The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-04-23

The D'Estes family was Of the
haughiest in Chilombia Papa D'Estes
was retired dictator, not yet entered
into that permanent rest which the
cemetery affords to most Spanish
American patriots at or before the
end of their official careers. His best
energies were now engrossed In Gre
mating malodorous cigarros and In If
rigating certain arid tracts Of his in
terror with aguardiente. Mamma DIES
ties does not count In this story save
as the parent of seven sons and one
daughter enumerated below.
There were Brother Alfonso, who
was destined for the presidency. and
Brother Juan, for the generalship Of
the army, and Brother Leon, for the
archbishopric, and so on through the
list to little Brother Cristofero, who
was to fill some older brothers place
should any elect a foreign minister
ship instead of service at home But
the flower and darling of the house
hold was Sister Esmerelda. She was
to wed the highest official In the re-
public outside her own family unless
indeed some foreign potentate should
seek her hand.
Two gallants wooed the rose of the
D'Estes, both of the Chilombia aris-
tocracy and both of the staff from
which dictators and presidents are
made-Senor Caballero and Senior Loeb
invar, OF these two Esmerelda ap-
peared to favor 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 at once be
directed toward him and his chances
Of winning Esmerelda forever destroy
ed. He might challenge his foe to a
duel, but Lochinvar was better shot
than he. Decidedly things could not
be worse. What was the remedy?
Like homing pigeon, he turned to the
refuge of his race-a revolution.
Caballero sat himself down to think,
a thing he did only on special occa-
sions. The lines of revolutionary
Papa D'Estes should find themselves
on one side and Lochinvar on the
other. The smoke of his cigarro fur
nished inspiration.
Only two kinds of tobacco are smok-
ed In Chiiom bia-Bogota and La Paz
Caballero and Papa D'Estes were of
the cremators of Bogota, while Loeb
10 o1nfn To
Paz. There was 60 per cent duty on
Bogota, only 40 on La Paz. Here was
revolutionary finder with a vengeance.
Caballero quietly kindled the fame.
Soon the populace were boiling like a
superheated chocolate pot. The hot
blood Of the descendants of the Incas
must be let
Then came the explosion. There
were bells, bullets, bayonets, brickbats
and bluff ad libitum. By day they
slew one another at the barricades; by
night they fraternized in the cafes over
trimming f1agons of aguardiente. A
delicate mutual courtesy prevented any
smoking.
The adherents of Bogota won. Loeb
luYdE ueu u Tue uOuuldluS " Icludlu
in retirement until the next revolution.
In fever of patriotic excitement the
duty on Bogota was abolished and the
Importation of La Paz utterly forbid
den Behold at last just and stable
government There would never be
any more revolutions. Everybody was
putting Bogota. La Paz was synony
nous with high treason. But they still
irrigated with aguardiente; nothing
could prevent that.
Caballero's comet was at its zenith.
The dictatorship lay within his grasp.
He called Papa D'Estes into consulta-
ton and formally requested the hand
of Senorita Esmerelda. He promised
his future brothers-in-law the highest
positions In the Chilombian state.
His daughter the wife of the dicta-
tor! His sons leading members of the
government Papa D'Estes' feelings
oyercame him. The seven young bloods
of his house raked their sombreros
trifie lower than ever. But Esmerelda
remained tearfully true to her absent
lover and, despite parental urging.
eteedfastly repealed the advances OF