The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-26

tilated, was bound hand aud foot in his own
house, to which Che robbers set FIRE in three
different places. For;unateIythe neighbor-
ing peasants exdngnished the flames as
soon as the departure Of the bandits permit
ted them to do so with safety. MeIendez
uttered not a word Ia reply to the consola-
tion offered him BY his plying friends and
acquaintances. He silently allowed q viz
llage barber to bind up his head, from which
4El Patudo had, with his own hand, severed
the ears and the izing his staff he left
the valley
Il was feast day in the cheerful little
town Of Villasayas, in CASTLE. and all the
church bells were gaily ringing their invita-
ton TO mass. AS is usual in Spanish towns,
the tagged platform before The church door
was thronged with the male Inhabitants, as
Isembied to discuss the news Of the DAY,
and to catch glance Of their fair towns
women as they repaired to their devotions
Amongst the coarse gray or brown jackets
Of the Peasantfy, and the black Sunday
coais Of eScri6anOs and other civilians, were
lscattered a number of men whose dress,
without being exactly military uniform,
betokened them to belong to one Of the free
corps then so numerous in Spain.
They had much the appearance of Car
list soldiers, which, however, their peacea-
BILE presence in Christian town rendered
it impossible they should be. Leaning a
gainst one of the stone pillars which f1anked
the church door was a young man, aPpa-
reDdy about twenty-five years of age, up
wards of six feet high, and of powerful
L.. ell ali Il
curls upon his shoulders, was surmounted by
a broad brimmed gray hat decorated with a
small plume; and his loose green velveteen
trowsers were fastened and slightly drawn
together at the bottom by bunch of color
ed ribands. He wore nothing over his shirt,
which was of dazzling whiteness and fine
texture, but on one shoulder hung large
woollen striped blanket. On his feet he
wore alpargatas or hemPen sandals, and his
knife and brace of pistols were stuck in
his crimson silk sash. the ends Of which
were fringed with silver thFeOd. His fed-
lures were handsome although tanned a
deep brown by exposure to the weatheF-a
beautifully pencilled moustache shaded his
upper lip, and two silver rings were passed
1 through holes pierced in his ears. His pass
ling acquaintances saluted him by the name
lof Pepito, and the free companions above
described acknowledged him as their chief.
;. The mass had commenced, and hume
E rous congregation Of devotees and idlers
! had entered the church. PepitO was about
10 follow their example, when an old man
whose clothes were dusty and travel-stained
e and whose gray hair and bandage which
: lhe had round his head were streaked witt
# blood, laid trembling hand on the arm o.
r, the gigantic guerilla PePlto turned hl'
: head.
i "Father!'' cried he joyfully, and claspeC
d the old man in his arms.
e Two hours later the free corps of PepitV
d Melendez had left Yillasayas, and was OIL
Il its road to the province of Cuenca. So few
If and short were their halts,and so much ex
,e Ipedition did they use, that on the evening
gs of~the second days march they had accom-
o. plished Eve and twenty long leagues, an
e. Established their biVouac in a ravne only
o. short distance from the valley in which Me
he lenders house was situated.
ed About sunset on the same evening, tn
nd band of Ell Patudo were supping in the {
ed pen air at the opposite extremity of tn
MS valley. They were thirty eight in numbe
il including the chief and two or three subo
do ldinate officers. Ell Patudo himself was
IN. Ibull-necked, doUbIejointed rufian, clumsil
Nv but strongly built, and with hands and fee
ne of so disproportionably large a size as
ro- have procured him the soubriquet by whic
&C. we have here designated him.
lrd On well wooded platform about mi
rs: lin the rear Of the jewellers, arose the hg
,ey turrets Of convent, which commando on
ne of the principal entrances to the valley
ia The Franciscan Monks who inhabited
lav were rarely seen outside Of Hs walls, wi
80 1.-The exception Of some half dozen, wi
we're accustomed to levy contributions
ms the form of alms,y on the pio sly-disposC
u. among the peasantry of the district. III
Ibe convent was large, and had formerly afor
- ed shelter to a numerous community; b
~. the inmates, at the period we write OF, we
an mot supposed to exceed forty or fifty. II
ne Reserved habits of the BROTHERHOOD howe
ict er, were the cause That little was known
ms them, even by those who dweltswiihin SIC
IA. Of the walls.
IN tIhe reverends are late in coming IN
nj night said El Patado to bis second in CO.
90 mSlld "a wicked looking Andalusian--w
~ vas in On his back on the grass, pick
81 This tee, With hiss poinaFd; yet they KIN
~ that We shall not Be TOO many, with all 3
M numbers, Tor to,nigliss work. The peasaI