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From the Ifac York Mercury.
,.SIX TO 6.E,
-el ty i on;
t6fTHE EANCHERO'S MISTAKE.
A Tule of the Rio Grande. M ' "
BV II. CLIFTON HAMILTON.
-iOuf scene is laid on the banks of that
wn'gnifiecDt wc-tcrn rivcr,thc Ilio Grande,
on the Mexican muc, and
about forty
1 1- date is a
ifaile above point Isabel
few yvars after Tcxus had drchtrcd her
independence, and but a brief .period a
few month after a certain peculiar in-
fention, made known in the sequel, had
been regularly ent.-re in the Patent Of -
fice. at Washington by an ingenious Ian-
kt'e.
About two miles from the river.r and
situated on the, road lending to Maltamo
ras, was a long low built ranche, surroun
ded with its picket-fence and out huts,
and such accoutnodatiom as a traveling
public would be likely to need. It was
dividied and subdivided in:o numerous
departments, formed by thin board parti
tion", tbc largest, however, and that to
which the entrance door led, being, devo
ted to a drinking aud smoking room, sim
ilar to a hotel bar.
It was early evening, and this room
wa pretty well filled with a lot of rough
looking Mexican-, of various vocations
and callings. So'uc appeared to be mule
driven? from their -kull caps and loose
check birt?; others loungers and lazaril
lo, while five were dressed in yellow
ikirts with blue boJiej. cIomIv buttoned
to the throat,
and
a belt in which was
plainly revealed a bug dirk knife and a
pistol.
There was another who demands spec
ial attention, lie was a tall, s quarr-built
man, with a light Creole Complexion
.ranging between the Spanish and the
Mexican with Laudsocie features, re
lieved by a lare black moustache and a
.haughty distingue air. Re was dressed
.in a. blue jic&et, artij-ticaily ornamented
vith n ball "iljn or niant'to, which, de
scended but .a Utile below the wai.it, and
concealed the weaoons which flittered iu
bis polished belt beneath. lie wore
trunks of tho same hue and ciatoriai,
rhich descended only to the top of his
r 'nicJ
ruiset boot-. A white ruffled shirt was j
visible between bis open jacket, and a
ipotles broad collar extended over tne
blue cloak. A hort sabre huu at his
ido with a diamond setting flittering iu
the hilt. A range of dark curls was visi-
Mc below his dark -sombrero,
J.rnrn Trlitoh trnu .
adorned with a long ostrich
piue
. His !
air was a mixture ot tbe retinou gen
:tleman ;
und desperate sdvcDturer, while his dr'es :
barring his weapons, was that.of a Span
nish coxcomb iu the-days of chivalry.
. "Well, Martaui5 he said, as he threw
himself carelessly in a chir by a small
Inble arid addressed a blooming, voluptu-
ou",,. and bright-cyed Mexican girl be-
hind the bar, "give'u a bottle of' Ciuicz
cstraganza, and'a pack of your best cigar-.
cttos!" then turning to the five banditti-
looking men, who were lounging upon a
.bi nch, he adde i: "Order jour liking,
lifV
"Gratia Uavxlana. ' exclnimed the men,
; . V.oJrrom manner, and thov nrocee-
v ..p ....
dyd to call for their respective drinks. j
The sinora behind the tar possessed ;
the endowment of two largo.blaek, liquid
yc-,-and a voluptuousness of for;m which
seemed to gain high favor with.tbekn.ght- ,
ly leader of tbe ranchcron-as the five ,
men evidently were-and when she bro t
forth-thc wine, met her. with a aa-ilo of
approval,
arm.
UU CUUlIUieU Ut4 rtdijl HIIU HIJ
j -.Wl. I, to
".Now, byt.xuaruf necK.aeo, i,
li.i' nnt KPfii so nrettv a race since
tne
last time . I visited old Borgeos ranche!
