New-York tribune., 1903-03-25
Ny Little Affair With the BaSqueS.
4 STORY OF THE PENIxsULAR WAR. c. EDWARDS

! learn what it is. all in our good time. my poor
This said the rascal made dive at my, bag
and pulled my pelota glove then ne stood sui
| away. he shouted in a whisper. and a number q
men as PACK 0r0%So t ana ana d 0TGa6 a. rsns
running from their houses and porch seats TO see
Ny glove the mafter and the qge5ftopi fao thsg hsg
suddenly become a respectable one,
asA6 s5 ne "a for Jae tho cSsp6n
from Bilbao. who expected to try and take the
bless his father for giving him such a name!
But to all this never plain @ word d said aid NY Ny
| early TO change my character all at once ..,-.-
70 a house Sc? he hillside; above the yiIlags.
him gave small shock. for he was an unrais-
able Frenchy With irons on MS so-+oe lsgs ana
if "0ae ON 6j5Idas mG nm like n an aEervmans
| and to her my said. he passed me In An
| other babe for you TO suckle. mother with that
| seized and chained up like a wild beast out OF
Before lsft the hsuss the be- man @ @f5P.Red . ne 1tE tRs
the Basque army had set forth to have its cut
qus T even Of Psy oor F oo Ra Ggaa a to do their
Thai Is II you are sure you are not the Cniqult0
! And then. faith, made my, stroke. IT'S Just
Wf5ensd S5 9 y head @ and made me the sick
u Hii the s96 sodiers shg tf019ts bq the
are" q9oth he and left me with my companion
The Cd woman vent oqt ~ 10 s SneI te Deans' ms ana
| The language he used was very bad even for IA a
man ma r Of his oT aa09 h Suseg re 6P 6Ps
and most he cursed them for their orazen reacn-
avP got hgs r and ID me on % p1Pposs 6ss
to 4stgate them 10 faKe I and bad neyert6e
! less, been shut up as spy this Captain Delaforts
told great thing reckon ne really 5iy %as Is1
f 5 or and b2 d06 Of aad dns that could
! understand his dear Paris talk creased his tongue
once let ne get out Of this satanic ytIlage" he
f5rs f6r bloxng Lor n WeIiingtons army to Pediton
It came to me last night when was na9 aS 5S
5 g len so T4eaT Where e British position
| VOLTA. With the powder, and the company IN me
! Faith! gaped at the donkey as II saw no sense
IN him f bur sT R2 ystors RP 5hs at o the door and VIII
them fat tuEnip beaded nap To- n ms sh0Vel nal
''WeIcorne,' said he syly. making the sign Of the
| cross and screwing up his eyes at me, adam
and Eva tnore and then but the temper Of the
lad coma With credeniais from GovernoS Rey
! as good as mine from Lord Wellington And what
So just ab about I shs s53t PeIota niT3 Rgsi
specimen q stroke asi4g him Ea 70 MAKE ak ss a9T
! not a WonderfuIIy unkind thing that should be
chained for Just nothing at all al an as ; II i,
G?xasssstoa d2S; SssS q S''ss the coun'Fy' '-'
With his own hands Father Dinis freed me He
was sly one He tried 10 PqI2 me- me- 4orbfn ex
| ceI,t my feet on the white roads And then. sure
e%qgh he let ] 2 his is FfSay gsa5 I he said
You shall SET lie bones Of many an Englishrnan
-iEmen:. tea said /: ii heaven 50 wills it
Hernani: but that is what YOU shall see, my SON
he SAID on With al % oily Wink ~ his throat and
settled him that moment 50 mad -Es vas Nth ! NTH
controlled me. and was soon doing my best i TO
revive the skill as pelota PLAYER which naa gone d9ne
/ Ma b. hundred folks watched me: and the most
beat t tRer -G5re 6iorosteg if played better than
sieve 3s it we're the more re5outeiy TOO when
heard my friend. the priest, goating for al hear
backed Gorostegui heavily. and he offered odds Of
Thev do this kind Of thing in Riscaya priests
and Peq&Pie & quite =. as m9t5ef OF course
Ths "sF tn R55:s passsd @ nsFTy 9ns5l the games
Had had faf faffb 7s not sure am csud quite SO
Handsomely have kept az my PAT OF nasd the sun m.
fney did the men who had put their money on
5 fon frPRl Rut ST kept my head clear for how
that at any instant this Gonf3gnGed , BO90 9 man man
Moreover I had to get back to the camp without
and 5a means sysn Of sbsn shs y PE.r OFan. ahr
VIZ -! LL.tsIors coIIrr had begun I didn't see
my wa that day: bedad. for there was to be
morning those Basque warriors were % 70 march.
But ler me moe nov s,,Sbr IN r7a vbs1 had lost
spirit ~ the game e-osfes1i.s rsegn twentyeght re-
in q ouarfer Of an hour the tables were being
+u-rel How the fellows did roar their applause.
And how uncomfortably Father Dinis nursed his
blue chin and stared , -. - Ia ~
Another quarter Of hour and my side had
I'm oit+ a winner on the Atty points. leaving the
0iazsz aqua champion and his dummy colleague
sra grerpd AZ thfrty-fve. had done more In
the Excitement Of my JOY (plus little wholesome
revenge, had wound the victory by a Stfngfng
and arrfui side stroke which sent the hall. hard
as cannon shot. at the head OF Father pinis
bI-selr Wis reverence lying with brain
conclusion and ! was wearing my i@urTis Will
T. Vas about Il o'clock. under half moon
,be- sDred out OF the village WalAlng all
nI1hr 7 sighted the when the sun had been
II1 dangerous number OF hours: and then
- TI-t proud man I sought out the general
80 nnade nv report ! told him oesdea- what
7 rad made up mind TO tell him about that
',rITCLI- FrenchmanS idea Of the aqueduct- And
S,.,h' that's maybe where made the mistake; for
though IL led the famous mine OF the 18Th: ana
re Simultaneous attack over the river. we dlon
Ike much profit out Of either the one or the
cranii M the pipe OF the aqueduct than Captain
ToIIin ZION (thouFh it's I that say it,. who sug-
gsstsd n all 'Tis the way: you must o.
il want to succeed. and this on@
had egg little spoiled nv credit for the olaSs-
zagua business - -. z,,-. -..
ard she general himself said We'll done! 70
- Put this was all the direct reward got Tor
hose three DAYS work: this and a grained con-
Science which is good thing for any one 70 nave
nnah an, o. ,ews reached us later Father Dinis
e., ~ the PaSdues when these came down their
RMS like ants into the ambush when thanks 70
- was prepared for them Well, ne deSer"so
to Aie for bis crookedneaS. Gad thars All ABOUT X