“‘Eet ees can-ooo American,’ I tell heem. ‘You pull eet with thees stick. Eet ees at your disposal. Will you not make essay at eet?’ ‘Buen,’ says Señor Córdova; ‘where to put the foot?’ “I am to tell heem, but he waits not for reply, putting the foot oopon the edge. Eenstantly that can-ooo make revolution, preceepeetating Señor Córdova eento the ocean. Ah, what confusion! What disturbance! How mooch different from America! There, when I have to overthrow myself in that can-ooo, the hardy cour-rrage of those people mek them to cry, ‘Ha, ha, goood eye! Pool for the shore!’ But now! Señora Córdova and Señoritas Córdova three mek lamentable outcry, ‘Papa is to drown!’ And those naygrose which are there run around like stoopeed fellows. Eet ees to me that the responseebeelity falls that my friend Córdova do not perish. There he ees, pushing the water with hees hands, and speaking as one should not before ladies. “What to do? I can reach heem with my arm, but that ees not nautical. I have by the--the--_como se llaman_ thees pole with the iron? Ah, bo-at-hoook! si, si, si! The bo-at-hoook, and by that I hook heem. “‘A Dios!’ he cry, ‘I am assassinated!’ “‘Be still, foolish person!’ I say. ‘Is not your life to be saved?’ “‘Si,’ he say. ‘Tiene usted razón, but I shall walk.’ So he place his legs upon the ground beneath the water, which is not extensive in that place, and coom to shore. “‘Will you try heem again?’ I say. “‘Causa admiración!’ he say, ‘I theenk not. No sé the habeets of the little can-ooo.’ “So he send a naygro for stimulant, the which I eembibe, while he mek change of hees attire at hees house. “When he has returned he say to me: ‘Let us behold you master thees bo-at of eenstabeelity. Can you mek heem go?’ “By thees time those stimulant have made my heart strong, my cour-rrage severe. Am I not American citizen? What ees eet? I tell heem that moment: “‘I can pool eet with the stick; I can put in the sail and fly over the water like a sheep. Do you wish to see?’ “All the ladies and Señor Córdova cry out they will not let me be so dangerous. But I am resolved. Señorita Margarita Córdova is a yoong lady ver-ree beautiful. I am an American citizen. I tek anuzzer glass of aguardiente--brandee. What do I care for one can-ooo? Two? Three? I send the naygro for the sail in a steady voice: ‘Pepe, go at once and get the sail.’ “Señor Córdova says he will resist, but I pay no attencion. I place the pole; I feex the strings; I adjoost the ruddle; I put een three large stone for ballass. “‘Once more,’ say the ladies, ‘let us intreat--’ “‘At your feet, ladies,’ I say, ‘but I go!’