The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-02

was sttlng In nay Office and reading the last copy Of
the New York Herald, told him that nation where
bull fights were permitted had no sort of right TO
claim to be civilized He didn't attempt to contra
dict me, but presently he said:
L see by this paper that you Americans have
just had great prize fight in which one of the men
was Killed Do you have many prize fights in your
countryF
Il had to admit that did go in for prize fights
pretty strong but 1 explained that it was a manly
past1me and had its advantages as well as its dis
advantages. Then the chief read out an account of
the ynching of four niggers that according to the
paper had been burned alive by mob of leading
citizens somewhere in Missouri and when he had
finished reading he asked if it was true as the
Herald mentioned, that there had been over q tbous
ana cases OF lynch1ng in the states during thu,
previous Year, The statistics the subject hap
pened to be lying on my table at that identical mo-
ment, only by good luck the chief didn't know if
Still couldn't honestly deny that lynchng was more
or less common in America
suppose there isn't any doubt about the Amcr1-
cans being civilized nation is thereY said the chief
Hold on You stop just where you arer said l.
III say no more about bullfghts if you'll say nothing
about prize fights and lynchings'
Since then have come to the conclusion that
though the Spanards do enjoy bull fights they are
not SO very much worse than other people, after all
But am forgetting my story. When Sunday
came went to the bull fight feeling sure that th,
American women wouldn't be there and that | should
have a quiet and comfortable afternoon. But to my
surprise there they We're occupying seats in the very
front row, and looking severe and determined as
II they were lot of temperance crusaders engaged
In raiding rum shop. knew of course that the
price OF their seats would be charged to me- but that
didn't trouble me much. had already made up my
MIND that was bound to be ruined by those women
ana 1t didnt make much difference to ruined man
whether his debts large or small
1.-The American women sat as still as if they were
at prayer meeting, until the first bull was led out
The SPanards looked at them and wondered why
people who had come to themselves could
wear such solemn faces; but as rule, Spaniards
don't trouble themselves much about other peoples
affairs. and SO long the bull fight promised to pan
out well the faces of the Americans did not dis
turD Them But when the women that the fight
was ABOUT to begin and that picador advancing
on the bull with handful of darts. they up in
a body and shrieked to him to let the poor beasx
alone Both the bull and the man were good de-
astonlshed. but their establishment was nothing to
that of the spectators when the American woman
who could speak Spanish began to address then1
She told them that they were brutes and towards
and that although they might think themselves civil
lied and religious, they the worst set of bar
barians on the face of the earth. She spoke for
about five minutes and still had good deal Of
language to get rid Of when the people judged that
the time had come to put the Americans out was
sitting on the opposite side of the arena, and l
couldn't have helped the women even if l had been
anxious to help them, which l am free to say | was
not. For few minutes the air was filled with frag-
ments of bonnets and back hair and then the police
came in and carried the off to gaol, with
about much uproar as a frst-class revolution
would have made
Il was so savage at the way in which l had been
treated that resolved to let the spend night
In the lookup before taking measures to have them
released. The prison was a mddling comfortable
one, and knew that they could come to no harm be-
merely occupying it for night. The next morning
L oversight myself, and it was towards noon before
went to the chief Of police with the intention of get
ting the women set at liberty. The chief welcomed
me with enthusiasm He threw both his arms
around me and kissed me both cheeks and con-
graduated me because, he said the American women
We're where they would give me any more
trouble.
you're very good said but I'm not rid of
them yet. can't allow them to stay in prison; ana
when they released they'll continue to prosecute
me just they have been doing
My dear sir! replied the chief, as you know L
am your most devoted friend and it has been a ter
rble grief to me that could not send those women
out of Spain and to restore tranquility to Your
bosom. But grieVe no longer The moment they
dared to create riot and attack the national GUS
tom of bull-fghting my course plain. They
proved themselves to be rogues and vagabonds by
engaging in public riot and that made it possible
for me to send them the frontier. Of course.
cannot interfere between you and the hotelkeeper,
or protect you against the manager of the bull fight
who claims damages to the amount of 5000 pesetas
and l am afraid you will have to pay the fines which
the court inflicted this morning the women and
which amount to about 5000 pesetas. Nevertheless,
that is of little consequence for have the great JOY
of assuring you that the left here for the
French frontier four hours ago, and there is pcs
sibility of their coming back again.
81 thanked the chief for his kindness. There was
in telling him that he had driven the last
in my coffin. You see it absolutely certain that
the would complain to the Washington gov
eminent and, would represent that they had been
Illegally sent out of the country, and that re:.
fused to give them any help. There would De Il
tremendous row in the American newspapers and
if it should prove possible to settle the affair
without with Spain, nothing could save me
from being ANONYMOUSLY turned out of office More
over, even if 1 should not be removed, it would be
imnOS for me at0 sta In T