Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-02-15

- NV 0othbCSoS VIC hh 3iIt almost Id0-
cy ourselves,in complete solitude,were
II not for the monotonous.n Disc viii,
SO many bipeds and quadrupeds made
in eating.
Close 10 the fire.. which, being now
replenished, flashed full on their faces,
were a group that practically attracted
my attention. -It.'consisted Of three
persons, a girl and two youths, all of a
beauty SO remarkable, thar evehin that
land, where it is common, [ never saw
1t edalled. The girl, whose name
was Margarila, was about sixteen or
seventeen; but owing TO that climate,
where females arrive at.maturity at an
earlier period she was, and had been
some time a .woman, and offered at
once the mostsifikiRg contrast between
lnfantine gaiety and coquetry. She
was of middle height; her large black
eyes spanked with avirgina1 candour,
though they at times expressed the'en-
ergy ofpassion; less, as ii appeared, the
resiilt OF present Than the prognostic of
future emotions. have spoken Other
eyes, and you must.excuse'my speak
ing Of them sin; they shone from I'M
der their long. brown lashes and thick
bfows, like the sun through a dark
cloud.
The complexion Of this young An
dalusian vas very different from that
on which English. women so much
pride themselves 1t was. pale, and
clear, and brown, and set off by tresses
of jetty black.
An rab l,orse=.-ssta;ely saga barb
New brc&e-a catnsleopard-a .gazeile--'
No-none of them will DOLBY way of
comparison-no'srbiie viii defae or
liken her; but | never saw the like:
i must now introduce. you to tic
cousin. He was about twenry-seven
or twenty-eigH years of age, with an
open countenance and happy. insou-
Glance. His.fealures were regular; his
eyes resembted a brazier, .which-a AT ev-
cry instant threw out sparkles of fire;
he ha | also raven-black hair, and
complexion dark as a Moor. For an
Andalusian. he was taller tIfah they
usually are, and wore the elegant ca
has commonly IN use.in thai province.
Ere 'reteciIla,' or net Of green silk, Gt-
ted closely to the head, from which,
however; some lew locks escaped; his
short jacket was. Of velvet, ornamented
with rIbands, and enlaced with silver
Buttons; a handkerchief of red silk,
nesligently tied about his neck, fasten-
ed his shirt of coarse linen over his
ample chest, scarf, or girdle, also of
red silk, encircled his waist in many
folds, and half hid purse aad a pLIl-
lard; tight breeches, of a coarse brown
cloth, scarcely covered hls knees; and
CATERS and leaihern. shoes of yellow
mcrocco completed the costume otIhe
young Maio.-
'Fhe brother Of Margarita was some
years older, and-had serious and de-
terinined look, Us though he had led
an adventtr aus life, and followed the
profession, common in the country, of
a .contrabandista. Such, indeed, he
was.
In the course of the evening, The
young Mao asked for "a guitar, and
said, 'Gentlemen, shall I singyou the
Tragala9 The ,Tragaia' is in Spain
what the Ca ira was in the First
French Revolulion,rr the Marseiliairs.
Margarlta pointed 10 one ofthe pill
lars, against which we're suspended by
a peg pair of cavaIry boots.
well, said he with IA burst of
laughter, swhat then?'@Nhat llen!'
she replied. They MY belong TO
-; he may not be one Of ours:
No natter. said Alvas.
'Pray,'.said Margarita, with voice
that trembled, fdo no., for fhe sake of
a-song, run rlIe risk of a,quarrel.'
But Alvas turned his instrument, and
with a ine sonorous voice Numbered
out the Fragala. in which many of the
party joined chorus. 1t was received
with enthusiasm,-and after the braves
had subsidized,
: Success, said klvas, sto the arms
of Christine, and damnation to the
Pretender!'
Scarcely had lie. spoken the words,
when one of the guests advanced to-
wards AlFas. He was man of forty
years of age, Of Commanding stature
and military air, and was enveloped in
a cloak that had seen many a cam
paign. He was, in fact, returning from
his furlough to The headquarters of
Don Carlos.
tits said we cannot resist our desti-
ny. Ar all events we are often in
mood 10 brave. it, or to yield to the i'm
pulse Of our passions, little caring for
the consequences. The satirist has
ofeu lost his best friend by an irresist-
able bon mot, or epigram; the caricatur-
isl by a skeiclr.. A look of scorn, or
.hasfy word, which cannot be recalled,
or which pride forbids US 10 retract,
have led 10 many a scene of bloodshed.
So With this officer.
Eyeing the company with a look Of
scorn, he. said. L Will allow no one in