I fear I fhall have to mako war against
old Borgco and carry you off as a prize,
Mf fani1"
The men laughed and huzzaed at their
hlaves: but., the
Llaek eves of the young girl
ujantb u ... - - J
seemed to
moU in H.ii.l fnrvor. and the blood
Mounted hot to bercheeks, as she replied:
"Perhaps it may be unnecessary, sen-
irv sen-
";i 5I,U .
or
-Indeed!" he replied. "Well, I be- ,
iicte, Martani, you always did look with
favor on me, but it is the fate of all gay .
carialiera like myself, to have all the fair
.damsels of a kingdom in lore with them, j
However, I shall keep you in my mind,
nd jou may pay a vi.it to Captain Mo- ,
pay a visit. r- . ,
before you think of it.
np ic:i ,
rian fi liouae
mi' . . 1.1 .vl
i nerc now. uuu inso 1
rPK- n.T rirl favfi it Willi a DUSDCa ,
chek nd her .Pkhd, ro-,
AUO J. 7 & . u . '
. j i- i ,.(.in hn hinn inn nnr. iu
r -y A . n
Wroeo CO ner su.t.vu ,
t0 ber ,Uon be una , oar,
attend to some other customers
scnu iu buiuw . ...
"Now, loJS, a bcaltb to ot. l job,
ana saocess in iuu wapiut-
moras mails to oigbt!" s.aid tbe leader, as
he raised hi3 glass. , f t .
The five others drank with s bolster-
onscbeer. , . :
"Martani, distribute a glass round a-
'mong the borgojse; they look as though
they were dry as the head waters of Del
Norte!" exclaimed the rarichero.
'Bravo!" exclaimed the loungers alia-
round Inn rnnm as thrr rimhed fnrirnrfl
with an eagerness which nortended-thov
I J . . - - .
1. J i .1 1 1 .1 - . 1 .
uuu uut unucu u uuuuiuun uuriuir tuuir
toundamo existence After they had
drank, one of them, who seemed to bo a
. , " ,
familiar in the rauehe, and was somewhat,
l - j ,1 .1 . . l . .1 '
oeiier ainrea man merest, rurneu to tno
'
ranchcro, and said:
ti'P! 1. i l 5 i
M . r i i i-i ..i .t
0 . , . . ,e . ,
you, not even banta Anna himself tho
r i , , i , c , . , . ...
1 once had the honor of drinking with
bitn. It was the night after the battle of.
r-T.,.,. .
umia ivg iuciu, auu never jjui irom me
field!" exclaimed the ranchero. "He's!
; tbc most arrant coward that ever led an
, .
army, una as equal a bravadoi Uut we
will not talkot him now. What is
now. What is the
i oan jaointo; ne tooK rciuge m my nousc, nanus upon tneir Knives, and were oena
and we had a toaat together. jing forward, as though ready to spring u-
"Curse him! he ought to have lost his pon him. Tho rest were gazing idly on;
-1 1 l i. i i e .1 i i.
news abroad, good Armed a?" . and even should tho rest be neutral, Wo
"Notbini? of importance." ronliod ituo'are t'x to ono!"
r-, , --j j
borgoise, "unless it be tho newproclama-
tion, which I suppose you have hcardi"
j -Not that I am aware of: what is it?"
j asked the ranchero.
! ,.Look thcrcT" haid (he oilier, pointing
to a DjaCard nostcd against tho side of tho
room. It was printed in Spanish, and
dated City of Mexico. It read as follows: ' "Yc!'' thundered the stranger, spring
"Whereas the authorities of the Re- over the table, into a corner, next to
pnbliquo of Mexico have bpen informed : ,e iar ., ,. , . ,
that the southern boarders of Mexico, and ' ."Do tJ J11?1 , Stand back, cap
the settlements of the Rio Grande, have lflu we 11 ?u,hh hml cnetl lbe five '
for a Ion-- time been infested by a band chers' ,afMth sPranf towards hiui
of rancheros, led by one Senor Jose Dil-1 hck . thundered the stranger, his
garo Morian. notorious for bis bold out-,03 flu,!,n8fir; he drew from his bo
rates and highway robberies-then fore,1 8l"a Pol, the curious forcation of
I do hereby offer the sum of Gve hunhlfS f n , iycs,can, 9 Paus.e,
dred doubloons to whoever .hall canture
the said Senor Jo-e Dilaro Morian, ran-
.U.IU, Ull.l, ui till) lllli vufl'l u I
.1 ...iT:: - i
, li n m A ri o A riT ,llr.rt r f 1 v T , .Arrnn
t.,.u,i f f i i. ....... I
nuuniniL j i UiO I Villi til- KJi n IlUi tjauuuij. 1
Signed Gen. M. Almonte,
President of Mexico.
