The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-04-11
A TRAVELLERS TALE.
BY Mr.. SMITH.


There were in the hatcher, when visited Il,
great many foe Spanish families, snd very agree
able Indians also resorted there from the neghboring
tribes. Exile and wAnderer, as was, the hospitality
of the Spanish inhabitants touched my heart. be-
ieve | could have remained my whole life among
them and they would have made me q hoartier well
come every day. Their frsnkness and simplicity of
character delighted me. was equally fortunate in
forming an acquaintance and friendship with several
Indian Chiefs, who spoke some Spanish, and with
HON found great pleasure in converting, with tho
aid of an interpreter, when necessary.
Zone Of them in particular the head of his tribe,
| a fine, old chief, who loved the French, for some
cause or other which concerned the nation, took such
liking to me, that he proposed 10 adopt for his
SON. do not know but II would have been better for
me to have accepted the Offer but begged time To
think OF it, and in the mean time, he prevailed
to put on their Costume and pay visit to his town,
which not distant from the Nachez more than
three French leagues. A bout half way between the
two, we stopped with our retinue at the plantation OF
SPanish genteman, which seemed in high cuitiva-
ton, and bore the marks of some opulence. The
old chief as we came in sight of it, for the first time
informed me that should now see the Spanish son
OF my Indian father, and that his son-in-law, though
good Spaniard was very good Indian too The
Flower of the SUM-, said he, who has my daughter
for his wife, and they have daughter fit for yoor
wife, Ihe is called Ofannok or the
Blossom of the Wild Rose"
81 was not so much surprised, Messieurs, as you
would probably be, at the taste of Don Felipe Corrio
in vie, as, must confess that the red women have
compilations which was very far from thinking dis.
agreeable. IL their features were European I am
inclined to think they would be the hand .omest wo-
men on the globe. did not, however, on that ac-
count, embrace the proposal for an alliance with the
Blossom Of the Wild Rose with which her grand
sire had honored me. And when saw the flower
Of the SUM- the spouse Of Don Philip, did not regret
il. She was not particularly described by her name,
unless might be in her lofty stature and except
that her eye made even the sparkling eyes of the
Spanish bellies had at the Natchez appear dull
and heavy She was very we'll behaved savage of
abouforty, and her husband who appeared about her
age, and was merry fellow for spaniard seemed
to be very fond of her
We were obliged to consent to visit of three
days, and though had agreed to il with reluctance,
was heartily glad Of ii when at dinner, saw the
blossom of the wild rose or Donna Isabella as her
Spanish name was, follow her stately mother to tho
table. Figure to yourself the handsomest spanish
woman, OF Spanish brown complexion, of The most
perfect symmetry neither too tall nor too short ih
the brightest eyes in Old Spain; figure to yourselves
lsay the handsomest woman, Of that style Of beauty
that you have ever yet beheld; and then must give
you the trouble 10 imagine the Donna Isabella lust
one hundred times more beautiful still! And with
such eyes! but Of them il is useless TO speak You
cannot have an idea! | have never seen basilisk
and cannot therefore say whether that animal has
the faculty Of killing with its eyes or-nos. Blu, Il
eyes, and alas at the very frs, glance was n
corpse
60 Mon Deu,' exclaimed the Duke 'quei dou,n.ngs,
am very sorry for that accident as il must end The
story Of necessity!
Not at all not at all y said the Vicomte laugh
ing, Tor those she despatched with the first look She
had the equally marvellous power of reyiving with
the very next glancep
"Diabe Vicomte--i did not think of that said
the Duke, beg pardon for inierruptipg you at that
critical moment, pray 60 on
"Well, so IT was and Tn. young lady having
gwen me the second glance instaptaneously- NAV
may suppose that was not probably dead more than
The tenth part of second, Whereabouts and CON
sequenty had not time to fall, or even 10 decline
from any upright position. The moment found my.
self alive aga n, however, fastened TO bow 10 her,
in return for the profound Spanish courtesy, which
she was making TO me at the moment that she gave
me my coup de grace. Her father informed me in
spanish, that 1t was his bja and then informed his
daughter IN the same language, that 1 was brave
frenchmsn, and loyal frerd Of my king and not
one OF the assassin monsters battered myself
that Donna lsbea would readily agree that was no
monster, and thought, when her father ordered her
to make herself agreeable me, that she manifested
a proper disposition for fal Obedience.
she sat opposite to me at the table, and a. her
attention was pretty equally divided between and
herself, thought was going on extremely well
She was so seated that she could not herself
mirror which hung opposite, and whether il is to be
attributed to her Indian pedigree her sex do not
Know, but she was every moment looking at herself
n the glass and adjusting the ornament, IN her hair,
which was dressed like dinner half Spanish bali
indian fashion. She put her beautiful delicste hands
W 10 her head ten times IN minute end yet she found