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THE COBBLER 0 SEV1ULE.
Tholsun had sunk beneath this mighty
nuss of purple and crimson clouds in the
wed his last ravs still lingered oh the
Jofiy spire of the famous Tower of Giraldi,
which rose from the Cathedral of Seville,
when a numerous throne of the populaee
were seen crossing the Place San Antonio
and hastening towards the holy edifice.
The doors were thrown open, and in the
disatnee was seen surrounded by myriads
of wax tapers, the Holy Sacrament upon
the tabernacle of the high alter, beneath a
csnopy of velvet, richly embroidered with
gold. The people knell around it, and
prayed with much fervor and sincerity,
that the Almighty would avert the dread
ful evil which had already made its appear-
lance hi the beautiful province of Andalusia
and threatened the inhabitants with a lin
gering death.' This evil was famine.
Grasping speculators.' forsceing a scarcity
of provision, had secretly bought up all the
grain which had been offered for sale for
dentin previous, and deposited it in their
ware houses. -They were composedly wai
I tnH the time, when the people, reduced to
llit- Lai extremity by hunger, with a dread
fu I death staring them in the face, would
gladly exchange their goods, their furni
ture, their gold and their jewels, for the
.means of eking out .1 miserable existence,
and furnishing bread to their starving fatiii
lies. iV
At the foot of the Giraldi tower, at the
torncr of the street, might be seen a little
fJiop over the door of which was clumsily
'aiulcd the following words, Fiiaquii.lo
Cobbler.', This sign denoted to the neigh
Lrs and passers by, that in that shop might'
U found one who for a reasonable com
pensation would be happy to remedy any
injuries which the out-coverings of their
Jocr extremities might have received, and
uho by the help of his awl and lapstone,
viotild willingly repair the dilpidations of
time. Contrary to the habit of indoleucc,
"hichhas been urged upon them not with
out reason, as a reproach to the character
tjf the Spaniards, "Uncle Fraquillo", work
ed at his humble calling with industry and
cheerfulness, nd enlivened his labors by
tinging at the tame time, the psalms and
sacred canticles, to the sound of the organ
Which was played at the Cathedral. While
the people prayed and wept in the chur
ches, while the friars formed processions
rui solemnly paraded the -streets, cr lifted
their deep hia.li . voices in the convents, in
,lngn5 praises to the Lord, and deprcca
ting his wrath, Unclc Fraquillo workci
Cily and consUnlly in his little shop;
he thought with a scepticism reasonable
enough, that' times of the' miracle of the
loaves and fUhes was past, and that the su
'est method of triumphing over fatniue,
hich was advancing Hiih rapid strides,
was to amass uaravedics as rabidly as he
On leaving the church the populace col
icicu in uie square, lormeu into mrouDS.
tod conversed trcely of their suffer ings and
tne horrible prospect before them. btimu-
utcd by hunger to desperate measures, they
entertained thoughts of murder and rapiue.
As they could uot augment their roources,
they devised means of making their pro
visions last as loug as possible, by dimin
ishing Ut Dumber of consumers, j .Those
tf the inhabitants who dwelt in the quarter
Rear, the gate of Castle, talked of setting
re to the more populous suburb of Santa
Marts, w hile the desperadoes of Santa Ma
ru plotted x massacre of the people Who
dwtlt near the gate of Castile. At length
fOlue turbulent suirit aurreated, the Lie
f breaking into the convents, and seizin g
v piovisious wnn wiacn iney were sup-
r" a nis iaca was xuneu wuu rciierateu
Acclamation's. ,..'" t ! '
Durinjr tlie scene of confusion-and riot.
two old men with snare figures. Dale and
rinkled features, suuding apparently on
Je verge of Uie" Krayc, cruised with totter
jng utus Uie square oT Sau . Antonio.and
.Iisitiitd to the shouts and complaiuts of
"e populace. They met tacn oiher in aa
ie corner of the Cathedral, adjoining
no. me mimni Ham -.r rt .
v, 0(Up U4 rraqmuo. n was
almost, dark, and the cobbler was about to
light his lamp, when he beheld these two
old men, well known in Seville for their
hardhearted avarice, accost each other, and
apparently seek to avoidjhc notice of the
bystanders by retiring within a chasm in
the wall to hold some secret conversation.