The ranchero broke forth with a loud
laugh, as he concluded reading the pro
nunciamento, and resumed his scat.
"So, so," ho cried, "tho general is re
garding mo for the a-sistance I gave him
iu helping him into power. But such is:
the ingratitude of rulers. I shall be in;
i Mexico within a week, and in Gen. Al-i
da is a good chance for you to become!
wealthy.1'
"What, by betraying you, secor?"
"Yes, 'tis ea-y."
"Uy the bright sword yon . wear,
wouH not oo it, it you would let me tie
-.. :i i : jj i; i .i
juu v.u:iuu. reliance, repueu uie nor-;
gOI.O. j
j x i uu as ciee.,
I l.'r a i i? i ,
.i-riDLua, C2CI.llI.ieu ,
the ranchero.
"By St. Mark! I shall!
Lave ! culi'1 jou yet. .
The conversation was here arrested by
j a new comer, who rode up in front of the
rancuc upon a
jet black steed, of the
Mustang breed.
The stranger was about I
tbe same figure in height and form,
theranchero, but of an American cast of,
features, and dressed in tho plain attire1
of an American citizen, lhere wa3 ape-
culiar traveled air about him, for one. sjo
young he did not appear to be more
than nve ana twenty, and his clear, blue ;
( eyes moved with a calm, steady -glance,
which betokened entire self possession. L. The curse died on hi, Hpa and tho j
Ho nntnwnr tl.n rnnm hn n r, nn,1f 1 . t 1 I. 1 I J :
.round wita a tamiliar air, and carelessly
throwing his traveling bag. upon, the ta-(
blc, be said, as though unconscious of. the
j curious gaze of those present. j
"There, scnora, is a parcel of but little ,
value, but you will oblige ,,mo by taking
i food caro of it." .
- i
i iti
. . i m .i i i f
-uertamiy, senor, saia me naj-maiu,
with a polite courtesy, but a.sly alancc at
the ranchero. - , bat had ever beeu iu Mexico.
"Aud you may send .some: onefrin half;, ,. ii
an hour to take : care of my. horse; forthej Buckwheat as rood.-' ,
present, he will do.very well til heeools off. rccent.fc.een
Xf, senor. .'making bmc investigations on buckwheat
Ihe tranger then took another glance B t followingin-
round the room, and his gaze at last rest- rcsults:-Buek heat cakesare
ed upon, the pronuncamento. Crossing -
i and .then, with the greatest nonchalance,
flr rnntri u !l Ii a p.nrelp.ss nir.. h rf?.Kl it.
"- . y ,
- . - m.vu
and
caiiou.ior a ooiue oiiue.
"Have you traveled far, Ecnor?" aked
A, , J r' i"- c '
the ranchcro, after eyeing hinufor some t
' J fa ; 1
mdments. ,
t.Vt in..
fhn lnonnifl.rnr.rr. as
iVJi." r-
he poured out the wine which,
had brought. . . ,
the girl
y,-, " . . . T t
"tlrom roini xsaueis
..Vm ' rnlv as the
lv
.stronger ca.v..jr u,aua. , ,
"iJound to wontezuma, jleucsss , , per-
. . . ' V -' ' rf .
. riT? fttfr&'S:
pt,ltu. ,ul' ' . . t, , -r y.,
tbe imperturablp of the calmness of the
stranger. trnvpiPr un
"Perhaps," replied the traveler, '
moved. nsn(,UhP fia;d
"Come, senor, you are unsociable said
the ranchero, assuming a bravacio air
"That is ungenerous and sometime dan-
,. . .
gerous in these troublous times. Llljoin
you in a social 6iass," and be extended
. , ,
uis .usnu ipvaru iu aw-ug
Mnf nf mv winn." said tho traveler.
