The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-19

had to shoot the comendador, who inter
fered in the most trying manner with
Tenorios amatory exploits. AS declalm-
er, the comendador would take first mon
ey in any competition In elocution. He
had the indignant father down fine And
he said everything in the most melodious
Spanish verse, but even with poetry at
his command he failed to move the stony
heart OF Tenorio
Finally, after Dona Ines had been abb
Quoted from the convent In the most will
ing frame of mind that a man ever found
his best girl in, things moved rapidly. Luis
Mejia was out of the way, and J. Tenorio
went on in his old fashion, and Dona Ines
passed into decline and was sent 10 reside
permanently, as most any one familiar
with Spanish customs would suppose In
most picturesque and dismal panteon, or
cemetery. Here J. Tenorio was wont to
moon about on cool nights, a most eccen-
trio taste, and 1t was here l saw a Ie-
markable departure from oil accepted
ideas of what might be expected in a WE'LL
conducted graveyard, for some young
ladies I'm ballet costumes, most imprudent
for night wear, invaded the place and
pirouetted about among the tombs, prob
ably being deceased young women Of j.
Tenorio's acquaintance. Later on he seem
ed TO be crazylike, and went to the grave
gdIQ anu saw the SthlbSS u MS 1tEGtdHt7i
friends, whom he had personally routed
through to eternity, agitaHng their marble
limbs in a threatening manner But some
friends who knew his habits sought him
out and induced him to go home, and he
invited them to supper with him. not omit
ting to salute the image Of the comenda-
dor and ask him TO come along IL he had
time. AS the old gentleman not only had
time but all eternity, heaccepted and APP
peared at the full-1edged orgie that had
been prepared in The bachelor apartments
Of the unrepentant gentleman. Also Dona
Ines appeared walking through a looking
glass, and Don Juan Tenorio was sure
that he was either mad or had the de-
lirium tremens. It looked like the latter
to a plain American not familiar with six
teenth century ghosts.
Then the scene shifted to the graveyard
and the corps de ballet In pink tights and
tule skirts, came out and pirouetted some
more, while a dozen amable skeletons
looked on epprovingly. Then the comen-
dadors tomb opened and the old gentle
man again appeared, seated on stool
with fire underneath to keep him warm
posterioriy. He laid down the law 20 j.
Tenorio, who began to get weak in the
knees and things were going bad for him
in the wings of the stage and all around,
for the Devil was about to seize him
when Ines appeared again and preached
10 him a bit and made love to him in
dim and ghostly way; the naturalization
being most successful Then, all Of
sudden, the scene changed 20 heaven, and
j. Tenorio was seen seated. surrounded
by lovely angels. who looked kindly on
him, being all of the feminine persuasion,
and Ines, who had redeemed him, held his
hands and looked fondly into his eyes.
am glad 10 know that the ballet -four
ment 10 be good here on earth, although
fail 60 see why Tenorio was saved. He
was a bad man from Bitter Creek, II ever
there was a man Of consistent wicked