Rambles in sunny Spain . probably served to wrap up fried fish. It was a packet of cards, —baraja, that is. What does it signify if you play with these cards ?Here no one dare play, but with my cards. If the players are in-clined to submit, the baratero pockets his cuartos, and the play passesoff quietly. But it sometimes happens that in the group there isan awkward character to deal with, a valiente, — valiant man, literally,— a mozo cruo (an almost untranslatable Andalusian expression, whichdenotes a youth endowed with the attributes of pluck, hardihood,and pride), who would fearlessly reply
Rambles in sunny Spain . probably served to wrap up fried fish. It was a packet of cards, —baraja, that is. What does it signify if you play with these cards ?Here no one dare play, but with my cards. If the players are in-clined to submit, the baratero pockets his cuartos, and the play passesoff quietly. But it sometimes happens that in the group there isan awkward character to deal with, a valiente, — valiant man, literally,— a mozo cruo (an almost untranslatable Andalusian expression, whichdenotes a youth endowed with the attributes of pluck, hardihood,and pride), who would fearlessly reply, Camara, nojotros no nccesi-tamos jeso / (Comrade, we have no need of them!) as he handsback the cards to the baratero; who replies, Chiqtiiyo, venga aquiel barato y sonsoniche ! ( Boy, make haste and hand me the barato:not another word !) The mozo cruo then draws a long knife fromhis vest, and opening it with a clang of its spring, drives the pointclose to the stakes, and exclaims, while he glares defiance at the. A BARATERO. DON QUIXOTES COUNTRY, AND CORDOVA. I 55 intruder, Aqui no se cobra el barato sino con la punta de una navaja ( Here the barato is only reached by the point of the navaja ). Thechallenge is usually accepted, and the adversaries pronounce thesolemn Vamonos ! or Vamos alii ! ( Let us go! ) or, Vamos aecharun viaje! ( Let us make a journey ! ) It is their jacta est repairing to some retired spot, the navajas or punals are drawn,gleam for an instant in the light, and one of the combatants is sacri-ficed. But crimes of this sort do not always remain unpunished:it sometimes happens that two or three months later one hears in thestreets of the town the sound of a small bell, and the voice of a manasking alms para decir misas por el alma de tin pobre que van aajusticar ( to say masses for the soul of an unfortunate man whois about to be executed ). At other times two barateros meet on the same ground, and eitheragree to divide their share of the s
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