T w. " ;" I-
uui
out another glass,
. . ,.. f u nf.hn ran
?..- ... r - ,
. , v j j -
tbo-rancllcr,
. rfi,;irnf his
laying his od upon the Mi oi u i
word, "do you mean to insult me senor( .
o.
, r.beil?Iflr.L
he cried, choleric with rage.
I "Because I dou't choose!" replied the
stranger, calmly. "Iain a traveler, and
'don't choose to make every man 1 meet (
in a public ranche my friend; and they j
I
arp. wisn who will nfirmtt mc to CIO ltun-
. mo estcd."
. ii I. CJi. T l T -f
,
jjui, uy ut. uayu; jl uiu uuu ui mum
. who claim tho privilege of infringing u
pon your rules" cried the chief. j
i i m j .i i r
"I have uo doubt," said the stranger
l .T . l . r J - ii.-
unmoven. "uc oeiorc you ao it, you
.
i bad better consider the results.
' i. :i d.i.ik :u . f a ,1
' i l j mV . . u. i u
7-, , , , y ,
:self up, and eavo a quick glance around
,i v & 1
the room.
Tho five rancheros each bad their
..... . .
tucy were useu 10 buuu bcmma.
"What mean you, senor, by nnking!y.h" lue.uveu
it a profitable job?" said tho ranchero, in I fi2 A j hc P0S3.ess' of
v . . . J .- . . some dishonest individual, who rnicht ren.
a suspicious tone. "Vo you not-see ttiose
t fellows there.' lhey are my followers,
- . .
"I see," said the stranger, his. features
a3umini a sterner calmness. "And yet
I might get that Gve hundred doubloons,
(which Gen. Almonte has offered for your
: head!"
i "ou know rac, then?" cried the ran-
' chero, starting to his feet.
uolus criuuiuo rauuoro, wua a ges
. -1. ! ..rn,.
turo o. commana to nis men. "leu me.
senor how you came to
know
me, and
, , . e
whether we have met before
"We have! said the traveler.
"At Alma?'
"Ah!"
"Do you not remember Jasper Cor
dcan, your rival for tho standard of the
ranpers?"
"Yes, varlet, I do!" cried the ranche
ro, as the blood swelled tho tendron of
bis features.
"You tore them from my hands but I
will now hasn mv rpvonrrt!"
A rifl ilrnwintr 1i?j unlirn br unrntiff fn.
There was a ou:
There was a quick fiash, a report, and
(the captain of the rancheros fell to the
floor. The rest now darted toward him,
but ere they could reach him there were
four more quick reports, and four more of
! the accursed band staggorod, reeled
and
fe)L The other paused in bewilderment,
. j,!, njtrnnjrii ronlf mt tli rnst nf ttip
" "o v v"w
rn.llTfln., nvrprAr in lfi nnrnprs no thmnrli
s,ltnn i.imfttlr un( n.jp RIinMnn on.
itranco into the room. The remaining
..bandit rallied his, courage, however, when i
,a ball went, tinging through his. heart. j
He fell dead.
..w.,.if .nr-A 0or tc tW7 .
asped tho rarichero chief, as he struggled j
n'n his alhnw. nnd larfid nnon tho
I ... , . , . , , ,
ganger witli his death glaring eyes.
"Only a new Yankee invention, Senor
Morion.
WhcnJL get to 3Jextco I shall
jiiiaiui ,iuai urv, uuuuiuu uuuuiuuuii ui ucu ;
tu..t k.... i...j.i ,i..t.i rn ,
Almonte! Farewell!"
"Cures curves on your infernal mao
i
tering ,of tho ranger's horne's feet upon
the road, as he galloped away toward
Mattamoras. .
It is needless to say that the mail was
not robbed that night, and the pretty
Martaui never visited the retreat of the
an Hahcer'a courage, and one of Uolt S ,
- .RuXtiv. RV.vnT.vTMtS-thc first
. . '
PPtes or boncmoking material and
t . r . . . - . .
-e v-r- ;-y
are SUporior to bread in fatty matters.
