Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-03-25

NOBODY pays any attentlon 10 tnose VINO
thus pour out their souls upon the night.
The parents who are use1 to 1t simply turn
In their beds with thanks TO the saints
that their doors are massive and the win
dows are of iron bars. Belsted male pass
ers cast sympathetic glsnoes at the lone
troubadours, remembering their own dis
NAL efforts in the past. Even the neigh
bors keep silence; and not rock or handy
household implement is shot, as from
some shsdowy catapult, on disturbing
mission through the bosky midnight air.
For hours of this sort of lugubrious vigil
no reward lie sought or expected. But If
the futter of a dainty hand, or the SHIN
mer of delicate laces, is for an instant
caught at the balcony of the fsir ones al
coba. then Is the minstrel lover in an &C.
stacy Of delight
On one occasion I came upon two of
these amorous Romeos singing and playing
in q sort of desperate rivalry beneath
one balcony. 1t was truly q dilemma both
for the adorado and her lovers. The lat
ter were both singing t'Ls Luna" one In a
frenzied fslfetto, the other in a barytone,
hoarse from Jealous passion. A polite
guardis civil finally relieved the dramatic
tension of the situation by carrying away
one at time to O near bodegs, thus
preventing tragedy, securing his own
fill of wine, and in q kind of relay Civ
ing each smitten troubadour a fair and
equitable chance at the moon.
Another situation, illustrating Cuban
sociological peculiarities, was found in a
railway trip across the island. One of
the passengers, an old sonora, sneezed.
Instantly, and reverently, a score of pas
sengers responded: "Dios to gusrdis"
C"God guard theel'D She sneezed again.
This time the concerted ejaculation was:
'.Marial" She sneezsd the third time.
This was followed by chorus of voices
with: "Josel" 1t is q universal Cuban
custom, and In its motive reminds forci-
bly, of the quite as universal German
custom, when one snsezes, to express
kindly concern by responding with the
unctious and expressive, "Gesundheit!"
Again, q young fellow, passing moth
er and radiantly beautiful daughter on
his way out of the car, doffed his hat,
stood straight and tall before the couple
he had never before seen, and with the
dignity of a veritable Don Qui1ote said
in Spanish: "Old woman, keep that
daughter of heavenly beauty for the un-
worthy one before your Then he strobe
away and nobody assaulted him. The
aged sonora responded pleasantly, 81 will
faithfully keep herl" Possibly the fair
senora's fan moved q little more rapidly
| at the compliment. But nobody thought
amiss of the episode, or for that matter
anything at all about 1t save myself.
At one time myself and friends were
| travelling on horseback the almost impss-
| sable country roads of the southern coast,
/ in the vicinity of Trinidad. Along In
| the afternoon we suddenly heard great
/ rustling, galloping and hallooing some
distance in advance Our Wise ponies In
stantly grew restive and showed alarm.
We halted for @ moment; the yeomer
listened; and directly cried out excitedly
| "Ah, biene I'M toro bravol" C'Hers
comes wild bullI'0 The words were
not out of his mouth before his feet
mschste he cut with incredible speed q
way through the hedge. II was not q mo
ment too soon. laundering around 9
sharp corner In tie road came q wild
bull, his pursuing rider yelling, "Ten
gan cuidsdo con el torop C"Look oui
for the bulll"O The brute catching sigh
of our group charged madly upon US
and 1t would have surprised your anise-
seed fox hunters to have seen the vault
ing through and over that hedge as tn.
cleaning horns whisksd by our ponies
twinkling heels; while. true under al
circumstances to the universal principle oi
Cuban poIiteness, the vanishing vanquerS
turned In his saddle, removed his hat, anc
with the bow of q courtier sang out aftei
our flying squad:
"Perdonemen, amigos; pero he tenido Q
disblo con este torol" C'Your pardon
my friends; but am having q devil of
time with this bulll'1
The going to and coming from Europl
| on the great ocean liners provide an end
less variety of ludicrous incidents; %
cause on every steamer passengers to
large proportion are new to the peculiA
and irrevocable situation;. formality caI
by no means be uninterruptedly sustained
individuals, character and station an
brought into cloee. sharp and most strik
, ing contrasts; and all social distinction
are liable at any moment to total oblitera
ton In the common and often groteequ
misery of ees-sickness.
Two or three meals at fartheet spong
the banquet airs from the cabin tables
The ships commander, bland as o bar
tender In port, has hidden himself from
view. Tse purser's window II shut Is
hermetically sealed. The ships docto
: has retired beyond the strictest interpre
tation of hours and rules. The chief an,
assistant stewards, TO whom your grea
> | fee has already gone for q choice seat q
: the table, refuse TO recognize you. You
: room steward eyes you with . sharp sus