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Tacon's opinion and wishes were highly respected at Madrid, and Lorenzo Bezan found himself at once placed in the very position he would have desired-the command of as fine a company, of the regular service as the army could boast, and his rank and position thoroughly restored.
"No that is " continued General Harero, as he saw Tacon's piercing eye bent upon him, "I can easily presume." "Have you the letter of challenge that Captain Bezan sent?" "Excellency, yes." "I will see it." "Excellency, at your pleasure," said the general, hoping not to have been obliged to show this document. "Now, if you please, general." "At once, excellency."
The Governor General and the Intruder. "I am Captain Marti!" The Betrayal. The Ex-Smuggler as Pilot. The Pardon and the Reward. Tacon's Stewardship and Official Career. Monopoly of Theatricals. A Negro Festival.
The story of the gallant rescue was the theme of the hour for a period in Havana, but attacks from robbers on the road, under Tacon's governorship, were too common an occurrence to create any great wonder or curiosity among the inhabitants of the city.
He returned to General Tacon's office as cool and self-possessed as if he were running a boat-load of spirits under the noses of the customs officers. "You have been true to your part of the agreement," said the general, "and I will be to mine. Here is your pardon, signed and sealed, and this is my order on the treasury for the reward for your arrest. Sly dog!"
In this latter market we saw shark's flesh sold for food and freely bought by the negroes and Chinese coolies. The monopoly granted in Tacon's time to the famous smuggler whose name the fish-market on Mercaderes Street still bears has reverted to the government, which requires every fisherman, like every cab driver, to pay a heavy tax for the privilege of following his calling.
Tacon's efforts to capture him, or to break up his business, were entirely unsuccessful, and a large reward was offered for his body, alive or dead. Mr. Ballou tells the story in somewhat dramatic manner: "It was a dark, cloudy night in Havana, a few months after the announcement of the reward, when two sentinels were pacing backward and forward before the main entrance to the Governor's palace.
This was a wary step, and served in some degree to rob the case of any appearance of personality that it might otherwise have worn to Tacon's eye. As it was, the wary old soldier felt some degree of suspicion in the matter, as was evident by his remarks to the general, who brought the charge.
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