I bet, DVD Lima, to which among you have known some old of those who reached the Year of the Comet (1807), which was when I first saw in Lima dogs with rabies, and heard him speak to the delight of the Pearl without a partner.
But I would still be old, but I'm going to be on track very soon, I will tell you not only heard of it, but I was lucky to meet her, and that as a child, give me rosquetes and jams. As it was my neighbor in the Trail of San Francisco!
But then Pearl had no East and no one would say that this old lady wrinkled like dried figs, was in the first decade of this century the most beautiful woman in Lima, and why in my country has always been good harvest opima girls.
Back in the year of 1810 was not a man of taste but armor and trappings fool who missed not a compliment, that she received as one who listens to the rain, it was tripe in the eardrum to hear mellow little words.
I do not contrive to portray, nor necessary. Suffice it to say with his contemporaries that was beautiful, plusquam-beautiful.
Even its name was beautiful. Become you post, named Mary Elizabeth.
Above elbow, had a soul of an angel and a virtue proof of temptations.
enjoyed comfortable middle ground that her husband was not a potentate, not even the title of Castile, but a modest linen merchant.
Of course, the husband was also handsome young man, dressed in the latest fashion, very swanky, very laid back. Envious of the jewel he had for women, finding something to criticize in its grace and elegance, gave it the nickname Gonce Child.
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The couple was ordered to do. Imagine, reader, a pair of lovebirds infatuation, and if you love good verses paint I recommend that love makes Clemente Althaus on one of his more gallant poetry which bears Title: A letter from the Pearl without a partner.
II
for that year came to Lima a gentleman who was running the world and well supplied with pocket, because he spent a fortune on mixturero only.
After Sunday Mass accustomed to Lima for a walk through the portals of the square, under whose arches were placed some mulatto who sold flowers, mixtures, incense and perfumes, which were destrísimas aindamáis darners of wills.
The Marquis and other young rich and greedy do not bargained to pay a doubloon or a half ounce of gold for one spider monkey, a tulip, a arirumba, a bouquet of carnations disciplined, a pot of mixture or a basket capulies dwarf, persimmons, apples and strawberries with naranjita of Quito in the center.
Hey you speak of these practices to the grandparents. The more modest says, 'Go if I have eaten the mixturero silver! I never did on Sunday with less than a pelucon. The young men of my time comineros were not like today, when real spending a single call or seek the middle back. We we gave up his shirt, almost always without interest and pure lavish, and it was bastábanos with the lady friend of ours that passed through the portal to the house to cast out the window, and he was the branch or the dish, which the damned mixturero knew fix with great delicacy and spending. And then what a young man came home on holiday without the children presented him with the pill or nisperito Brisco with cloves and sprinkle it with water rich handkerchief, and smothered him with a thousand subtleties of the spade ? That itself was glory, not in these times of bitter beer and paper-butter! ".
But, leaving grandparents to rejoice in memories of the past, now come the time for our generation to emulate, cursing and putting this to the skies yesterday, we continue our story.
Among the frequent visitors to the site we found our flyer, which nationality nobody knew about what was fixed. According to some he was Greek, as other Italian, and there were some who believed that the Arabic. Mauro was called
cordata. Traveling without a servant in the company of a beautiful spaniel, which never departed in the street or on visits, and when she went to the theater, bought the entry ticket and seat for your dog, truth be told, was handled during the show as any decent person.
The animal was thus part of or complementary to the gentleman, almost his alter ego, and therefore men and women said very naturally and shocking as anything he says, "There are Cordata and Mauro dog. "
III
happened that one Sunday, after Mass at St. Augustine, passed through the portal without partner Pearl, arm in arm with her lord and master's Child Gonce. Mauro Verla cordata and passion of her furiously, was all one. Shotgun at close range y. .. Relieved! Mauro Echos
languages \u200b\u200bmake friends and most knowledgeable mixturero and Ladino, and pulled it clear that the council lost no time embarking on such a conquest, it was almost impossible to achieve even the elusive smile of Lima. Peak
-esteem of the adventurer, made a bet with his comrades who he would have the fortune to surrender the fortress, and from that moment, without knowing no rest, began to skirmishers.
took three months, and the leading man was so far ahead as the first day. He had not even gotten that Calabaceado in shape for Mary Elizabeth did not set foot outside the house but with her husband, nor his servant would dare, for all the silver of Potosi, take a note or message, nor in People living libertine came from this or the other sex, who was the husband man who lived very alert and careful not to distance economized Moors of the coast. Mauro
cordata, which until then had believed Sultan coop, began to call the devil to his aid. The libertine had staked his entire arsenal of tricks, and always sterile
And his passion grew from minute to minute. What demonche! There was more to give long time, and hope without despair, that some say the song:
"First God made man and then
women;
first made the tower and wind vane
later."
