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He always had a large gallery of spectators, for every one on the estancia who could manage it trooped to the corral to criticise and to pass judgment. The sun-browned Joven, who preferred riding without stirrups, would appear, stripped to his drawers and vest, shod with canvas alpargates, with a revenque, or short raw-hide whip, in his hand.
The words were scarcely uttered, and, even if they were heard, had not time to produce their effect, when Cuffee responded to the exclamation of his sable colleague, with "Oh, Madre de Dios! see, see, de tiburon! de shark! ah, San Salvador! ah, pobre joven! matar, todo comer, he eat him all down, berry soon!"
And they all ate at one table, master and men and guests when he had them. 'Who is El Joven? asked Helen. Howard looked puzzled; then his face cleared. 'Angela told you El Joven was here, too? And to Carr: 'He came with you, John? Carr nodded. Howard then answered Helen. 'That's Angela's pet name for him; it means The Youngster. It is Barbee, Yellow Barbee the boys call him.
The puzzled youngster did not like it, and thought that he would try rolling for a change. The Joven slipped off with the dexterity of an acrobat, and dancing about on his toes, chose his moment, and was again on the horse's back as he rose.
There were boys between seventeen and nineteen. There were Americans; at least one Swede; a Scotchman; several who might have been any sort of mixture of southern bloods. And among them all Helen knew at once, upon the instant that he swaggered in, El Joven, Yellow Barbee.
Matilde, hija de un padre, que, según de la comedia resulta, no conoce sus inclinaciones ni su carácter, ama a don Eduardo de Contreras, joven de talento, rico, y que ocupa un puesto distinguido en la sociedad; pero ignora estas circunstancias sin embargo de que entra en su casa con frecuencia.
The Joven, grinning cheerfully, then forced a thong of raw hide into his unwilling pupil's mouth, whilst the young horse, half-mad with terror, rolled his eyes impotently. The Joven, standing astride over the fallen animal, half-dancing on his toes in his canvas shoes, would shout to the men to slacken the heel- rope, and then to let go the head-rope.
It is an interesting sight seeing wild young horses being broken-in, and receiving their first instruction in the service of man. The rough-rider at Espartillar was a younger brother of the manager's, a short, sturdy, round-faced, grinning Cornish lad of eighteen, a youth of large appetite, but of few words, universally known as "The Joven," which merely means "the lad."
She slipped her hand through her father's arm again and they went in to supper. Howard, having indicated the way, clapped Carr upon the thick shoulders and the two friends brought up the rear. Helen was still wondering where was the second guest; Angela had distinctly mentioned Juan Carr and another she termed El Joven.
The light-hearted Joven, dripping with perspiration, wiped the sweat from his eyes, and, with unabated cheerfulness, took stock of the second animal he was to school, for he was to give three lessons that morning. When they were over, the youth's own mother would not have known him, so caked with dust and perspiration was he.
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