Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1856-11-08

to Santa Fe. So onward he travelled toilng up
and down prcci pices to shun the epathS, and pur-
sued his way through the widest and most
rugged portions Of those clustering mountains
until he reached the elevation on which Fort
Marcy stands. All tho way along his score;
mountain path his ears had been saluted with
the bleating Of Hocks, the shepherds pipe and
the Shepherds dogs bark, and on every noun
tain side and in every nook he had seen immune.
raIle aocks grazing and frisking in their spor-
tive gambols But he attributed all this to The
enchantless Of the lake, whose magic hll
conjurcd up these Illusions 20 mislead and be.
troy him. But nothing could exceed his sur
prise when he came in sight Of the ruius of Fort
Marcy standing on the brow Of the heights
which overlook the city Of Santa Fe. Surely,
he exclaimed, the power Ct this enchaures.
must be unbOundcl since she has not only cOy-
cred these rugged mountains with >aocks and
herds, and pcopel them with shepherds, but
has reSrod castle whcr; bat yesterday there
was not trNce Of civilization! But will it
becrmos Spanish ;ovsller to fear the encauta.
ions oG u sOceress or trembe at tho macbina.
tons even Of the evil one himself. when he
feels himself armed in the cause of our holy
church. will push forward and solve the
mystery by which am surrounded ! !! So on.
ward h. advanced TIL he approached the Fort,
which being dilNpilated aud in ruins, he passed
IN few steps FIR her and reached the old Gort
fications, when tho city and valley of Santa Fc
burst upon his astUnlshed vision. There rose
up before Lin magnificent city with its tall
spires and stcepes gliStenirg in the last rays of
the setting sun Us he sank behind those western
mountains ,hat mark the Navajo country. Bo
lore he could recover from his astOnishmen. all
traces Ct dny had disappeared and nights icwe.
led mantle, covered the Garth, scarcely hal twi.
light melted away when Thousand gasishrs
Illuminated the whole place, and that nlescri
b'Ll, hum Of noisy and busy city fell ulor
his ear.
Possessed Of Ioll and danntless spirit h,
resolved to desceld the heights, enter the cit
and test the reality Of the magic spectacle be
fore him. AT the foot of the heights Of For
Marcy, he entered wide street compactly bull
up on either side, with side walk, along which
throng OF persons was passing up and down
lie threaded Lis way through tho moving crow
till the street terminated in the Grand Plaza
The Grand Plaza or Public Square was buii
up On three sides, with large and elegant edid
ces, occupied by merchants, traders anl sh p
men, while on the fourth stOlI tho State lou,
: and other public buildings surrounded by orua
u mentod grounds. Physically iotigucl by hi
. long, tedious mountain walk, and mentally
the unaccounlaJ.o and strange shape which gy
= cry thing assumed, he dvtcrm ned to seek sou
place where lie could fnj reposc 1! was on
necessary to cast Ms eyes to the opposite corr
: or Of the street where magnificent Hotel stou
W. lie passed over and entered it. On entering i
r he found himself in the centre of large real
ug room, where periodicals, pamphlets an
newspapers lay scattered around Gn numerol
tables. Numerous persons seated around the.
~ tables were perusing tho papers, when the idc
occurred to our cavalier, that he would also SCI
, himself, and Try if he could by reading unyav
" the mysteries which eucirclQl him, "Ihe San
Ill Ee Goidea Era" happened 10 be the oao
. which he paced bis hands. Being both an III
u g,ish ani Spanish tcbolar, our cavalier -four
? no difficulty in reading il as the paper was pu
" lishcd in those two languages. 1t was a dai
Id sheet, aud "a he held it before him reading, h
O. eyes caught tho date Of its issuance which W
u SEPTEMBER THIS lst 1910! as if stricken by
d. thunderbolt the pgpGr fell from his hands,
d, confused noise eusued anu ho swo1nel ava
~ The confused nois1 attracted tho attention
ed those 10 the room to him, who found him 10
,is state of fnsenlibility. Il SO occurred that thy
in happened to be two physician, in the room,
% one Of the school Of old Fogyom, and tue oil
be OF the school of rapid progress. The crst pl
posed rubbing, bleeding aud ,hc use Of clli d
nd plications to restore him, while the latter ,
Of rived theiiea and ienoun csd it US old Fogyi
IN. which had gone out Of practice ever since
ly year 1856. Whcreupon lie Immediately dr.
nd for,h avial Of doubly lis,iIICdopd traOsCenlt
IN. tally subliwated Chloroforo, and by means
ns. . newly invented pipe, infused the subtle (
III throughout the entire system Of our Cavali
us Now you have an opportunity said the physio
ins Of the school of rap progress, to those stal
eSe lug around, Of Witnessing how this potent f