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AtfgJßOOi I .'£!*■. l u A-*£-W|U . * Lin* iIcCBOM & DERN, VOL 9 of the darkness, he led them by paths known only to himself, until Imt one more stage lay between them and their destination.. Here they fell in with an Indian who had halted to feed his horses, and after reposing for a. time,: were preparing to resume- their journey, when the eigarrera s mother, hastily approach ing the two men in much alarm ex pressed her desire, sis Tehuean was so near, to finish the journey by daylight. "And why so*/” asked the track seeker, greatly surprised, moo “"Why.” answered the lady fnak ( ing the sign ot the cross, "ouren -1 tertainer, the Indiap, says that last ; night'he saw the Alidnigln Mower, and that we shall most likely see him mowing °iu the field ot alfalfa (lucerne)- b-v moon light. With his great shears. By gU the saints in heaven 1 ;!'’ she continued, trembling with fear, "the sight of him i>o ! id make me die of Irigbt. ’ ■•Moll, audit’ we do see him r” rejoined Andres ‘"the Alidiiignt /Mower never barms any due. Iho traveller whose horse is tired, is very glad to meet \yith grass of his mowing. So there’s no danger, and \ve might conic upon something m i the daytime much more terrible I than a night adventure. I ean’t an swer for you by daylight. I This consideration prevailed, and hire party having pionnted. betook | themselves once more t, —a Spanish eUvuiier; who had j,signalized himself by his feroeoy I ti.'.wards the natives; lining one day at full speed, imjuired of an Indian whom he .-aW mowing Ineerne in a | iP-id.—-Halo . amigo, how so.m will this pace take”me .to Oaxaca ; •■Never’.’’ was the, answer; ami as it turned out. a little further on. the over-ridden-horse-.died ot fatigue. The .Spaniard not understanding that the meant he would I never arrive with that horse, return ed furious.with rage, under the im pression that a spoil, had been east upon the animal, and killed the na tive with a thrust ot his sword. The last murder put the finishing stroke to his iniquities ; he disap peared d ie Btuue Oveiijmg, condemn ed, as the Indians say, u> mow lucerne eternallyin order to terrify tuose who wmuld maltreat them. ’l'lie traveUersfikept on their way in silence; another hour or two. and tluVv would emerge from the by path upon tlie maiii-inad to Tehu -1 earn when suddenly, two pistol-shots Wei-e heard in quick'succession, toi lowed by the galloping of a burse, One morning in the summer ujTliom which, as ft approaeheU the 1814; a party of lotir individuals left < party, a bnaurnb -soiu.i i a. the little mwn ot I’ueuaro torTehu- the-ground. . , . j earn in the state of Oaxaca, more The track-seeker gazeu oUe. b than 200 leagues distant. ..At that forward m <>:.pe gluoi time travediug was attended by two pistol-shots : he sard. ■ « awe the more, than ordinary risk, for it was same sound, t ie| w eiv jo ~ one of the most critical periods in !by the same baip., an ' . * jj *• ' the Mexican War of Independence,.] a,ul b > : when the effort to throw oft* tlie } li.uncl- 1 eur . " ; Spanish "yoke seemed likely to be J ot* swords; it evident that . ome defeated "amf the tieree-passions and j cute is to be disaruKw , * IU 1 . j animosities eulted into exigency by j alive ; I bear hiifi ci\ mi ie 1 - , the-struggle, had produced a degree ; a foreigner. . n ; of insecurity highly alarming to | Andres darted oft at 1 . fmful travellers, and involving posi- i the direction ot m s tivc dauber ’ ■ 1 Gamboa was. preparing-to follow. The party, however, set out on when tlie cries M the tlu-ir journey; two of them were him back ; women, mother and, daughter, the j exclaimed, }oU ate no g g latter la cic/arrem 'from j^ remained; mean her occupation of cigar making,-—a ine j . , • fries for pretty mid sprightly damsel, the tune the belle ot the town, and the object ot succor. eje ' . Artunatelv tiie intense admiration on the part of horse the W j < 9()UU d of the the two horsemen by whom she and sott sand 4? her parent were accompanied. Ot hoots and it 3 as 'vithoutbeu g p the men, one was Gamboa,« daring cetved ' guerillero of the revolutionary army, three so icrs ® 1 ~ j binduml ’ the other, Andres Tapia, was better lying on the gi|ouml• known, & the track-seeker; each him with eprds, H*Mdl considered himself destined to re- unexpectedly. It was too tote, ceive the hand of the maiden at the- wneu theynttonpted /uput tbm end of the journey, as a reward lor selves 011 the detensu e. . ; their vows of attachment and pro- throe Spanish pragtions, a su&mtut tfctinn bv trip wav ' reason to Andres toi not waiting to ; Had it hot been for die sagacity consider whether he .was wrong or. and promptness of the track-seeker •; fight; m them 1 lie saw only in avoiding the posts occupied by .and a poor wretch yield.ngfo digu ‘ JSpanil IroopW and m making number, and f itu t.wm shots of his , ddours where a direct route was im-; pistols he brought dow n. tw oi the | practicable, ~ the fate of the pmiy j aggressoi?s, regdy to come to a.n <&- 1 would soon havo been decided.