The herald., 1894-12-25

will sweep them out with broom. They
cannot stay. They have no rights. l
speak English, and I will 60 in the
morning and order them to 60. Calm
yourselvesl"
True, Emilio" said his father. stop
ping short. Thou always speakest
with wisdom. Of course they must 20.
But their insolence infuriated me-. Not
q word have / ever had with a neighbor.
and Don Arturo Serpulvida and hardly
know where his ranch begins and mine
ends. To be threatened by an Ameri-
can God of my soul! An American
But leave them to thee. my son."
eyes, to thee, Emilio" cried an sd.
and the wisest. Thou carst manage the
Americans"
And peace once more fell upon Linda
Vista.
The next noon Mr.. Stump Snd Mr..
Comfy were frying bacon and boiling
potatoes in their new kitchen when the
sound OF approaching hoofs caused the
elder gentleman to look out of the win.
dow.
"Well, I'll be burned I" he calculated.
"What's this coming?"
Mr.. CoRly joined him. "Why, that"
he said, with loud laugh, that's
| cavellero."
"a what?"
''One of the rich dago's SONS, what is
usually in a hammock or on q horse,
and what dresses in the htuff we rig up
our girls in-silk and lace and diamonds
tit for queen"
Across the fields of poppiss, cut from
the wooded hills, where the long moss
waved and the deer lesped. rode Don
Emilio Sanchez, q picture calculated to
excite the surprise of Mr.. Hiram Stump.
The pommel and trsppings of his en-.
bosBed leathern saddle were of chased
the links of his bride, held high in one
slender hand. So were the eagles on
his brown sembrero. His jacket and
short trousers were of red silk, buttoned
and laced with gold. His hair and his
long yellow botRs we're bound with red
ribbon. His ahirt.front was covered
with lace.
"Well, he's pratty," remarked Stump.
II move we go out and invite him enter
the parlor. He kin sit on that there
barrel OF lard. and you kin cover it with
your extra shirt 80 he won't grease
them pants"
The cabailero drew rein and sprsng to
the ground, removing his sombrero in .
deep graceful bow to the two men who
had gone out to meet him. Stump and
Comfy nodded. The languid clear-cut
face of the Californian was az sharp
contrast to the gray skin. drsb beard
and hard features of the lank, ungainly
Stump, and to the yellow. bearded,
square, stolid face of Comfy, as was his
rich attire to their soiled overalls and
coarse flannel shirts.
"Sehors," he said, with exceeding
politeness. 81 am Emilio Sanchez, the
more old son OF the Senior Don Julio
Sanchez, whose ranch ia thees with
emphasis). l came talk to you. for
spik English, and the others NO can.
You understand me ?"
"You bet" said Stump. "Won'tyou
come inter the kitchen and set? We're
cookin' dinner and it's spilin'."
"Grsciss, shall like
He followed them into the low room,
coughed slightly at the smoke, regarded
flour barrel dubiously, but finally sat
himself upon it, risking his trousers
rather than hurt their feelings.
snow you kin talk while We cook, IRE.
marked Stump. and once moro the
bacon sizzled.
"I-my vaQuero--telling me laa' night
that two Americanos build house on our
rancho. You know. no? that it NO is
right to build the house ON the land do
another person? You NO have the law
in America"
"Oh. yes; we've got laws enough, bat
you see. the fact 10 Csliforny's Ameri-
can. and jest now she's in the UnAed
States. New the United States didn't
take Californy to run lot of dagos--beg
pardon-Spaniards. My pard's punch
in me; my manners amt good, l
know. Well, the United States took
Californy to make her a grand Ameri-
can state, and the only way she kin do
that is by help Of American citizens.
So, gusss it's our duty to help her
along. And it amt no task, you bet.
Her gold and her soil is first class. We
didn't have no luck in the mines, so we
thought we'd try agriculture. See ?"
Bat" demonstrated the osballero,
who had followed this ba-apgus with
some officially. "why youino take the
land we no live on-government land
you call, moi"
sob. we don't want your leavin's.
You've took the best, and We don't 20 a
cent on snags n rocks. You've got morn
you want, and considerin' as our govern.
ment is goin' to run the place. consider
as how her loyal citizens has got their
rights. Have slice of bacon and muir.
ply? 1t amt kings diet, but it's the
best we've got, and we're satisfisd If
you are."
Emilio looked askance at coarse fare
on the tin plate. but considered policy
and politeness, and ate heroically.
Now, young man." continued Stump,
"you don't want us and we amt goin'
to leave. What yer goin' to do about
it?"
"Do? But you mus 60. The land no
ia yours, and you no can have. My
father no will sell-no one league"
"And we dom kslkilate to pay no
more'n he kalkilatea to sell. We're
squattin'."
"Que?"
"Squattin'W
II no understand"
swell, you will in time. John. you
explain, you've got more English'n I've
got, and to say nothin' of your Span
ish."
"Well, it's this way" said Comfy,
hesitating and bluahing little. "new-
comers in country who amt got moro
money'n they want, usually squats, that
ie to say, settles, builds house and
sows q crop on any place that takes
their fancy. Now, we liked this place,
after considerable prospectin', better'n
any we'd seen 80 we concluded to
stay here. You won't find us bad