The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-05
SPANISH JOKER THRAsHED.
American Girls Big Brother Arrived in
Time to Punish Him.

American Girl's Biz Brother Arrived In
Time to Punish Him.
It was the lady In the pink morning Gown
who told the story at the breakfast table In an
uptown boarding house. Somebody at an
other table had spoken OF the Spanlards as q
courteous people. at which an impulsive gen.
tleman had exclaimed: Damn the SPANISH"
Then he apologized to the boarders generally
for his remark.
"Don't trouble yourself to APOLOGIZE said
the one in pink. you have EXPRESSED my
sentiments precisely. In language that I may
not venture to use. / really feel obliged to
you. As q specimen OF the courtesy OF the
Dons to ladies let me tell you Of an incident l
saw at Montreal last summer. You know tho
Spanish Minister went to Canada after he got
his passports from Washington, and there
was quite a crowd OF Spaniards there. was
taking my breakfast at the hotel on the morn
ing Of my departure. and opposite me. at the
same table. sat a very pretty American girl.
Next her on the left were two Spaniards. both
well dressed. with the appearance Of gentle
men. The further one. who wore his whis-
kers cut likeWeyler's. spoke English perfectly
the other was in the first stages OF the strug-
gle TO acquire our language. In ignorance,
probably. that I understood Spanish. the whis-
kered one made some comments on the Amer
l lCdu Kill Al Hlo " jas Az "hASh "SAo ~
free to suit my fancy. but as she did not I'M
derstand what he was saying I said nothing.
Presently the mar nearest the girl turned TO
his friend and asked in Spanish:
What is this which I shall say to the
| young lady when I wish her to pass the saltH'
MY charming miss. will you give me a
kiss2' his friend answered in q low tone. and
tho ~trustful Don turned to the girl beside him.
MY charming mees.' he said politely. with
a bow, and showing his white teeth in a smile.
will you give me 8, keesT,
The girl looked at him in, astonishment
hardly compromising his words at first then.
ewes biazed with anger as she turned from
him. Realizing that some mistake had been
made. the Spaniard plainly wished to explain
forsook him at the moment. and his compan-
lon was enjoying his Joke, too much to help him
'"SHe thought he was asking You for the
salt. I said. 1T was his companion who told
him to say the words that he did w.s mia
from my words. IT was for the sal-the salt
The girl bowed, stiniy in Acknowledgements
Of his apology and resumed her breakfast,
only onHgs q ]p sTs Of eating ffho situation was
very uncomfortable all round except for the
i Iair xa Sh fap ssiIi s The s 20 dsiPs h hadt ls sh' the ft,
isilow. who lSoksd'llEe an undergrsduate On
gifi's Spo;,s Sem1 JUST sht arrived I've t0g H. saw his Eu sister ten
and came and Kissed her; then. observing the
tF@sS !%6 Sa 's' The on m asd FP's hs asked. You've
Oh: rs nothipRg.it was the INA. pap,s mis-.
gan 70 cry outright; The young mans mouth
t srpaissls.e as he l fhs ' hfs f head IN end JIG oo sSsd roSnd
What was III, Who was itT he demanded
speak, Was it either Of the men that left the
table Just as came In? The two over by the
Still the Girl did not answer, shrinking per.
told him what had occurred. I saw the whia,
toward the table and made up my mind what
to. do ~. n,.t,ro ., t,s vouroor NAV
who u dos %a9 not shG pa 9tssasG p E sns KISSHPFfe snI Ra z
the brother. He wished to ask your sister tc
pass the salt, and the, other man..the one
a. kiss" 1t Is that which has disturbed your
sls s!%iltnoD. , word the Young man placed hi.
after the spaniards; who were Just leaving the
fSo1e v He t 1Ull3 DGiss them q a sd int th tSs Seic Sit 9n6 :
running OF the walters and dining room, gueAtI
nearest the door to zee what was going on
pIaSid. With 10" his sU COLLAR % Dars Sa open 1I a. II he had
been exereislngi and sat d 9Tn by hIS sister, !,
answer to her anxious, look. i remonstratet
mildly with your whiskered Spanish friend
for his misuse OF the English tongue. That's
They've picked the dag2 up and ndt got him hin
he gets to his room. Hooray for America!
said one waiter to another, es he passed oul
table with q broad grin. He was an Irish lad
from New York. and am sure he meant fol
us to hear.
THE young man was ordering his break
fast when n porter came 10 tell me that my
trunks had gone to the station and the hack
was waiting. and / went away leaving the
proudest girl in America sitting with hel
brother at the table,,