Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-07-22

ing under the trees, putting forth clouds of o
bacco smoke aud on the road round the alice
open carriages, smart tilburies, aud dappel
| hOrSemen were careerlng.
Among the various groups thronging the
promenade was one, which, in Hyde Park OF
on the Paris Bculeyards, would have attracted
some notice but the persons composing it were
Of class too common Of late years in the south
of France to draw rpon them any attention
from the loungerS. The party in question con.
! sisted of three men, who, by their bronZed com
! plex0nS, ragged muStaches, aud suen dcgged
| cOnntenauCes, as we'll as their whole air and
touraure, We're easily diS'inguiShable as belong
iug to the exed and disappointed faction of
! the Spanish Prctender Their threadbare
costume still exhibited signs Of their late mill.
tary employment, probably from lack of means
to replace it by any other garments The
closely buttoned blue frock of one Of them still
had upon its shoulders the small lace straps
used to support the epaUets, and another wore
for headdrcSs a bona" with its large STAR
like tasselS of silver cord. The third and most
| remarkable Of the party, was uaU in the
prime OF life and strength, whose cOumtenance
bore the impress CT every bad passion. 1t was
one Of those faces sometimes seen in old paint
ings of mouksh inqusitorS, on viewing which
one feels inclined to suspect that the artist has
outdone and exaggerated nature. The expires
sion of the cold, CLASSY, grey eye and thin,
pale, compressed lips, was one of unrelenting
cruelty while the cOarSely ly-mouIdcd chin and
Jaw gave a sensual character to the lower part
of the face. The scar Of sabre cut extended
from the centre of the forehead nearly to the
upper lip, purity dividing the nose, and giving
hideouslv distorted and unnatural appear
ance to that feature. The mans frame was
bony and powerful /; the loose sheep-skIu jack
ct he wore was thrown open, and through the
imperfectly fastened shirt front it might be
seen that his breast was covered with thick
felt of matted hair
It was the moment Of the short twilight that
in the south of France interveneS betweei day
and night. The CarlistS had reached the up-
per end of the walk, aud, turning round, be
gan to descend it again three abreast and with
the man who had been particularly described
in the centre On sudden the latter stopped
short, as though petrfed where he stood. His
coun;enance, naturally sallow, became Us pale
as ashes and as if to save himself from falling
he clutched the arm Of one of his companions
with force that made him vince again, while
he gazed with di>cOntentef eyebalS on a man
who had halted within half dozen PAGES of
the SpaniardS. The person whose aspect pro-
duced this MeduSa-ke effect upon the CarliSt
was man about thirty years of age, plainly,
but elegantly dressed, aud of a preposSessjmg
but Somewhat sickly looking cOuntenance, the
lines Of which were now working under the in
anence of some violent emotion. The only
,nrtit ri- in laf.L l.
band, which, passing under the chin was
brought u on nOth sides Of the head, and fas
tened on the crown under the hat.
Que times, Sang,ddor What ails thee
man 2" inquired the Carllsts of their terror
stricken companion, addressing him by nom
de guerre that he doubtless owed to his bloody
deeds or disposition. At that moment the
stranger Sprang like bloodhound into the
centre of the group. In an instant FL Slngra-
dor was on the ground, his asSailant'S knee up
on his breast, and his throat compressed by
TWO nervous hands, which bade fair TO perform
the Office Of bOwStrng on the PROSTATE man.
All this had passed in far less time than is re-
quired 10 narrate it, and the astoni5hment Of
he CarliStS at their comrades terror aud this
sudden attack was such, that although men Of
! action and energy, they were for a moment par
aIyzed, and thought not of reScuing their friend
from the iron grippe i'll which he was held. Al
ready his eyes were bl0Od-ShOt. his face purple,
and his tongue portruding from his mouth,
when gendarme came up, and, aided by half
a dozen of those agents who, in plain clothes,
haf-Spy and half policemen, are to he found i'll
every place of public resort ia France, sue
ceeded, but not without dfficulty,i in reScung the
! Carst from the fierce clutch of his foe, who
! cluug to him with bulldog tcnacity till they
were actually drawn aSuuder by main force
| Can. Tia infams p shouted the stranger, as
| he VT thei and struggled in the hands of hiS
/ guards =" BY yonder william have all my hopes
! in life been basted-an adOred mistress out
ragged and murdered myself tortured and mu,
| black fllet that enclrcled his head, it was seen
| that his ears had been cut off A murmur of
horror ran through the crowd which this scene
had assembled. " And shall | not have re-
venge p shouted Ignacio (for he it was in a
voice rendered shrill by furious passion And
by violent effort he again nearly succeeded
| in shaking of the men who held him.
III Sangrador, whose first terror had proba-
| bly, been caused 10y aStouShment at seeing one
whom he firmly believed numbered with the
dead had now recovered from his alarm.
| Adios, Don Ignacio," cried he with a sueer,
as he walked away between two gendarmeS,
while his enemy was hurried off III another d.
rection.
The following day Fl Sangrador was sent to
depot of Spanish Emigrants in the interior
of France. On his departure, the authorities.
who had made themselves acquainted with the
! particulars of this dramatic incident released
! Don Ignaco from confinement but he was in-
formed that no passport would be given him to
quit Toulouse, unless it were for the Spanish
/ frontier.
At the distance of few leagues from the
town of O!eron, and in one OF the widest parts
of the PyIenees, is difficult pass, scarcely