The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-05-06

dy, and, passing the bottle round, it was
very soon emplied One Of the Mexicans
shouted, laugbngiy, that Juan was shirk-
ing, and didn't drink his; but Juan played
his swallow so vehemeDtiy, that the fellow
ierked the bottle out Of his hand and drank
himself, but was too much stulliied TO
notice that Juan had not Iessened it a
drop.
Ia a very few minutes after this, each
man had thrown himself back with his
head upon his sDddle for pillow, and
seemed t. be sleeping soundly. Don Jose
had followed the example Of the rest, SO far
as position was concerned, but he had not
the slightest idea Of going to sleep. He
lay thinking over the occurrences of the
day; every thing had worked right; it was
impossible the Bravo could have any sus~
pcion, for all his Mexicans had been brib-
ed, and suppOsins they had only pre-
tended to be So, he had watched them close
ly since day break, and il was impossible
that any intimation Of the plot could have
been conveyed by them to the Bravo with
out his Witnessing il, for he had observed
them carefully; and though it had struck
his crafty mind as singular that the Bravo
should be so reckless as to get drunk when
he knew be was surrounded by deadly en-
cmies, yet it seemed to him so evident
that he was really 50, that his suspicious
were entirely lulled. lie felt an unac-
countabIe propensity for sleeping, which
he could net overcome, and consoIing him
self with the reflection that his friends
were not to come TIL day>break, and that
there was plenty OF time for short nap, he
gave way to the invincible inclination, in
tending t9 wake again in an hour or so.-
A profound silence now reigned over the
camp and the still snoring figures for an
hour or SO, and The wolves-for there was
no sentinel out--werc sneaking round the
dealhike sleepers, and smelling cautiously
al their noses to see if they were yet
breathing; but when one Of them happen-
ed to try this experiment on the Bravo, he
suddenly bounded wildly off, shaking his
head. The Bravo rose quickly, and gazed
after il asst dashed through the moonlight,
at every leap, clawing with rs fore paw
Of The stump Of an ear that had been sliced
off by bis dagger. The Bravo turned with
sardonic grin, and mutterad, 'Ah! ali!
my fine fellow, you will mt be The only
bitter that is bit tonight" Alvarez and
Juan were standing alert and wide awake
by his side. "Come, boys, let's be quickm
They soon bad the money upon the pack
saddles and their horses equipped, all but
saddling The steed of tho Bravo ,sShoot
The man with his head on The silver mount
ed saddle, is it2" lie chucked, os he took
up the rich saddle his own head had been
resting upon and replaced the saddle which
Jua had gently taken from under the head
Of Don Jose, with il. "But that the joke is
too good to lose couldn't affard to leave
my fue saddle and lorogo the pleasure of
splitting the rascaPs gizzqrd myself" He
laughed ms he threw the saddle Of Don Jose
upon the 'black," and Ieaped into it,
"Keep close under the bank, boys, and
hurry!" be said, as they started the pack
mules with their precious freight, down
the hill inln the bed Of The stream on which
they we're camped "Stap! slopI said AL
varez. as they got into the wafer, "we have
forgotten my TWO men who stood by me 60
iuithfull5! We must not leave Them 10 be
shit, when the fellows fad out the trick,
for revenge!" sGo back, Ihen,' said the
Bravo, carelessly, "aud drag them by the
heels into the lhickel and hide them; you
needn't be DO afraid they will wake, for
they took O heavy dOsl Of that sNpcrfae
brandy Of minei' Alvarez obeyed, and
said, when he and Juan returned, alter an
,bsence of a few minutes, eve hid ZEN
where they'll be cut Of harms way when
they wake ~ "Thn,'s more than those
Jolly syellow lullies' will ever do! Come,
le,'s be of! said the Bravo,
Il is impossible for US, Of the misty
North, 10 realize I've clear brilllaAey OF
moonlight on the elevated prairies Of Yves.
tern Texas. The atmosphere is so won
derfuly lucid and dry, that all our Preeon-
eeplions Of distance are annihilated. A
deer, a tree, or any object, is as distinctly
defined on the retBa a hall-mile cii, as Il
would be 10 our medium at eighty PAGES.
The broad radiant face OF a full moon
hung almost, il seemed, in reach Of the
treolops, pouring such foods OF meilo"
rphl upon the scene. as brought out e
perfect relief even The thin fbTes Of The
Grass. the white lhorns Of the bfoadleaied
cactus, and the slim stems Of the ifall
fiuwers.
Paint peucilliugs Of a stronger light were
lust beginning 10 struggle dimly through
The lorest-shaded rim Of he eastern hori-
zp, when a party Of about sky men
might have. been seen, slowly and eauu-
ously creeping towards The camp upon the