Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-06-08

iE9 oEty d lew rect from Hlin. ana he knew
him at once, by his garb and arms, to be
one of the brigands
by Saint .John,n uttered the brieand
you are taking toil,ome way good sir
pilgrim, What leads you here p
Alas, my son. have lost my way"
returned La Mutt, leaning heavily upon
| his staff
And whittier would you 60 ?n
Il would find the town of Navarretta,n y
said La Mutt
Then it seems to me. you are taking
a strange coarse to find it Have YOU
not just asccnded the mountain 2"
Yes. my SON"
'Then you must know that you were
travelling directly away from the place
you seek F"
"Ay," returned the seeming pilgrim.
without hesitation, Il know that; but |
:, got lost in the intricate windines below,
and | tolled up here IL hopes of seeing
my way. All night long have [ been on
the stretch. am hungry and weary If
you have food [ pray you to give me
somep
The brigand hesitated while. but at
length he bade our hero follow him. He
struck of into narrow dehIe that led
between two huge cliffs, and several times
he turned back to spur his follower up
but the pilgrim protessed to be too old and
weary to walk faster and, with few Slight
growls, the guide Jagged on. At length
the latter stopped. and babe the pilgrim
wait there while he went to see if he could
find something in the shape of food for
him. La Mutt waited some fifteen min
utes and, at the end of that time, the
brigand returned, and again babe him fol
low on
The distance now was short for the
guide soon reached place where there
was deep cavern in the rock, and where
there were half a dozen men, all we'll
armed, sitting about They spoke with
the pilgrim, but had no idea of doubling
him. They looked upon him as feeble
old man. and though they did not seem
to be oycrburdened with the spirit Of hos
pitahty. yet they did not wish to turn the
applicant away empty handed. The man,
who had brought him hither. soon gave
him some bread and wine, and after this
he brought him some goat-skius. upon
which to sleep La Mutt thanked the fel-
low for his kindness aud then laid himself
on about him He counterfeited sleep
50 well that little notice was taken of him.
save once in a while to come and see if lie
yet slumbered. and as they thought be
did they seemed to rest at their ease
At length-it may have been half an
hour after La Nuit laid down-there came
a heavy tramping of feet along the defie,
land, shortly afterwards. body Of men,
r..
great open cavern. They were led by a
man waom La Mutt at once knew from
the descriptions he had received to be
Morlllo, and was powerful built fellow,
somewhere IN the middle age of life, and
looked like the very picture of what he
really was-darb, frowuing aud fierce,
with short, thick meek and broad thick
head. His hands were even now bloody.
and look at the articles which his follow
ers bore would tell that lie had just come
from the doing Of one of his guilty
deeds
How now Maldiz,n he cried. as his eye
rested first upon the pilgrim. and then
upon the brigand who had conducted the
old man tbither. What means this 2"
''Ah, Captain" returned Maldiz. with
slight trembling, "he is Il poor pilgrim.
whom | found faint aud weary In the
great pass, aud as he begged 50 hard for
food and rest. / brought biun hithcr He
had lost his way, aud had been wandering
about all night"
How long has he slept ?"
"\ot over half an hour, captain
Morillo approached the spot where our
hero lay, aud touched him lightly with
his foot but La Mutt did not betray tue
least sign of consciousness he seemed
to be sleeping hard, sound sleep The
brigand watched him for a few moments
and then turned towards NaIdiZ to whom
he said
You should have known better than
to have brought that old man here. He
may not do Us any damage, for by to-mor-
row we shall leave this place but you
know it is against our laws Never do it
again, even though it were your own moth
cr who asked it at your bands ="
Maldiz offered some apology. but Nor
lilo cut him short. with an assurance that
if BARN came Of this, his head should be
the forfeit
l. For nearly two hours Henry IA Mutt
lay there and all the while he pretended
10 be asleep. When he at length rose to
his feet. he was confronted BY 1orillo
himself
DO you feel Ike pursuing you jour
ney e. asked the brigabd
Yes, my son. am much refreshed. If
your leader would let one of his men SCI
me upon the right road, | shall have still
more occasion for thanks
AIorilio hesitated for some moments ere
he spoke At first he seemed inclined to
administer some terrible admouition, bat
he finally concluded to keep 1t to himself
for be called Que >of his men, and bade
him conduct the pilgrim to the great pass
and point out to him his road
Let me thank yon once more for your
kindness" said our hero. as he was turn
ing away.
Never mind that" returned Mofillo,
with dark look Let me advise you.
however. to keep quiet tongue Ia your
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