The curiosity of Fraquillo was excited, he
put down his apparatus forxstriking fire,
and drew near the old men, until by a crev
ice in the window, of his shop, and the aid
of a quick car, he was enabled todisteii to
their conversation. v j
By (San Antonio, the patron of Seville;'
said one. of them rubbing his Withered
hands and casting about hiraa very suspicious
iuo, yevcry inmg goes on marvelously
yell. Don Guzman. In fancy 's eye, I be
hold every grain of wheat in our possession,
metamorphosed into a pistole bf good 'weight
and sterling value.' i t i M
Hush ! silence ! Don Bringas,' said the
other, your folly and imprudence willyet
be the cause of our
ir ruin. We shall be nil-
toed of our stores, and perhaps assasinated
oy the mob, in consequence of your con
founded ntattlo i i " " t , ! h
It is too late to talk
have reason to believe
about that now. I
hey already suspect
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ou 01 nuine your carrel
grain. I advise you to jbe upon your guan
aim cenar wnn
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ea,,e u gaum jooKing wreicnes were
just talking of massacreing the inhabitants
near jthe gate of Castile. I
; 'rH':gate of Castilej sayi you? j San An
tonio be with us. But you must b mista
ken, it is your quarter he people intend to
visit. I heard tlrem threaten to 'set fire
to the suburb of Santa Maria. ThU
doQbtliiSs for the purpose of plundering
,0h for myself I am not alarmed.
I have
managed matters with so much
even my servants are deceived, j
art, that
j They be-
licve my store houses
fill
ea wnn oaiis
of salt and boxes of oeDoer. '
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As for me, said Don Bringas, I
am safe
enough. Assisted only by my wife and
daughter, I have deposited all mv erain
iu barrels, labeled on ttie outside !'vinegar'
and 'lamp oil.'- -Besides,' added the old
man in a still lower voice my daughter, as
1 have; good reason . to believe, has' made a
conquest of the Corrcgidor; and; I can cal
culate upon hi protection, if necessary. I
shall proceed directly to his quarters, and
iniorq mm 01 the threats 01 the populace.7
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wm iiiwuu, 1 ucgyou win. .not lorgei
to request him to keep an eye jon he part
of the city where 1 live. . ; ;
Yes, I will ttll him to watch over your
interest as well as mine.
Remember that our interests are the
same. If either of our hoards of grain fall
lino tne nand ot the populace, tt Will furn
ish them with sustenance for some weeks.
and before they are again reduced to famine
and desperation, succois may be received
rom Uauiz or Urenada. It is impossible
o say what will be the cousequences. So,
uon iringas, speak tor me as we
i as your
a I
sell.'
You are perfectly
right, my friend, I
will commend yon to the Corregidor. God
preserve us. Adieu.' I -j, i
Adicuj IlcaVen bless you, Don 13rtn-
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I he two old misers cordia
iy
ui
. shook
lo mus-
hands, and separated, while Fraq
cd upon the important secret he had dis
covered, and revolved in his mind; how he
could turn it to his own advantage,1 and Uie
advantage of his famished feljow citizens. 1
hue the above scene was going on, the
tumuli in the square increased, and the
ominous cry ot Ho the Convents ' was
heard from Uie mouths of thousands. It
sounded like the deep . and terrific sound,
which precedes the raging whirlwind. A
party of the mob now assaulted in a body
the shop of ferez Cruciato, the cutler, in
order to obtain arms -but Perez had pru-
aeutiy closed tne uoor, at me commence
ment of the riot; and when the mob com
menced the attack, he opened a window in
the second story, thrust out the muzzle of
a petronel, and shouted in,a stentorian voice,
back I hack : Away with you, or 1 11 hoe I
At this unexpected appearance, the popu
lace made a relrogade movement of a few
paces then let fly a shower of stones and
other missiles against the buildiug where
the armsVere deposited, Perez, now much
more irritated, repeated his menace, and
again pointed the instrument of death to
wards a group of men who seemed most
active in the outrage, and doubtless tht
consequences would have been serious, if
the attention of the mob had not been at
tracted by the voice of a man, who moun
ted on a hogshead, commenced a harangue
to the people with tne whole
his lungs. , y.
