The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-25

shake them of as to detach so many
leeches, and hoping by a liberal donation
TO escape further violence. his hand seeks
his pocket; then a blow from a bludgeon
on the back Of the head fells him TO the
/ earth and a knife quickly does the rest
/ Some time afterward the country patrol
/ finds a naked corpse by the roadside, with
] nothing whatever about it that may lead
to Identification. He buries it on the
spot, and piously plants above it cross,
whose wide-open arms are a perpetual
appeal TO passers-by for prayers FOR the
unshriven soul. Ninety-nine times In a
hundred, nothing more is ever done. The
victims friends probably never hear Of
the circumstance, and the local authori-
ties are not given TO troubling themselves
over such common occurrences, so chcaply
is life held in Spain.
In the Streets of Seville.
Crossing the bridge which spans The
Guadalquiyir. opposite the Golden Tower
Of Seville, you find yourself at once amid
Jrianas gloomy lanes, the haunt Of foot
lads and smugglers. from which ragged
multitude stink away at your approach
as II the earth swallowed them. like rats
/ scurrying into their holes: but all the time
YOU have an uneasy consciousness Of men
scing eyes watching you from concealment
and furtiye footsteps iu your wake. II
would be the height Of folly for foreigner
to venture there alone. even at midday,
and our small party was wisely augmented
by three citizens OF Seville. whose failure
20 return would certainly be Investigated.
II was al Triana where Murillo found the
ragged boy studies which rendered his
fame immortal. His Santa Ruhna and
santa Justina. now regarded as the patron
saints Of Seville were also painted from
Triana gypsy models. IL remembrance Of
the two maidens who were stoned to
death by the Romans on this very spot
FOR refusing to worship the image Of
Venus. Those martyrs Of long ago We're
makers Of pottery, exactly like that which
Is made today IN Triana. and sold on the
street corners. The Moorish name Of the
( place is Jaravauah. and is supposed TO he
/ a corruption OF Trajana, bestowed il honor
{ OF the Emperor Traian. who was horn two
/ OF three miles above.
The banks OF the Guadalquiyir frequently
I overflow ia the winter. and then this
/ dirty suburb suffers most severely. The
lower streets Of Seville are supplied with
malecones, or matches. which are shut
down in time TO keep out most OF the
water; but there are no such conveniences
in Triana, and many times ii has been
well-nigh swept away. During the Deem
her floods Of a few years ago, thousands Of
the gypsies we're drowned OF persisted from
starvation. For eight days their only food
was loayes Of bread which they could catch
hold OF and draw from the -swirling cur
rent. thrown from boats by charitable per
sons who were literally obeyiug the Scrip
tural injunction Of casting their bread upon
the waters. Seville was also In great dis
tress the floods mounting 10 the cathedral
doors and She whole city in darkness be-
cause the gas works we're under water
Aside from the people, there are not
many objects OF interest in Triana. To
the right Of the bridge, the once formid-
able castle afterward served for many
years as the Inquisition Being almost
swept away by a food, the dread tribunal
was removed TO a palace In the Gale de
San Marcos on the other side OF the river,
and thence 10 its last Sevillian quarters
in the Alameda Nieia- There is a queer
old church IN the gypsy suburb. called the
ParroQuia de Santa Ana built By Alfonso
a Sabio in the year 1876. II is a fine
specimen Of Gothic architecture with
pointed Doorway nave and aisles support
ed on ponderous columns. il contains n
great many paintings by Campana and
Other artists Of the day; and the quaint
tomb Of some iOng-forgutten bishop. GOV
cred with gorgeous purple and yellow tiles.
Crossing r small park. overgrown with
needs and clustered with rubbish, our
guide Conducted Us 20 a house whore he