THE BASQUE PEOPLE.
In two successive articles of the "Bulletin
Trimestriel de 1a Sooiete llitnonJ," M.
Eugene Cordir hns given a description, of
some of the laws and customs prevailing
among the Basques, that singular race droll
ing tipon the slopes of the Western Pyre
nees, whose language and whose origiu are
alike a puzzle to antiquarians, and who, me
tering in all about eight hundred and forty
thouRand souls, hare contrived to rauntaiu
what may . fairly be called their
nationality distinct from both
France and Spain. The governments
of these countries have striven hard to extir
pate the old Basque tongue, but though it is
at length gradually yielding, yet it hviliu j .va
a strange and raost obstinate vitality. Be
sides this, tu Basques possess a system of
legislation on ch social subjects a the
succession to property parental and con
jugal rights, and the riu11 and powers of
women, of such ooniDletenes & specialty
as is rarely to be found in EuroW- Some !
of these laws, and of thn
may be interesting to our readers. For
chiefly indobtcd to
LllO UkKt It w w.- -
fiieur Michel's interesting work, "Le Pays
Basque."
The Basquos are physically a fine race,
though goitre and cretinisuie are by no means
unknown among them. As a rule, however,
the men are tall, brave, and active, and pos
sess considerable though uncultivated intel
ligence. Michel tells how Gonzalo Fernandez
de Cordova was provoked t j exclaim that "ho
had rather have lions to guard than Bis
cay ens to govern," and points out how the
energy and perfect health of the Basque pea
sant make him, even after a hard day s work,
scorn repose in the chimney nook, and seek
instead recreation in dances, or athletic sports.
Bull-lights are among their favorite diver
sions, but they are of the less cruel kind;
that is, the bull is not killed, but replaced,
when tired, by a fresh one. Sometimes, also,
a bull, or even a cow is restrained by a ropa,
and all comers are invited to try their skill
and agility, with just sufliciont risk to render
the sport exciting. Sometimes a jar, with
a mouth much smaller than the interior,
is imbedded in the centre of the arena; a
child placed in it, strikes the bull as he
cpproaches, and then ducks into his jar,
vanishing utterly into the ground, much to
the animal's amazement as he makes his
rush. The Jeu de Paume, a kind of tennis,
has long been a passion with the Basques.
The name of a first-rate player flies from
village to village, until it becomes a house
hold word in the most remote mountain
cottage. At the time of the first French,
revolution, one Perkain, who had taken
refuge in Spain, heard that his rival, G.i
XUtchet, was challenging players in France,
lie could not resist the temptation. lie
rossed the frontier, played, won, and
escaped safe back to Spain, applauded and
assisted by thousands. To be either player
or spectator of the game, a Basque will
willingly walk daring the whole of the
preceding and following nights; soldiers
desert their regiments to be present; some
have unexpectedly appeared on the ap
pointed day even from the banks of the
Panube. Under the empire, fourteen sol
diers of one regiment left the army without
permission, journeyed to the distant St.
were back or the baujjg 0f tho lihfue in the !
nick of time for the battle of Ansterlitz.
Wagers are freely made upon the game, but
etiquette prescribes that no man shall back a
player who does not speak his 'dialect. It is
not thought dishonorable in a player to play
below his strength at first in order to tempt
the ring to put their money on his adversaries.
It is fraudulent, however, if ho intend ulti
mately to lose.
Dancing is another delight. Here is an
amusing description, from Monsieur Michel,
of a genuine Basque evening. You, the
reador, are supposed to be a stranger, and to
find yourself near a mountain hamlet on a
cold winter night. You resolve to ask for
hospitality at a certain house, being sure,
from its ruddy glow, that a merry company
are assembled within.
The door being opened, you find yourself
in a spacious kitchen. An enormous log
blazes on the hearth, around which a
cheerful party is assembled. On the right
sits an old man in an anoient wooden arm
chair, consecrated by the use of genera
tions. Near him sit other venerable men,
and behind is a group of the yonng men of
the village. On the left are the women
and girls, spinning wool or the fine flax of
i be country. You are cordially received,
and the circle opens to admit you to the
warmest place by the roaring fire, but be
ware of expecting any further deferedce !
