The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-11

dleval casas were in better repair and
| the crumblinE statues had their noses and
| other features intact-When Murillo paint
ed and Sancho Panza rode and the Bar
Der Of Seville pursued his barberOus call
| ing. the lovelorn Don would plant himself
! beneath his dulcineas balcony, dash
| cloak, guitar, and sombTero to the earth
! and scourge himself with metallic whips,
/ such as penitents use today, until his no
/ bic blood gushed forth All. that was love
/ understanding 10 Spanish liking, fos-
tered on the bullfght. The gentle dove Of
/ a senorita would clasp her hands in &C.
/ stacy and cry. 'Esta bueno' II IS well.
/ Beat yourself more. and more, and more
J Now ! love you. Now ! am yours and
she ratified her window bars in efforts to
get al him. Today. the cruel chain-scourg-
es, with leaden tips to their many lashes
& are altogether out OF fashion, except for
4 holy nuns in the converts. doing nightly
! peuances. and sometimes modern lovers
/ do their musical woong by proxy. with
hired musicians, considering the expense
! OF a band as sufficient proof Of love and
homage.
/ BY the way have tried to locate Figa-
/ TO, the charming Barber whose place
Of business-aCcording TO the opera score,
was on the plaza Santo Tomas, just back
Of the Alcazar. There is no striped pole
shop. The wonder is that no enterprising
tonsorial artist Of today should have be
thought himself 20 turn few extra pen
MES by locating in the same place. The
old saving. 1T is a waste Of lather 10
shave an ass" originated in Spain. There
/ the donkcys' backs are shaved in different
designs-such as stars and crosses and
I coats-of-arms, half-moons, monograms,
, etc. through a mistaken idea Of the beau
fffn1 ppor brrrroF-uoor indeed from
/ first to last. Small. brown, and brave,
always docile and Industrious, and always
abused-nothing shows the Spaniards'
character more clearly than his treatment
OF animals The meek and helpless slave
OF the family is seldom stabbed and never
decently fed He is tethered anywhere,
among the stones or sands. and left 10
shift for himself In the matter Of food
and drink. his owners gentlest Get up
being q brutal blow between the eyes.
Not least among his woes Is this senseless
barbcring. which is usually done AT the
blacksmith shop by professional clip
per. and is a sight Of interest to the lazy
populace. not one Of whom feels the faint
est spark Of sympathy for the wretched
victim. The clipping leaves the donkey's
back perfectly bare. where he most needs
its natural protection, both from the burn
ing sun and the CALLING burden OF the sad
AltH Win us NEAHAe Va bAs--lS ---AA4S s---~
tufts Of gay wooden.
AS for the fair and tickle Carmen, the
cigarette girl Of the opera-the Govern
ment tobacco factory Of Seville, where she
began and ended her tempestuous career,
is yet in operation, and hundreds Of her
c0unterparis remain 10 be studied
Where MuriiIo Lived.
So. zoo the footsteps Of Bartolome Mu-
rIlIo are easily followed though they
ceased upon earth 3lS years ago The house
where he was born stands close to the old
city wall, IN a dark and narrow alley that
now bears his name. m the picturesque
labyrinth OF the Jewish quarter OF Sc
vile. known as La Juderia. After the
master painter had acquired fame and a
wealthy wife, he went to live in a better
localiiy-in the fine house (as houses OF
that period goD, : Plaza de Aifaro at the
end Of the Street Lope de Rueda. The pres
ent owner OF the place has collected in il
a large number Of Murillo pictures. and
made a fortune BY allowing travellers 10