The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-02

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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 lam
guage In ignorance, probably. that /
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 nees,' he said polite
| ly, with bow, and showing his white
teeth in a smile. win 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 20
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. I spoke to the girl.
He thought he was asking you for
the salt said. 1t was his companion
who told him to say the words that he
did
~ beg your pardon, mees. l was
miseenform the Spaniard said, taking
his cue from my words. 1t was for
the sal-the salt-I wished to speak
The girl bowed stiff1y in acknowl-
edgment of his apology and resumed
her breakfast, though she was almost
crying and could make only a pretence
eating The situation was very un-
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
r. shouldered young fellow, who looked
like ar undergraduate on vacation.
came into the room He was the girls
brother, Just arrived He saw his sis
ter and came and kissed her, then, OBJ
serving the traces of tears on her
cheeks:
What is the natter he asked
You've been crying
"Oh, it's nothing-it was the man :
mistake in English He asked me-
and at this point she Redeemed again
and began crying outright. The young
mans mouth Strengthened, and the
: CLINT in his eyes meant trouble, as ht
: 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 It eithe'
of the men that left the table just a.
came in? The two over by the cash
iers desk?'
: Still the girl did not answer, shrink
ing perhaps from what she saw woul
, follow if she told him what had &C
Cured. l saw the whiskered Span
lard grinning as he glanced over 10
Il ward the table and made up my min
what to do.
1T was the mistake of the younge
man, who does not understand Eng
e Iish,' said to the brother. He wishe
to ask your sister to pass the salt, an
n the other mantle one with the whts
kers-told him to say, Give me kiss
It is that which has disturbed you
sister
without a word the young ma
placed his sister gently down in III
chair and started after the Spaniard
who were Just leaving the room. H
followed them into the office. and ther
was the noise of seuff1e there, wit
a running of the walters and dinin
room guests nearest the door to sc
what was going on Presently III
Young man came back. looking placi
with his collar burst open as If he ha
been exercising, anu sat oONA W II
y sister.
- There's nothing to tell he laughe
in answer to her anxious look. 1 r.
. monstrated mildly with your bewhi!
- kered Spanish friend for his misu'
=. of the English tongue. That's ALL
v. They've picked the dago up ar
"a got him into the lift. He'll need towe
m and water when he gets to his roor
" Hooray for America" said one wait
II to another as he passed our table wi
st broad grin. He was an Irish Il
~ from New York, and I am sure
IN meant for us to hear.
a 1.-THE young man was ordering b
ly breakfast when a porter came to t
me that my trunks had gone to the st
ton, and the hack was waiting, and
III went away, leaving the proudest G
Vi in America sitting with her broth
. at the table"