New-York tribune., 1903-01-11

OulEOSLs-
as a wandering idiot man that they made me
welcome in the village where passed the night.
thanked them for that hint, and had no diff
Guilty all the next day in leading every Biscayan
l met to believe was one OF the greatest idiots,
loose on his travels to avoid the heat of the low
lands.
I'm not saying this state of things f1atter
ing to me. 1t was not, indeed. But it served
me.
that on the second night I came among the dark
houses and broad caves of 0lazazagua, with the
streams lacing the fields, with the white tents
Of a small army set amid the meadow flowers
The poor fool is on pilgrimage-he has no
friends said Of these gracious DANES to the
first Olazazagua man met
And" said the other, even more graciously,
though it is impossible a brainless man can
commit guilty SINS he does nothing in the world
but ask for Father Dinis of Olazazagua- He
says one but Father DiniS can give MN d
white soul again
The Olazazagua made coarse remark
about the size of my stomach and iaughed
Father Dinis is busy with the soldiers he
said Besides, there is a romerla tSaintS DAY
fair) this afternoon, with games, and his rev
He has no time for fools. I'll take the BOBBY
to a house where there is another one like him,
and in the morning perhaps the priest may spare
him ten minutes for confession
/ went with this Olazazagua like a pet
lamb led by string feeling finely stirred by the
sight of these martial goings-on-
What is it?' / asked, with a clumsy jibber,
pointing to the troops on the green
'Ha. heI" laughed my man The English
shall learn what il is all in our good time, my
This said, the rascal made dive at my bag
and pulled out my pelota glove; then he stooo
still and beloved and, having beloved his
breath away he shouted in whisper, and
number of men as black browed and broad
chested as himself, with their ugly womenkind
to match, came running from their houses and
porch seats to what the matter was
Nv glove was the matter, and the questions
they threw at showed that if 1 were fool
had suddenly become respectable one
They asked me if l was for the contest that
afternoon and if | was percbance the champion
from Bilbao who was expected to try to take
the conceit out of their own pet, one Juan
Gorostegui-bleSS his father for giving him Such
a nauet
But to all this plain word said |. My
thoughts were hard at work, and, mind youi
it early to change my character all al
| once.
| And so the hubbuh echoed off, and was taken
| to a house set on the hillside above the village,
where | found my fellow fool; and the sight OF
him gave me a small shock, for he was an un-
rnistakab bic Frenchy, with iron on his legs, ana
An ape faced woman had him in CHARGE
le1yrnan's; and to her my said, he passed
| me in, Another babe for you to suckle, mother
With that, ere I'd got my senses properly
ranged, too was seized and chained up Ike
wild beast out of a forest
Before he left the house the explained
! in vogue in Olazazagua for the next few days
All strangers. fools or otherwise, were to be Sc
cured until the Basque army had set forth 10
have its cut at my lord by the Urumea; ana,
though 1 spoke Basque Of q sort, they were
obliged to do their duty even toward poor fool
| like me
That is IL you are you not the
Chiqufto from BiIbao?" he finished
And then, faith! made my stroke. TITS Just
that same am / said; only a fever has be
| witched my head and made me the sick man
am This and the trouble of getting past the
outposts of the soldiers by the sea-
That staggered him
IT'S Father Dinis who'll know best what you
are" Quoth he, and left me with my companion
| The old woman went out to shell beans, ana
straight the Frenchy aired his tongue to me-
The language he used was very bad even for
a man Of his nation. He cursed the BasQues
hip and thigh, root and branch. from priest
downward; and most he cursed them for thelr
/ brazen treachery.
| Having got thus far and astonished me with
the news that he had come to OlaZazagua on
| purpose to instigate them to take just the step
/ they were taking on Their own 1nltlatlVe, anu
had nevertheless been shut up as spy, TINS
| Captain Delaforte told me great thlng-
/ reckon he really was q fool, or disappointment
| had Watered his brain That and the comfort
/ of finding that could understand MS dear farLs
| talk ereaS Sed his tongue faInousIy .
| ss(nce let me get out of this satanic village,
he cried "and I've the most certain plan IN hIy
head for blowing Lord Wellington's army 10
| perGition. It came to me last night When wdS
/ fphting the feas. I shall tell it you straight
! that Won NAV see why I'm so uneasy. Ihere Ls
| fbe aoueduct It runs underground where Ihe
| and a company Of fine spirits like myself the
/ thing is doner'
! FAITH I gaped at the donkey as II saw no
| sense in him: but ! bottled up the idea and
then forgot il for there visitors at the doof
and with them a fat, turnip headed man In
shovel hat whom L guessed to be my Falhef
cold he sIvIv making the sign OF