American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-02-05
THE MAID OF CUIDAD RODRIGO.

War has fearful obquity OF mischief. Inc
soldier is not its sole victim, nor The helu Oh
battle is only scene of " oes but it sweeps like |
n moral sinoou over the peaceful families OF s
every Mace which it visits, and leaves not a
few of them in utter desolation and sorrow.
"Passinp thro Igh narrow street OF Cu'dad
Rodrigo" says Kennedy in bis Recollecnohs
of tho War in SPAN, ''l heard the shrek ct
1le Looking up, we saw at an open lat,
{, by the light OF the lamp she bore, girl
(l.,,ut sixteen, her hair and dress dsordered,
her expressive olive countenance marked by
anguish and extreme terror A savage in a
soldiers uniform dragged her backward ac-
companying the act with the vilest execrOtlons.
We entered the courtyard, where the hand OF
rapine had spared us the nccess ty OF forcing
passage. My companions were brave, con-
scientious men, with the resoluteness that, IN
military life almost invariably accompanies
these qualifications.
Armed for whatever might ensuc, they kept
steadlIy by me until we arrived at sort OF
corridor. some distance from the extremity OF
which issued the tones of the same feminine
voice, implorng mercy, in sweet eastman ac-
cents. Springing forward, my foot slipped ln-
TO a pool of blood. Before ! could recover,
the door of the apartment whittier we were
hurrying opened, and two soldiers OF my own
w wounding one of the gallant Scots. Intern
TEMPERANCE had blinded the ruflilns, and trus-
trated their murderous intentions We teed
them to the ground and penetrated into the
chamber.
The room wherein we stood had been devo-
ted to the festivities of retired family OF mo-
derate fortune 1t contained the remains OF
those decent elegances that properly apFortain
TO the strangers apartment in dwelling OF
the middle class. Mutilated pictures and irag-
ynents of expensive mirrors strewed the floor,
which was carpeLed, and formed Of various
kinds of wood curlously tassellated. An eNony
cabinet, doubtless venerable heirloom, had
suffered as if from the stroke of sledge' An
, antique side-board lay overturned; tom man,
tilla dropped on the sofa, ripped and stained
with wine. The white drapery, on which I'M
gers stepped in gore had left their traces, hung
raggedlY from the walls.
On investigation, the selgeants found tho
dead body of domestic, whose iusil and dag
ger showed that he had fought for the roo
that covered him. His beard had been burned
in derison with gunpowder. One ct his ear
was cut off and thrust into his mouth In
garret recess for the storage OF iruit, two lie
male servants were hidden, who could scarce
" be persuaded that they had nothing to teal
Having flown thther at the approach OF III
ferocious intFuders, they had suffered nelhe
insult nor injury. They came to 1907
where fingered over an object, UNCONSCIOUS
alas! of nv commisseration, and, in accent
half cAoaked by sobs, called upon Donna Cli
ra. | pointed to the alcove where the hear
broken lady had flung herself on the bleedin
corpse of her grey-hared father. She, to-
might have had a shelterlng place, could III
filial pety have permitted her to remain the
when her high-spirited sire feebly strove to r.
pei the volatcrs of his hearth.
Master ola few Spanish phrases, used the
in addressing some words OF comfort TO the Il
starred girl. They were to her as the song
the summer-blrd caroled to despair; her SO
return was family recurring plant, that seer
ed to say, "Let my soul depart in peace
motioned her attendants to separate her tro
the beloved source of her unutteEable SOTO
They could not comply without the apple
ton of force approaching to violence. B'ddl
them desist, sgni6ed a desire that they shou
procure some restorative The sergeants wit
drew. One of the women held the lamp;
other gently elevated her mistress head.
Kneeling by the couch in the alccve, pour
little of the liquor in ASS, and applied
to her lips; then took it away, till concea
INV uniform beneath the torn mantilla.
Aficton, thou hast long been my yoke
low; thou hast emitten the core OF my bel
with frequent and heavy hand; but bless
all-wise and all-mercitul God, who tries Il
he may temper US, that have not secc
time been doomed to witness aught so cru
ing to the soul, so overwhelming IN wo, as
situation of the young creature over Whof
watched on the baeful night OF our victory
She had batiled, with might exceeding
sex's strength, against nameiess lndgnIt
and eboGo the marks Of the conflict
maiden attire was rent into shapelessness
brow was bruised and swollen; her abunG
hair, almost preternaturally black, stream
wildly over her bosom, revealing III It's inter
ces, fresh waving streams Of crimson, VIII
confirmed the tale fultra-barbarian outra9
Through the means adopted, she gave to'<
of revival He hand had retained small
cross, and she raised lite her lips. The &C
lids were slowly expanded from her larSeeid
eyes; low, agonizing moan followed
,. ened to present the wine. Ia the act the n
tilla fell from the arm which conveyed the 81
appalling she shreked-becamc CONFUSE
passed from fit to fit-eypired"