The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-04
ROMANCE OF REVOLUTION

,ncricnn Minister Figures In 1t.
washington Post: "I see that they
-. ,ar from having piping time OF
ace down in Venezuela. Mark my
lids President Andrade will get away
Nth the whole Castro outfit. Despite
,bs dIficulties in the way. ARdFade will
,.ip the heat by several comfortable
lengths"
,orulerly citizen Of New York, but
,,bo has been for quite a number Of
years prosperous merchant in Cara
cas- Venezuela.
"Too much Importance. as a general
ching is attached by the people Of this
copntry 20 Venezuelan outbreaks. The
last little thing will produce a revolu-
lion down there.
"surh regime as that of Guzman
sIapco. for example. was productive OF
arormous good to the country, whatev-
o. may be said of his despotic way Of
r,t,lng down things which dispensed
hI .,6Jonco. In spite of his harsh dispose
,i,r Md sterling domestic qualities,
onJ there was no member Of his family
airIIs 10 whom he was more Tiveted in
,bs lies Of affection than to young
SIiz,anIro Ybarra, his nephew. Ybar-
Who was counted among the very
ro,var of Venezuelan youth, resembled
NE formidable uncle in much, includ-
irr his equally impatient and iron VIII.
arhe United States minister to VEN
ezuala, at the time have In mind was
TrsseI. of Massachusetts. Among the
members OF his family who were m
stalled with him at the capital was ms
laughter Nellie, who was then an eA-
corIInrly beautiful and clever young
adv Of twenty or thereabouts,
..I-bn charms of the fair American
ado n vivid impression on the suscep-
,jhIc and ardent hearts Of the young
beans OF the high society OF Caracas.
and ur1n none more than upon that OF
WARN who was then stationed in
Military capacity ut the palace OF his
,,,,clc the dictator. This was an aw-
S,IIy swell Job. and included some rich
,,crouIsites, which would have made the
rhilis OF envy waltz up and down the
SHINE of parasite Of the court OF Bel
Ills His military duties not being very
c,mbrous, in spite OF their pomp and
circumstances, young Ybarra found
njcnty Of time to pay assiduous court
10 the daughter OF Uncle Sans repre-
sentative. He pressed his suit with
such mastery skill and chivalric nre
mat the idol OF his affections was oblig'
cd in n brief while to surrender TO the
bcsleger the citadel Of her heart. f6ar,
IA was reported TO have fought duel
or too as the price Of his success, anu
when his engagement to MISS Nelhe
began to be bruited about IN due season
among the high-hying lotteries there
were few who did not reEard the pro-
iected match as a brilliant ana Well
balanced affair.
"Ns for the dictator. the matter had
not come TO his ears as yet For some
time he had been deeplysengaged IN a
cafch-as-catch-ca wrestle with Ger.
tain problems OF state, and 1t would
have been n rash mortal who would
have yentured to recall him from the
OLYMPUS Of his thoughts just then Tor
the trivial purpose OF posting him up
on the latest merry pranks Of Cupid.
Unfortunately for the lovers, dip
l0matic mishap occurred about this
time which threatened their chances OF
future bliss. The United states minis
ter, who had been greatly shocked az
certain hlgh-handed procedures OF
Blanco which had lately been Inaugural p
ted. unwisely took It into his head to
acquaint his friends and official super
Tors at home with his Views on the SUP.
feet IN very frank and unguarded
manner. The result was that the whole
III
alrr, car of Blanco. from having been
unfinished in n number OF United States
newspapers. Boiling over with the most
frantic rage at the acathing censure
which had been passed upon him, the
dictator sent for the minister, and
poured out the coplOus walls OF his
wrath. In this great indignation act.
the dictator is said to have resembled
the cOmmingled horrors Of water
spout, a den OF kissing pythons, and
the blasphemy OF the sacrament by the
witches OF the Broken. In winding up
his harangue he informed our indlscreet
functIonary that he would Immediately
demand his recall by the United States
government. wt
"Hc was MS good as his word. He
gave Minister Russell his passports,
and advised him to hire mules Of as
great speed nv ne CuIllu llllA' anu bNAAhN
himself from Caracas to the seashorc
He is said to have garnIshed his pres
emit Of the passports with numerous
'Carambas' 'Carajos" and 'Diablos!'
which gave the affair more OF q per-
sonnl than diplomatic turn.
There was great dismay In the OIL
cial as we'll as the private family or
Minister Russell when the news became
known. The lovers. who were together
nj this junCture. saw that trouble was
in store for them II matters were al
lowed 10 proceed further.
Young Ybarra set out for the pal
ace with the avOwed purpose OF beard
ing the lion in his den. He found his
uncle in a wild rage, hut he was not IN
the least dauntcd. He cast aside all
rr'1" and nleadAd fnr Tho "oter'nH
Minister Russell. He might as well
have argued with the Wa WIND Of tHa
pampas The dictator informed his ne
phew that he would dance pas seuis
over the graves Of his ancestors before
he would rcnounce one jot or 1.-THE or
the course he had marked out.
But l love the SenorltF Russell.
and am going to marry her. cried
young Ybarrn.
His uncle interrupted with with
crash Of Spanish oaths. and told him
that no would never permit any one OF
his blood TO be united to the hated fam
lly n the Americana,
"Ybarra then dramatically broke his
sword across his knee and told his
uncle that he cared nothing for his for
tune political prospects. or any earthly
hing so long as they could not be
shared by Nellie Russell He then fed
down the palace steps before the guard
could arrest him. and mounting u fast
mule, or Il may have been horse, he
made his escape 10 the seashore. There
b" took ship for the United States. and
arrived about IS soon as the family OF
HE I4Yr,tbaI