The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-16
SPANISH JOKER THHAsHEo.
American Girls Big Brother Arrived
In Time to Punish Him,

American Girls Big Brother Arrived |
In Time to Punish Him.
1t was the lady in the pink morning
gown who told the story at the break
fast table in an uptown boarding house. |
Somebody at the other table had spo- |
ken OF the Spaniards as a courteous |
people. at which an impulsive gentle |
man had exclaimed Damn the Span |
ish!" Then he apologized to the board
ers general yfor his remark
Don't trouble yourself to apologize"
said the one in pink. You have ex-
pressed my sentiments precisely, in
language that l may not venture to use
l really feel obliged TO you. AS
specimen of the courtesy of the Dons
to ladies let me tell you of an incident
l saw at Montreal last summer You
know the Spanish minister went to
Canada after he got his passports from
Washington. and there was quite a
crowd of Spaniards there. / was TAX
ing my breakfast at the hotel on the
morning of my departure. and opposite
me. at the same table. sat very pretty
American girl Next her on the left
were two Spaniards both well dressed,
with the appearance of gentlemen. The
further one, who wore his whiskers
cut like Weyler's, spoke English per-
fectly; the other was in the first stages
of the struggle to acquire our Ian
guage. In ignorance probably, that l
understood Spanish. the whiskered one
made some comments on the American
girl in his own tongue which were too
free to suit my fancy, but as she did not
understand what he was saying l said
nothing. Presently the man nearest
the girl turned to his friend and asked
in Spanish:
What is this which 1 shall say to
the young lady when wish her to pass
the salt?'
My charming miss. will you give
me a kiss?' his friend answered in a
low tone. and the trustful Don turned
to the beside him.
My charming mees,' he said polite
ly, with bow. and showing his white
teeth in smile. will you give me a
kiss?'
! The girl looked at him in astonish-
ment. hardly comprehending his words
at first then, her face Redeemed up to
her hair and her blue eyes blazed with
anger as she turned from him. Real
izing that some mistake had been
made, the Spaniard plainly wished to
explain and apologize, but such Eng
lish as he knew forsook him at the
moment, and his companion was en-
joying his joke too much to help him
even If he would. l spoke to the girl.
He thought he was asking you for
the SALT said. Tt was his companion
who told him to say the words that he
did
beg your pardon, mees I was
miseenform,' the Spaniard said, taking
his cue from my words. 1t was for
the sal-the SALT wished to speak
The girl bowed stlff1y in acknowl-
edgment of his apology and resumed
her breakfast. though she was almost
crying and could make only a pretence
CatAhS" lie oiluollbll was NClJ
comfortable all around except for the
joker, who still seemed TO think that
the affair was funny. The spaniards
had left the table when a big, broad
shouldered young fellow. who looked
like an undergraduate on vacation
came into the room He was the girls
brother, just arrived He saw his sis
ter and came ard kissed her; then, oh
serving the traces of tears on her
cheeks:
What is the matterT he asked
You've been crying.
oh. it's nothing-it was the mans
mistake in English He asked me
and at this point she Redeemed agar
and began crying outright. The young
mans mouth Strengthened. and the
CLINT in his eyes meant trouble. as hi
lifted his head and looked round.
what was it? Who was ito he de
manded. but his sister could not com
mand her voice to speak. Was t either
of the men that left the table Just a:
came in? The two over by the cash
ier's .desk?'
Still the girl did not answer. shrink
ing perhaps from what she saw woult
follow If she told him what had &C
Cured I saw the whiskered Span
lard grinning as he glanced over to-
ward the table and made Up my mind
what to do.
=" 1t was the mistake of the youngei
]. man, who does not understand Eng
lish' said to the brother. He wished
to ask your sister to pass the salt. and
the other mantle one with the whis-
kers-told him to say, Give me kiss
1t is that which has disturbed your
sister.
without a word the young mar
placed his sister gently down in the
chair and started after the Spaniards
who were Just leaving the room. He
followed them into the office. and there
was the noise of scuffie there, with
room guests nearest the door 10 see
what was going on Presently the
young man came back. looking placid
with his collar burst open as II he hac
been exercising, and sat down by hi.
sister.
There's nothing to tell he laughed
in answer to her anxious look, I re
monstrated mildly with your bewhis
kered Spanish friend for his misuse
of the English tongue That's all
They've picked the dago up anC
got him into the lift. He'll need towel:
and water when he gets to his room
Hooray for America! said one waite
to another as he passed our table Will