The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-07

the door was so unceremOniously loud
and lnceSSant that all decided il could
not be either the parish priest or a Wis
ltOr; besides no one went about after
dark Whispered commands followed
suppressed Shrieks from within. but
outside no voice replied TO any cues
ton. The butler called out in his most
WheedlinS tone, rs that you, maSter?''
Not a reply came but the most violent
knock at the door, as if with the butt
OF club or muSket. Even the faces
of the American women were blanched
by this time.
Give me something to shoot whit
exclaimed one. "a gun or a pistol and
shall kill some one
Then in reply to a whisper from the
hostess, one of the guests cried
What! no gun or f1rearm in the
house,"
At this the butler, who was trem-
bling like an aspen leaf. suggested that
some one should call out: American
citizens herel" This was done in cho-
rus in tones possibly like those used
by the Christian martyrs. All at once
IL seemed TO act like a charm and a
sudden calm prevailed without Grad
ually eQUanimity was restored within.
But there was no retiring for the night
after this; so the whole party kept
vigil by the dim light of a taper until
the wee small hours, when the lord of
the manor drew up before the door
way, accompanied by his suite among
whom were the two guardians for the
safe. conduct of the party. The diff
Guilty now was to gain admittance, but
after many secret signals from without
to his wife, who recognized certain pet
words, the master at last gained ad-
mittance 70 mis- house: not. however.
until he had nearly broken his neck
over a bulky obstruction in the door
way. This obstruction was carefully
inspected and then new confusion
broke out.
THE evil eye take him to hades,r
exclaimed the butler, as he realized
the source of the previous alarm and
then he made a dash as if to murder
the chi!dren'S bet goat
Don't dare call up the evil eye"
exclaimed the natives now alarmed for
a new reason and reVerently crossing
themselves God preserve US from
more terror this night We are better
off at this moment, through having
been sufferers on account Of a goat,
than If We had been attacked by those
bandits up in the cave \ jet charm
shall be hung up as q memorial Of this
deIiVerance-"
The mistress Of the house then knel-
before the statue of Marie de Pillar,
her patrOness, and save thanks for the
deliverance of all. Garcia. the nOtOri-
Gus bandit. VINO had, previous TO this.
terroriZed the province and demOraIiZed
the town Of Santa Clara, was known to
be very chary of trespaSSing on the pro-
perry Of an American citizen Cuban
and SDaniard were alike TO him as re-
CARDS plumber. but he knew their met
tie and ways. But there were two
things under the sun he did not feel
familiar with. viz. the American gov
eminent and the evil eye He avoided
Cub2nS who had been in the United
States. There was something about
them which was not to be taken Tor
granted Another idea exceedingly dis
agreeable TO his delicate sense was 2
crossroads at midnight If obliged 10
pass a crossroads he prepared for Il
by cutting a cross on street or tree,
or even if in haste. making a cross in
the dust with point Of his maChete- y
cricker's chirp sent a thrill over him.
Bows" he would say, Nal de OjO Is
a thine. not to monkey with" He de
spised a chicken heart, he once said.
but when It came to the NAL de Ojo
and things of ones destiny. OLAF
Look at this exclaimed one Of his
COmDaniOnS. pulling from his breast
chain with an enameled amulet al
tached: Now. never knew my moth
er. but I was the pet Of an Old Guinea
princeSS- and when 1 was a tiny baby
she crossed ne on the abdomen and
stuck a leaf of albaiCO (haSlD 10 my
skin with her Spite and then was
fixed for life she said.