The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-12-31

and faithful services you are 10 be ap-
pointed consul to Havana"
mot to be. but have been. told
you that my commission would be
brought here by a gentleman tonight
And we will 60 to CubaY
Naturally. Az consul to Havana ]
wouldn't go to Turkey"
will we have to learn the Spanish
language"
Mrs. Bowssr, Spanish Teacher.
II will have to. but you a still con-
tinue to say 'keow' in American. That
reminds me that l ought to be picking
! up Spanish words right now. l wrote
down a few that Brown gave me this
afternoon. / wonder where we can
find out what 'adios' means? l think
it means 'How's the rest Of the fam
ilyY"
Mrs. Bowser didn't mean to laugh.
but she couldn't help 1t, and as soon
as she could get her face back she said:
II We laughing at the cat. 'Adios'
means adieu-good day-goodby."
Never! Never in the world. Mrs.
Bowser. don't try any fooling with me.
You might just as well tell me that
'caramba' means a swear word"
But it does, Mr.. Bowser-it does.
It's wor than the by thunder! you
use so often"
Madam. you know who you are
talking to. do your"
"Of course"
Il didn't know but you took me for
a bump on a log. You who are so
smart in your Spanish may tell me
the meaning of the word 'senor.'"
"Why it means Mr. You say Mr..
Jones' and the Spaniard says Senior
JONES'"
"He never does he never does"
roared Mr.. Bowser as he danced
around. by the great horn spoon,
but has it come to this! Has it come
that l am taken for a child?"
Dark Horse No Linsuist.
Nobody takes you for a child. but
you see you don't know Spanish. You
have been so much of a dark horse
that you haven't had time to study up
Oh languages. Shall / tell you what
sonora means?"
"You can't-you can't! Woman
ut is the title Of a married lady. We
say Mrs and the Spanish S the
other term"
Mr.. Bowser sat down and opened
his mouth and kept 1t open, but no
oratory came tumbling out.
And 'senorita' is our word for
Miss" continued Mrs. Bowser.
"Shall ! tell you the Spanish name for
goat?"
Goat. Goat! Great scott.w he
gasped.
"And do you know what a caballero
is in SPANISH"
"Cab-cab- cab"
"Of course if we are going over
there we must pick these things up. !
shall depend on you to give me lessons
every day until ! am perfect"
All, q Ring at the Door!
Mr.. Bowser rose up. There was
tragedy in his eye. The Bowser fam
lily would have been wiped off the face
of the earth then and there but for Il
ring at the front door. 1t was prob
ably the expected messenger with his
commission as consul. He temporarily
gave up his bloodthirsty intentions
and hurried down the hall and opened
the door. Yes. it was the messenger.
He entered. and there was a subdued
conversation. He was heard to slap
Mr.. Bowser on the back and call him
"Old man." Mr.. Bowser was heard to
slap him back and refer to him as an
heard a soft. silky rustic, like a ten
dollar bill changing hands. A moment
later Adios came back to the sitting
room and threw an official envelope
into her lap with "a
well, what do you think Of that?
Am l the American consul to Havana
or a chump in Podunk?"
Mrs. Bowser opened the envelope
with reverent hand and awestruck air,
but after reading for a moment she
laid it down and disappeared from the
room. The consul stepped forward
and picked it up. 1t was a life insur-
ance blank, and the only question in it
filed out was that asking the age.
This was given as 1900 years. 1t was
stared at for a long moment. and then
with M long. wild. weird cry Senior
Bowser fell at full length on the floor.
The dark horse had been thrown down
again.