The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-06-20
Why DORSEY REMAINED.
By OwendoIen Overton.
THERE was not much excuse for

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Dorsey. lie had horrible warn
ings under his very eyes. He had,
time and again. said what he thought
about any American who would mar
~ Mexican girl. He knew quite
ven enough that it was sin against
common sense, which, carried its own
sure punishment. But he married
Mcxican: and the best that can be
said for him after that Is that when
the punishment came he took it Like
man. and no one. not even his wife
herself. ever heard him complain.
lie had shaken the dice himself, and
hc abode by the throw.
She was pretty; he was lonely
at least he thought, then. that he
was. but later on he discovered what
real loneliness is, the loneliness a
deux. To be sure. there were Amer
lean girls in the town. but they were
totally impossible, and. whatever else
vas 10 be said Of Candalaria Soubieta.
at least she was uncommonly we'll
born. Race was in every feature OF
her pretty little face.
Dorsey had always cherished un-
mitgated contempt for the Mexican
wa. OF making love. Caudalaria had
not. SO Dorsey made love in the
Mexican way-and to the uttermost
In his time he had scoffed at youths
who would go to the opera and never
look once ut the stage. in order that
they might nearly cut their necks
off on their high collars. twisting
their heads around to gaze at a novia
seated in her parents box. He die
not now 1t was fiechando, tribute
TO his lady. which was expected o.
him. He had to practice 1T every
where, in the plaza, in the cathe
dral. in the portales. He had .
stand on the sidewalk and talk to he
through the gratings of window
or, worse yet. up to her balcony
All the world might both see an
hear. but she broke him to the az
ceptance OF that. 1t was haciend
l'urso. and custom of the land. Dol
sey opincd at first that it was foo
costumbrc, but Candalaris did ~
understand. She explained that b
must see her that way or not at al
Put I called at your house. J
objected, "before we were engaged
eft Is because we are engaged
said Candalaria, that you may NJ
call now"
A wit has observed that when II
irresistible meets the immovable,
the immoyable be a woman. the irr
eistiblc rctircth from business. I
only one who has observed Mexic'
woman and her ways can get the y
force Of that. Dorsey relinquished J
Anglo-Saxon prejudices against
vertising sentiments and affectio
70 an unfcclng world. He made 10
through the gratings and by twill
graph for the passers-by to see.
Candalaria went upon the princiI
that experience has taught the
man of her people. and. believi
that it was well to get quite all
could in the way of devotion out
man while he was yet her nov
since none would he forthcomi
from husband. she put Dors
through the PAGES very thorough
She quarrcled with him for no oil
purpose than to make him sue
her favor and eat humble pie.
was sweetness itself one nome
and abominable the next. She br'
fhc engagement half dozen tim
Dorsey was not simplcton. lie
more than ordinary ability and e
sense. With an american girl
sweetheart he would have put
with no nonsense at all. hut he
putty in Candalaria's little har
II you doubt the consistency OF u
just go to Mexico and watch sim
case for while.
II WAS. however, after the Scno
Soubieta had condescended from
glory Of her high estate to we
mere Gringo, and had become
Sonora Dorsey. that Dorsey's
pleasures began. To start with,
foT.d that HI lad a family made
his hand. The sisters and the G
Inns and the aunts Of "Pinafore" y