Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-02
A CASTELAR, BRAVADO
Revolving Scene Pictured by a
Spanish Novelist.
NERVE OF THE NAUGHTY DON

Striking Description of the Daring and
Courage Displayed by the Old Gen.
eral Who Would Not Permit an Eng
Gshmaa to Guido Him.
The realistic Spanish novelsI
Valdes. i'm one of his most popular
stories c'Sister San Suplice." trans
lated by Nathan Haskell Dole gives
n description of a retired Spanish gen
erals afternoon out which will illu-
inmate many chivalric incidents IN
Spanish life and APPLY illustrates the
reckless daring and courage of when
the average naughty don is literally
possessed The scene is sort OF PIC
mic grounds in the outskirts of Seville;
Meantime the animation had been
on the increase among the humans.
The period of unmannerly action hau
come. one of them climbed upon
table 10 make a speech. and then the
others. by way of applause. thre"
sherry and manzanilla in his race
Another was trying to lift with his
teeth a Communion whom drunkenness
had stretched out on the floor. lie did
not succeed. lie merely tore MS sack
coat. Still others We're commit'lhS
absurd aud eXtravagant actions. max
ing 4 great noise and uproar
..The count rSyUained grave and
silent drinking enc glass ~ sherry
sfter another. But his eyes wecS NJ
longer. IS usual iacNwpvNheaSe'S' aud
unfatho,uaN'e. Ike th,NS> - = man t''N>'
OF life. Though hs GSa GNs Sl'eaN -
move about n seemed d'SsTv"'
man.
THE EuS,iShwSn had taken ~ MS
Jacket and waiStcoSt and. rV1.iaS w
his shirt sleeves. wSS eNhioltinS MS
bicepS which were really powerful
and trying 10 break empty oottieS Vu
his arm. once blood had come. out hs
went on breaking the bottles without
having any attention 10 II. Ihen ht
asked the waiter 10 bring a bottle OF
rum and a large glass. He filed TINS
IN the brim with the liquor. ana thei
slowly. without moving muscle u
even vinking. he drained it to the Dol
tom. Then he sat down at the taoN
opposite the count and SAID so'einniS
"'You can't do that
"A flash of fury cleaned through
the harebrained noblemans eyes. Du
no succeeded in restraining himsell
and turning the rest of the bottle INT
the glass. he calmly ordered the wal
or to bring him some pepper ii
throw in a pinch of ii. then threw INT
Y his cigar ashes heaped up Detor
him and without saying word, VII
4ba same scornful. cOntemptuous smile
drained the glass and, not content VII
+ba+ hit If in pieces. We saw his lip
spotted with blood The company II
ceived with oles and shouts OF u
urph this proof of an unconqueraO
stomach in which it seemed as thoug
+he national honor were concerned.
"Our neighbOrs in the other booti
must have reached the same hapI
grade Of temperature, for nothing W,
heard but extravagant shouts u
crashing of glasses, coarse laughu
and swearing. liz.
"The count was not yet sausn'
with his victory over the Englishma
While he was swallowing with appa
ant calmness the glasses or hqu
which were offered to him ne olu u
cease to devour him with MS eS'
carried away by dull madness, WIN
soon broke out. His eyes, when we
the only part of his impassive Id
that moved, cleaned more ana uio
ferociously. like those OF mauln
whom q straitiacket has been put
him. The Englishman continued
boast of his strength. He was ~
thoroughly intoxicated and talking
nudently enough to the others, "
were not so drunk.
$50 you are very valiant are yo'
asked the count, still smiling disda
fully. -,
"'More than YOU retorted the I'll
lishman.
"pon Jenaro started to spring at III
br. the others restrained him. sc
Gaming himself, he said:
"If YOU are so brave, why not
your hand on the tableT
"'What Tor:
"To pin it down with mine
"Tbe Englishman without an
s+ont,s hesitation stretched out
hinge. brawny hand. The count Z
out of his pocket a damaskeeneu u
ger and laid his delicate, gentiema
hand on the Englishman's, and W
ont hesitation and with feroci
grip he raised the point with the OF
and drove it through both into the
BILE.
.sThe women uttered cry OF ter
All of MS men ran to their assistal
A few left the place in search of h
In an instant our booth was filled '
blood. From the wounds great di
of blood streamed, staining the ht
kerchiefs which we applied to them
"a doctor who happened to be am
the bystanders dressed the wor
Professionally with the few means
his disposal. The count smiled "
they were dressing his hand.
FDglishman was as sick as ~
and soon the count was the same,
both were taken to such rooms as
establishment had to offer and
TO bed. Every one left, CONNER
on the barbarism Of the deed"
Hit Harder.
"Woman Is considered the we