,p. . ..j
. . , J. t . . . ,, . ., , . f
cooked is about three times the weight of
, ,a " , . t . u a -
the flour used, showing that such flour
... . , ' te
rciaiu I0"j w loiiy-oui: iu. uein u.
wn. p .iWwrf-.n Hiff.irnt .htttehca of
ground buckwheat there is a" great 'dis
;sirriilaritjrof composition one batch con-
fining near.y cu uu.ua an mueu
Umn o, tirn.,t. -fivn t mefi tho amount
(nh0nhates. and a hundred and
.
fiflonn times ns much
fifteen times as much fatty matter,
as
another. The bran is the nobest portion
V, oannot bo dfgeated
'by weak stomachs. The Guest qualities
. J hwMett flout.f and tho wLt0 raill
dust especially, are very suitable for chil-
q heakbj wh(o
the coarser varietiea require a strong
exwceo fo.r b.elr fi
SI,omacu auu u
e
Cheer Tip.
m.l if v0 hav0 faiUd in busincs-
,,; m aui be.lt. Do not
git down and cry over your mishap?, for
'"tb.t hover get yon out of diU, ,.r
hiiv vour children irocKB. jq io worii i
JJ cat sparingly, dfess redder-
ttfpand !above I
hcart alid you will tie
up in the world Igaio. ,
"P & i
ROBEEY AND MYSTERY. ;
FROM TUE UNP0BCISHED 'CHRONICLE "OF
A TRAVELER. ; " -
Rn.P!l (All II AVinnn l-f nm. h in nO.v-Mn k
i . . ' .
usual custom while sojourniug in a for-
1 i . , ., . .
i : - ; f t n r .
- ,' nnii 't "' i .
.jiau3 U4 uuiiuif as cicerone aooui ine
town. At this time I had in my possess
ion a bill to exchange upon a wealthy
,,.. l, i , .. t
UOUSt'! Dllt not nnnnir tn hntro if. hnnnror
thought it best tc
retain it till the last moment, as the care
or a largo sum of Eoney would be trou-
Mooomt i j u
, Diesome to one wbo3e desire was to be
free from standing uard o r his own
: tivonta o 6
WiA-VV-J.
For this reason I did not even call up
on the drawees of the, bill: and as I was
a stranger to tuein personally, 1 thus laid
mwcolf Unkln , , i i t l
, rospn, . - .a ., 'n r
resent himself as tho proper payee. That
I committed a great error in tbus neglec
ting to secure myself against false repre
sentationan error by which my means
and life might have been the forfeit the
peruser of this transcript, from my note
book will clearly perceive.
I had been some three or four days in
the city, promenading through its princi
pal thoroughfares aud drives, glancing
modestly at the dark, lu&tronseyed beau
tics that I continually met and passed,
when I said to my man Pablo, that he
must now take me in hand and show me
everything that could poseibly interest a
foreign traveler. Pablo, I may remark,
by the-way, was one of the keenest rogues
that ever dodged the police and kept his
worthy neck outside of a halter though
this I learned too late to save myself some
trouble and he had the reputation of
having once been an indifferent actor,
which will account for his mode of put
ting his questions.
"Dees your worship wish to go behind
the scenes ?" he quietly inquired.
"Even iuto tbe 'green room' of the town
Pablo," laughed I, "and observe, if pos
sible, the 'make up' of the actors.
"The best time for that then, Senor, is
at night, while the dramatic corps are
preparing for their parts."
"We will begin to-night, Pablo."
"We did begin that night: and before
the bell tolled tho hour of twelve, I fan-
cied I had seen the city of nobles and beg -
gars turned inside out. At least I had
seen enough to content me; and as we is -
sued from a splendid gambling saloon,
where a beautiful and fascinating Senori-
ta was dealing monto for the bepefit of
herself and numerous admirers, I said:
"Now then for our hotel, Pablo P .
"Ono adventure more, Senor, and your
Huiauipauai, .mu uu iuu mauuui ui u
ooiomon J
"One adventure more," I assented.
With this Pablo begau to lead tho way
through a dark, narrow.street; when sud
denly, as I turned a sharp corner, a hea-
vy mantle wa thrown over my head, and
i . t
DJ person at tnc same moment seized by
tw0 P.wfrful ruffians, one of whom forced
gag mto my moutu, wnile tUe other pin-
lonea my arms.
