The Gueguence A Comedy Ballet in the Nahuatl-Spanish Dialect of Nicaragua Part 13

_Alguacil._

Para tu cuerpo, Gueguence.

_Gueguence._

Pues, tome! Uno, dos, tres, cuatro. Ha! mi plata, muchachos! Cuatro cientos y tantos pesos le he dado a mi amigo Cap^n Alg^l M^{or}--Vd., amigo Cap^n Alg^l M^{or}, no sabe cual es real, ni cual es medio.

_Alguacil._

Como no? Si, entiendo de todo, Gueguence.

_Gueguence._

La mitad de este medio hacen dos cuartillos; un cuartillo dos octavos, un octavo dos cuartos, un cuarto dos maravedis, cada maravedi dos blancos.

_Alguacil._

Pues, echelos todos.

_Gueguence._

Pues, enseneme.

_Alguacil._

Pues, azetagago.

_Gueguence._

Pues, maneta congon.

_Alguacil._

Matateco Dio mispiales, Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes.

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_Don Am._ Let us eat them, Gueguence.

_Gue._ Then put out your hands, and let this hungry fellow put out both his hands; and my! what fine nails has my friend, the Captain Chief Alguacil! They are like those of a scratching monkey! Ho, there! a hot shot for these nails!

_Alg._ May it burn your body, Gueguence.

_Gue._ Well, here then [_shows four coins_]. One, two, three, four.

Ha! my money, boys! Four hundred and some odd dollars I have given to my friend, the Captain Chief Alguacil. But you, friend Captain Chief Alguacil, you don't know a real from a half a one.

_Alg._ Why not? I understand all about them, Gueguence.

_Gue._ The half of this half real makes two cuartillos; a cuartillo is two octavos; an octavo is two quartos; a quarto is two maravedis; and each maravedi is two blancos.

_Alg._ Well, then, down with them all.

_Gue._ Well then, teach me.

_Alg._ Well, then, pay attention.

_Gue._ Well, then, show me.

_Alg._ I pray G.o.d to protect you, Governor Tastuanes.

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_Gueguence._

Matateco Dio cuascuane cuascuane Tastuanes.

_Alguacil._

Matateco Dio mispiales, Sor. Gob^{or} Tastuanes.

_Gueguence._

Matateco Dio panegue palegue Tastuanes.

_Alguacil._

Hace porfiado, Gueguence; Vd. ha menester una docena de cueros.

_Gueguence._

Docena de cueros? Ha, muchachos, nos faltan reatas o cobijones. Aqui el amigo Cap^n Alg^l M^{or} nos ofrece una docena de cueros.

_D. Forcico._

Si, tat.i.ta.

_Gueguence._

Amigo Cap^n Alg^l M^{or}, y como de que cueros, de crudia o de gamusa?

_Alguacil._

Mas azetagago, Gueguence.

Le da dos rejazos.

_Gueguence._