"Whatever may be your rank in civilized
society, you are entitled here to no more
than the courtesy due to a welcome visitor.
Soon begins a catechism which your supe
rior knowledge is supposed to enable you to
answer. What news is stirring ? What are
the morals, customs, religions, languages of
other countries? How must one figure to
oneself Paris, and Bordeaux, and so on ?
At first your replies are not reoeive J with
out a shade of suspicion; a thousand ques
tions are put, and small objections raised,
so as to detect any inconsistencies in your
aeplies. But you have answered honestly;
your replies have been clear, serious, ami
truthful, and so you come out unscathed
from the ordeal. Then, indeed, you rise to
the position of an honored guest. Each
vies with the other in making much of
you and in appreciating your merits; the
women and girls, for the first time, take part
in the questioning; the grey-beards plunga
into politics, and philosophize at their ease;
the hours glide swiftly by, and only among
the group of young men, a certain restlen
ness about the feet betrays their fear lest the
time for the niutchioo, or Saut Basque, should
be forgotten. But at length some jovial
mountaineer, whose white hairs have not
rendered him oblivious of his youth, turns
suddenly round, claps his band with a merry
Jtouv! and strikes up the national air. In a
moment half-a-dozen young fellows ara do
scribing the semicircle acoording to which the
movements of the dance are to be erecute.1;
every other man turns his back to the lira.
and constitutes himself a judge. Silence
is established, and the old men, especially,
look gravely on, inexorable to any new
fangled innovation or ill-exeouted stap.
Watch that young fellow whose dancing i i
Toted perfect; bis figure straightened, h'u
shoulders well down, bis head slightly
bowed, bis arms banging with careful care
lessness, bis serious expression shoiaj
that he is sensible of the solemn responsi
bility upon him J The girls, meanwhile, ara
supposed to remain unmoved, but soon tua
chairs begin to creak, and, as if of their
own accord, turn slightly from the hearth,
and towards the centre of the room. Many
a stolen glance from many a bright eye criti
cises or encourages the performers, who ara
by no mearw insensible to their rays. More
and more active grows the dancer, more and
xcore springy becomes the step, until at I.nt
THE DAILY EVENING! TELEGKAFB PHILADELPHIA SATURDAY
trial of skill. Two sticks are crossed at right
angles, and the object of the dancer is to
continue a; series of marvellous evolutions
from one angle to the other for so long a
time as to tire out the musician who performs
the accompaniment. If he snoceed, with a
bound he seizes the sticks, and his triumph
is complete. . A Basque proverb says, "A
good jumper may often be found under a bad
cloak," meaning that a poor dress may coyer
a uuuw ueuiT.
The honor of exocuting the first mutehico
(from mutehico, boys, or young men) after
one of the pastoral representations of which
the Basques are passionately fond, is put up
to auction, and is so hotly competed for by
the young men of different parishes, that the
successful commune has frequently to pay a
hundred and fifty or two hundred francs.
The privilege of dancing the second, and then
the third, is also Bold to the highest bidders,
the sum released going far towards defraying
the expenses of the temporary theatre, which
in opeuea grans to tne spectators. Many
of the pastorals are of a sacred ohinMnv
and are drawn from the Bible or the lives of
saiu iQ' thers turn npon the 8tr"Sgle between
3T''t ' (lre!s needed for these
nth i n ct Viam aa k
representations cost . , "lhesV
tamed by ransacking the . .,, neifrllbo
chateau or bourgeois house in w. " .
hood, the owner being bound bycW""
lend for the purpose whatever ho may cbanc
to possess of beautiful or antique; should he
refuse, some means would d?"btles fQ(
of making him smart for his churlish
ness. Under these circumstances dra
matic accuracy of costume is not to be
expected; but the savagery of the Mussulman
princes is duty suggested by their blood-red
garments, their head dresses of cylindrical
shape, adorned with plumes and little looking-glasses,
and their large, clumsy boots,
Not many years ago another and more ques
tionable kind of pastoral now dis
couraged by the police was in vogue.