strength ot
Good peopled' cried the orajor, mode
rate your transports, lustead of expending
your energies; iu aiicmpuug 10 urea, in 10
Signer Perezes cfrUbluhmcut, at i&e risk
of bcinz compelled to swallow leaden pills
of a character culculated to assuage your
eora ced1 appetites come and luteuto me,
uucJc Fraquillo . Uie cobbler, a ho will put
you in therf wayof getttnc abundance oi
you ta the, way.of getttnc abundance oi
bread for you revives, and laailies- lf he
.deceives vou. he will
give free leave tot'
broil him in the nnhlii mihm
at. Lawrence. Shut your mouths now,
that you may h able to open them to bet
ter advantage an hour heocel prick up your
cars and listen to me.? j I ' i
But at this moment, when uncle Fra
quillo was about to communicate his pre
cious intelligenceand when the people
listened to him with outstretched neck a
corps of cavalry made its appearance and
loud shouts were heard of 'make way! the
King is f earning!" The throng quietly
opened at this unexpected announcement
and let the escort advance. It came on
slowly to the sound of trumpets and kettle
drums, and preceded I'jby algbziiji iwho1 car
ried torches. The Cpiregidor ol Seville,
on foot, led by the bridle t he horse of the
monarch. At this siidden and unlocked for
event,?the mob4 who! but a few moments
before yerc raging like a furious whirl
wind, threatening 1 destruction, j" became
completely subdued , and silent. The peo
ple, lately! so turbulent and dejpeiate, be
came pale .with terror, and; bowed them
selves silently before the tyrant, who,1 sur
rounded by his guards, aod indignant at
not receiving a more; welcome reception
regarded them with' menacing and fero
cious, looks. The arrival of Don j Pedro at
Seville, so. far from inspiring his subjects
with' confidence and ! hope, rilled their bo
soms with alarm aiid fear, like the appara
tion of some new and dreadful visitalionj
The King inarched through the vast assem
blage of the populace, without listening to
one single 'sound of weteortfe or loyalty-
silence and consternation reigned .amongst he
multitude. When he arrived-at the mid
dle of the square, & single about of welcome
reached his ear. It was .the voice of an
individual, loud, sharp, and often repeated.
But 116 one joined in the solitary vry of
long live Don redro! Ldng live the Kinc
01 Uasliie:' .;'.,) i"' :
Pedro the Cruel, stopped hhj horse, and
ordered the person to be brought before
him. It proved to bewail old female men
dicant, ragged and covered with filth.
Why,' aid the King, wheh all my
subjects appear mute with fear, do you raise
your voice in this clamorous manner, and
wsh me a long life. Is your welcome
ironical, or does it spring from the heart. '
Sire,' said the old woman, I never ad-
1 m iv
Uer
! drctcd prayers to heaven that were not
T T-
vent ana sincere.
I will
tell
you my
reasons
if 'YOU'
will plight
your
solemn
for tell-
word that you will uot punish me,
ing the truth.' ! i
Pedro hesitated a momcn
and it was
doubtful whether wrath or curiosity would
carry the clay but curiosity was finally
victorious. The people gathered around
to witness the sequel of this strange pro
ceeding to listen to words, of the beg-
Be it so,' said Pedro. I give you mv
royal word.' ., ;v: . . j. 1 ; ';;!
I should value , more,' said the mendi-
cant, 'your promise as a Coalman geu
ie-
man.' . . I ;' : :.' ' ;yl . -i
I give that also,9 ezelaimed the Kind.
