The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-12-24
SPANISH ETIQUETTE.
Po!itcness TO Servants and Even the
Street gepgsrs.

From what we saw and from
what happened 10 us | made up a
page Of Spanish etiquette. 1t is
probably not correct, but | offer ii
as the result Of our experiences.
Other people may have had differ
ent impressions. If YOU are Of the
female sex never wear a short skirt.
a sailor or English walking hat un-
less you are willing to have people
stare az YOU and sometimes call
after YOU. II you have red hair dye
it or be prepared to be saluted as
"Rubia." Never bow to a man un-
less he lifts his hat first. Ii you are
man You may dress as an English
man, an operate tenor or a chorus
singer from Carmen without excit-
ing remark. Never wear glasses.
If you are blind take a dog en- a
string. When YOU sit down at the
table or arise always bow and say.
"Buenas" This is imperative. You
may jostle people without apology,
but never speak to any one without
saying your grace" be he noble.
friend or beggar. "Will your grace
do me the favor to bring me mr.
coffee at Q o'clock tomorrow =
would strike an American bellbov
with dismay. But it is the literal
translation Of the Spanish request.
Never tell beggar TO clear out, but
say that YOU have left your purse al
home and that you viii remember
him tomorrow or gently murmur
that God will reward him, whereat
he will smile, thank you and depart,
These same beggars, who spring
up on every side, seem TO have q
code Of etiquette we could not faith
ON. After two or three DAYS there
we're few who begged only from
me, two or three others who be-
sought Jean. Evidently we were
understood to be the patrons of Ger
tain beggars who out of a crowd of
mendicants were the only ones TO
approach us who would take their
dole with thanks or if we said "to-
morrow" would smilingly back
away at once.
a trip into Spain ought to mean
more than sketches Of life as We
saw it in a single city. Yet it We
our pleasure to linger on in Mad
rid, with the exception Of three
days spent in Toledo and the Escu
rial. for the whole of our twf
months holiday, and to return 4
rect to Paris without seeing any z
the southern country, so beloved b
other tourists. So can any one wo.
der that to us Spain means Madric
the city Of marvellous contrasts
f. c. Allen in Outing.
A Circus Horse IN Battle.
Colonel Charles Marshall. who
was aid-de-camp to General Robert
Z. Ae and who went through the
battles of the war with his chief
told the following amusing story Of
his experience with a new horse:
His old horse had bean shot from
under him in the fight of the pre-
vious day, and he had taken posses
sion Of an animal that seemed to
suit the work. In the battle a few
hours later he was riding across a
field in which there we're numerous
stumps.
Suddenly the performance open
ed. The guns roared, and the air
was filed with smoke and noise.
Before Colonel Marshall knew
what was happening the horse had
his four feet on one of the stumps
and was gayly dancing in a circle.
In the meantime the firing was in
creasing, and the situation was any
thing but comfortable. But the
horse kept on as if he were enjoy
ing it.
at was not until afterward," sad
Colonel Marshall, ''that | found tie
horse had belonged to a circus and
had been trained to do this act
or-sI +ha Er;pc, ~ cannon,