—l planatton irfm?wmd -wirir the third. Might after night, taking advaumge i iigt t 0 hlB “ or^» I'l-IB ALpOXA TRIBUNE. . . j‘ //. C. 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How fondly clings my li --ir' I" yon, Reluctantly my footsteps roam. Ami tearfully I say adieu. Farewell. limn tiny jaughing rill 1 .No more upon thy banks I'll sli.i} ; Tlmn wilt be gay and Imppy still. When I. alas 1 am for «wa?. I’!,.- birds will coma again next spring. Ami seek mice more t-Mcif taiojib m e ; Again tbtir s-mgs ofltratsb they 11 sing, Hm! oil I they will not ''tie l" ' T;„. >pftnn will cal! my Ibmci s .mi That slumber now beneath the snow I■ i.,. !, rt ..„ Z e will waft their scent aliom Hm rmt for me, lor 1 most go. i Iho vunniiV n w, ‘ iMuto L'tiru so gracefully v Sits iKVcnu.,KV \.. m ,«v u- t-'TuivM- l.ramd. entwine, more 111 sw. dt ■d"''-* r " to sing of love. Fmiiv haunts of-men removed afar All things appear more pure and true More brightly beamed etch vndient star. I'mtn out u heaven of fairer blue Tims two sweet years in this dear home, I* has bceto mine in i»e:u*e to dwell*; pfortune once more bids me roam— ■ wee? spot, forever fare thee well Mki THE POISONER. THE M.DNIGHT MOWER. r.n— ALTOONA, PA., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25,' 1865. aud plied the spurs so desperately that in a minute he was out of sight. The track-seeker, remaining mas ter of the field, hastened to liberate the - captivle from his bonds, aud seizing the horse belonging to*pne of the vanquished dragoons, placed the rein in the bands of the stranger, who sprimg lightly into the, saddje. Luz murmured a fervent thanks giving as slie saw them approach. — The. individual who had been so happilv rescued was an Englishman, named Robinson. “Thanks,” he said to Andres, “you have rendered, a more impor tant service to your country’s cause, and to General Teran, than you might imagine and after this for mal acknowledgement in mysterious terms, he shut himself up in imper turbable silence. -A few miles.further, the cavalcade were at last about to see the houses, of Tehuacaniu theimxmlight. when the track-seeker, pointing with his finger, indicated a sight to his com panions that sent a shudder of hor rbr through their veins. • In a field adjoining the road, amidst a thick carpet of alfalfa , across which, the xuoou 'threw the shadow' of a few pale-leaved olive trees, they saw a man bending over the ground, ami mowing, or preten ding to mow, the herbage around him. Arnold gray, felt lint, looped up behind, and ornamented with a Iniig feather, concealed his features, .while a shirr with puffed sleeves, awl short pantaloons tight at the hips,-gave him a resemblance to the old portraits by Murillo, of the time of tiic eompmsi The travellers were, however, tp much agitated to look with compo sure on < this singular appaVatifln of the Midnight Mower.' The two blades of his huge shoars-showu be tween his bauds in the’ moonlight, as luv opened and re do sod them witlmiitnoise; and when a.swath ot lucprtxb fell at Ijis feet it seemed as though he seitrched. in his pocket, . and tlttft desciubvidjibinysterious half : circle in ftilc airy with outstretched hand. . . After that, he again went on with his shears, and ever as before the alfalfa tell beneath, Ms Strokes. ■ It soenxcd tor a moment, in tue pale light ol the moon, that the track seeker turned pale; that his expan ding nostril and the tire of his eye showed that if fear had taken poses sion of hint, it was at least not the detriment of-Ms infallible sagacity, i ■'Madre.de Jjio# I hb said it in a (low voice, ‘it's the Midnight Mow i y 1 ‘lndeed !’ answered the English - i man, who comprehended nothing ol the sense of his words. The track-seeker shook his head, and made no reply ; hut motioning to his companions to remain still, he slid rpiietly from his saddle and threw his hridle-to Gamboa, ‘ What are you going to do V asked Lux. terrified. 1 ‘Hush-'.’ he answered: the next moment he was seen creeping behind the htishes.avbich bordered the road, until he found himself in a line paral lel with tlic mower. The -road hol low. and the ground on either side on a level with the heads of the trav ellers, so that 1/y a little .precaution I they could see'all that took place on i the slope, without being observed. While Andi-cs, from the place ol his concealment, kept his eye fixed on the mower, the latter again inter rupted his labor to describe the strange circle in the air. Then, in a low voice he was heard to mmi some my.sfterions chorus of the other world. . All at once the track-seeker dis appeared ; at the same moment the mower became Uivisible iu. tlic Bua~ dow, and behind the trunk ot a tree, and nothing more was seen hut the silent field and swaths of dewy herb- j age. ' , , . i Robinson being altogether ignor- j ant of the legend, remained' perfect-; ly unmoved; presently, Andres&mve ■ back with a slow and measured step, and said, as he took his horse s bn- j die—‘l did'wrong not fo take my rifle with me I should now know what to think of it.’ , ‘Of what use are balls against phantoms.?’ .-eturted the guerillero, ui a low tone, ‘ Did you not seedmw this one disappeared in spite- of all -your preeauliou aa ud skill ? ■ ‘ Ah'l If 'l had but ti me I could fob IN KVEETTHTNO.] i ' [nroi ow on h is trail, tveu if he were a 'spirit of j the air; but to stop here would be exposing ourselves to ship wreck in sight of port, for in a few minute's we shall see the towers of Tehuacan.’ As he said this, An dres remounted his horse, and the party rode onward at apace that made up for lost time- The track seeker, however, remained silent* and seemed to be deeply absorbed in thought, “You do not believe, then, in the 'Midnight Mower ?” said Luz, inter rupting his meditations, ‘■lt is a mower of flesh and bone, as we!" replied Andres; “hut what was he really doing there ?” “Per Dim!" answered the guer-. illo, “he.was mowing; accomplish ing his eternal expiation. Did you not remark the hat with the feather, in the fashion of three hundred years O’ * ago i , ■ “It is playing a part,” rejoined the track-seeker, “and when any one plays a part, lie always tries to take the right costume; hut why this comedy ‘t that is what I say to myself. I will know,” lie exclaimed, “what this man or this phantom was doing! In an hour’s time you trill be sate in Tehucan; I shall he there two hours after.” And deaf to the remonstrances of the two women and Gamboa, who confined to see a a supernatural apparition in the Midnight Mower, the track-seekcr retraced his steps at a gallop, and soon disappeared a second time. — Shortly afterwards, the party drew' near to the town, a few minutes moire, and all danger would he over, when a troop of twenty soldiers who had just issued from the gate, stopped their way. Day was be ginning to dawn, and the nets'which each rider carried showed that they were out in search of forage. Such iu fact was their design. The leader of the detachment questioned-the travellers and in the dragoon’s horse, still mounted by Robinson, he saw confirmation of the report furnished by Gamboa, iu reply to his ques tions. , After this incident, the cavalcade entered Tehuacan without further interruption. While they &re seek ing quarters, we may say a few words respecting the stranger who; had com e so unexpectedly in to tliei r com - pany. Robinson w’as owher of a considerable freight of muskets ou board of a brig anchored outside the bar of the Goazacoalcos, and had sailed with the intention ol selling them to the first customer, royalist! or insurgent. He had fallen in with u Spanish commandant, who, after hearing ami agreeing to his proposi tions, contrived a scheme for ojitaiu iuir possession.of the cargo of arms without payment. The JSnglishinan was thereupon seized, shut up in prison, and given to understand that the price of lus liberty would be an order tor the delivery of the, hets, a pratical illustration of might makes right, 7 against which he remonstrated vigorously, but iu vain. Robinson then be thought himself of the insurgent General Teran, and bribed his keep ers to let him escape. They feigned compliance, received the stipulated sum ; but the prisoner had scarcely left the forthebind than they attempt ed to re-capture him, and would have succeeded, but for the happy inter vention of Andres, as has been re lated. Notwithstanding his recent eleva tion, the insurgent chief was acces sible at all Tiours, as well by night as hv day. Xfobiusou took no fur ther” time than to lodge his horse at the posada, to cut a mouthful, and at the moment that the bugles sounded the reveille, he presented himself at the palace. He was at once admit ted, and found himself -face to face and intelligence. It was the disturbed in the hearing of a case. Manuel .W* fa**. de Mierrv Teran, he was seated be- swer of the doorkeepM. der, and he received Robinson’goffer seated ; th.e ] mlseivasheard in the square ,• 1, wi...n* the rising *un shfijue judge s dictum of fa^P“® n * . in air fnrwwit of a general approached the window to see the cause of the disturbance. -‘ Ah,’ he said, ‘our foragers,— they have come back still mote abundantly laden than yesterday ; but what does that man want that is with thbm ? ■ ‘ That man,’ answered the English* man, ‘is Andres Tapia, the track* seeker. 