Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-01-20

we wandered long IN that lovely Alameda, un-
Ill the last of It's fair promcnaders, had Withdrawn (;
and then We returned 10 our hotel rather disappon-
led, and that Of all black eyes We had seen flash.
ing under wells OF Madeira lace, not one had CIV.
en- US glance OF encouragement that of all the
pretty lips that had been lispng Iulcet Spanish,
mixed with Arabic of Granada none had invited
US 10 follow; that of all the sombre personages not
one appeared 10 be an assassin or a Grand Inqus-
itor; and that OF all the hdeous old duennas whom
we had seen cruising around US, not one approach
ed, and with finger on her lip and an impressive
glance in her eye, placed mysterious note in eth
er OF our hands, aud % disappeared in the crowd"
Nothing remarkable happened-save that Hall
had his pocket picked OF his handkerchief and CT.
gar case-and we returned 10 our hotel, where we
supped on devilIed turkey and The wine of The dis
trict-Tierno and Malaga-atter which we turned
into bed, ordering the walter TO summon US early,
aid have guide 10 lead US towards the neghbor-
ing hills, where we intended TO make some havoc
among The game next day.
Puncluay al O'Clock in The morning the mo-
20 de- aroused Us, and after our coffee, we shoul-
dered our double barrel rifles, accompanied by
young gamin, named PedtilIo, our liule guide.
. He was about twelve years OF age but hardened
by indgence and sharpened by prvaton, his per-
ceplige faculties were keeneE than those OF many
men. His sa!!ow little visage was shaped with
more Of The animal than of the human being his
eyes were black, glossy, and glilered with cum
mag and intelligence. His sole attire consisted of
a dlapidaed shlrt, pair of knee-breeches and
cowl, which confined his lnEurian black hair; he
had zine rings in kis ears, and bore altogether the
aspect OF a liue laZzarone.
He was intelligent wilhaI, and told Us a vast num-
Der OF anecdotes, which increased in wonder and
feroclty we paid him one present after another.
But he dwelt particularly on the achievements OF
| certain Juan Rosa Otherwise called D. AnteQuera,
who was then proving in that savage range of
mountains iiom whence he Observation-Disclosures
alone, sometimes with Caany toowers--especially
when the Solano blew from Africa, 10 commit out
RACES among The quiet villages and qulntas of the
fertile Vega where he was said TO be in league
with every posada keeper for thirty miles around
Malaga.
About midday we res.ed under the cool sh ldow
OF cork wood about ten miles from the city was
a beautiful place. where the sward was soft as vel
vel, dIu HuSIe illICh UOIGel vi UIusEii5 IUsS
trees and wild baraasiss aourished near Here
we shared our provisions with paisano and Two
armed con,Gabandlsas whom met, and who
shared wi US their wine in turn.
The two smugglers had strong and active horses
and carried blundeEbuSses and pistols 10 guard their
bales of chocolate, soap, tobacco and cigars; they
were fine merry fellows, gaudily dressed, aud full
of fun and anecdoe; for i'll Spain The contraban-
T disis ia species OF travelling newspaper. Now
all their news was OF The last feat Of the outrage Ct
Juan Rosa.
Il would give guinea to meet this interesting
vasabond, the interview would tell famously in
some of the monihlies, i" said Hall, with needless
laugh.
81 think should know him" said |, " for
saw al least twenty colored prints of him in The
shops on The Alameda last night. He is fero
cious looking dog"
The conlabandIstas looked round with alarm,
and then laughed immoderaleIy.
Ferocious? Indeed, senor" said the paisa'
! do: 81 beg TO differ from you, having myself
seen Juan of Antequera, face 10 tace and think
him quite like other men,"
| | gazed at the speaker whom, by his green vel
vel Jacket, adorned by four dozen brass buttons his
somtrero with lis broad yellow ribbon, his black
plush bteeches, red scari and shoe buckles | sup
posed to be the substantial farmer of one OF The ad.
iacent quintas He had fine dark face, pow.
erfu figure, and two black eyes that seemed 10 be
always looking through me. Over one eye brow
he had large black patch. He carried riding
swih had knife in his gird!e, and altogether, as
he IoIIed on the swaTd, smoking paper cigar and
slipping red wine, though, he would make fine
and striking sketch, and equal 10 any by Pinelli
"Juan Roan said he, " has commilled many
outrages in the Vega of Granada. The Duke of
Wellington has ;here an estate, having on it about
three hundred tenants, who yield some iiheen
thousand dollars Of rental: but Juan has thrice
drawn every duro of it from the old abagado, who
acts as steward 10 the Duke.
! The contIabandistas again laughed at this IN.
moderately.
"You have seen this Jnan or De'Antequera,
have you not? ~ said I.
And so haze l." said our lille Pedrillo.
And where was this, my lillle ieow2" asked
Jack Hall
Ga The night old Baradas, the muleteer, was
murdered"
The Spaniard with patch over his eye knit his
brow.
Caraioin said he "Ah remember that"
Tel! Us all about this MURDER" said Jack Hall
You must know, senior" said PedfIo, that
at the foot of the Sierra de'Mja, about five miles
from this, there stands waysde inn, called La
Posada del Cayallo, for the keeper Martin Secco
had great horse painted on The sign board This
man is the uncle of Juan Roa, or De'Antequera.-
He has wife and had two daughters. The place
is lonely, and i, often happens that those who put
| H. o;1b, tho rinhI path---fOr