If a matrimonial scandal shocked
a village, instead of being treated
to the "rough music," common still in some
parts of England, the offending husband or
wife was caricatured upon the stage. A poet
was sent for (and every Basque is more or
less of a rhymester), to whom every attainable
detail was related, and whose business it then
was to compose a kind of sarcastic drama for
the occasion, and as the identity of the
offender was made clear by the actor who
personated him mimicking, as .exactly as he
could, his dress, voice, and manner, the un
lucky spouse who had drawn upon himseli or
herself this stinging punishment might well
vow amendment for the future.
Mock courts of justice used also to be
held, for the purpose of putting down
social vices, and testing the eloquence of
the young men. A grfad procession, with
music, dancers, etc., inaugurated the day.
The actors representing the persons con
cerned in the misdeed were drawn slowly
along in a carriage, preceded by an usher,
mounted on donkey-back, with his face
tail ward, and surrounded by harlequins
and policinelli. Arrived at the court, the
prisoner was accused and defended at
great length by two advocates; solemn
messages were despatched to the Senate.
the Ministers, and even tU King, en
treating advice, At length the "case was
decided"; thtj accused was couvicted, and
Sentenced to death; he escaped, but was hero
ically recaptured, and the sentence was on the
point of execution, when a courier was beheld
arriving m breathless haste, who proves to be
the bearer of a royal pardon, ihis usually
terminated the proceedings, and judge and
advocates were wont to give place to the mu
sicians, and to wind up the evening with a
dance.
Women and girls do not, as a rule, take
part in the acting of these pastorals,
though in private houses they also some
times dance the mutcmco; but tney are
by no means behind their husbands and
brothers in energy and line neaitn. liiey
take their full nharo in the labors of the
field, and it is a saying among the Spanish
Basques that the country is never bettor cul
tivated than when, all the men being gone to
the wars, it is left to the sole management of
the women. Their strength being thus de
veloped, their children come into the world
with the greatest ease, and more than one
baby passed its first day of life in the
shade of the tree beneath which it first saw
the light, while its mother
resumed her work. In general,
however, a week's rest is allewed; but the
old and strange custom of "la couvade" does
not even now seem wholly abandoned in th e
more remote districts. This custom consists
in the mother of a new-born child giving up
her place to its father, who remains in bed
with the infant for a period varying from a
few hours to four days, during which time he
feasts with his friends, while the wife cooks
and waits upon the party. It is a moot point
among the curious bow this extraordinary
custom originated.
The first striking peculiarity in the Basque
succession law is the rigid rule of primogeni
ture, applied "without distinction of sex or
person (noble or not), of property, movable
or fixed, private or common (between a mar
ried couple), in direct and collateral line, to
relatives of all degrees, and to their descend
ants and representatives forever." Should
the heir consent to the alienation of property
under pressing need, the liberty to redeem
it remains with him and bis successors, in
Soule during forty years, in Labourt in
perpetuity; and in old times, if a stranger
acquired fixed property among the French
Basques, every purse was opened to assist
in effacing, by means of this right, what was
regarded as a national disgrace. The future
of the eldest of the family thus secured, the
younger children are almost without rights;
and they are considered in the light of born
servitors, or, as they used to be called, slaves;
though, according to Bela, emancipation is
JossiLle at five-and-twenty. In the valley of
iareges they take no part in the municipal
elections, and, in general, the rights and
privileges of citizens are denied them. Their
parents or relations put aside some small
sura for them, which is strictly prevented
from encroaching on the rights of the eldest,
and should the younger brother or sister
refuse to serve until marriage in the house
of the fortunate heir, or, leaving it, to
bring home all gain elsewhere earned, even
this blight provision may be withheld. A
youDer brother, in fact, is the unpaid
servant of bis eldest brother, or sister,
until his marriage; should he take a
jourgc-r daughter for his wife, ho cannot
become a citizen of her birth-place; but
he acquires a certain degree of inde
pendence. His goods and those of his
wife are, at least, in common, although in
some pints the wife is free to enter into
contracts without the sanction of her hus
band, the fnlnluif-fet of the engagement
being, however, deferred until Li: daath.
