Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-11-30

thought he had never seen SDytbing hall SO
beautiful.
"Ahr' he said in low voice, which
sounded like q sigh, "what disgrace TO the
very name Of American is yonder revel.-
But it is fortunate that our Mexican neigh
b,rs do no, understand our language, and
therefore uncouscous Of The gralul.ous in
} suits offered ,hem.''
'There you commit a slight mis,ske,' -
replied Dr.. flsrnel "some Of those Mexi-
cans have an. excellen. education. That
charming giri,Tor instance, gszng out of
The window, speaks and writes English as
we'll as yourself. See how she bushes, as
the obscene jest reaches her ear"
"Who is she :" inquired the other.
"MaIis Zavala. the daughter Gf the wealth.
les, merchant in Ma.amoras. There he comes
to DIN her."
A tall, middle-sged man, with silvery
hair, and proud grave Spanish features, pass
ed the two companions with a courletHs
bow, and entered The ladies' cabin. At The
moment, the voice of Col. Hickman was
heard above the .umull around the bar.
81 propose toast Here is to the grea-
ser girls WOO, bu, do no, we'd Them"
Samuels, aImos, stiAed with shame and
rage gl media, the face ofdivine beauty, and
then turning 10 The doctor, said quickly.
''Tbis is Infamous! By heaven, will in
sui, the dtunken wretch" And he was in
the acl Of sprnging TO his feet. when the
other caught him by the arm. and whisper
et-"HoId! Would you throw away your
life See you not the cleaning hil Of the
Bowie knife beneath the desperado's vest,
end The outlines of the Derfingers, which
he carries in each pocket? IL is madness
to seek aquarrel with the duelis,, al whose
frown the bravest men lremble. His aim is
death. He has already slain his half dozen
victims, each at the 6fsl fire, and lha, fire
with the word
The youth turned pale and shuddeIed.--
He was wi,bou, arms. He fel. ,la. he was
in strange land, and on The verge Of some
new and terrible experience.
In the meantime, his previous gesture and
present emomoion had not escaped the
flashing glance of an eve as keen and cruel
es any eagles. Col. Hickman, without sp-
parenlly looking towards him, had actually
noticed and correctly interpreted every tin,
the sudden admiration of The beautiful
Maria, the indignation against Tie roy ys.erlng
bacchanels, The hasly impulse 10 immediate
combat, and the unexpected relapse into
stale of mind evincing all the outward
symptoms Of craven fear. As the duellls,
observed all this, as if by enc instructive
perception, SMILE sinister as the gIeam Of
lurid lightning, passed over his sharp lea-
lures, and a! the same moment he formed
savage scheme TO gosd his new enemy TO
desperation. He wss urgeo, also. 10 the a.
doplion of his senllmen, OF revenge towards
the fair Mexican He had been a sul'or,
and was rejected with scorn and loa'hlng.
With such man. the deed follows ,be
thought, as surely and swiftly as blood fol-
lows the blows OF his bowie knife.
Calling for huge glass of cognac, The
Col. exclaimed aloud. in fierce tones, inlen-
ded to quel effec,uallv all oppoSi"n TO his
wiII-"We have galIan,Iy drunk The health
Of the gresser girls, and they must now re-
urn The compliment by drinking ours.'-
q, he spoke he advanced rapidly towards
the doors Of The ladies' cabin. bearing The
sparkling beverage in his hsnd.
The daughter uttered scream of un-
conlroIIable boror but The father in
simultaneously threw himself III the ruffian's
way crying in a determined voice-"Back.
unmannerly brute, you come no. near my
child, save over my dead body -
The mensnce, however, proved idle. A
terrible blow from the nervous righ. hand
of The duellis! stretched The Mexican insen-
sible on The floor The blood streaming from
a severe wound over ,he eve.
"Do not kill nv poor father. Oh! for
heavens sake, spare him spare him and
will do what you wish," entreated the ago.
nIZeG voice Of Marls, as, with paIlld lace
and gestures OF frenzy. she endeavored To
cover The victim with her own body, while
the fed incsrnale, with sharp boot-heels of
iron was seeking to stamp out the last
sparks Of life. Even the most reckless OF
The behoIders fel. thrill Of horror at the
scene but all remained silent, quiescenl,
so grea, was the fear inspired bv The sppall-
Ing anger Of that murderons man.
Al length, young SamueIs. jerking away
his arm from The grasp of Doctor HarneI,
who had been holding him in his sea, bv
superior strength, with bound like ,ha, of
an enrsged tiger, planted one stunning blow
on the left temple of the desperate, ,ha,
laid him on the floor beside Zavala. Many
among the crowd gave an approving cheer,
showing their appreciation Of generous &C.
.ion, though wi,hou, ability 10 perform The
like themselves.
In moment Hickman was again upon
his feet, and hastily snatched pistol from
his pocke. bu. before he could draw back
the hammer, dozen persons, some of them
his bosom friends, interfered to prevent,
more bloodshed. The courage Of one man
had broken the spell Of horror which en-
.hraIled two hundred. The inexpressble