"Senor," said a calm, quiet voice, "it
were easier for us to kill than take you
auvu, iuu vuui iuu wc uu nut, hcck su ue
jguveiueu uy punej, uuu uiuttu no resisi
' ance, and you shall not be harmed. We
1- r ,
Vl" tcllyou presently what we require of
VOU. FraV follOW US W6 lead !"
ii nin " " irnu ti rfiniT ti n it n t n nil
i f i r . i "
could do nothing better and in the
course of a couple of minutes I found my
self alongside of a carriage, with a request
that I would enter it. I t-till obeyed.
not with the best grace aud most pleasant
feelinei but quiescently and without d is -
Inrhinnn Alt? 1 if! n nnnp ra fintornf tctMi
T'" , u .' ,
,oc st,U keeping mc pinioned and gagged,
ahd away we whirled.
l'lfteeu minutes or less time it might
"have been brought us to a halt, beneath
some dark, archway. . Jt
"Senor," said the spokesman, "have,
the goodness to alight and suffer me to
conduct your worship ib'to a private a
partment." "
I got out of tho carriage, and was led;
dowu some ten or a dozen steps, into what
I fancied, fiotu the change of atmosphere,
to be a damp "s!onc vault, beneath the.
surface of the earth. The cloak was still
over rily eyes ; but presently I could Eee
the reflection of a light; and immediately
after this the mantle' was "removed" and
two marked men, dressed in black, one
of them' holding a sort of dark-lauter,n,
were revealed to my view. I glaqc.cd
quickly ' around the opaftincht, and saw
that it was small, having rough stone
wails, and 6nly one outlet tbe door
through' which we bad entered, Save two
or three rough benches, it was empty also;
and pointing me to oue of these, the same
person who haU before addressed mc,
said :
"Pray be seated, Senor, and we will
give you liberty to speak,
I complied wjlh tho request, aud ho at
once stepped forward and removed the
gag. As soon as I found I could uso my
voice, 1 sternly demanded tho meaning
of sucji treatment.
"Be calm, Senor do not get excited
and wo will inform you !" was the cool
reply, spoken in an ordinary business
tone. ' "Tbo fact l.,W, bo on,
yuu iu gw VA1w,
means at your command'ttian stranger?
generally have, or any honest man may
have immediate mo for; and we, being
less blcBscd in this respect than your wor-
tliy 'self, havetakenfithe liberty of inviting favorably answered, may restore you im
you hither to negotiate a loan." mediately to liberty."
"In other words, to rob me!" said I. j "Speak on then 1"
"That is a harsh word, Senor, which' "Will you solemnly swear, that' if "all
we seldom make use of; wo call our mode your effects are restored to you; even to
of acquiring means a new way of borrow- your weapen?, you will suffer yourself to
ing; and for this reason; that instead o enter a carriage blindfold, and thus re
viving the person borrowed from security main till drive n beyond-sight of this dwcl
of our own, we leave him safely house.! . linI ,and then leave and depart without
for tbc security of ourselves. In short, asking any questions, or seeking in any
Senor, uot to waste word.-, let me inform manner, or by auv mean, to pry into the
you in brief that we want all your weap-' mysterious occurrences which have sur
ons, jewelry, and ready funds, with the rounded you within thelat-t twelve hours!"
exception of sufficient to support you fill' "Ye?," said I, "for complete rct.tora
you can raise more; and once possed of . tion of all my effect.J, and my person to
these, wo will quetly depart and leave you liberty, 1 will solemnly swear, by all I
here for such time as will be necessary to hold sacrid and holy, to conduct myself
make our escape certain say till to-rnor-' according to the conditions named."
row night when you will be set at liber-1 "Then, Senor,- within an hour you shall
erty in a very harmless way. You see at, have your freedom I" was tbe reply,- ao'
"once, Senor, you have Providentally fall- j the masked lady stepped back, and closed
en into honest bands, for whichyouHhould and locked the iron door, leaving mc a
thank the saints for bad you fallen into 'gain alone, a prisoner still,
tho hands of villains, your life might have A few minutes later, as I remained
been the forfeit." (Standing by the door, pondering this sin-
"Oh, I am deeply and profoundly ! gular mystery, I'faucied I hoard the rum
thankful, of course !" returned I, ironi-j blc of carriage wheel?; aud shortly after
cally. Aud then 1 quickly added: "By tho door was again unlocked, and a raask
your accent and mode of speaking, I.'ed figure entered, who said he had order
judge you are no Mexican."
