Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1848-09-21
Whole Number 436.

cana protected us, and all ! had TO give them was
a cup OF pulque and chocolate. " hen you came
home and pressed Nlanuea 10 your bosom, did
you not promise her that never more your hand
should harm los Yankees? Luis! remember your
Yow"
The bandit drew himself up to his full height
and for moment could see his bosom heaying
with conending emotions His evil genius, how.
ever prevailed.
"Nanuea' Begone say. The American
shall die! Who chased me from mountain to
mountaineering on my track for days' Kos
AmericanoS maIdiiOs!-Ohe accursed Ameri-
cansD When ! WINS in the mountain passes of
Orzaba with Jarauta-whiIe was securing the
forests Of IIuamanta with Zenobin, the Ameri-
cans were Burning our dwellings, plundering our
cattle, and carrying off our wives and chiJren.-
IIoIy Virgin! Shall forgive item? Thei rifles
have murdered our comrades, from the SHOWS of
PoPocataPel TO the mountain passes and defIes of
Durango aud New Leon Shall spare them, be-
cause they have left single kid, while they de-
sroyed the flock? No! Munuely! The American
must die!''
'HLuis! you ale coward Remember your
vown'
"Child! Begonc! Begone Death to the Amel-
can't
There was more Of the devil in his look than
had before seen, Nlanuela continued reminding
him of his vow, and once endeavored 10 get pos
session of his pistol A, length, in moment Of
extreme passion and irritation, he seized her by
long hair, and with one arm around her waist, bore
to the mnguey hedge and threw her over it with
great violence upon the ground. heard wild
! sh,iek, and trembled lest she had fallen dpon the
stones. lie advanced rapidly towards me, ex-
claiming, "he shall die
All this took place in much less time than have
taken TO describe it. thought ii abont time 10
bring he whole matter TO an end, and deter
mined to do it.
"CaJroM scoundrcl and cowardr' mutered
between my teeth.
"Whmts hat'" he exclaimed, or rather growl-
ed
"You say the Americans have burned your
houses and carried OF your women and cattle.
Listen! When our soldiers lay bleeding on the
battle field of Mono del Rey- having received
their death wounds and on The point of dying
yonr cowardly lances and guerias ran their
swords and lancea through their bodies, tormentng
aud dOuby numbering The gallant fellows. Think
you heir surveying o"mrodos would spare the ma
raudng gueras and ladrones after such inhuman
buchery7 Every soul of yon ought to be strung
up 10 the branches Of yonder palm, and hang there
ill the rope rots that your cowardy necks"
"GOod! glorious. They did right Die! ac-
cursed American! Die, nfdel Die"
D~ "l"'l lint not by your hands," ex-
| claimed striking the pistol aside, and gathering
oil ny energies for a final effort. "Not contont,"
| continued, "with conendlng alone with an un
armed man, you must also have accomplices cow
ard that YOU are! Sec! see! your friends are COM
ing said !, suddenly, pointing at by-path up
the mountain.
The ruse took. The ladrone Immediately turn
ed his head in a direction opposite to me, to see
what was not to be seen In an instant sprans
upon him, wrested the pistol from his hand, and
struck him a violent blow over the head He
reeled and fell, uttering dreadful imprecation as
he did so. One blow more and he lay bleeding
and inScnsible.
"Accursed Mexican! Dog of q adrone!'' e,.
claimed, ''take Your deserls.''
To uniasten his horse, spring into the saddle
and pu, ahead, was the work of an instant. Ops
thing somewhat disconnected me- As was mount.
ing the horse, the pistol fell from my hand mon
the ground. did not dismount for it, and ex-
pected every moment as rode forward, to hear
report, followed by ball whstling near nv
head. thought II not unlikely that the sound
rel might suddenly recover, and seek TO avenge
himself. All the sound, however, that heard,
was that Of female voice, excaiming:
"Run Senior, rum"
| saw no one, bu, could not mistake the voice
Of the fair Manuea. I continued riding ahead
with all possible speed, until came to a turn in
the road about mile from the spot where the
bandit lay. stopped moment TO look back
The spectacle touched me, Manuela was leading
the ladrone across the road towards the hut, near
the cluster of palms. | touched my sombrero 10
her and rode onward 10 the camp, some three or
four miles distant,
The animal had captured was an American
horse, probably stolen by the ladrone from some
dngoon, and being the property Of the United
States, turned him over 10 The Quarter Master.
The only way 10 treat II ladrone like the one
encountered, is to shoot him dead on the spot. l
was censured for not having shot the scoundrel in
this nsance-bu there were two considerations
. which restrained mo, was apprehensve that the
i report Of pistol might summon dozen more
bandits TO the spot and again, when thought Of
q shooting him with his own pistol that which was
q intended 10 take my own life the fairy like form
Of Mannela fitted before my vision, seeming 10
4 enryeat that | would spare the father for the
:, daughters sake. 1t is needless 10 say, that did
not make my contemplated visit 10 the orange
:, orchard
81 Alonzo Newton's store in Vernon,Nt was burnt
D. on Friday night, with its contents; loss $1,000
insured $3.50 in the WindhAm Mutual.
A Paris journal, which stated that prisoner
under sentence OF death had attempted suicide.
fro, nv nn;snn and then by knife, added, "medi-