The Florida agriculturist., 1906-04-18

twenty-siX and the youngest Parting
alive, l said the young lady ought to
have a share for herself for her trouble
! in coming and improving the look of a
somewhat frowsy committee. Senor
PartingO understood this jOcular re-
mark very well, none better
But | have other childer," said the
distinguished foreigner, rolling cigar
cite between his yellow fingers. t'Zey
all rest on me, what you call lean on
me, for living like caballeOrs. Zey
are Ongry and l keep Zem."
| You are more than welcome" l
said. This conversation took place at
a meeting convened by me at the Can
non Street Hotel, where the Don had
put up on coming to London, and they
were all present. from Hong Kong to
Croydon. and a lively time we had of
| it.
! Father MEANS" explained Luisa
Conception, ''that all his twelve chill
dren must have equal shares. 1 have
eleven brothers and sisters, but they
are not exactly hungry, hope; father
has Il funny way of speaking
''Oh. well, as to that, Mile. Louisa,
has your esteemed father ever heard
of dividing a certain bears skin?''
| Il often shoot re jaguar upon re
| mountains. re Sierra de Merida Crack
POUR exclaimed Don Enrico, leveling
| his walking stick with superffuous
mimicry, ''but always take re whole
hides for meeself like
Not this one. if l know it, / said.
Let us come to the point and examine
our credentials. Your papers, Senior
your certificatiOns, as you call them
may not hold water in a court of law,
for what we know"
''They won't" said the Claydon
Parting, SOmberly, though he had not
even seen them yet "That they
wOn't!' cried Liverpool and Ports
mouth together. Instinctively we all
sided against the Don. while the farm
er from AShby said, staring deliber-
ately in Don Enrico's brown face
Since you ask my opinion . mind,
since you want to know. Mounseer |
think you are a dam Swindlerr'
Order, Orderi'' I said. hardly able
TO keep from laughing the Don waved
his lemon kid gloves so deprecatingly.
unable to find English words to meet
the occasion. Privately, 1 believe that
| TINS honest fellow from AShby-de-la-
Zouch is as plainly a great-greatgrand-
son of old William. the tallOw chandler.
as | am myself. We have a portrait in
oils of the original Parting; he had
] Roman NOse-sO have L: so has the
farmer. The Don has no nose worth
mentioning. | don't know that this CO.
Incidence would go very far i'm a court
: of law, but every little helps
We proceeded with the examination
/ of the several proofs The Don never
left hold of his documents one corner
being always held fast between his
llnger and thumb while we looked at
them. Some of his papers were very
Old and English, some new and Span
lsh, covered all over with improbable
official stamps. The Liverpool man.
who was in the shipping line and knew
something of foreign countries and
consuls, suddenly took me aside.
"They're all right, you know" he
said. in disconnected tone. 81. know
nearly all the signatu Webster at
caracas would not put his fist to any,
thing queer Besides, the attested cop
les of English church registers are En-
Slish home made and genuine enough.
1t may seem unlikely, but this fellow
Is the eldest son of the eldest son of
old William, and he could SCOOP the
| lot. that's my belief'
| Beng myself no more than n son of
| Il second son of q nanho,,- ,,,;4l, L:I.,.