Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-12-25

He paused and advanced TO another part ol
the room, where his daughter waS s'eeping-he
drew aside the curtains and gazcd upon her.
"By the Virgin she Is bcautui-aye, mere
beautiful than lancys widest dream. Sixteen
summers have fallen gently upon her head. 81 e
has never known any OF those sorrows or cares,
which, for fifty years, have preyed upon the ex-
istence of her sterh parent. Had it not been Tor
| thee, Estele, thy father would have long since
! been cast away on the sea OF his own stormy
passions. 1t has been the low music OF thy
| magic voice, Estele, that softened thy fathers
| anger. and threw lew fine feelings around this
! dark bosom. Aye Marie ! how much she resent
| bles her departed mothcr-l will imprint KISS
and depart for, with the rising sun, Concha drops
. the father and again bcromcs the solder."
J But the sleeping girl awoke
She gave an involuntary shrek as She saw her
father by her side
Father. how glad am 10 see you'll thought
could not find an opportunity to speak to You.
Are all of the cap,ves 10 die Tell me quick !"
"Yes. 7 have SO decreed' In two hours they
will be- brought forth
"Father how can You be so cruel-you can
not-ynu will not"
"EstcIc, taunt me not! I, an cd Cast;lian.
and no, know my duty! Begonc, girl, for you
have angercd your father Speak no more -
She exclaimed-" Among those ta' en-, is one
ycun, officer, who once saved inc from a f.tc
worse than death Father, lie must not die
Tell me- is there hope. | supplicae you my
knees. If you would not drive your daughter TO
madncss-aye even to deatll-grant this re-
quest"
"Concha answered. Child, cannot grant your
request have sworn 10 make Sevcre example
of the frs, party that fell into my hands, ard this
oath is now recorded in heaven bur have sent
forth reclamation that all who surrender after
tomorrow shall be spared. will order this young
man in"
lie soon returned with the young soldier
Noble indeed in appearance was the young Amer
can. His bearing was erect and maniy-h!s
eagle eye quaiied no: beneath the lance OF the
Captain General hair dark and glossy as ra-
ven's wing. foated in masses around his shoul-
ders. He was perfect Apollo. The lovers
recognized each other, and in one iaoment they
were enclosed in each others arms. Tender in
deed was The meeting. Again were lovers VOWS
exchanged.
Concha at len tn spoke. "Young man, can
save you il you answer a few questions which
shall ask. Do but this, and with Estelle for
yoLr bride, you arc safe. Will you betray your
compan,0ls?'
Look at the soldier now-hs eye flashes fire,
his nostrs are di!ated his lip quivers, he draws
his ro5lc form up 10 its full height, and excaims,
BASTARD llnkcst thou that | am Of thy
accnrsed race blood Ihr1t$x h4r1t$x Torture me
with the tor;ures of your i"qusI''ohs--cha'h mo
in your dark under GROUND mines, until Tie l9At
OF day shall become h.'eiul to my eyes--desir"y
me by piece meal AND NEVER Will | Gctay my
COUNTRY or nv GuD Though knew that the
hirhest honors awaited me- yet /: these aic 10"
terms, the betrayal OF my companions. | reject
your Of; r and renounce your daughter whom love
better than any other being in this word, and
await death Know ye! that among my fifty
companions arc youths of fifteen years Of age.
who fled from parcns frcside and will die c'e
they rive !oth one secret. They ARE AMECI-
CANS! Farewell 'ay bo,rUthed | 20 10 show
these Spaaj.r's how the brave car die y
The guards entered and Tic soldier was torn
away from the shrieHng Es;e!je TO meet his fate
K The sun arose from his occar-bcd--ihc
hour had come. Es'eilc VAS alone in her apart
rcu,, seated near the window. She listened 10
the ,err!b din that Was resGunding throughout
tic city; III usands were rushing IN all directors
crv;nr" Death to all Americans The very hills
snsu cd 10 take up the terrible cry and echo it far
Ger the mountain wastes Hope still beat N her
heart. Her ia,hcr had never performed such a
borr,b,c decd, and she could not believe lie would
szcrifjce the unfor,una. beings who mad crossed
Ia their shores. loud and terrible voley from
the Moro Plaza hurst upon her ears, followed by
the denoniac yclIs of the excited popuace. She
knew how utterly lopcltss had been her inter-
cessons All that she priced III this world was
gone.
Go with me twelve miles from the city OF la.
yana. TO the convent Sonora de Gloria a"--entcr
the prison door, look around you; and seated
upon her bench with pitcher of wafer, her cru
cifx and bible, you will be.- j Estelle de la Con-
cha, beautiful and gentle heart-broken maniac.
The birds sing from the orange grove around
her secluded cell. The perfume OF flowers is
waited through her window on the evening breeze.
Music swclls gently through the simmer, air.
all is life, Joy aud happiness: but size regards 1t
not. go
The memory of thai sweet face still haunts my
dreams, and fingers in undyIng recollection OF
the bloody scene enacted in beautiful "Cubaos''
And now see before inc that horrible, vacant
stare, as with one haud to heaven, and the other
upon her heart. she conures me as an American
TO revenge the death of my noble country, and
| that Of her murdered lover Adios!
"FILLIBUSTERO."
Iasuring DcJiors Lile.--A case was tired
dsy or two ago in one ofour courts, in which
an unsual circumstance in the relations OF bebt-