The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-25

them, pig of Spain!" she cried. Have
not warned you before? Go! You
are in disgraCei You are as a SOW
brought up in the Batuecas. You have
no more manners than a bull Of Est
ramadura.
And this, learned was her ordinary
manner with her husband. She was so
eager to acquire the words which bite
and Scarify that she would go among
the very trulls and morris of the SOL
diers' quarters that she might hear
them talk. Then upon occasion she
could lash Don Nicholas with words
that stung worse than his own stick,
SO that he was cOWed by the mere
sight of her. and even in public would
beg pirifully 10 be taken into favor
again.
Yet Withal there was a kind of curl
ouSiy restless fondness between these
twain. For Donna Juanita would be
furiously jealous of any woman to
whom the poor man so much as passed
word Of civility. And in such a case
there We're no bounds TO her cruelty,
nor any lengths that she would not go
in order to satisfy her desire for VEN
geance. Don Nicholas also was re-
ported jealous, and certainly whenever
his wife took it into her head to visit
the monastery or go among the SOL
diery, he would cause Peter Acla, the
wizened little half-breed betwixt negro
and Carib, to watch and bring him
word concerning Donna Juanitas ac-
tions.
On this occasion, however, Don Mich
olas took his castigation meekly
enough. and instead of raging every
where like q bull. the red died out Of
his face and he followed his wife sub
missively as she went hither and thith-
/ in<naCfino 1cr
Of this and condemning that with a
judgment which was beyond appeal.
Presently she came to where Will and
l were laboring side by side. She ap-
peared to notice US with surprise.
Let these men be freed instantly"
she said, pointing TO US. Bid the ar
mOrer remove their irons!"
Don Nicholas said something to her
in low tone, which I could not catch,
but its purport was clear enough in the
reply of the Lady Juanita.
I care not a sniff OF tobacco for the
grand inquisitOr," she cried, loudly II
ask you to have the irons taken off
these poor young men, who are my
cOuntryfOlk."
The commandante made little grim
mace with his hands as if he were
washing them Of possible consequences.
It was clear, however, that he was
more IN fear of his wife's anger than of
all the powers, spiritual and ecclesiasti-
cal, OF the holy Office.
So the same great black brute who
had riveted the irons upon US was
called to remove them, which be did
very unwillingly-the Lady Juanita
standing over him all the time and
stimulating his energies with the com
mandante's cudgel as often as he paus-
ed for breath. On the whole, I began
TO have better opinion of even the i'll
set and evil Of my country, finding
them of the first power and Importance
on Saint John of Porto Rico, as we'll as
on the Isle Of the Winds.
In little we were free and followed
the white mule and the black horse of
the Silvedas through the chain gang,
who looked upon us (poOr fellOWs) with
an envious eye. 1 saw Jean Carrel and
said a word on his behalf to my lady
But she only glanced at the poor man
and said: He is a French beast. l
do not like Frenchmen. They eat
frogsr'
So we passed on, and the command
ante followed Donna Juanita meekly on
his charger, glancing at her now and
then furtively. as if to make out in
what favor he was. 1t was amusing
and yet piteous to watch him. His de-
meanOr was in so great contrast to that
of the raging, tearing tiger whom we
had seen charging, cudgel in air,
through the shrinking ranks of the
chain gang.
Soon we struck the made road which
had been brought thus far to connect
with the portion of the highway we
had been helping to construct from the
monastery Of st. Juan de Brozas TO the
commanderie of the captain general OF
the island.
Here we saw a huge carriage. gayiy
painted in red and gold, with coats-of-
arms quartered all over the panels. A
pair of outriders in gallant liveries be-
STROBE the foremost of the six horses.