Word: spaniards
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...that piquancy is given to her conversation by a slight rising inflection at the end of every sentence, but such a thing becomes only exasperating when repeated a number of times. There is in the cast a character by the name of Ishmael Ackbar, a Spanish Gypsy. For a Spaniard to be called Ishmael Ackbar is something a little too ridiculous. Ishmael is Hebrew, Ackbar, Turkish. Of course such a play as this could not exist without a murder in it. If it did not have one in fine style, the audience might think themselves cheated, and demand their money...
...gets well into his junior year that he acquires the art of speedily ridding his room of such unwelcome guests. The man who wishes you to add your name to his list of subscribers for a new work "which should be in every student's book-case"; the swarthy Spaniard with cigars, "smuggled, senor," and strong enough at that to knock down and annihilate any daring customs officer; these are familiar callers. The latest character to appear is the young man who has a fine set of surveying instruments in pawn, and wishes to borrow money enough to redeem them...