The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-04-03

end Of their official careers. His best
energies We're now engrossed IN ere.
mating malodorous eigarros aud la il
rigating certain arid tracts of his In
terror with aguardientc. Mamma u Es
ties does not count in this story save
rs the parent of seven sons aud one
daughter enumerated below.
There were Brother Alfonso, who
was destined for the presidency, and
Brother Juan. for the geneFalship of
the army, and Brother Leon. for the
arehbishoprle ana So on through the
list 10 little Brother Cristefera. who
WAS 10 I'LL some older brothers place
should any elect Il foreign minister
ship instead of service at home But
the flower and darling of the house.
hold Nas Sister Esmerelda She was
10 wed the highest official in the re.
public outside her own family unless
indeed some foreign potcntate should
seek her hand
Two gallants weoed the rosc OF the
D'Estes. both of the Chilombia aris-
tocracy and both of the staff from
which dietators and presidents are
made Senior Caballero and Senior Loeb
iuyar. OF these two Esmerclda APP
peared to fayor the latter, to his rivals
great discontinue.
The situation irked Caballero's soul.
True. he might pistol or knife his enc
my returning some pleasant night from
serenading his inamorata But he
knew that suspicion would ut once be
directed toward him and his chances
of winning Esincrclda forever destroy
ed. He might challenge his foe to Il
duel, but Lochlnvar was n better shot
than he. Decidedly things could not
be worse. What was the remedy
Like homing pigeon. he turned 10 the
refuge of his race-a revolution,
Caballcro sat himself down to think,
n thing he did only on special occa-
sions The lines of revolutionary
cleavage must be such that lie aud
Papa p'lEstes should ind themselves
on one side and Eoehinear on the
other. The smoke of his eiearto fur
nished inspiration.
Only two kinds Of tobacco are Sino1
ed In Ghllombia- Bogota and la paz
Cnballero aud Papa D'Estes We're OF
the cremators of Bogota, while Loeb
| invar elaye TO those who caleined Ii.
Paz. There was 60 per cent duty oil
Bogota, only 10 on la paZ. Here wa
revolutionary finder with a vengeance
Guballero quietly kindIed the fame
supcrhcated chocolate pot. The ho
blood Of the descendants of The lneas
must be lei
Then came the explosion There
were bells, bullets, baNonets, brickhats
aud blum al libtunE by day they
slew one another at the barbados; by
night they fratcrnized In the cafes over
trimming ilagons of aguardicnte 4
delicate mutual courtesy prevented any
smoking.
The adhcrcnts Of Bogota won. Loeb
invar fled To the mountains to remain
IN retirement until the next revolution
In n fever of patriotic excitement the
duty on Bogota was abolished and the
importation Of La FaZ utterly forbid
den Behold ut last n just and stable
government. There would never he
any more revolutions Everybody was
pulling Bogota. La Paz was synony
nous with high treason. But they still
irrigated with aguardientc nothing
could prevent that.
Cahallero's comet was at It's zenith
The dictatorship hay within his grasp
He called Papa DEsicS into consulta-
ton and formally requested the hand
of Scnortu Esmcreldn lie promised
his future hrothers.in law the highest
positions In the Chllonblan state
Ills daughter the wife of the dicta-
tori His sons leading members of the
government, Papa D'Estcs' feelings
oyercnme him. The seven young bloods
Of his house raked their sombreros IL
trilc lower than ever But Esmerelda
remained tearfully true TO her absent
lover and, despite parental urging,
stcadfAstly repealed the advances Of
CabalIero
Meanwhile LochinVar was wasting
no time. He pawned an ancestral gold
mine and purchased 100000 La Pa2
clgarros aud 10000 TASKS Of aguardi-
cnte These were brought over the
passes on llanHs and cached In con
vcnient cave
A month passed and sin Esmerclda
held out against Caballero. Popular
enthusiasm for the new government
had begun 10 cool
/ ..
to Papa D'Estes He read il, frown-
ing. but returned a reply That night
a long black Golfer WAS struggled into
the rear entrance Of his mansion. 4
score Of similar boxes had been secret
~ conveyed to the abodes of other
prominent families
At midnight n double barred and
boltod chamber the blaek Golfer was
placed on tre4tles Papa D'Estes stood
at It's head. and little Brother cristo-
Zero al its foot, while The six other
brethren were ranged three on either
side The box WAS opened. It was
filled to the brim With cigarros of La
paz. Among them nestled goodly
humber Of peculiarly shaped bottles.
At last DATE was set for the we'd
ding Of Gabullero and the unwilling
Esmerelda. l.ut as the dictator's ar
dor increased that Of Papa D'Estes
and the seven brothers perceptibly
cooled For six weeks not Il roll OF La
Poz had been smoked openly in CHI
lombia But now the people began 10
tire of Bogota The daily journals
voiced vague hints of tyranny. Steal
thy whiffs, elusive scents of La Paz
permeated the Chilombian atmosphere.
The wedding day arrived. Caballero
and his best man set Out for the cathe-
dral. AS they turned Il corner the per-
fume of an invisible cigarro drifted to
the dictator's n0strils. He paled ana
became silent 1t was La Paz! The
tide was turning The revolutionary
pendulum had begun Its counter swing.
But he determined, at any rate, to
make sure of Esmerelda. He waited
at the church for half an hour. Then