Very well, Sir, 1 will now tell you the
truth, without fear or favor; The king,
your, grandfather, was a cruel and wicked
k
ng, who rendered his subjects unhappy,
is successor, your father, was still more
wicked and cruel and, as lor yourself, you
surpass in wickedness and eruelty both
your lather and grandfather. And the rea
son why I wish you a long life U, that I
fear your successor will be, if possible, far
worse than vourself.
Having uttered this bold language, the
old beggar dexterously escaped from the
alguazils, who surrounded her, and mixed
with the' throng, where she was; lost like a
drop of water mingled with the ocean.'
Pedro the Cruel passed onward to the
palace of Los, Mercedes where he had a
long interview with the Corregidor, whom
he severely reprimanded for the destitute
condition of the people, and their riotous
behavior which he attributed al together
to his negligence and want of energy. I he
unfortunate Corregidor excused himself by
pleading that lor two j successive years;
the harvest had been scanty but he could
not succeed in pacifying Don Pedro, who
threatened to deprive him - of his office,
accusing him of being the sole cause of the
hatred which it was too evident the inhab
itants of Seville bore the king.
; The populace meanwhile gradually re
turned to their homes and soon. Uie great
square of Sao, Antonio was left in darkness
and solitude, rraquillo had returned to
his shop, and congratulated himself that the
timely arrival of the king had prevented his
revealing his important secret to the peo
ple. He could not without trcmbtog, re
flect, that if the I kinc had arrived a few
minutes later, he would have found the city
in open insurrection; the sections near the
cate of Castile and Santa Maria, delivered
up to pillage and devastation arul perhaps
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susiiended to tome Lamp boat. Don Pedro,
brimful of wrath would doubtless inquire
the came of the individal who encouraged
libera to commit such horrible outragcs;aad haiul, reudcml still worse by bad ien and
hhey could as5vcr 4 Uncle FraauUlo.'iTauddy ink. ths fo!Io;tnggrdtf4
them to commit such horrible outragcs;aod
The poor cobbler, ahook in every limb,
when he rt-fleeted thai it was next to noth
ing that in place of being at that moment
sitting quietly hi bis shop, he was not sus
pended bv the neck upon the great Square
of Los Mercedes, opposite the windows of
the palace. HU thoughts, however, soon
ran in another channel, i Fraquillo wished
to assist his fellow countrjrmcc; he longed
to relieve their misery; his secret weighed
heavy upon hi heart. j ,
Ah, ' said Fraquillo to himself, I know
the means of relieving my country nieo
from all the horrors of famine; of restoring
them to health and strength, ami supplying
them with hrt ad, until succor could reach
us from Cadiz; but I dare not communicate
my secret to them. If 1 did, 1 should be
compelled to pay a heavy penalty as the
chief instigator. If I should speak to Her
rera, the Corregidor, he is in love with
Don Bringas' haughter, and will not hesit
tate to throw me 'into prison to insure my
Vilence. Alas!' cried the cobber in a loud
voiae, what shall I do? If 1 was Corrciiidor
of Seville for twenty-four hoursj the poor
people should be supplied with bread in
abundance.'j. , ' p . (..''"''',
He had no sooner concluded this sen
tence, than much to the surprise and alarm
of Fraquillo the door of his shop opeued,
aud a person stood before him, habited in
a huge black cloak, so arranged las to con
ceai not only his azure, but a portion oUiis
visage.; '..'
'What is that y
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ou say, Mr. Cobbler,' tie-
manded the
unk
no wu. in a rouli and im
perious tone. . j .
VVltat did I say, Sir? . O nothing of any
consequence no liar in, 1 assure y ou 1
was talking 4o my self.7
Well, repeat that which rou have lust
said I demaud you 00 hesitation, butjdo
it at once.
0h,4 my good Sir, I was only talking
nonsense I said if .1 were Corregidor of
oeviue ior tne space 01 twenty -lour hours,
the people should receive a supply of food
sufTiciennt to last them for some days if uot
weeks.
