The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-06-28

In the morning / was told by Inez the
Patrona, that old Barradas had depart
ed across the hills Of ofAntequera without
me. Martin Secco asked me how I
had slept2 said, like dormouse
and as soon as was free, ran like
a hare back to Malsga and to make
up for the loss Of my last nights rest,
slept like torpedo under the trees Of
the Alameda"
"4ou acquainted the magistrates-the
ulguazils, of course" said Hall, knocking
the ashes from his third cigar.
81 was only poor, ragged, little plea
ro," replied Peerillo in whining voice :
and who would believe me besides old
Barradas was stranger from Cordova or
Jaen and man, more or less, is nothing
IN Granada; but since that time, Martins
two daughters have been sent to the gal.
leys at Barcelona, by the Captain general
OF the kingdom, for intriguing in many
waos with the contrabandistas Of JEAN
Now, senors, the noon is past; Ind # it
please you, It's time we were moving, il
you wish to reach the Sierra"
While we were placing fresh caps on
our rifles and preparing to start, the Span
lard with the patch, who had listened to
Pedrillo's story with great impatence, then
seized that young gamin by the arm. and
grasPing it like vice, gave him a savage
scowl, and said something in Spanish {;
but so rapidly, that could only wake out
that he was rePrehending him severely for
telling us succession of falsel,oods."
so l thought at that time; afterwards I
was able TO put different construction
upon his indignation, at which PeIrilIo
seemed to be considerably alarmed.
Bidding adieu to him and the contra
handists, we depurted under Pedrillo's
guidance, and (sans seave) shot all along
the sides OF the mountain range on the
slope OF which stands the small but an
cient city of Antequeta, so noted for the
revavlt of the Moors in, the sixteenth CEN
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la.ling into those remarkable pits where
the water settles in the low places, and
is formed into salt by the mere heat of
Of the sun.
We did not see much game but knock.
Ell II few braces Of birds, and with these
and two red foxes, our little guide Pedrl.
10 was quite laden. So he seemed to think:
Tor taking advantage of the concealment
afforded him 10y the olive groves, and the
scattered remnants Of an abandoned vine
yard, among which we had been entan.
gled, the young rogue slipped away with
our game and made OF, either towards
Malaga or Antequera at least we saw
no more OF him, or of his burden, at that
| time.
This was just about the close of the day.
when Hall and were draining our flask
OF the lasN drop, and surveying from the
mountain slope, the magnificent prospect
OF the verdent Vega, spreading at our feet
like bright tinted map, having the warm
and rosiate glow which well might win il
the name Of Terria Calienet. Maleoa.
the ancient bulwark of Spain against AT.
rica, WAS shining in the distance, with its
towers and gates, fiat rooted houses. and
vas. cathedraIs; its Moorish castles and
Gothic spires, ali balhed in u warm and
snnny yellow; while bevond Law the broad
blue Mediterranean, dotted by sales, and
changing from gold TO purple and to
blue.
This was all very fine but the pleasure
was lessened by the conviction that our
little rascal Pcdsillo was abscondinp with
our game, and We knew that it would
never do to relate tn the gun-room mess
how we had been out witte,l, on returning
to the Blonde next day.
The foreground Of this beautiful pano-
rama was broken by innumerable small
hillocks and clumps Of woods Of many
kinds; but principally olive, pine and cork
trees that grew on the slope of the great
Sierra; and though the sky and land.
scape darkened fast after the sun set. we
instituted u sharp and angry search for
PedriIlo, shauting and whistlng as we
stumbled on, we knew nou very well
whittier, looking for our lost spoils-two
foxes with gallant brushes, and eight brace
Of birds.
No moon had risen, the wind began tc
whistle among the groves and hollows
the night WAS very dark.
"What, If we should happen to meet
master Juan Of Antequara," said l.
"If we had our game, should be very
wei PLEASED, repned Hall; but / wish
that Pedrillo had been with old scratch
when we hired him yesterday. IL | had
the little lubber on board the Blonde,
would show him the main top"
"SPain is land Of mishaps and events,
said /.
"Belsy: see some one moving in
that hollow, let us jump down below
therer
"But we may lose the track, !" urged.
"True, so do you remain where you ar,
while 90 down iuto the hollow. Hollc
now and then, to let me know your where
abouts."
With his riAs in his hand, Hall, ~hc
was fine active fellow, sprang d,,wn in
TO rayine that suddenly yawned befor,
ua, and remained with my fifile cocke.
aud stopped low to watch what might foi
low. Hall disappeared in the obscurity
bolov, I halloed; but the n'ght-wind toss