The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31

and one of the three was Carmen. Th1s
time she was gayly bedizened-all gold
and rbbons a spangled dress, blue satin
shoes, also spangled, flowers and gold
lace in abundance. In her hand was a
tambourine. The gypsies had been sum-
moned to amuse the coloneps guests with
their dancing.
Carmen knew her soldier. Good day.
comrade," said she In Basque MY Of
ficer mounts guard like a conscript.' Be
fore he could reply she was An the house.
He heard within the music the casta-
nets the laughter and now and then,
through the grating of the windows,
could catch a glimpse of Carmen as she
| bounded in the air in some of her wild
| dances AS Carmen came out after the
entertainment she said to Jose: Com
rade, when one likes good fried fish he
goes to Trfana to eat 1t at the house OF
| Lillas Pasta" Light as kid, she
sprang into the carriage and was gone
Az soon as he was relieved from duty,
lose went to the house of Lillas Pasta
at Triana Carmen was there. Come,
nv countryman," said she, 'let us take
a. walk" She drew her mantilla before
her face and they were soon in the
street. Jose thanked her for her pres
ent sent to the prison. THE file,' he
said. II have kept to sharpen my lance
the bread I have eaten; here is the
money!" BLESS me, he has kept the
monevl' laughed Carmen. $50 much
the better, for l am short of funds
Come. let us eat of everything. 1t Is
your feast"
Carmen purchased a supply of wine
and sweetmeats and took her companion
to a house in the Rue Candilejo-an old
house kept by an old gypsy woman,
true servant of Satan. They passed
whole day together, eating and drinking
in delicious folly She broke the ole
woman's plate, and, using the fragments
as castanets, danced wildly before him
There was no riotous folly which she
did not commit Suddenly Jose saw tina
it was evening and heard the drums
beating tattoo. II must go to quarters
for the rollcall," he said. But the wiles
of Carmen held him. do you know
said Carmen, ~ believe that l could
love YOU were you less of simpleton-
love YOU a little, but not for long
Some weeks after the day spent witt
Carmen Jose was placed as sentinel at {
place where a breach in the walls wa'
being repaired. Daily Jose had sough
his charmer in the meantime; he wa!
told by the old woman who kept thu
house in the Rue Candilejo that she wa'
gone to Laloro, the Red Land-which Il
the gypsy name for Portugal. But THU
| night Carmen appeared to him. Again
| she threw the charm of her witcher.
around him until at length he consented
to let some smugglers pass by unchal
lenged-he would have let all Bohemi'
pass when she told him that, as re
ward he should dine with her again II
the house in the Rue Candilejo. GARNER
kept him waiting at the rendezvous. AM
at length arrived in very Ill humor. :
do not care for people who have to b
entreated," she said. Il do not know
why have come. for l no longer lik
you. Here off with you! Here is
douro for your trouble
After violently disputing with her 70
an hour, Jose left the place in rag
and went walking about the city like
mailman. At length, entering a church
he placed himself in the darkest corne
and wept bitter tears. Suddenl? he hear
voice say: Tears of a dragon!
will make a philtre of Them He raise
his eyes and Carmen stood before him
So they made peace, and Carmen sal
to him: Now we are married according
to the gypsy's rite. You are my ron
(husband) and l am your romi (wife)
IT is the law of the Cales"-using tn
name for gypses in their own Language
He saw Carmen at intervals after that
and her temper was as changeabIe a
the winds-but still she called him he
rom. Now and then she would war
him: beware of Carmen. or she wi
some day make you marry the wido,
with the wooden egs'-meanng the gal
lows. She said that she had seen it S
written in the book af fate.
Lone day when he had not been able
catch a glimpse of Carmen for week h
went to the house in the Rue Candiiej
determined to wait until she returned. A
he waited she entered, accompanied by
! lieutenant of his own regiment. Go Q
, once" she said to him in Basque. Stupt
) fled with rage. he did not stir. What ar