Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-04-15

portunity to speak to you. Are all
of the captiyes to die? Tell me
quick
Yes, I have SO decreed. In two
ho urs they will be brought forth
Father, how can you Be 70 cruel
you ID cannot-you viii not =
.EsteIIe, tadnt me not. /, an old
Castilian, and not know my duty
Bdgone, girl, for you have angered
20 |ur father. Speak no mdren
She exclaimed Among those ta-
Ike b, is one, a young officer, who once
sayed me from a fate w Prse than
ddhth. Father, he must not die =
Td Il me-is there hope? I supbli-
cal te you On my knees. If You
wd uld not drive your daughter to
md 4dness-aye, even to debth, grant
thls request.
not grant Your request. | have
sw orn to make a severe eXample OF
thb first party that fellinto lhy hands,
anH the oath is now recordea In
hehyen, but [ have sent a Proclama-
ton that all who surrender after to-
morrow shall be spared. | IIwill order
this young man in
He Soon returned with fhe young
soldier Noble indeed inaB appearance,
wls thf young American. His bear
ink wa$ erect and manly his eagle
eves qbailed not beneath t he glance
of The Captain General : h2ir dark
aid glossy as the raven ) v ing, float
ed in nlasses around his Shoulders.
Il b waH a perfect Apollo. The low
el recognized each other, and ln one
M oment they were enclosed IN each
others arms. Tender indeed was
tie meeting. Again we're ii QEers
ybws exchanged.
Concha at length spoke. Young
nd an | can save you if you answer a
il " questions which I shall ask. Do
ybu but this, and with q stelIe tor
i1r your bride, you are PIE: VIII
yba betray your companl cps!
Look at the soldier nIw--his eye
fishes fire, his nostrils bro dilated,
his lip quiyers, he draws bis noble
firm up to its full height and ox-
eIaims, bastard, thinkgst thou that
liam ore Of thy aceqfsel raee-A
blood-tbfrsty Spaniard No, never,
nLver. IAN AN AMERIc4N.i Torture
ME with the torture Of y3ur inqui8i-
tIons--chain me=in yourd|rk under
etound mines, until the light Of day
shall become hateful to MY eyes
destroy me b ! piece NEAL put NEVER
viii / betray my COUNTRY oE my COP.
though | k new that TIE highest
D Ionors await ed me, yet if these are
the terms, th Z betrayal ofImy COM
5anions, reject your of1eF, and re-
1ounee your daughter, whom | love
better than any other being in this
World, and await death. Know ye,
That among my companions are
youths of fttdc years ofIage, who
lied from a parents fireside, and will
HE ere they give forth one secret.
THEY ARE AMHRuANs. Farewell, my
betrothed. Ego to show these Span
Eards how the brave can die
The guards entered, and the sol
bier was torn away from the shrek
Eng Estelle to meet hisIfate.
The S an ar bse from his ocean bed
the hour had come: Estelle was
hlone in her apartment, seated near
the window. She listened to the
terrible din that was resounding
throughout the city; thousands were
rushlng in all directions, crying
death to all Americans The very
hills seemed to take up the terrible
cry and echo it far Ger the mountain
wastes. Hope still beat in her heart.
Her father had never performed such
b horrible deed and she could not be-
Iieve he would sacrifice the unfortu-
hate beings who had cr rossed to then
Shores. A loud and terrible volley
from the Moro Plaza burst upon heI
ears, followed by the demoniac yells
of the excited populace. She kn9N
how utterly hopeless had been Hei
intercessions. All that she prizeC
in this world was gone.
Go with me twelve miles from the
city. of Havanna, to th E convent
i"S9nora de Gloria" enter the piou:
door. look around ypu; and seatet
upon her bench wit b a pitcher o 0
water. her cruoifix anA bible, you vii
behold Estelle de la Concha, a beau