But bhould he marry an heiress, not only does
hhe remain Load of the family (a position
sometimes indicated by a particular costume),
but he fui!s to in;.n personal independence.
that of bis wife; which, apaio, is derived from
her house, each dwelling retaining its own
nam, which must be borne by its successive
owners. Even in cases where the hus
band is possessed of independent, wealth,
but lives upon the property of his wife, the
rights of the head of the family remain
intact. He cannot remove either his children
or bis wife from her house; he cannot give
permission to his younger bous- to leave the
maternal roof, thotigh his wife .may do so.
Should she leave him a widower, her mother,
if living, has, at Bareges, more authority
over his children than he has himself. He
is not allowed to administer their property,
nor to be master of their house; without their
consent he cannot bring home a second wife:
and, in Soule, where the epoux dotal enjoys
a quarter of the property of his deceased
wife, he is not permitted to establish a second
wife upon even this share, without the con
sent of the surviving grandparent. Should he
be childless, his dowry is, indeed, returned
to him; but, like the Irish tenant, he has no
security for any improvements made upon bis
wife's property.
Generally speaking, every wife is free to
make a will, at the age of eighteen, without
the consent of her husband; in Soule a girl
who has inherited her property may bequeath
at fifteon. The consent of the head of the
house is indeed needful to the marriage of
the eldest child in extreme youth; later, how
ever, not only is he (and exactly the same
rule applies to a daughter's case) free to
vrwfj without consent, but if he pay the
dowry which Ii ivea TfitU bis wife
into the hands of the proprietory
parent, the latter is compelled to share
his goods, and even his house, with the
newly-married couple. Among the Trench
Basques a similar arrangement takes place
in the second, and even in the third genera
tion; separate bouses are frequently built
for the accommodation of the young house
hold; but if there be but one, it must be
sharod. Such a plan, it need scarcely be said,
does not conduce to family harmony, espe
cially as, where only one parent survives,
should he, after the division, be guilty of
waste or extravagance in the management of
his share, it may be taken from him, and
added to the portion of the younger pair.
In Soule, the magistracy is hereditary, end
devolves upon "the sieurs ou demoiselles" oi"
certain noble families. The ladies do not,
however, exercise the privilege, but they
transmit it to their eldest sons, or can secure
it to their husbands, if they be judged worthy
of the honor. Although women do not, nown
dnys, take pari in public matters among the
Basques, yet there. is evidence to show that
they formerly did so, at least to some extent.
In the year 13K!, the Abbe of Lavedau
Laving consulted the inhabitants of Cau
terets, who were his serfs, upon the subject
of changing the site of their town, the ques
tion was put to the vote,and an authentic docu
ment is still extant bearing the names of the
voters. Among these are many names of
women, of which only one corresponds with
that of any man upon the list. They were not,
therefore, married to any of the masculine
voters. They may have been wives of younger
sons, to whom no vote was accorded, or
widows, or unmarried women, in possession of
their property. Monsieur Lngrese, whoso re
searches disinterred this docu
ment, justly points to the sub
ject as one which deserves further
investigation. AVe commend it to the no
tice of those who wish to see women admitted
to a share in the franchise, and even now,
should any of Mr. Mill's disciples stray, in
their summer wanderings, to the beautiful
little village of St. Jean de Luz, at the foot
of the Western Pyrenees, they may have the
pleasure of observing a people among whom
the woman is at least before the law con
sidered the equal of the man. All tc Year
Hound. .
INSTRUOT ION.
77DGEHILL, MEItCIIANTVILLE, N. J., WILL EE
-opened for SUMMER BOARDEliS from July 1 to
September 15, 1670.
Tbo House is new and pleaf anily located, with
plenty or bliade. Rooms large and airy, a a jmoer
of them communicating, and with Erst-class
board.
A few families cau be accommodated by ar.r:y:cg
early.
For particulars call on or address
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7J MercnaatvtUe, N. J.
Y. 1 A IJ I 13 It II A. C II S
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INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS.
COLLECTIONS MADE ON ALL POINTS.
GOLD AND SILVER BOUGHT AND SOLD.
RELIABLE RAILROAD BONDS FOR INVEST
MENT. Pamphlets and full information given at our office,
JNo. 114 S.TIIIItD Street,
PHILADELPHIA. 11 9m
O O XJ DP O IV fS.-
TiIE COUPONS OF TUB
Second Itlortgagc ZZonds
OJ
Wilmington and Reading R.R. Co.,
Due July 1,
Will be paid on presentation at the Backing House of
VJM. PAINTER A CO.,
No. 36 SOUTH THIUD STREET,
rUlLADELPHlA.
