Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-05-19


about to SEQ mo with tho mask eli. But
let it not bc my hand that shall open
pandora's box. Receive through your
own the p%uaisbment for your foolish
impatience.
"Perdition take the lsnoti l can't IN.
tic il. All, my knife-that is It'll
Boauti''-
could not finish the wora, euoh was
my surprise, si%nazorucut, terror. what
a nosll What \ nusol Oh, what n nose
l would 10; have believed that natare
was gprabla Of arriving az sach o degiee
Of ~plecnas.n, byrcrbcie. cirpliAcutiou.
Tee sonnet u Queys1o, "Eyasc nj hem
bro a una Efiiz IcgaSo, tThoro was a
man attacked to p Bcac), would DO pocr
and colcrleCs TO rGlut IL. This was no
human nose. Il was q beet root, a cor.
nerslone, IN Egg pti1H pyrnmil II it
y j1st TO ccndoma everything u%useason-
able. everything exaggerated, why is il
that q law is not giycn against the ex-
Gggera;iCn Ct rosss2
In The midat of TIE horror which this
mouruful di2cC7ery caused mo l wanted
to withdraw nycolf frcn tho large
nosed mountain girl without mourning
a rude romcrk from her. made inored-
ibls efforts toward sor:o expression Of
| %gallantry. Impossible. X l could have
had 4 mirrcr tcf1yo me, I an euro l
must have seen q foolish face.
Fortunately for me, tie mountain
girl-wEo doubtless had learned to re-
sign herself to her deformity, likewise
to all its onects-lau.hed quite good
humoTedly, whCtaar at my conflict or
at hcreelf / did rot know. This gave
me courage TO rise, under the pretext Of
gcing to greet q friend. And, without
daring 10 look at her again, l took my
leave with a fotn;al farewell, sencri.
IT,"
Shame gave wings 60 my feet; wrath
blinded mo; the ground failed me in
my flight. 1 etumolcd over furniture,
| against Tergons, over myself, and would
have walked hone without waiting Tor
the coach Or to set ny oy-z ceat. dew,
then, TO tho refrehhinert rcoTl, took
possession Of a table. snttehed up the
bill Of fare, ns!sed what they could
bring me the oUitLeEt. I Ctc, now, net
with appetite, but furious.y, from four
different plates, and they were about
to bring me tie 9th, when / beheld
seated in trout OF me-diyine iustioel-
the saro mountain girl, CT, rather, J
should sag, the same nose which had
horrifod me SHORTLY before. My first
impulse was 10 rise ard rCn, but til,
merry girl patriled mo by saying wild
Internal sweetness:
"Whatl Are you not going to invit,
me to supper"
l felt troubled and looked Eheepish
The nose laughed, and so, to my dis
comfort, did tho gallant who accom-
panied her. Iwould have liked to wrcal
my rage upon him.
"Soncrita''-
ut shall not cost you ruoh--a glas
of wine; nothing more"
Such imppdenoe stung mo keerly
and 1 resolved on being rovonged b.
mockipg her.
81 shall have tie greatest pleasur
in complying with your demand, seno
rita, though | fear that your nose will
IlphtA1 SOh AAbm putting % BAGSo q
your lips. If you cannot take it off, a
you did your mask, l DO rot know
howl
"You are rude, sir, but l shall b.
gracious. l will remove it."
"Kow? What do you say? Then
At this instant her hand darted up Il
her nose and she tore it off
Alas, it was false! 1t was pastebosrd
and it left her real nose revealed, n
less graceful and perfect !han tho othe
features Of her face.
How shall I depict ny shame, m,
desperation, ON hohoiding such an ex
quisite creature. and the remembrance
Of the levity, the d%isoourtesy, the in
iquity of my conduct | was going t
beg a thousand pardons, to lament m,
error, and, prostrated, kiss tho dust c
her feet, but the cruel enc took the arr
Of her escort, disconnected me with
severe look, and, initiating my col
manner Of a short time before, said
Farewell, senorl'' and sho burst int
a peal Of mocking lighter.
l never saw her acre From th
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