Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-01-21

children. however When the distri-
button OF children was made Seville
got her entire share. for the streets
are swarmins with happy, prighteyed
little youngsters. who look as II they
had stepped out of Murillo's pictures
in the art galleries, and they are al
ways polite and deferentiai and have
a miniature dignity that is often very
amusing
The children's hospital is in one OF
the most interesting places in Seville.
1t is very old and there is tradition
that Murilio used to go there for his
models
We stopped at fruit stand in the
street and bought some delicious
grapes, TWO pounds In single bunch
for three Spanish coppers-worth
three-tenths oil IA cents The apples,
pears and peaches are not as good as
ours, but the grapes from which the
sherry and Muscatel wines are made
are incompatible.
Passing along the crooked old
streets looking. into the picturesque
patlos and admlring the graceful lines
of the Moorish architecture. our cur
iosity was excited by the appearance
of a battalion of cavalry, carrying
cruciiix at its head. which marched
into the church OF Santa Maria la
Blanca (which Is an old Jewish syna
gOgue transiormed) to attend a mill
tary mass This Is custom in the
Spanish army. which worshlps by regi-
ments. Once a week each regiment
is marched in regular order to some
church for this purpose. The men are
required to go. II is part of the reg
ulations. We followed the soldiers in
and found them filling the body OF the
church, drawn up in line by compan-
les, with their officers at their TANKS,
and all standing at attention. The
sergeant major. four sergeants and
TWO corporals, with sabers drawn and
held at their shoulders. stood beside
the altar like statues, while a gentle,
soit-voiced. gray-haired old priest, who
looked as II he hadn't the strength to
lift a muskes. went through the cole
bration. Just outside the chancel rail-
ing stood twelve trnmpeters, behind
them the colonel OF the regiment with
drawn sword. and behind him In line
the several eld officers OF the regi-
ment. all standing with their heels to-
getiier rigid as it they were made OF
stone. and. scattered around on the
fringe of this military formation were
n few women on their knees AT the
elevation of the host the trumpeters
blew tremendous blasts which was
signal for everyone TO present arms
military salute to the body and the
blood of the Prince OF Peace.
There are three military forces in
Spain The best OF them are the car
bineros. a splendid body OF men. who
are under the orders of the minister
of the government-of the minister OF
the interior, as he would be called in
other countries--and do political and
general duty. They seldom make an
arrest, but cal upon ordinary police
men to execute their orders. as they
have authority to do. They are usual
they travel on all trains they investi-
gate charges of smuggling and cor
ruption in oihce. They serve as in
spectors in sanitary matters. in the
construction of public works, over the
behavior of ordinary municipal ofll-
GERS, and exercise a general superyis-
ion over the community. II is diff
cult to discover just where their du-
ties begin or end. or how far their
jurisdiction extends but they are seen
everywhere. and wear distinctive
Uniform. and always go in couples.
The corps is composed of picked men
usually from the army. aud appoint
ments are used to reward those who
have distinguished themselves in bat
tie or for good conduct. No man can
become "A carbinero If he or any of his
ancestors have ever been indicted for
crime or ever been a defendant in a
court-martial When you see two OF
them together you will always notice
that one is considerably older than
his companion. That is the rule.
Veterans AMI new recruits are always
paired off together. because the for
mer can act as teacher to the
younger, and his dignity. judgment
and efficiency are on trial when he
hhoNS lhdN ue Id All tAuhpit W bt
initiated.
They still have the old-fashioned
serene" in Seville, sort of night
watchnan that you may have seen in
comic opera whose plots were laid in
Spain 200 years ago. They wear big
black hats with broad brims. cooked
up on one side with silver rosette
and black cloaks which reach to their
ankles. They carry an old-fashioned
tallow candle lantern and long
spear. They come on duty at sunset
and remain until daylight, and are
supposed to protect the Inhabitants
against burglars, fire and ali other dis
turbances. They wander about the
streets, peeking into the windows and
the patios, and when they reach n cor
ner they bang the iron handle OF their
spear upon the sidewalk three sharp
blows, which are answered by other
serenos ON neighboring beats. Some
times they crawl into sheltered door
way ana go to sleep. but before doing
so they place their lanterns in the
middle of the roadway as a warning
10 burglars noi to disturb their slum-
bers. But they always awaken in