VM. S. UILLES, Treasurer.
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NOTICE.
TO TRUSTEES AND EXECUTORS.
The cheapest Investment authorized by law are the
General Ucitgage Bonds of the Peria
ijlvania Rstilroaa Company.
APPLY TO
0. C WHARTON SMITH CO.,
8ANHEK8 AIJD BROKEKS,
No. 121 SOUTH THIKD STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
TORN FAKNUM A CO., COMMISSION MRR-
W. hit Viwtw Hw. t iin am ii . tm.iMt
FINANCIAL.
A DESIRABLE
Safe Home Investment
THIS
Sunbury and Lewistowir
Railroad Company
OJTer l,2OO,0O0 Ilondf., bearing ;
7 l'er fenf, Interest In Uold,
Secured ly a
First and Only Mortgage. .
The Bonds are Issued in
ftlOOOs, gSOOs and ft?OOs.
The Coupons are payable in the city of '
Philadelphia on the first days of April and
October,
Free of State and Lnlted States
Taxes.
The price at present is
SO and Accrued Xnterest in
Currency.
This Road, with its connnpfinn xt-ur,
HHU IU( '
Pennsylvania Kailroad at Lewistown, bringa .
the Anthracite Coal Fields 67 MILES nearer
the Western and Southwestern markets. "With
this advantage it will control that trade. The
Lumber Trade, and the immense and Taluable
deposit of ores in this section, together with
the thickly peopled district through which it
runs, will secure it a very lartre and nvnfltfihi .
trade.
WM, PAINTER & CO.,.
BANKERS,
Dealers in Government Securities,
Ko. 36 South THI TD Street, ,
tP PHIL A DELT HIA.
Free from U. S. Taxes..
Eight Per Cent. Per Annum
in Gold.
A PERFECTLY SAFE INVESTMENT. .
First Mortgage Bonds
OF THE ISSUE OF
1,500,000,
BT THB
ST. JOSEPH AND DENVER
CITY RAILROAD CO.,
Issued in denominations of $ 1000 and f 300,
Coupon or Registered, payable in 30 years,
with Interest payable 15th August and loth
February, in New York, LondoD, or Frank
fort, free of tax. Secured by a mortgage only
on a completed and highly prosperous road,
at the rate of $13,503-70 per mile. Earnings
in excess of its interest liabilities. This line
being the Middle Route, is pronounced the
Shortest and moat Natural O ne for
Freight and Passenger Traffic
Across the Continent. St.
Louis and Fort Kearney
Spanned by a Bail
way, and connect
ing with the Union
Pacific at Fort
Kearney.
Capital Stock of the Company.. ..$10,000, 000
Land Grant, pronounced value of 8,000,000
First Mortgage Bonds 1,500,000
$19,500,000
The remaining portion of this Loan now
for sale at 1) 7 J and accrued interest in cur
rency. Can be had at the Company's Agen
cies in New York, TANNER & CO., Bank
ers, No. 49 WALL Street, or W. P. CON
VERSE d CO., No. 54 PINE Street.
Pamphlets, Maps, and all information car
be obtained at either of the above-named
agencies.
The attention of Capitalists and Investors,
is particularly invited to these Securities. We.
are satisfied they are all that could be desired,,
and unhesitatingly recommend them.
TANNER & CO.,
FISCAL AGENTS,
No. 49 WALL STREET, NEW YORK.
V. P. CONVERSE & CO.,
COMMERCIAL AGENTS,
No. 54 PINE STREET,
NEW VOKK.
fi 9 tfrp
p o n SALE
Williamspon City 6 Per Cent Eondi,
VU'.uS Ot ALL TAXES.
AUiO,
Philadelphia and Dai by Kailroad 7
Per Ceit Bonds,
Coupous payaiilu i.y the Chesnnt aud Walnut Streets
Railway Company.
These Bond will be sold at a price wliloU win
make Uieiu a vt-ry desirable Luveauueni.
P. 0. PETERSON A CO..
No. 39 SOUTH THIRD STRKKT,
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