"So much the better for our purpose."
replied the villain; "for you have a bill oj
exchange on a house here which you have
never visited; and if I can personate a
respectable foreigner say 'ou for in
stance I can get it honored as well as
another.
I saw that I was really caught by rob-
hprs nt Inst 1 li fi t. ?f. tvnnlf? Iin iiiaIpqc in
waste words that perhaps it would be'leai me to the carriage, which be
best to yield with a good grace to what
I had not tho power to avert and so I
informed tho gentleman that he was at
liberty to do what he thought proper, on
ly I would pray him to give mc my lib
erty in a reasonable time, and not leave
me entirely destitute
"By San Marco P bo rejoined: "your
worship is the most sentible gentleman I;
havo had dealings with vou for vears ! I
c j rf - -
and I assure you I am one not unacquain
ted with the customs of the road. Wc
will deal as gently by you as by an in
fant, and ever remmember you gratefully
in our prayers."
With this he coolly proceeded to rifle
my pockets and person, taking from me
my revolvers, kuife, jewelry, purse, and
nnfkrf.. hnnlr" ?n tfif lnttpr nf wh?ph lip
, found tbo :,fore.mentioned bill of exchange
J the amount 0f which caused his eyes to
! glisten, as I could see even through tbe
' ask.
.p'raJ tell me , said bow you knew
had this draftj and had Dot prcseDted
jt p
"Pardon me.'Senor I that would bo ex-
p03ing tho secreb of our profession, which
we Devjr do to the uninitiated."
"By treachery 1" said I. "My servant
must have made the discovery, and you
1 are his accomplices."
"Suspect whom you please, Senor, he
replied ; "every gentleman is entitled to
his'thoughts; but in order to show your
worship the possibility of your being in
error, permit me to observe, confidently,
that a watch has been upon you ever
since the moment you set foot in this glo
rious city. Ah, Senor, I perceve your
purse is heavy, and will sufSco for your
present wants accept it back, sir; your
jewelry also may be of more value to you
than to us. ahdfcso we restore it: wo onlv
ucmtu to uu uie iuii luiug, uuu iui.i um
of exchange, being even larger than we
supposed, shall satisfy us for tbe present."
With this be returned tho articles men
tioned; and then coolly remarking ho did
not think it safe to unbind mc till the
moment for restoring me to liberty, he
turned on his heel, made me a polite bow
and, with his companion, walked out, clo
ein and locking the door behind him.
I was thus left alone in my prison, in
total darkness, with tny arms so pinioned
as to be both useless aud painful. My
feelings during the long hours which fol
lowed,' the readcrcan better imagine tban
I set forth; but though I suffered much
physically and mentally, I dfd not at Qrst
despair, because I believed' T should e-
veutually be ECt "at liberty in somo mys
terious" manner.
A& hour after hour, however, passed'a-
way in that dark and silent dungeon, Ij
beau at last to ?row riiore and more un
easy. What if. after all, I should be left
to ocrish in mv prison 7' The thought was;
too horrible to be entertained, and I
strdvo' to banish it, and, aided by a strong
will-l ap far succeeded as to keep in tol-
erably'fair spirits.
Ai .,J tn mv.frreat iov. I heard the'
l-T. lr Atn hirn. nnr? irn q mirnrod
iuci ui my www t - v
to Rftn nTatno o masK standing; in tno ray
liahtof the openiug Jorit was already
day without, though not a ray oi ngui
had reached tuc vault.
"Senor," she said,, in a clear,, steruf
standing.
"you are &till
bound,, I perceive, she
"Uufortunately, lady,? I replied, "and;
have suffered much."
"You wi-ih your liberty !