IV
Maria Isabel I used to go every six months to the collection of barefoot, where at the foot of a confessor's scruples deposited his soul, that she could no shadow of grave sin.
On the morning of September 9, 1810 proceeded in, followed by his slave, to the distant temple.
But the chance or the devil does not sleep, made Cordata Mauro and his dog were also breathing in the morning breeze and walking along the wide avenue of willows that led to the Franciscan Collection. The bold suitor
found this opportunity to stick to the lady of his thoughts, like flea in the ear, and to urge the ends of the passion that brought him sucked the brain. Designed and made
. The man was short on convoluted concepts, but Mary did not move his lips to answer, or even looked at him, and made his words if the murmur of water Bridge Amaya. Mauro Encocorose
be phrased with a statue, and when he saw that she was very little distance to the goal of the convent, stopped her by the arm, telling her: "From here
not pass without giving me a hope for love.
- Back, sir! "She said forcefully detached from the rough young man's fist. Are you insulting an honest woman and never in anyone and anything, fail in their duties.
The darkened despite the brain of the adventurer, and drawing a knife stabbed in the heart Mary.
The unfortunate uttered a cry of anguish, and sank down.
The slave ran away, crying, and almost always solitary (now as then) Alameda was slowly filling with people. Mauro
cordata, just saw him fall to his victim, he knelt to help her, exclaiming in a tone of despair. "What have I done, my God, what have I done! He was dead to the life of my life. "
tore his hair and beard and bit his lips with rage. Meanwhile, the crowd milled about shouting: "The murderer, murderer!", And all run a patrol came by the pious Sponsorship.
Cordata Mauro was lost.
chest pulled a pistol, cocked it and blew the skull. Tableau
!, As the French say.
V
Pearl wound without a partner was not fatal, for, fortunately for her, the gun went off among the whales by Monilla. As mentioned, we met in 1839, when there was no shadow of anything.
half a century, at least, not in Lima gave the scandal a suicide. Calculate the feeling that it would produce. From fixed subject for talk provided one year, for then events did not age like today, at midnight.
So rare was suicidal in Lima, which was time, so to speak. In this century, and until the proclamation of independence, there were only news of two: Mauro Cordata and Don Antonio de Errea, Knight of the Order of Calatrava, Perpetual Regidor of the City Council, Prior's Court Counselor, and treasurer the wealthy congregation O. Errea, who in 1816 exercised a very honorable position of warden of the city, had the script or banner in a solemn procession from the cathedral, when he had the misfortune of flying a rocket or badly released it burst on the head, leaving him sense. Appear to despite the lengthy recovery, the trial was not very sane, because one day in 1819 he climbed the bell tower of La Merced and gave the somersault. Slanderers of that time said ... (I do not say, and let the truth on their site) ... said ... (And we should not get involved in dance me or call me storyteller, gossip and slander) ... So I said that the slanderers said ... (And I repeat do not go and grab someone to bother me) that the cause of that suicide was the Errea trusting his stepson, who was the real factor Philippine company, a large sum belonging to the congregation of O, money than the other did not return in the precise timing.
Church provided that the body of Mauro Cordata not buried in a sacred place, but in the hill of the Branches. Neither
debauchery fellow who squander their wealth the unhappy young man showed signs of grief for his horrible misfortune. And that in life had friends by the dozen.
rectified. Cordata Mauro pit for three days was a loyal guardian did not allow anyone to desecrate it came near, he held firm in his position, without eating or drinking, as the sentinel to comply with the slogan, and finally left on the grave died of starvation.
Since then, and not without reason, the old men of Lima were to say: "The best friend ... a dog. "
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