1 It is he who rescued me aO bravcljJiroiu the hands pf the Span* iards, and if your cause iariumphs the aid pi’ arms X supply you with, it is to that man your thanks will be Andres was gesticulating and speak’ i ug,.vehemently,- but. his wordsXvere answered by laughter. • If it please you. to listen to him,’ said Eobiuson to the general, ‘ I am convinced you will be of his opinion.' * Well, we will see,’ replied die chief, and he ordered the track-seek* er to be admitted. The latter cried as soon as he entered, ‘Will it please your exdellency, (vueza ezeticia) to give orders to hum as quicklyas pos sible all the forage that your men |have just brought in V “And why if you please?” “Becausepur enemies use all sorts of tire-arms against us,, and they have , profited by a superstition believed all oyer our province, to poison, the forage supposed to bo cut by the Midnight Mower, and of which the quality is not suspected. This forage, I say, will cost us the horses of a whole regiment.’ ’ Andres seemed persuaded of tfhe laet. The general, therefore, gave orders for a temporary sequestration of the forage,—too rare to be lightly sacrificed,—until a worh-oqt horse had been fed with the lucerne, and the result obtained. The order was obeyed. “So,* 1 ’ said the to the track-seeker, when they found themselves alone, “this Midnight Mower —” ■, ‘•Was only |a knave ■ who played the part that had been marked out for him, but who was not clever enough for a match with me.” “Then he confessed that the fori age was poisoned?’’ | “He did not tell me ayvotd abput it; we only spoke of the fineweath* er, and the late rains.” .answered Andres, as he finished taking thej bridle offhis horse. - .•; ] “And did that satisfy you ?” , “Caramba , I have guessed tlfe thought a many a man from fewer words than those. I had watched him for some time without his seel ing me, and when I accosted him, J ahead} - knew what to expect.—* Friend, 1 said, I am sent extraordinary courier to the com mandant of fort Villegas, on a mes sage of life or death ; my horse is dead beat, and if yotj will let me take a bundle of lucerne it-will set him up again; otherwise the fort will bo taken. I foresaw the answer; The Mower said that my horse would arrive much sooner if he had fed elsewhere, because,—j-because the lucerne was green and damp with the night dew" Very well, T replied I cany olfa 'fool’s hat; Sp sayingf I snatched his masquerading beaver I from his head, and he had not re* j covered from his astonishment when ! I galloped off to overtake you, and j to convince you that the Midnight 1 Mower is onlv a man employed to 1 poison the ffelds of alfalfa in the i neighborhood of thp iusurgentposte. In half an hour’s rime we will go land see how the hofed is that has eaten the forage.” | • ; The event confirmed in every point th e assertions of 1 the track seek,er, The poor anlmaldjedih convulsions produced by-the poise®, and sdon a huge firehad destroyed the last stalks of the Iticerne, which but for Andres wo.uldhave been fatal to the cavalry of (ieneral Teran.” KBEF HTIC Otn? editoks presented himself fo the conductor, and” jte'tiHonect ferff place- You ate all snugly seated —why bedistasßed? ‘The seats a*e considering howthelr pro fession,maybe, advsaooedi-;'-"What 1 is the gist ofdh#» actnient upon, their comfort, gqie tjh hey nvakfe c&hnga itPOjpo ly, andf-cbiitfive matters so thatoa few as possible are admittedfe share the good* thing*} (them onti' iia 'thO'Cryeif aHtfee learn ed Mpfeseiflnao;; j c»t !Vfi*y<^e«>anaa ters,. when theattproey- saH»fttftibe adjUitted to plead hefere ; eeiMn courts. ‘ Keep them but ! ; the Homoeopathists offer tto pubu® their miffiohth-gfaln doses. them out!’ cry physicians’‘told Spr igdone and? apothecaries of altranks, when.itiis'ptopda^j^ittfAiabri^, female - •■••• s But you find the»awft.cxy ft»Wg the working classes pjf fflgflifmP’' Sjechahics arid tfadesmep mast on all applicants fof admission to thpir calling serving long apprenticeship*. If die'«i^rentiC6SMpS i ar6 UM’^K-. odj thea ‘keep thefe out f'-ia'the word. Shoulder to shoulderj they exclude the applicants for leave to t»a.' e ®*% must join the 0 be free of the wnforur to the Ta t e g j __^abscribeto i the the footings, find oßj f oftiOTwise i they *re kept out^ithd^eUgeimee. In the circles of feeMdn the same cry is frequent. A hew man appears ih soefe# : ‘Who is he r