Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-02-11

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Il fright, right, Carloiti! They shall
have another taie to add TO the list Of my
exploits, and the fobber they curse shal
giYss them good cause.a aSenorhai1nez do
9apfinos shall be mine, Carlotti; the Bride
ltof the Mountains! hn, ha,~ will not thai
be sounding title?"' And the robber
Laughed long and loud at his own bitter
lpaeasantry. taen gs sd f1g sfsssI ses2E.
lay, replied Carlo,ti, shut q better one
would be the Bride Of Remosa, The greatesl
Captain Of his time . /, s.4.f.;...s
But ssseai the day has been sulTy. and
Though the mDon Is bright, think heard
low ramblings in the southern sky. We
must not trust too much 10 our carbines.
There will be storm, a great one, too, by
midnight-perhaps it will be the. better, for
our purpose. Even as he spokethe trees
on thearocks above his head swayed vio-
lently, end rising clond Of terrific black
ness was, made visible by a broad blue
flash, followed almost. Immediately by q
crash Of thunder, as the cloud rose and
spread over the heavens, darkening the
face of, the moon in few minutes $50
If'sGo, in and:tell them to. prepare, Car
lotii-this darkness and tempest will not
make the road too easy"
I TCarlotti did as he was bid, and the band,
numbering eighty we'll armed men, soon
assembled by isemosa's side, at the mouth
of the cave et.... aeaza .rs.;z=z ~te..s ~,
sssLook well 10 your weapons, or, they
will be needless. Now, my men, what
say you-will you follow 10 The <Caprillo
and spoil their daintysrevelry? Are you
too;rich to need booty? Do you love the
bright eyes of woman, made brighter in
their despair? Above all, bear ye no ha-
tired to Don Philip, the betrothed of lneZ,
and your most active and dangerous foe?
Are your hearts firm and your hands ready
TO follow Remosa to the death2''3 .. ass ),
4'sAy, uy!n shouted sahe fierce group,
their hands on their weapons growing more
passionately clenched, Us he, made an ap-
peal TO their ruling passions. =.
sssThen followp' cried Remosa, exulting-
Ily,, nd remember the booty and beauty
tshaiiobe yours without stint, but first we
must have the sSenerita ,,lnez,z and give
her hated bridegroom to the arms Of death,
On, on. -
The robbers followed z Reniosa, exulting.
y, as he wound This way rapidly down the
entangled mountain passes, on 9hissway 10
a! bold but infamous, exploit 3. gtis;.ii7-
In the splendid castle Of Caprillo the
bridal had begun. 0ver hundred guests
Of rank and wealth were gathered there,
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szsg shons.e'e fair women and brave men, .sa
{. ALI was imiEh. and soy; and the aged
father Of the lovely .lnez wept for joy over
the happy consumation Of an espousal
which, joined his only child with one Of the
most promising and valiant Of the Mexican
nobility. The BoLERo and the cAcHUcA
afeafhedltteir thousand graceful mazes in
thefbrilhant ballsl of his castie, and. the;
dark eyesef the beautiful. Creoles rivalled
the glitter, of their romantic and sumptuous
apparel Song and music swelled trium-
phan,ly all around ia harmony with the
scene, and the lighted bowers hung their
fowery .ecanopies over. a banquet fit, for. n
monarch. h.-s.Viva Donna Inez!-ViVa Don
Philip! May they never know an hour
less joyous, less honoredg than this!' was
the lnurmurs Of all hearts, as the bride and
bridegroom moved gaify through the festal
multitude, the joyous marks on which all
eyes were riyied. .FsAt..ssSs ~ 81 -: 3.t :
A sudden clap of thunder started the
guests, as.if an earthquake had burst the
earthsbeneath the veryFfoundation of the
castles unexpected was the sound and
jar, that manyfof the ladies tainted, and
the bride ofthe hour turned deadly pale.
The =superstitious fears. of q Catholic as
sembly were plainly evinced in their fea-
tures.ia g g9ea sisas =s.oses* t.eaaiEl5
sse.esFhat bodies no9good, p said, one. t.Alf
is not gold that tglitters,s' said Others r.
st he bride of a soldier may as well wed
death as him." said lachrymose, enyi-
Gus persons in one corner, who had been a
diseppoimed suitor for the hand ofsCapril-
los heir. -sss@a
You wbite.iyered fool!n, said one who
overheard HIM. s'Had you been soldier
you might have been the spouse Of yonder
lady, instead Of being as you now are, nm
ill.wined Paltroon, and. the he. object Of gen
eral pity!o *zs3 ,s.,5.z .,.,.,
!, The sensation created by this disturb
ance drew al. eyes 10 that quarter of the
hall, when suddenly a loud alarm without,
the report Of arms, and the quick tramp OF
a. body, of men told the assembled revelers
that they were beset by an enemy.
s. Shouts mingled with shrieks and groans
as the unprepared guests flew confusedly,
they knew not whittier, or for what. -.
: Remosa! Remosan' was the frightened
cry. OF. those who first fled. from the castle,
and were beaten back together with such
Of the servants. as had assembled, into the
hall, followed by the; robber chieftain and
his impetuous band. ......s.t,5. -; 5s...,:,,;
Arms were in haste collected; the wo-
men flying ina confused mass to the upper
apartments, while such. of the men as had
the composure and courage TO face the foe,
in that hour ofhorrid panic, remained with
the aged Caprillo and Don Philip, and bold.
Fly, but yainly, met the unexpected shock.
The lifeless form, lnez, who had tainted,
was being borne from the hall when Re.
amosa entered. 49,
/ ssI1a! there! seize her my men, while ]
settle accounts with this unscarred exqui
site, this crest-fallen rival Of mine!" A
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