The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-04

man clad in snowy white running as if
the fiend We're after him-as it was. in
deed, only that time it could not catch
him.
What wonder that under the burden
of Iavandcria'S love the bachelor be-
came pale and restless and could no
longer sleep nights! 1t was harder on
him than being in love himself He
grew dyspeptic and smoked more than
was good for him.
The Spanish word for "troublc' is OF
the masculine gender, and very prop
erly. One morning early chcwcd up
little brown monkey of Il man was seen
to enter the lcafy hut where nwclt La
vandrria. He carried Il shabby, small
yellow trunk that might have contain
ed either clothing or ammunition to
be struggled to the insurrcctos
Immediately arose Il tremendous
commotion. Dogs barked. poultry
cackled. children screamed Presently
emerged from the dusty litterage La
vanderia. She was in state of vol
canic eruption. Never since the DAYS
of the bacchantes was enacted a drama
more furious. Lavanderia hurled things
about all over, boxes, rags. red robes
slippers, ironing boards. mats and
saints pictures. You have read in
novels how people tear their hair. but
perhaps have never seen anybody do
it. Lavanderia did it literally. She
dragged the combining comb from her
long, oily locks and clawcd them this
way and that till she looked like Il
fury. She was a fury for the time.
Her climax was to rush 10 the shallow
ditch beside the street. throw herself
into it and roll over and over. She
tore up handfuls of grass and dust and
scattered them over herself and upon
the surrounding air. Her brown neigh
bors and friends did not interfere with
her. but gathered in Il ring around her
off at Il safe distance to see the show.
All the while there issued from her
lips strange. monkcylike screams and
gatherings. half Spanish. half Tacalo-
to wit:
"Nlatrimony no good. husband no
good. no want husband. no want mat
rimony, husband much bad. matrimony
much bad, no want matrmony. no
want husband -ang pany bang. maca-
yuyung. matrimonial mucho malO. mari
do murho malo, pa@ bag dagumag.'
This performance was merely the
proper Tngalo manner of expressing
the unpleasant emotions of the delicate
feminine mind.
The truth was I.avantlcria was not
a "viuda" at all. She had Il living hus-
band, large as life large as TagalO
life, that is. which is not much of Il
size She was a-woary of him and de-
sired to change him for one of the tall
white gentleman hoardcrS opposite.
Her husband had been in N@linaldo'S
army lighting the Americans. but had
got away and come home
Never was Il husband more lnwcl-
come than this withcrod ny looking lit
tie brown man. The shock WAS more
than .aNanderia could boar
Suddenly she stopped rolling upon
the ground. raised herself Ia Il sitting
posture and glarrd about her. At the
diagonal street corner stood two Amer
lean soldiers doing police duty in that
part ef Manila They were bcardlcss
boys, Vet tall, good looking and we'll
grown, They wisely deemed it unnec-
cSsory 10 Interfere with Lavanderia's
show. The fact is they wanted to see
the fun rs much rs auyhody. I.avau-
IBERIA perceived them and. with heaven
knows what wild. warming thoughts in
h"r breast made \ dive for them.
AN" pan@ bang i"anng. marido mu-
cho malo"'
HE soldier nearest her WAS very
young, pink checked and curly haired.
yet having Withal Il sense of humor he
hitting the finished man of the world
He waved his arms toward her tragic
ally and "shooed" her off.
"Go way. woman he cried. go
way. don't want you. I'm Il married
man"