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16 16 DEFINITION OF GENTLEMAN. And what had his father admonished him to^jacquire? FIRST. To hate the Moors and Mohammedans, and to rid Spain of the remnant which still held part of their country. SECOND. To be a good Catholic and go to confessional regularly. , THIRD. Regardless oi the company he was in to aiway.<» be a gentleman. FOURTH. To learn aU the arts of a soldier, which includes being faithful to the King, brave, a good horseman, as weU as to be able to care for him, a crack shot, a sidlled swordsman, to teach his horse to swim, as weU as himself, and to acquire the art of drill, drDl, drill, so as to become proficient in military evolutions. FIFTH. And not to neglect his book studies, astronomy being very requisite when on the ocean or in strange countries, and mathematics, geography, mechanics, Jus Gentium (Law of Nations), as well as the laws of Spain, navigation and medicine, aU of which are pre- requisites to qualify a man to become a leader and commander of his fellows. Shortly after the foregoing colloquy or lecture, our boy put this question to his noble, beautiful and splendid parent: