The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-21

No. rssAlng 20 create an impression OF
fesese-Eir5s1ness. / Anstaine4 from max
ing any Of the above remarks. Cot AFTER
much brain effort 7 yeasurei upon enc
watch seemed 10 roessE az LEASE me usrf;
or cuzvertionaiszy, ard succeeded IN say
ting taat u had been splendid day II CO
CURED 10 NE afferwa-d that IN view % TIRE
saes tssas there had not been a cloud IN
The sky since the October rnoGsoon hal
set An. and probably wouldn't BE- until Feb
rgsary, fhss observation might have seemed
70 be backing In thai wit and hrzIls2acy
calculated ~ make favorable Impression.
AZ Sry rate. ray eonpanscss. after q mo-
ns.rt-s hesitation replied Isl. sencr." and
tsen as tie music sos another dance struck
up ssas said something about an ''osro
ss-scr." ard Gnce-sroniousyv detached her
ses ard walked c1. she probably told aer
girl friends afterxari that IL was perfect
~ true that Americans and ErEiisamer
were all lanaglcs-a popular insory IL TIE
far East.
Dancing Not Lively
Not being familiar With tt>s intrtcac,es
~ the riga for." Is the dante rsow under
way was called. retired in doorway 10
look on. Il was hot 80 lively as its name
would Imply. being q species O. ouaarSlle-
with quantities Of bowling ard sc-apsng.
forwarding and backing and exchanging OF
partners. I saw my late acquaintance GO
ing through IL al with = tai captain OF the
"guardia CIVIL" whose SATIRE and soSsrs
(which he wore during the entire evenisx)
Gathered and clsnked In d mast martial
way
Besides the Eng.ishmen and myself
there were present representatives Of nu-
nssToas other uations-1sermans. French
men. Swiss. one japanese. ana o1se half
breed Dutchmsn from Batavia. who drank
more and made more noise than al the
rest together.
Senor R was everywhere: flirting with
the girls. drinking with men and doing his
best 10 see that everybody was having a
good time always armed with 8 box OF
cigars. which he offered 10 members Of
both sexes tndiscru. ina sly--and which
were generally accepted in either case.
Among the late arrivals was one who
particularly attracted my attention: girl
OF perhaps seventeen OF eighteen, az black
as a crow. with tight-curling. frizzIy hair:
arrayed in a most superb bali dress OF pink
tulle. trimmed with white flowers: an I'M
portatson from Paris. as l afterward
learned. Ths effect OF this costume
against her black neck and arms was strik-
Ing, TO say the least. especially as she was
the only girl present who did not Wear
the native attire. She came accompanied
by younger brotaer, who was figged ous
in a kind Of fancy dress. and was told
that they had been abducted when very
young from one of the inland tribes 0.
savage aborsgines. and brought up by a
fabulously rich Mestizo family. The dsa-
mond necklace which the girl wore, to-
gether with her dress. must have been
worth small fortune. They we're both
treated with great Difference, until the
youngest. who had been making a nul-
sance Of himself generally by iniIsh per-
formances. managed TO trip up Sonora
R. Then human nature asserted itself
and he had his ears boxed on the sopt-
proceeding which his sister viewed with
equanimity and evident approval.
Among the other remarkable people pres
ent were two twin sisters whose father !
was given to understand had openly de-
ciared In the presence OF witnesses that "a
either OF them who should marry an Eng
hshman o. American he would give the
sum Of half million in Mexican doilars
Unfortunately, the combination OF native
Spanish and Chinese ancestors from whom
the young ladies' were derived had resulted
in htdeonsness OF form and feature i'm
possible to describe: and, SO far as I can
learn, no "Ingiis' or "Americauo'' has yet
had the teme-ity 10 pay attentions Of a
serious nature.
The Second supper.
Abou; midnight the music ceased and all
hands marched out into the garden. | then
realized that the supper which had gone
before was mere appetizer to what vas
to come. Two very long tables wer- Sc,
out on the lawn. under a sort Of tent ar
rangement, covered with every Imaginable
kind Of food which the Islands or their
ne!ghbors could produce; a whole courss
dinner, in fact; soup fish entrees. roasts.
mo o. tsV.~
fruit, regiments OF bottles. and cousec-
tionery al lib. II was case % first come.
first served Each guest secured sea.
ate his or her fiji. and then rose to give
place 10 the next conner. They have q
troublesome habit out there OF serving the
FISH last. after the sweets, and as the
Philippine fish are particularly delicious (,
Is ITfss. provoking TO have one offered you
after you have succeeded in stufflng vour-
self to repletion.
Everybody was satisfied AT last, and
then there Was general Misunderstanding and
bidding OF 'buenas nochss.'' mingled with
more offers OF c5ga4s from Senior r..
and repeated assurances 70 each guest
that tho house and everything connected
with s. was his or hers, and his or hers
only. forever and day. Then | drove
home and had nightmare and indigestion
for a week.
4 Hs hsSt ARHe l sNtW SENIOR r. WAS on
the Iuneta. whittier ! had gone to hear
the band play one evening Just before my
departure for home. He cams I'D and
ehattes with me fer several minutes wish
ing ms. bon voyage and speedy return
10 health. AZ that time he was Involved
az 4 leading spirit in the growing inE1rree-
tion, and had in fast. been promised the
presidency OF the Philippine republic. when
IL should he formed. Two years later.
having eonhaed the secret os his prospects
To Sonora R. and she. true 10 her re-
Igion. having IA her turn betrayed Il 20
her father confessor, n Spanish priest my
genial old host and friend WAS ares ed.
tried and finally shot by the Spanards at
or near the very spot whore he and had
he'd oGr last conversation