New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-14
From The CAlcaso Record.

From The Chicago Record.
Zaczzo good and tired OF it. He had de-
Tended the republic until his patriotism hli begun
TO have cal. uses upon He had mar he'd around
with bayonct stuck in his belt. being martial for
at least dozen lictators two or thrc" prei"nlcrs
and seven presi Tents and afar in tn" mist OF the
past he remembered that be had upheld the throne
Of Spain II seemed TO him that about every time
he got good job cutting bananas for the &c nrac-
ing fruit shippers OF New-Orloans some dark com
pioxioncI man with hcrc" Spanish profanity Of dis
would come out upon 'hc plantation and MORN him
come along AMI def.ni the country AGAINST me
invader. Privately Zaezzo much preferred using
his nachcte N cutting banana suckers, ana thereby
earning the soi-hasiS MONEY OF th' Nolth'rh I'nl.
ers. but being a tru" Nciraguan he must psriorce
leave congenial employment ana go Out am hni,cr
around In ragged aiiir. and wearing ms gun'sS
hayonct and with his o"lpty cartridge-bclt cnched
So far as he knew Zalczzo had never Killed. man
In the many campaigns in which he figured. Oh
course you can argue ont that that WAS most nat
urai. for he had never carried gun ana an imply
cartridge belt. even though augmented by a duh
bayonct. t. not effective upon an enemy which Keeps
the width Of the isthmhs away ms ,'hSIl'hce ;
therefore, was easy but his mind was npt lie nag
money to pay the high premium on fnarfiag"
license. that he might fetch kis'i into rs house
Of Scaragann fam ram M'zzs WIS r sh ,hn %,
to 90 to do things right and get married with
a certificate OF permission printed in thr"" coors
and bearing the triangular design OF the seal OF
Nicaragua Several times he had been within A
sol or two OF the price OF this documentary magnil-
cence but on every OCCASION just As ne was reach,
break out-a revolution. revolt. an insirr"cii"n,
an assault upon the Government and call would
come to him to take up the hayonei ana IN" empty
cartrdge-belt and 60 srut'ins about ior IN" VI,
sitiOn. .
As / have said. Zaezzo getting tired o. II.
last time the conscripting colonel summoned him
it had been a tight footrace between the comms-
stoned officer and the private soldier through ihic"
hundred acres OF banana plantation ana not untiI
some tropical Hessiaps had INTRODUCED tripping
ropes into the quest had IdczzO been oVercom"
and hailed in triumph. He Fought through
three months OF warfare. which amounted TO noth-
ing more than the loss OF his job in IN" banana
even the comfort of having anything brave to II"
about. "
The banana cutter had been working but three
weeks when his last summons cam" to MN three
weeks Of earnest hoping against revolutions: three
weeks Of aspiration In the matter OF klstl ana IN"
Government nccnse to wed. Then came IN" colonel
President had dcchlcd to make an aggressive move
mcnt against the Fil"ssna faction. which was con
central cd somewhere up on the Pacnc Coast.
"You will get your bayonct" said the colonel.
'anl also your cartridgebelt and Join tn" command
Bucii ids"
Blueneds was about far away from the scene
Of disorder as IL was pos sllo for military base
TO be without infringement upon the 'hrip1c IN sea
But that was the manner % NirhiAfu"h hthtlnE
TO get "A long way off and shout and max" a FUSS
ZalcZZo who was but thirteen soils away from
the amount which would bay the license, Wa IN
woe OF spirit He tried 10 convince III" colonel mat
that If he TO join the regiment which meant
fOrty-six men-thc command would bc dccImai'tl
1T was useless however. JingsscZ. Xai"zzo's neigh
bor had offered exactly the same excuse but Ni"cn
minutes before The colonel was immune against
such argument. SO XalczzO had 10 throw away his
fob and go plOughing down TO B!u'h"ids
1t the same old rOutine-of walking up ana
down the long, curling. crooking street of the