The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-08-31

ly occupied one spot any great length of
time and had been gone from this for days.
Disappointed and unhappy the cavalier
turned his steps towards the capital
He had proceeded but short half
league on his way, when there dashed
across the road by path, the figure of a
horsewoman followed by male attend
ant The cavalier was moment in dis
covering that the lady was she whom he
sought, and dashing the spurs into his
horse's sides, he soon overlook her.
'Ah, Don Heranzo, she said gaily,-
what brings you again into the noun
tains?
Lady, shall tell you truly?'
Indeed, yes
|" Your own bright self then-naught---
And where did you expect to see
me?'
.Atthe-eave wAeref first met YOU s.
Il am seldom long in one place. she re-
piled.
But have found you now, and am
doubly repaid for my trouble
The lady who had drawn up her horse
and was walking slowly by the side of
Don Heranzo, looked Thoughtful for a few
moments and then said:
1 am deeply engaged just at this time,
Don Heranzo, and must beg you to leave
me-another time and I will
But, lady, find myself already mis-
cradle unless with you. Pray do not let
me again lose sight Of one who
Yes. I know very well what you
would say, but it is impossible for me to
be longer with you, soyou must turn your
horse the other way, and I promise you
at another time that I will meet you on
more agreeable terms
Lady, know not the reason why, but
I feel instantly the inclination to obey
your wishes though SO adverse to my own.
l shall leave you, but will not say where
l can meet you? This doubt, this not
knowing where to address you, where to
find you in any emergency, is too painful
for me to bear
Il will find the means for our meeting;
enough; farewell - -
Lady, I obey, however unpleasant it
be for me- replied the cavalier, turning
his horses head in the opposite direction.
Stay, Don Heranzo, II like your prompt
ness AS she said this, she ungloved her
right hand and held it towards him. The
cavalier dismounted quickly, pressed it
tenderly to his lips, mounted once more;
waved his capin farewell, and dashed off
towards Lisbon.
The next morning there paraded in the
streets of the capital large placard on
which it was detailed that certain large
robberies had taken place, and one in par
ticular which was named; and that it was
| believed that woman was at the head of
the robbers; indeed that affairs had as
sumed SO peculiar a condition that any in
formation which could be rendered to the
government concerning the late operation
Of the banditti, or description ever so tri-
fling given concerning the woman who
seemed to act as the chief of the robbers,
was of the utmost Importance and value,
and princely sum was offered for any
such information.
l. When Don Heranzo read this, he knew
.Efu1l well to whom it referred. But though
the sum offered for description of hel
whom only yesternight he had seen and
conversed with would have filed his purse
with plenty yet he only trembled for feal
some one would be able to give such in
formation as would lead to her detection
and arrest .s.-r
Scarcely had he dined, before he was
ARRESTED by file of government soldiers
and thrown into prison, where the head ot
the police called upon him and declared
that he was suspected person. In vair
did he offer to produce his letters of in
PRODUCTION to show who he was. Nothing
seemed to satisfy the officials.
Finally, after couple of days passec
! here, it was made known to him that the
government had certain proof of his hav-
!; ing been in the robbers quarter voluntari
ly, and also of his having more than once
met the leader of the banditti, who was {
, woman. When thus charged with these
facts, he was too chivalrous in his dispo
sition to deny them, and frankly acknowl
edged them to be true. This seems tC
implicate him deeply, and his own evi
dence condemned him. His motives il
thus voluntarily seeking out the robbers
abode were demanded; but without be
traying his love he could not divulge this
and therefore refused to speak.
In vain were all the threats by the off
e GERS and the threatened sentence of deatl
by the queen if he did not speak out. A
: last finding their efforts in vain, free par
don was offered him provided he woul'
| write out a fair descri ption of the persona
' appearance of the woman who led tn