Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-04-25

blocked up the way-and in the Babel
of confusion, no orders could have been
understood had they been given. The
Mexicans were Kissing, screaming, and
swearing, GarrachoP and all its vari-
a.ions-and finding this insufficient, were
calling upon the Virgin and all the cal
endar Of saints TO help them through the
press. The Americans, including Irish,
were swearing more Justify, though not
more wickedly, and cracking their whips
with a most lordly disregard whether
they struck quadrupeds, or bipeds.--l
Wagon-masters were vieing with their
subordnates in noise and profanity: and
orderlies, with yellow stripes along the
seams of their blue jackets, and the
fate Of nations in their looks, were fruit
lessly galloping from point to point, en-
deavoring 10 penetrate the mass. Eve
rybody was giving orders and nobody
was obeying them-and every one was
striving to drown the voice of all around
him. After waiting some minutes for
an opening, we were glad to turn aside
and seek more quiet road to our quar-
| tiers.
WE'LL said Lance; when we found
ourselves upon another street, with no
human being in sight, 'what are the
chances for amusement here1'
Ample replied as much as even
you could wish; fandangoes every night
and Monte Banks by the score
| Any thing special to-nightP
Yes-a fandango at the Sonora Mon
talva's.'
Montalva!!' he exclaimed, halting
in the street; where is that?'
The house on the corner where you
: saw the girls bathing-what is there in
the name that strikes your fancy2'
Did ever tell you,' he asked, resu-
{ ming his walk, how l got out of the
Calaboza in Maramoros
! No-nor how you got in, either
!, Well he said, i embarked, as you
know, at Velasco, in little brig for that
e city,. and found for my fellow-passengel
the most beautiful creature you evel
: saw .. -..s
You have told me the same of a
i least twenty women interrupted.
:, Yes but this time | am sincere
5 What you never were before, sup
pose said I.
/ Let me 90 on he rejoined, impa
! tiently. she was travelling home iron
+ the States, where she had been educa
o ted, with a man named Montaverde--
n Montaverde = / exclaimed, in m,
!, turn.
of 'Yes-what strikes you in that name ?
l. Nothing said 1 only coinc
r, dence-go on
+ Well, he resumed, fell in Low
Il with her
e 'of course, said 1. Il anticipate
lie that
& 'Of course he repeated, as yo
.e would have done but she did wit
a. me what she would not have done f
" you-she returned the passion
lg At least she told you so,' said
n laughing.
y Wait till / get through. and then laug
u as much as you please, he said eviden
! ly piqued. This friend of hers, Mont
m verde. had designs of his own upon he
r. and, like Mexican got furiously jealol
ne Of me. l did not observe it till Isabel
40 told me, and warned me not to go
Matamoros. Ipaid no attention 10 hif
ds but
:, Went on and got into prison. I i
ed terrupted again.
PRECISELY said Lance. curtly; al
lat got out again, as you see.'
But how?' asked.
le' All! you are willing TO hear it, th'
are you'
ed ] protested my interest, and he co
tinued.
lg. had be en- in the devilish hole 4
OF three weeks-with nurderers, and smr
ers glers, and rats, and mutinous soldie
EN- and other vermin for companions-wi
a no immediate prospect of seeing the o
sh, side Of the walls; when one night t
re- door was cautiously opened by two CT
nj throat-looking fellows, who :old me th
ay were to remove me 10 another room.
ce, followed them into the open air, a
! was on the point of attempting my
yer cape by knocking the hombres dow
I'M when my arm was touched by lis
SOL hand / turned and beheld Isabella
At the same moment the two turnkt
en-, took themselves off, and we were
nd alone. She enjoined silence-thou
not till l had caught her in nv arms, a
you fervently kissed her several times. S
ntil led me, then, by the shortest route to
Nv river, where she had boat in waiti
ions and we roWed across to the Texan she
the Here she had horse-this beaut
'ard animal l still ride--and directed
/ to TO mount and set off for Corpus Chri
1ine l urged her TO go with me, but IN vs
l pressed her in my arms once mor'
rs ? she kissed me passionately, sprang av
hole from me, and with an Il Dios, jun
= int Aho hnnf nd r,,,nhnd II,