Show A utah Aota blo marya valo b a beautiful valley through which tho clear swift and deep river flows it contains a mining camp and is tho homo of general agramonte Agra montc of tho most noted char of utah tho aa als call him big windy in ridicule ridi culo of his ro mark ablo conversational just previous to my arrival an attempt had been macoto hain three acro fired at him from alio bushes of tho none of which took effect iio returned alio llio firo with a sharps rillo and on alio following day a wounded saint wis w is found being carefully oared for in a neighboring allago the general married miss clari stonehouse young widow of joseph A young most talented eon and being a and a bold speaker of opinions is not one of tho load ones of zion iio claims direct descent from a famous castilian king ho served on tho staff of a union general during tho war lias adventured in mexico and was for years actively and prominently identified with tho cuban rebellion I 1 had hoard much of him in my travels and when I 1 saw him enter a room choro I 1 sal anil a carbine and double shotgun in a corner 1 belt holding a navy revolver and a bobio knife ard slip a sil ver mounted derringer in liia hip pocket T know that I 1 was in tho of general agramonte Agra monto accompanying lum acro two beautiful boys ten or twelve acara of age grandsons of the prophet I 1 novar a more agreeable evening As a wit story toiler mimic and eloquent narrator of exciting events I 1 leavo rarely seen his iio speaks englich Eng liah spanish funch and german with equal fluency nd sets a bablo in a roar as naturally as though laughing acro the chief business of ill mankind I 1 could not bring myself to that ho was of spanish descent after lie had retired for tho night a short conversation occurred on this point one gentleman thought ho was an englishman another thought ho was a dane the third said gentlemen 1 remember reading an incident in uno of novels A finely uniformed officer was pacing thu quarter deck with great dignity when a adilor who biad fallen from tho masthead struck tho dock immediately bilund him where tho dickens did yon come from inquired abo kofl icar with somo asperity 1 from tho north of ireland ver honor that Is my opinion of agramonte Agra montc I 1 eliat be camo from the north of ireland iio is certainly ono of tho shrewdest wittiest men in utah san francisco post |