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taken from Us tai least three hundred socs
aoliars1 and We we're then allowed TO resanl,
orr places in the corner Charley sool
stretched himself out and 70 my utter as
tonishment, Vas soon As soundly asleep As 4
be Nefe che sole proprietor Of = marble hall.
or 1t least dwelt therein. Not even Ii.
sweet strains Of . guitar, played BY little
girl OF uncommon beauty, whom the CHIEF
called Uletta, could rouse him, although
had be seen her, I believe absolutely, be
could have joined the troupe, married into
the family, and eventually have generated .
race Of jolly thieves
The Guerillas seemed to care no more for
rs, after they had pilfered al our valuables
than If we had been so many ours. We
were apparently welcome to 20 when and
where We pleased aud after the guitar
ceased, they gradually dropped down around
the Gre, and soon fell asleep
Feeling no particular desire to have much
more to do with thaSfellows, it occurred to
me that we might as well depart noiselessly,
as to run the risk of some change Of pro.
gramme in the morning 90 shaking Char.
ley, who was on his feet in an Instant. sug.
gested the plan Of escape, to which be rea-
Oily acceded. Hastily stepping over two or
three sleepers, | came to the rough table, on
which the chief had unwarily left our pile of
money. How quickly, yet how noisefessly,
il was transferred to my pouch, is matter
left to the readers imagination On issu
ing from the hut, found Charley preparing
the horses, and we were soon in readiness
for immediate departure
I've derilish good mind to 90 back and
steal some Of my own clothes 7 said Char
ley; that was an over-ooat Offs best
make
| protested, however, and he, good easy
soul submitted.
We struck off boldly enough, but soon
lost our way; not for want of path, but on
account of the abundance Of paths, Our
guide We had left behind, feeling rather
doubtful Of his honesty, and rather inelining
TO think that be had purposely escorted US
into the guerilla camp, We consequently
roamed about, crossing and re-crossing, de-
termining and determining, until, like
eminent politicians, we knew no north, no
south, no east, no west About daylight
We came to an opening that resembled the
one We bad passed over just before reaching
the robbers retreat the night before and
here, for the first time, discovered that
Charley had another aud decidedly better
horse than the one be bsstrode previous to
our capture. He remarked, In explanation,
that having bad his choice in the carroll, he
supposed turn about was fair play, and ac-
cordingly took the best one he could find
and the creature actually spurred his AMI.
NAL up, pranced him, and inquired Of me in
the most innocent manner imaginable what
I Thought of his acquisitiOn,f have call
ed him horse thief ever since.
While resting from our labors in the a.
foresaid opening, heard sort Of distressed
grooming, and guiding my horse to the snat
Of OH fn sessiS Sad ss. IN thicket,
her face swollen with insect bites, and cry
iug, and her leg broken just below the knee
joint. 1t appeared on investigation, that
she had started from the hut just before
daylight, upon some errand; that the horse
became unmanageable, had thrown her, and
broken her leg She had crawled to the
thicket to avoid the coming sun, and from
her account had probably tainted away.
We were not moment in deciding what
to do, (an American seldom is, when Mercy
calls on him, but taking little Uletta in my
erms, while Charley followed with the
horses, we soon made our way, by the girls
guidance, to the robber-raneh.
Here wo found all in confusion; the horse
had returned without its rider, and the
chief, whose daughter Uletta was, seemed
almost frantic The JOY of the whole party
at seeing US may be imagined. After car
ing for the little patient, and giving such d.
rections as he thought advisable, the chi.f
turned to US, and said
You Americans are q remarkable race.
You were too wise to resist us-ouuning g
nough to out.wit us-and brave enough to
return to US on an errand of mercy When
you go home, / would have you remember
that a guerilla, although an outlaw, and
made robber by oppression, Is nevertheless
possessed Of gratitude.
Your clothes and equipments shall be
restored, your horses replaced by my best
ones there Charley seemed particularly in
terested, and your route to Acapulco point
ed out to you by one Of my best men l
trust Seniors, in your honor, and feel as
sured that no troops will be sent after US
that the secret Of our habitation will not be
revealed Adios'
we were Placeu ~ tull possession VI ouE
own again, and BY the aid of our fresh
horses and new guide, soon came in sight
ofthe city. Here the man left US, and az
ter riding into town, and leaving the horses
st a place previously designated By the out
law, we sat down TO more chickens aud eggs,
in the French restaurant of Frank Williams
andmade up our minds that we had emphat
ically had an adventure
We soon sitter sailed for Mazatalan; but
Charley became 80 disguised with the pig.
my appearance Of the MexicaDs after having
seen the guerillas, that be declared he mus
either leave the country or 60 back to the
robbers. With due regard for his mora
culture, / therefore consented to com,
home, where we arrived safely, after having
experienced what Charley called boisteroul
weather
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