Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-12


among his kindred and hers ere he claim.
eth his bride.
CHOW, in this you can aid me If you
will and do no Injury to any one. For
you are free to come or go as you listeth,
having no wife or sweetheart to demand
the why or the wherefore of your actions,
you who loveth no one, but rather judgeth
woman to be snare and temptation,
which Judgment Is just in many cases.
can, by simply appearing in public places,
at the plays, at the games and various
other entertainments and tournaments
with my daughter, who Is young and as
good as she Is beautiful, and whom also
shall accompany, set in motion the tongues
of the gossips and cause them to carry
tales and rumors thereof to the ears of him
who thoughtlessly tarrieth in distant
chimes and who, the spirit Of jealousy hav-
ing been aroused Fill, through fear of
losing the idol OF his heart cut short his
vain wanderings and hasten hither to claim
his own and abide with his own.
Therefore despise me not beyond meas
ure, pray you, but rather conspire with
me, but without my daughters knowl
edge, that these things may be brought to
pass, for otherwise the light Of her coun-
tenance will illumine my life no more at
all.
"And now that I may not weary you
with much talking or consume your time
with idle words, but rather that you may
fully consider the things have spoken, I
take myself hence"
And inasmuoh as she was the truthful
and candid woman whom he had thought
did not exist and whose non est-edness he
had long regretted, the misogynist yielded
himself to her plans, for suspicion was
lulled within him.
Then, coming to see the girl, he was
we'll pleased with her, for she was we'll be-
haved and not OVERLOAD. Moreover, he
knew she had found favor in the eyes of
another, for he believed she was betrothed
and about to be wed, and the appreciation
Of one man goeth many leagues in form
ing the favorable opinion of his brother
concerning woman.
For If one man wants her SO also doth
another. Whereas If no man wants her,
even he who thinks he wants her wants
her not.
Then, after many days had gone by,
days Of great hope and rejoicing for the
widow-for all things were coming her
way-and days Of speculation among the
gossips as to what manner Of witchcraft
was employed by the mite to ensnare the
confirmed bachelor, the misogynist, who,
withal, was man Of consequence and
honor, having lived long in the land as
one whom the Lord loved and to whose
estate much of the yellow dross Of COM
MERGE had attached itself, the truthful
and candid woman again spoke to him,
saying:
and faithful friend, for our plans have
borne fruit, and our banners are crowned
with victory
"Then rejoice, say, for tomorrow the
bridegroom cometh, he and his attendants
full twoscore strong, that the occasion
may not lack eclat, and the festivities will
take in many days. Through your gen.
erous aid and cooperation this happy day
hath been hastened, and now all that re-
maineth for you to do to fill the measure
Of your graciousness is to give away the
bride, and, In sooth, say to you 1t can be
done none too soon, that entanglements
may be avoided, for truly the girl holds
you very dear in her affections.
And the words Of the widow smote the
man heart and soul, for it went grievous-
ly against the grain to be thus summarily
shunted off to give place to another, for
the command, Thus far shalt thou go
and no further" was not given to man,
and farther he would Co. Jared he better
or worse.
Therefore, though he uttered no word,
he swore an oath that sizzled In it's fer
venoy, declaring to all things both high and
low that when the morrow came with the
laggard bridegroom he'd find never q