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Most approved models’ of love ‘and murder, Of the former of these weemust 
own our author does not especially favour Vis with many articles, but in! the 
Jatter he,isjrich;,./ The, Newgate Calendar is.a fool to his. Aceldama, theyfield 
of oblood;, must s-have;been, a, pacific. plain, compared, with ; hose... is “ 
Arayerses in, Portugal. We, fancy that our author must haye been ha meee 
the vision of all Thurtells while he, composed. his work. 4.0... «; ar Hen a 
“\ For instance, what unfortunate man of good family would yenture:home, after 
“a rnbber of cac¢ino, even though he had held great cas. every? deall m, hisxhand, 
after the following awful description of the awkward: consequences sof dog- 
Sticking. 
*- ‘An-unfortunate man of good family, returning home from playing a rubber, of cacino, 
ahd, Owing to the loneliness of his road, provided: himself with.a rapier,..which he took 
éaré to hide’ under his capote. He had proceeded | about’ half-way, when he.was 
‘attacked by one’ of those pests of the Lisbon streets, a large dog. . He naturally drew 
his sword in self-defence, and sheathed it in his enemy’s entrails, At that unlucky 
‘moment, the patrol appeared at the corner of the street; and the gentleman, appre- 
“‘hetiding’ the’ cotisequences of being found with arms upon) him, hastened to,conceal 
‘hiniself. The guardians of the night, observing one who, had;the appearance) of ;wish- 
ing to'avoid’ them, followed him quickly ; upon which he slunk into a,cerridor, groped 
‘about in the dark, and ascended the staircase to the first floor, where he, found .a,door 
“upon the jar, which gave way at his touch. . Extreme fear prompted, him, to enter.the 
room and conceal himself in a corner of it... In the meanwhile the patrol had provided 
‘themselves with a lantern, atid followed his footsteps to his hiding, place, where, to 
their mutual horror, and to his utter consternation, a murdered woman. was, discovered 
in bed ‘in‘a' corner of the room. ig. .vbal J 
wes Presumptive evidence was so strong against him, being found there with’ a’ bloody 
sword under his cloak, that, notwithstanding every ‘effort was made” by his friends to 
save him, he (haying no female relation on’ footings’ of intimacy with any confessor) 
was executed, , A few yeurs afterwards a gallego, on the point ‘of death inthe hospital 
of St.Jose, acknowledged being the real murderer, and’ that he'had been hired for' the 
purpese at the usual, price. ar TOL HOKSG S42 
©} Talking of gallegos, a man:mightas well go among.a private club of rattle-snakes 
‘on their evening of special committee. We shall just make as\free with one of 
our‘author’s ehosts,/as’ his heroes appear to make with their neighbours; bowels. 
de On a. winter's night in,1818, at the moment when the amuséments’at'tHe theatre 
“of Boa Hora were just ended, and the spectators’ weré returning home, a man 
addressed a gallego, who was coming towards him with’ a’ segai’ in*his mouthy and 
requested) permission to light his with it. ‘The water-merchant obstinately vefused 
_him the fayour, which so incensed the Portuguese that he gave him’a slap ‘in'the fade ; 
upon which ithe forbearing gallego drew his knife and thrust: it ‘into ‘his winarmed 
antagonist’s belly. I saw him lying dead in the Belem-square guard-room on the 
following morning: An old veteran serjeant commanding the guard,.piquing himself 
‘ppon his) experience in matters of sword-wounds, had attempted to console. the poor 
creature with assurances of “ nad he nada” (it is nothing); then poking in the pro- 
truded intestines with his finger, he stitched up the hole with a needle and thread ; but 
without effect, the principal intestine having been divided. ‘After ‘this’ E'trust that 
Zallegos will be allowed to find their own level in’ soeiéty,” and cease to Ve extolled lat 
the expense of those, in whose country they find employment ‘and support! $9) os t 
‘But though gallegos are nuisances.of this kind, we rather imagine the barbers 
must be'a greater bore still. . Just think of the following, and then, go into an 
Veasy-shaving shop if yon dare :— 5d oid od .bobroh istiodnuod 
RP "Bat to return to Portuguese barbers. "I recollect one néar’ Alcantara renowned for 
his, dexterity ;. and lest what I am about to relate should appéar to any one incredible. 
I beg Jeave to appeal to those of my Couiitrymen who May have resided! in! Lisbowoin 
»@ryabout the year 1809 or 1810, in .whose memory it must be fresh. It happened 
inyariably;that. when a_ well-dressed man (“ Tiomen de'gravata lavada *”’) came into 
his shop to, be shaved, he would take off his head as well a8\‘his beard, Jet’ him'down 
_-through. the, trap-door on which his chair’ Had ‘been’ plirposely placed,‘and be teddyin 
»& trice.to, repeat, the operation: on the next ‘customer, whilst his wife was‘occupied!in 
; eae patient's clothes. “The barber (lis, wife beitig’old’ and’ugly) was'in 
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* Anglicé; a man witha clean neckcloth, alias a gentleman. 
