The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-01-20

o'. N"iio eooN Il rope anu wen
again into the field to hang himsel
This time he persisted in his purpos
of hanging himself. and the dwarf pei
sisted in his that he should not. A
last the little friar ended the discussion
by giving Uncle Curro Il cudgel. tel
ing him that with that in his hands h.
need never he troubled by any on
again. and that all he had to do was t,
say, "Cudgel, lay about you" for ever,
one to run away from him and leav,
him in peace and quiet
Uncle Curro took the road HON,
with his cudgel, as proud as an alcald,
with his wand ofoffice, and the momen
he saw his children coming toward him
asking him for something to eat will
insulting and abusive words, as they
were accustomed to see their mother
do, he said to his cudel, 'Cudgel Ia,
about you. No sooner had he pro
nounced the words than the cudgel be
gan to shower blows to right and left
among the children until they hat
scarcely whole bone left in thei1
bodies. His wife ran to her children
assistance. "At her, cudgel,'' sale
Uncle Curro; ''at her, and with will
And the cudgel belabored the wife SC
numerically that she died of her in
juries.
The authorities being notified, the
alcalde, accompanied by his officers
presented himself upon the scene
"Cudgel, lay about you!'' said Uncle
Curro, as soon as they appeared, and
the cudgel proceeded to deal such lusty
blows among them that every blow
was worth dollar, so that the alcade
was killed and the officers took to theil
heels and were out of sight in a tricc
A messenger was sent to the king to
inform him of what was going on, and
the king sent regiment of grenadiers
to seize Uncle Curro and his cudgel
No sooner did Uncle Curro see them
approach than, throwing the ndgeI
among their ranks, he cried Cud gel la V
about you!' And the cudgel strai ght
way Legan to dance upon the ribs q
the grenadiers, making noise like the
clapper OF a mill. Ole is left lame
another with a disabled arm, and the
captain is left blind of an eve. TC
make an end of the business the grena
diers all threw their guns and knap
sacks on the ground and ran off, heltel
skclter, as if they thought the devi
had broken loose and was running after
them.
With his mind at rest, Uncle CurrC
lay down to take nap. hiding his
cudgel in his breast lest it should be
stolen from him during his sleep
When he awoke. he found himself
bound hand and foot and on his way tC
prison, where, on his arrival, he was
sentenced to the ignominious death OF
the garrote.
On the following morning he was
taken from his cell and led out to eXecu
ton. On the scaffold his hands were
unbound, whereupon he took out his
cudgel, and saying, "Cudgel, lay abou,
YOU" he threw it at the eXecutioner
who WAS quickly beaten by it to death
Set that man Free" said the king
"or he will not leave me subject alive
Tell him that l will give him province
in America on condition that he shall
leave the country" And thus it was
done. The king gave him a province
in tue island of Cuba. where he built 8
city, and there he killed so many peo
pie with his cudgel that from that day
to this it has been called MatanZas
(the Spanish for slaughter.)