.T nnruinlv nm not ovcrioyed at re-
voice,mll you bo kind, enough to.pr.ojeu.tf, gad (Q bo a womnn downJEa.t
yourself to my view 1" . . : j ,;o n j cievcu Ubbands" during 't'uo
I advanced to tho-door w,hcrc;blie was ,,fiurs. Tho-fro'nir-mrndcd Wea
maining,whcrel am." - .,. !0f four hundred aod fifty thousand.
"Will you auswer mo pno .qucsttioh, ,Q ' ". i
uno'nour oath as a ehristianVaiid uponi . - , : ' "
vou honor as a gentleman .1" ' j, :The ,w.holc number, tbf personscmploy-
' "Jf withip my power," and i't'does not ed in Massachusetts in the. mauufacturo
affect my safety." ' . ' ' of boot", shoen and leather, i. estimated
"If affects your release, Senor, and, if st about 80,000.
I to blindfold and couduct rao hence, and
restore me to liberty.
All this might mean treachery, I tboughtr
but I knew, if my life were really sought,
I was in the power of my enemies, and
could not escape; and by assenting quiet
ly to every proposition made me, my con
dition would certainly not be rendered
worse than by rejecting them. I there
fore suffered him to bandage rhy eyes and1
i
enter-
ed with me, my arms still remaining pin
ioned. A few moments later we wero whirling
through the streets of tbe city, which we
continued to do for some half an nour,
when the carriage stopped suddenly, the
CD
bandage was removed from my eyes, and
I was solemnly charged by my masked
companion, tojremember my oath, or else
no nower on earth could save me. I
no nower on earth could save me.
looked from the window, and to my as
tonishment saw we were in a fashionable
part of the city; aud to my greater aston
ishment, my strange conductor now pro
ceeded to cut loose my bond, and rcstore
me my weapons and pocket-book, which
iattcr he opened and showed me the bill
of exchange which had been taken from
me.
"Xow, -Senor," he said, as he flung back
the door of the carriage, "please mingle
with those people yonder and take no'
notice which way we drive. Adios P'
The door closed as I descended the
step3, and the carriage whirled away, I
never knew whither.
This whole natter, a mystery from be
ginning to end, has remained so to this
day. I could not believe I was not rob
bed until I had searched everything, and
received my money on my draft; after
which I. pondered the matter deeply, but
of course venturing to que.-tion no person,
becnuse forbidden by my oath.
At first I thought if a cae of conscience
merely; then a practical joke perhaps ;
but subsequently, on looking through my
pocket-book, and findiug in it a small sil
ver sybol of tbe Masonic order, I was led!
to conjecture that that had saved me from
robbery if not from death, and that one
or more of those who had me in charge
were, members of this fraternal band.
This of course wa, and is, mere, con
jecture; but it is the only reasonable solu
tion ofthe mystery Lhave ever been able
to obtaioj'Pablo, who might havo thrown
home light upon the matter, I never set
eyes upon again.
Two farmers riding afong together met
a large number of clergymen, and one of
them said to the other "Where are all
these parsons coming from ?" To this
his friend replied, "They havo been at a
visitation."' The other no wiser than be
fore, asked, "What's a visitation ?" Tho
answer -was, "Why it's where nil parsons
go once a year aud swop" their sermons."
His friend thus enlightened, quietly re
marked, "Hang it, but our parson gets
toe worat every time
Doing rip a Bank Bill.
Some hnrH-inonev- rascal recently per-
petrated the following upon the back, of a
one dollar bill, 13auk of Tennessee :
4
"Thou art at host tho gliost of cash,.
The spirit of a specie dollar,
: Thy paper fabric is but trash, -And
all thy promises are hollow.''
The man 5who did opt think it . , respec
table to Brin'"'uuhis childrcnHo -work,
' Ima insPhnanl frnm hia tllTCC SOnS. 1 Jl&
J141 M
0t them was a driver ou a uauui, uuuluc
j,ad .been taken up a a vagrant; and tho
l0ird had gono to a puune iU.-iuumuu
Mearn tue suoe
buiuc"53 under a
keeper.
na.-t SIX yuai
talk of running her for President on! tha
K.gEu Vioket
From tho returns of the census of 1'ex-
ins..now ncarlv completed, it is ascertaiu-
nri i,n ;ti nnnnlation will not fall shori
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