At this moment the" huge clock in the
Giraldi Tower, above Uieir heads, "struck
ten.
f It is now ten o'clock,' said the mufied
stranger until to-morrow evening at Uie
same hour, you are Corregidor of Seville.
At that time, if you have not
your promise, by providing bread Tor the
uesiuuic citizens, you snail be handed
over to the executioner. Farewell.' .
Fraquillo nibbed his eyes in order
to
satisfy! himself whether he was sleeping or
waking. When he again looked around,
no person was in the shop but himself, and
the door was closed.
It must be a dream , murmured Fraauil-
lo. ltcan not be that I am Corregidor of
aeviuc. it was either a dream, or some
mischievous fellow, hearing me talk,
Uiousht proper to amuse himself at my ex-pen'se.'-
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He opened the window and Uirust out
his head, but perceiving no one he resumed
his work, and while be hammered his sole
leather on liis lapstone, kept lime to the
tune of jovial song and iu this way !"he
strove to forget the . unpleasauut event
which had taken place. '; 1 j
A quarter of an hour had already passed
away, when Fraquillo heard a noise in tlic
square, and soon after the Corregidor, pre
ceded by six alguazils,' nd escorted bv a
platoon of soldiers, stopped before the door
of his shop; Fraquilio, alarmed at this unu
sual occurrence. Ml the shoo, tremblmir
with consternation, to Inquire the cause of
w . n
this singular proceeding.
.My lord,' said Don Hcrrcra, making
a protound bow, the King, my master, has
sent me to transler into your 1 hand 1, ay
aiguily and my power, this parchment,
singed by Uon Pedro, is your commission
as uorregtdor of Seville and here are aJ
guazils ready to execute vour orders.9 i fi
; uoa UcfTcra concluded this strange
harrangue by making another bumble
obcisauce, and kf 1 the prescoce of the cob
bler.
Fraquillo gazed for ; some moments in
mute surprise upon the Corregidor, as he
wended his way across the ) fcquare-upoo
alguazil, who surrounded 'hi in, waiting his
orders, and upou tne parchment which he
held tu his tiaud.
At. length he entered the shop, and hold
ing the document to the light, sattahed hiin-
seU by a glance at the huge seal .of state,
that it was geuume
There can be no doubt, ' said Fraquillo
to himself, thit it was the King, Don Pe-
dro ttut cruet, who was with ue a short
time since. His most .grscivus Alajesty
nearu tny won. anu Has taken roc. ai mv
word doubt less iiopiog that I should pa v
Uie penalty of my lolly by being strangled
in front of the pabec iiut, suice, I am
Corregidor of this goodly city of Scvihc, 1
wui see u r raquiua ine coooier is col
match for Doit Pedro the Cruch
Fraquillo drew out a lutle drawer, from
which betook two dirtv slins uffum r A
. i - w l -Ik 1 Jt r-, -rr-f
which be scribbled, in an almost illegible
. he Corregidor of the city ofSc
i!le, order Don Bringis to deliver overto
the bearer, to be deposited in the publla
gnnnaries all the grain suitable for hrra l
si tifls, which he has concealed in his arran
ges unlets he prefers being hanged at rh
rise.- - : - - i
(Singed) DON FRAQUILLO
' Corregidor of Seville.
lUvinc arldrtrd a simitar delretabA
enisile to Don Guzman, le ordered j Iho
alguazils and soldirrs to be divided into two
squad rons-and dispatched one of them W
the quarter near the gate of Seville, and lha
otlier lo Santa Maria, lie ordered the al
guazils to convey to the'millrri and rulers
a sufficient quantity of wheat to supply tha)
pressing wants ot tne populace for the next
day, and take the remainder of the craia!
and deposite in the public storvt. , He par-'
ticularly recommended to them secrecy and
dispatch. 'If you oeglcet tingle point in
the consequence will be, that at this hour
to-morrow evening, I shall be hanged.
