81 q veritable Don Quixote said
anish "Old woman, keep that
~ ff OF heavenly beauty for the UNI
one before your Then he strobe
AND nobody assaulted him. The
.e9ora responded pleasantly; ~
al,liglly. keep herw Possibly the
,aora's fan moved a little more
ny TIE compliment. But NOBODY
Amlss of the episode, or for that
auyIhing ut all about IT, save
pe Time myself and friends were
|Yg on horseback the almost inn
" country roads of the southern
~ me vicinity Of Trinidad Along
Wternoon we suddenly heard a
Nulns, gallupiug and hallOoing
lslance In advance. Our wise
# N,.anuy grew FESTIVE, and showed
re halted for n moment; the
listened, and directly cried out
hlene IN toro bravor CHere
2 Wild bun"1 Tie words were
Z. Of his mouth before his feet
NV ground. Whipping ont bis
ne cut with Incredible speed a
I. vukh the hedge lt was not q
y TOO soon. Thnndering around a
e,Aer ~ the road came wild
n gu'suing rider yelling, "Tengan
"A NEIL 81 tOr0N ("LOOk out for
nm The brute catching sight o
Iia vlarged madly upon us, ana
AFe surprised your anise-seed
70 have seen The yauiing
arg over that hedge as TIE
n. 1ioms whiskod by our ponies
+. heels, while, true under all
4 anees 20 the universal principle
~ nv Pyllteness, the vanishing ygl'
hS rsg ~ his saddle, removed bis
N1n he bow Of 2 cOurtier sang
ouf lying squad;
p, Alen, amigos: pnrO lie tenidO
II y sesh este torow f'Iour pardon,
9ut | am having a devil Of q
~ THIS bnllp)
1ag % and coming from Europe
ssstt ocean linsis provide ~
e"ety Of ludi6rous incidents;
every steamer passengers %
lpfu0n are new 10 the pecu-
~ ',sefocaole situation; formahsy
lleAns be unmferruptedly s1s-
os5ll,' iguals, character ard station
w into close. sharp and most
iili,iAsi' and all social distinct.
49, Apie az any moment % ioiai
" y the common and often
'1ery Of seG-sickuess
-l'sc meals az farihest speaSe