The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-06-10
AN ARouMnNr A Ia spANIsH


tlu NetWeen Two sons OF Oaatie which
Led TO Panic.
IF the average Spaniard is as pug
nacious and bloo6thirsty as the pair
We just had upstairs" said a man who
lives in a fiat uptown, Il think the Cuban
patriots have taken a mighty big Job
on their hands. About month ago the
family in the fiat directly over me ad-
vertised their parlors to let. The next
day they were engaged by lawyer,
who said he wanted them for two broth
ers, to whom he stood in the relation
OF guardian. lie said he would be re-
sponsible for the rent, as the father Of
the young men lived in Cuba and sent
him an allowance every month for their
support When the brothers moved in
II was seen that they were two young
Spaniards and as they were mysterious
In their movements, disappearing for a
day or two at a time and then locking
themselves in their apartments and
spending the time rolling cigarettes
and slipping curacao. 1t was soon noised
around that they had something TO do
with the lnsurrection In Cuba The
Spaniards themselves added to these
rumors by their conduct. They would
address each other in the most violent
terms, apparently hurllng oaths both
loud and deep. Then they would rush
toward each other with the most threat
ening gestures. and just when every
ono thought they were going TO fight a
mortal combat they would smile. roll
the inevitable cigarette and walk of
arm in arm.
one morning just at daybreak The
landlady was awakened by loud talking
! and noises in the front rooms. 1t
sounded as if the spauiards were chas-
Ing each other, the flying footsteps be-
ing accompanied with dull thuds. The
racket aroused the whole house sud
denly there was an awful crash. A
heavy piece of furniture had shattered
The pier-glass. This was followed by
humping noise that shook the whole
nat and could have been made only
by 'he men clinching and rolling over
ana over on the floor The landlady
hurried downstairs in search OF the ian
itor BY the time they returned the
noise had ceased, and a knock on the
door was Immediately answered by one
Of the spanlards.
The room was wreck Every piece
of furniture that was too large to be
broken had been overturned. a blood
Btained razor lay on the carpet. The
| hands and faces of the Spanlards we're
! a criss-cross of slashes, and one won
dered why they had taken the trouble
! to dress themselves, only to tear the
clothes of each other But they now
seemed to be on the best OF terms and
ridiculed the idea that they had been
! quarreling. When the broken furni-
ture and razor were pointed out to them
they just shrugged their shoulders and
said they had merely had little friend
ly argument Then they went on roll.
Ing cigarettes, but the landlady adver-
used her rooms to let Exchange.
For the rational convention Yyunp
/ Pru 1ies Societies Of Christian Er-
deavnr, Washington. ID g.. July 9 to
! l3, 1896, the Santa lie route viii sen
excursion tickets 40 one fare for the
round trip. Tickets on sale July .. g.
! 4 and 5, with dnal return limit Of
! July g. 1896 urkets 10 be limited 20
continuous passage 10 each direction.
! An ,Xtension of return limit until
July 81 Niii be granted 10y depOsiung
ticket with ioini agent at Washington
| on or before & o. IN, luly "a, 1896. --
r. /. Delaney, Agent
These are hard times and prices
| count II You have never tried Lille
! ~ Co fer what YOU ant ia the drug
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