liut, 1 assure you in the most solemn man
ner, that I will first have tlie satisfaction ol
seeing the executioner put the cords round
your necks. Remember thU, my vjcrv
good friends, and take heed to your con
duct.' ' . .. I '
The alguazils thus cautioned, ; were
prompt in executing commands, delivered
by their new Corregidor,4 in such an it&
p revive manner. Don liringas and Don
Guzman were thunderstruck ou receiving
the order of the Corregidor, but after i tLw
moment's hesitation,' wisely concluded to
give up all their ill gotten stores of grain
to save the people from thej horrors 'df
famine, rather than be hanged. -
The next day the populace had Wad ih
abundance end the sir resounded with
shouts of !ong live the Corregidor live
rraquiuo thecobblerr , .
Ancient Greek and : Bocian Belict. 'm
The armour, the household appendages;
and surgical instruments, found both cz
Pompeii and Herculaoeum, cxe very inter
esting, and differ very litUe from Uioac
used in the present day t I particularly ob
served this in the instruments serving for
the obstetric profession. We are drajged
into the world now as we formerly were:
time hss not changed our nitures nor our
necessities, sod the Dart we havctvlavedV
and play, is to issue into lift painfully, to
uve wiui anxiety, anu to aepart witn lear.
1 sa w no Roman bed capable of holding
two persons; they are very farrow i and.
solid; what I saw were made of bronze;
There is some Grecian armour from Pes
turn, which. Uioueh worn bv time, is still
intelligible in form. The afpesraoce of
the modern imiutions is so hear that of tho
original, that any theatre, or any aruiuurcr
m Europe, could supniv a complete iauu
for Achilles, . wcrv he to return again to
day; perhaps not quite so perfectly ai tha
gpu v uican, nut quite suQciently to 19
equip the : hero for battle, and enable Ihim
to brave Hector and the Troians. flho
articles of glass found in the two ax'Cic4t
cities present uovel torms, aud arc of laru
ous colours, green, white, and very beau-
tiiui oiue: but I tawi none of purple:' tho
fact, also, which Pliny. ssMrta, anu wliich ..
has been doubted, determined in his favorj
namely, that Uie Ho mans used glass to Incur
wmuowa, 01 wnicn sercrai panes are to v.
seen in this museum; thicker, indeed, than
in mat ot modern usc but in quaility atul
size the same. I . If
The ancients had ' a fanciful and clrrent
taste for their tcs-oIs; all we haveinigJa
have been burrowed frum ihmi: mnv f
ihtir glass cups might be imagined lo hava
been fused in Uhc present day. Tlwir roLl
ornament appear mostly o hare been la
ooreti with the hammer. The spiral form
of the serpetit, for armlets ami - brace let.
wa popular wu n mem; out they emrWoveU
collection of papri it more worth seeing; '
from the process of detaching ihe (olds,,
than from; the materials themselves,' which
resemble dry hard rid! of tobacco, j Tbo
different layers are unfolded by sppljic4
gum and gold beater's skin to the . cindcrj
which communicate with a wheel, j Tb;
width of each line of oaoustipt u not i raoro
Uun two cj three inches, aad G re persons
superintend the operation The lines aro
printed 00 paper as tey occur in U;e orU
ginal;and what has prrished :.'io tlx proccaJ
of opening, b supplied by the diiinau'on d
some Greek prcfraaor, end distinguished
by red letters. Some t of, ihe riouersarc
wholly unmanageable, and j whai his, as
yet, come to ligj.t; ire no! the wr;ris of snv
very eminent man." T "It '' -! r '
(OmTh Mteh initliei irom Africai
cp to August 16, represents Uie colonics as
prosperous sod in good health, h j . t.
.-i . .. . r - ,w'4a
iwumBi, ujciuuiu u ejUJOintlig towns.
U)00 iuhabitantsT : f s
I Auut 3,0O rrraons have dud at Malt)
! cf chcicra, out ef 1 porulaitca cf 126.000.
iiuic cniscueu worn. ; 1 ney ujcU ptiMlcntA
for the ears, rings of gold aud siiWj and
bracelets;! with collars of all metals. iTh3
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