Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-05-18
Onuills Aailq Dutte Rerurb.
Furnishing a Desperate.
A SEINE on THE RIO GRANDE,


American arms on the glorious fields of
Palo Alta and Resaca de la Palma, the
victorious force hurried across the Rio
Grande, and occupied the Mexican
town Of Matamoras. But unfortunate-
ly, these were not only invaders, for,
marching with the soldiery, Or follow.
ing rapidly in their rear, came another
host, Of small merchants, of despera-
does, of gamblers, and every variety of
reckless Adventures, including swarms
OF assassIns and thieves. Any one can
readily imagine the Inevitable confusi-
On, afirays, aud and mortal rcncouters
which resulted from such heiero2er-
Gus aggregation of infamablc human
atoms.
Among the numerous professors
most erudite In the history of the four
queens, us also the most deeply Learns
ed in the Grcan0 Of hair triggers, were
three brothers by the name of Allen.
Their art and dcxterity, lacked in
each emergency by the Bowie-knife
and revolver, soon rendered them no.
torious, and promised, in "a brief peri
Cd, to break every bank in tie vicIni-
", NJ n Of the hugh st courage trem-
blcd at their approach, aud even OFF,
GERS wearing the uniio IN OF bravery,
accorded TO their desperation an exter-
nal courtesy and respect which bclied
the contempt and hatred of their.
hearts.
At that time there was brilliant
saloon kept open, for public amuse-
ment and private profit, by one Fer
nando Rosa, a wealthy but ayarieious
SpanIard. The dealer at the monte
table was his daughter, Maria, ii young
GIRL possessed Of that wild bewitchlng
beauty which 80 often ditingulShcs the
fascinating females of her nation, and
notwithstanding her doubtful situation
as principal in the gcntecl gambling
house, she bore fair fame tor virtue
as we'll as intelligence. Indeed, report
said, with " hat truth | am not able TO
affirm, that she detested the position,
and flied it only from compulsion of
parental authority. At all events, she
preceded over the cards in all the cvo-
lutions of fickle fortune with the rarest
grace of manners, and the utmost hon
csty of conduc, As might be logically
Inferred, such various aud evident at
fractions combined to render the csta-
blishment place OF general resort for
the elite Of the army, and all the most
accompl> he'd connoisseurs of chance
and to insure the exclusion OF the ple-
blaR class, the rule had been liked that
the lowest bet on the board must
amount to hundred dollars.
1t was a Gne clear night, at the full
moon of May, waen the three brothers
Allen, having swept the counters of all
the inf. rior banks in Matamoras with
their pockets fill Of gold and heavy
sums in paper, entered the saloon of
Fernondo Rosa, determined to cl 'sc 1t
with sudden thunder-cra>h Of fortune
or Tear, if the latter alternative should
become necessary. The apartment
was crowded with juvenile houtenants,
who lost their money ana their ncarts
with equal fatal facility, and | am sor-
ry to record it, but the fact is never
theless certain. that few cpaulets OF
older and more exalted rank giittered
in the gorg' Gus illumination of the sill
yer chandeliers, and manifested symp-
toms eff homage before the stcrry smile
of the beautiful and bewltch.uG Mara.
With that rude, clbo~ing rnpetuoS-
itv which more than anything else,
ma,ks the soul Of the tn rough bred
rufiian. the bold, bad brothers made
their way to the monte table. 1 say
the truth, lhey found little difficulty in
doing so, as the throng hastily retreat
ed their advance, with as much tre-
pid rtion as if they had been In blan
lions fresh from the desert. Every
body fell back from the board to safe
dl.tance, and left the contest alone to
the three trate,nal gamblers. Even
the lovely de-lr turued mortallv pale
at their appearance, and her fairy fin
ge,s quiverrd nervously as she shutf1ed
the painted cards.
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